Nintendo just made life harder for Switch 2 scalpers

Nintendo is tightening Switch 2 sales in Japan with a new 50-hour playtime requirement and a one-console-per-account limit, aiming to stop scalpers from buying cheaper Japanese units and reselling them overseas.

Spotify removed tens of thousands of fake podcasts tied to online drug sales

A congressional report claims thousands of fake podcasts were used to boost illegal pharmacy websites, prompting Spotify to remove more than 57,000 episodes.

Buried in negative equity? These EV deals can help get you out of that gas guzzler
Buried in negative equity? These EV deals can help get you out of that gas guzzler

The biggest obstacle to buying an EV isn’t always range anxiety, it’s the negative equity on their current car loan. If that’s you, don’t worry – these EVs have enough cash on the hood to help dig you out from under that gas guzzler.

Wear OS 7 looks ready to land on Pixel Watchs soon

Pixel Watch 2, Pixel Watch 3, and Pixel Watch 4 may soon receive Wear OS 7, according to updated Verizon support pages spotted before the rollout.

Amazon security research reportedly led to the White House’s Anthropic Fable ban
Amazon security research reportedly led to the White House’s Anthropic Fable ban

According to the The Wall Street Journal, the export control directive that led to Anthropic cutting off access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 was triggered in part by cybersecurity research from Amazon and conversations between CEO Andy Jassy and the White House. According to the report, the paper from Amazon claims that, through a […]

The FBI secretly built an entire fake town just to practice cyberattacks

The FBI has revealed a 22,000-square-foot replica town in Alabama designed to simulate real-world cyberattacks, helping agents investigate ransomware, digital forensics, and attacks on critical infrastructure.

Your first look at the Steam Machine may be just days away

If a new leak is right, Steam Machine reviews could go live after June 23, and the box comes with a few surprises.

Google Search can now monitor the web for updates on things you care about

Google AI Mode now lets users create Search agents that keep tracking the web in the background and send updates when something changes.

Sealed Super Mario Bros. sells for a record $3 million
Sealed Super Mario Bros. sells for a record $3 million

A copy of Super Mario Bros., still in the box and sealed with its original sticker, just sold at Heritage Auctions for $3 million. That absolutely crushes the previous record of $2 million, also for a copy of Super Mario Bros., in 2021. That sale also came hot on the heels of a controversial auction […]

Microsoft hasn’t ruled out spinning off Xbox
Microsoft hasn’t ruled out spinning off Xbox

Microsoft is preparing to lay off a significant chunk of its Xbox division and is reevaluating the plans for its next-generation Project Helix console. It’s apparently also considering dramatically restructuring its relationship with Xbox, and hasn’t ruled out spinning it off into a separate company. A new report from The Information suggests that Microsoft has […]