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The sold-out Nex Playground made my kids laugh and cry
If you told me last year the Nex Playground would outsell Microsoft's Xbox, even for two weeks, I would have laughed my way out of the room. It's a three-inch cube of a game console that's likely...
Want to link from Google’s app store to your app? That’ll be $2–4 per install
Today was the deadline for Google to reveal how it's complying with Judge James Donato's order to crack open Android for third-party app stores, stop illegally tying its Google Play Billing system...
Google is part of Movies Anywhere again
Google is once again part of Movies Anywhere, meaning that movies you've purchased from Google Play and YouTube will now show up as part of your Movies Anywhere collection. Films from Google Play...
Did a publisher’s slip-up reveal smaller Switch 2 cartridges?
On Friday, retro and arcade game publisher ININ Games surprisingly announced it's been able to "recalculate production" on offering a physical version of R-Type Dimensions III for the Switch 2...
Gemini isn’t replacing Google Assistant on Android just yet
Gemini on the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. Google isn't quite ready to replace Assistant with Gemini on Android devices. The company said on Friday that it will "continue our work to upgrade Assistant...
Claude's Chrome plugin is now available to all paid users
Anthropic is finally letting more people use Claude in Google Chrome. The company's AI browser plugin is expanding beyond $200-per-month Max subscribers and is now available to anyone who pays...
Next-generation nuclear reactors could get a boost from the National Defense Authorization Act
President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 Thursday with measures that further the bipartisan push for next-generation nuclear power plants. The Trump...
ChatGPT will now let you pick how nice it is
OpenAI will now give you the ability to dial up - or down - ChatGPT's warmth and enthusiasm. An update rolling out on Friday gives you the option to choose whether you want "more" or "less" of these...
Google sues web scraper for sucking up search results ‘at an astonishing scale’
Google has filed a lawsuit against SerpApi, a company that offers tools to scrape content on the web, including Google's search results. SerpApi is accused of violating the Copyright Act by using...
Netflix is acquiring game avatar maker Ready Player Me
Netflix is acquiring Estonian startup Ready Player Me, a company creating "cross-game avatar tech" that allows players to bring their digital personas with them to different games, the...