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Summary Switch 2 may feature Joy Cons that act like mice, based on rumors and a trailer preview. Joy Cons as mice may not be ideal, but having universal mouse support on Switch 2 would be beneficial. Mouse functionality would enhance gameplay for various genres on the Switch 2, promoting new game development. While it’s … Read more

Each January for more than a decade, the editors of IEEE Spectrum have delivered an issue that tries to predict the future. Specifically, we bring you a selection of important technology projects that we think will reach a significant milestone in the coming year. Sometimes we get it right. Sometimes we miss the mark. Test … Read more

ChatGPT is working again after an outage saw the world’s best-known artificial intelligence (AI) tool taken offline. Downdetector, which tracks website outages, showed more than 10,000 people reported the AI chatbot, which is made by OpenAI, was not working in the UK on Thursday. Users attempting to access it were met with a message reading … Read more

Baya Systems, a chip technology company that wants accelerate intelligent computing, raised $36 million in funding. Maverick Silicon led the round, which also included strategic investment from Synopsys and current investors including Matrix Partners and Intel Capital reinvesting into the company. The funding will support operational growth, accelerating the development and deployment of the company’s … Read more

ZDNET Open-source and artificial intelligence (AI) developers and leaders agree that open-source AI is important. Despite the best efforts of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) to create an open-source AI definition (OSAID), there is still much disagreement on what should and shouldn’t be included in an OSAID. Springing from this disagreement, the newly formed Open Source Alliance … Read more

Google is paying HTC $250 million in cash for a deal that will give the bigger company’s plans for Android XR a boost. Under the terms of their agreement, some members of the HTC Vive engineering team will be joining Google, which describes them as an “incredibly strong technical team with a proven track record … Read more

Today’s best CDs earn up to 4.65% APY. Your APY is fixed when you open a CD. With APYs falling, locking in a high APY now can maximize your earning potential. A certificate of deposit can be a great place to stash extra cash at any time. CDs offer low risk and guaranteed returns, making … Read more

In February 2024, scientists on Earth detected a powerful radio blast from outer space. Seeking to discover where it had come from, they traced the brief flash of energy back to its extraterrestrial source—and discovered something unexpected. Scientists led by Northwestern University and McGill University have traced a fast radio burst (FRB) to the edges … Read more

This prediction is based on several decades of research that my colleagues and I have been undertaking at the University of Oxford to establish what makes people willing to fight and die for their groups. We use a variety of methods, including interviews, surveys, and psychological experiments to collect data from a wide range of … Read more

If your Facebook account appears to have automatically followed President Donald Trump this week, you aren’t the only one. Even so, Meta claims this isn’t as sinister as it appears, and is in fact the result of routine operations. Facebook and Instagram users have accused Meta of artificially boosting Trump’s follower count by forcing people … Read more