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Nintendo detailed the highly anticipated Switch 2 on Wednesday. We still have to wait a few more months before we can actually get our hands on it — June 5, to be precise — but that gives us plenty of time to make sure we have all the extra accessories we’ll need. On the upside, … Read more

Freddy Fazbear and friends are counting down to the next big show in the first teaser for Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, which just premiered at CinemaCon before being released online by Blumhouse. Jason Blum showed up in a full Toy Freddy costume at the annual theatrical slate convention to drop the 46-second teaser trailer. … Read more

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced the US was imposing reciprocal tariffs on a small collection of Antarctic islands that are not inhabited by humans, as part of a global trade war aimed at asserting US dominance. The Heard and McDonald Islands, known for their populations of penguins and seabirds, can only be reached by … Read more

Aetherflux, the space solar startup founded by Baiju Bhatt, the billionaire co-founder of Robinhood, has raised $50 million in a Series A round as it works to launch its first low Earth orbit demonstration in 2026.  The San Carlos, California-based startup, which came out of stealth last October, aims to eventually launch a constellation of … Read more

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Researchers from the Soochow University of China have introduced Chain-of-Tools (CoTools), a novel framework designed to enhance how large language models (LLMs) use external tools. CoTools aims to provide a more efficient and flexible approach compared … Read more

After months of anticipation and years of speculation, Nintendo is finally spilling all the beans about the Switch 2. In a Nintendo Direct presentation, the company is filling in questions we’ve had about the console since it was first officially revealed in a short teaser this past January. Switch 2 launch date and pricing We … Read more

Nintendo Switch 2 launches on June 5 with a starting price of $450. At launch, there will be a wide selection of games, including a few first-party titles and a lot of third-party titles, especially some AAA games that were never available on the original Switch.  Nintendo held its big reveal for the Switch 2 … Read more

Winnie the Pooh. Popeye. Steamboat Willie. These days, it seems the instant a recognizable character becomes public domain, someone immediately turns them into a horror movie. Why is that, and what is it like behind the scenes? To get those answers, io9 spoke with Steven LaMorte. He’s the co-writer and director of Screamboat, a Steamboat … Read more

Photograph: Ryan Waniata Bravia Projector 7 (VLP-XW5100ES) With Sony’s topline Bravia Projector 8 and Projector 9 clocking in at around $16K and $32K respectively, most of us can’t come close to grabbing one. While those models are aimed at luxury or professional installs, the new Bravia 7 should be much more affordable, making it a … Read more

Google DeepMind on Wednesday published an exhaustive paper on its safety approach to AGI, roughly defined as AI that can accomplish any task a human can. AGI is a bit of a controversial subject in the AI field, with naysayers suggesting that it’s little more than a pipe dream. Others, including major AI labs like … Read more