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Nintendo is raising Switch 2 prices
- Jess Weatherbed
- May 8, 2026
Nintendo is raising the price of its Switch 2 console globally, "in light of changes in market conditions," and is now forecasting a drop in sales ove...
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The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle
- Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg
- May 8, 2026
Thousands of schools around the US were paralyzed on Thursday after education tech firm Instructure shut down access to its Canvas platform following...
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Canvas is down as ShinyHunters threatens to leak school’s data
- Emma Roth
- May 7, 2026
The Instructure-owned learning management platform, Canvas, is down after recently confirming a massive data breach that impacted student names, email...
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Mira Murati’s deposition pulled back the curtain on Sam Altman’s ouster
- Hayden Field
- May 7, 2026
The week leading up to Thanksgiving 2023 was the AI industry's biggest soap opera moment. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was abruptly ousted from his role at t...
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Apple’s AirPods with cameras for AI are apparently close to production
- Jay Peters
- May 7, 2026
Apple's rumored AirPods with cameras are nearing a stage where the company will test early mass production, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. Currently...
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SpaceX has a $55 billion plan to build AI chips in Texas
- Stevie Bonifield
- May 7, 2026
Elon Musk's plans to get into the AI chip manufacturing business are going to be costly. As the New York Times and CNBC report, SpaceX is planning to...
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Peak Design is taking up to 50 percent off some of our favorite bags right now
- Sheena Vasani
- May 7, 2026
To celebrate founder Peter Dering’s birthday, Peak Design is taking up to 50 percent off a host of bags and accessories through May 8. The sale includ...
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Valve is fighting Steam Controller scalpers with a new reservations system
- Jay Peters
- May 7, 2026
Valve's new Steam Controller sold out quickly when it went on sale on Monday, and the company is going to open a "reservations queue" on Friday at 1PM...
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ChatGPT’s ‘Trusted Contact’ will alert loved ones of safety concerns
- Jess Weatherbed
- May 7, 2026
OpenAI is launching an optional safety feature for ChatGPT that allows adult users to assign an emergency contact for mental health and safety concern...
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Did Microsoft just tease a new Xbox UI?
- Tom Warren
- May 7, 2026
Microsoft showed off a "consistent" Xbox UI across handhelds, consoles, and cloud gaming during its Xbox keynote at the Game Developers Conference in...
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A hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower
- Sean Hollister
- May 7, 2026
I'm lying in the dirt. It's coming for me. Then, with a lurch, it's climbing up my chest. If Andreas Makris doesn't stop the 200-pound robot lawn mowe...
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Inside the return of Xbox
- Tom Warren
- May 7, 2026
Two weeks ago there was a buzz in the air inside Microsoft's studio D building. Hundreds of Xbox employees gathered early on a Thursday morning, packe...