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Nintendo Direct Reveals Switch 2 Details; Gameplay Videos to Follow
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Key Takeaways
- Nintendo Direct on April 2, 2025, will reveal Switch 2 details: price, release date.
- Switch 2 gameplay videos on April 3-4; hands-on roadshow starts April 4 in New York, Paris.
- Switch 2 pre-orders could open April 9, 2025, with shipping expected in June.
- OpenAI valued at $300B after $40B SoftBank funding; $7.5B from SoftBank.
- xAI acquires X (formerly Twitter) for $33B; Musk acquired it for $43B in 2022.
Gaming Central
Nintendo Direct: Switch 2 details revealed today!
Nintendo: Switch 2 gameplay videos on April 3-4.
Nintendo Switch 2: Hands-on roadshow starts April 4.
AI Breakthroughs
OpenAI valued at $300B after $40B SoftBank funding.
Runway unveils Gen-4 AI video model with enhanced control.
On April 1, 2025, AI startup Runway announced its new AI video model, Gen-4, which allows users more “continuity and control” while telling stories and can generate consistent scenes and people across multiple shots. Runway announced its Gen-3 Alpha video generator less than a year before, which extended video length but sparked controversy over training data.
Social Media Watch
xAI acquires X (formerly Twitter) for $33B.
Arkansas social media age verification law struck down.
Authors call on UK to hold Meta accountable for copyright.
On April 1, 2025, British authors, including Richard Osman, Kazuo Ishiguro, Val McDermid, and Sarah Waters, are calling on the UK government to hold Meta accountable for alleged copyright infringement related to its LLM, Llama 3. The Society of Authors cited a report that Meta used LibGen, a pirated collection of over 7.5 million books, to train its AI models.
Audio Deals
Bose QuietComfort headphones: $249 deal.
Sonos Ray soundbar discounted to $179.
Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones on sale for $329.
Beats Fit Pro earbuds discounted to $169.
Software Central
iOS 18.4: New emoji, AI notifications, EU Apple Intelligence.
Gadget Mania
Light Phone III released: Minimalist, no internet, $799.
Amazon Spring Sale ended, gadget deals still available.
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