Apex Legends is officially ending its run on the original Nintendo Switch. The servers will shut down in August 2026, but the game will continue exclusively on the Switch 2. Player progress and currency can be migrated.
The state of Michigan is demanding a Chinese battery company return millions in taxpayer funds. Gotion Inc. received the money for a massive factory that it has now walked away from, citing the project as “no longer viable.”
The embedded world is buzzing with hardware launches and strategic partnerships. From compact, powerful single-board computers to connecting IoT devices via satellite, the industry is pushing boundaries on all fronts.
AYANEO has finally revealed the processor for its upcoming Pocket PLAY gaming phone. It’s opting for MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300, a 2023 flagship chip, which should offer solid performance for the sliding-control device. The Kickstarter campaign is still pending.
Microsoft is reportedly reviewing and potentially removing some AI features from Windows 11 after widespread user complaints. The company now says it will prioritize fixing fundamental “pain points” like system performance and reliability.
Nintendo has responded to the controversy over the censored Switch version of *Dispatch*, but their statement clarifies very little. The company says it doesn’t alter content itself but won’t discuss the criteria partners must meet, leaving developers and players in the dark.
Marc Andreessen flips the AI jobs panic on its head. He argues that without AI, we’d be facing an economic crisis due to shrinking workforces and slow productivity. His view is that AI will reshape tasks, not eliminate jobs, making human labor more valuable.
Meta plans to nearly double its capital expenditures to up to $135 billion in 2026. Microsoft’s quarterly capex hit $37.5 billion. Both companies are telling investors to look past the massive numbers and focus on long-term monetization.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who created the web in 1989, now says it’s locked in a “battle for its soul.” He blames commercialization, addictive algorithms, and data monopolies for steering it off course. His solution is a new data architecture called Solid.
Apple’s first fiscal quarter of 2026 brought in $143.8 billion, a 16% jump year-over-year. The results largely met the sky-high expectations set by Tim Cook back in October 2025.
