Switch 2 hands-on: I think Nintendo's new console is worth the $450

The original Switch started a revolution when it combined the portability of handhelds with the ability to play games on your TV at home like a traditional console. But with the Nintendo Switch 2, eve [...]

OpenUp raises €20M to scale employee mental health platform

The Amsterdam startup, which gives employees direct anonymous access to psychologists, lifestyle experts, and financial counsellors through their employer, now serves more than 2,000 organisations acr [...]

Digg’s comeback hits pause after bots and AI overwhelm the site

The social news pioneer is shutting down its relaunch just two months after going live, saying automated accounts flooded the platform as it tries to build a more human-centered web. [...]

Google is not building a consultancy. It is writing a licensing agreement. That may be the smarter play.

OpenAI built a ten billion dollar consulting company. Anthropic built a 1.5 billion dollar consulting company. Google is writing a licensing agreement. The difference in approach may determine which A [...]

Meta announces Blumhouse Horrorverse experience for Horizon

Meta and Blumhouse are launching the Horrorverse social experience on Horizon on May 22, featuring villains like M3GAN and Babyface. [...]

After a routine code rejection, an AI agent published a hit piece on someone by name

One developer is struggling with the social implications of a drive-by AI character attack. [...]

Meta targets 20 May for 8,000 layoffs as it redirects billions toward AI infrastructure

In short: Meta will begin companywide layoffs on 20 May, cutting approximately 8,000 employees (10% of its 78,865-person workforce), with additional cuts planned for the second half of 2026. The restr [...]

Trump wants to stop states from regulating AI. States and Congress keep saying no.

In short: The Trump administration is waging a multi-front campaign to prevent states from regulating AI, using a DOJ litigation task force, Commerce Department evaluations of “burdensome” state l [...]

US healthcare AI platform Xsolis confirms data breach that affects 1.4 million individuals

Social Security numbers and health insurance information nabbed as Xsolis tells its customers to be careful. [...]