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Nintendo says announcement on Switch successor 'this fiscal year'
Nintendo says announcement on Switch successor 'this fiscal year'

Nintendo said Tuesday it will make an announcement about a highly anticipated new console by the end of March 2025 as sales decline of the hugely popular Switch, which is now in its eighth year. "We will make an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year," said a post on social media platform X that was attributed to company president Shuntaro Furukawa.

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Elon Musk reinstates far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on X
Elon Musk reinstates far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on X
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Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, on Sunday reinstated far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on the social media platform, a year after vowing never to let him return. Musk had himself promised never to let the Infowars host back on the social media platform, which he bought last year for $44 billion.

EU strikes deal on landmark AI law
EU strikes deal on landmark AI law
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EU member states and lawmakers clinched a deal on Friday on how to draft "historic" rules regulating artificial intelligence models such as ChatGPT -- after 36 hours of negotiations.

Learn to forget? How to rein in a rogue chatbot
Learn to forget? How to rein in a rogue chatbot
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When Australian politician Brian Hood noticed ChatGPT was telling people he was a convicted criminal, he took the old-fashioned route and threatened legal action against the AI chatbot's maker, OpenAI. His case raised a potentially huge problem with such AI programs: what happens when they get stuff wrong in a way that causes real-world harm?

Epic Games, Lego join forces for latest 'Fortnite' game
Epic Games, Lego join forces for latest 'Fortnite' game
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Toy giant Lego and videogame leader Epic Games joined forces Thursday to launch "Lego Fortnite" in a bid to grow a platform already used by hundreds of millions of people. While the setting resembles that of the original Fortnite game, first launched in 2017, the playable space in the Lego version is 19 times as big.

EU to resume negotiations on world's first AI law on Friday
EU to resume negotiations on world's first AI law on Friday
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The European Union failed to clinch a deal Thursday on a sweeping law on artificial intelligence after nearly 24 hours of negotiations, but vowed to continue talks the next day. Even if the negotiators seal a deal on Friday, the law would not come into force until 2026 at the earliest.

Bitcoin rally shines spotlight on investor risks
Bitcoin rally shines spotlight on investor risks
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A much-anticipated US approval of wider bitcoin trading has helped the world's biggest cryptocurrency reach 20-month heights, risking however pain for new investors unaccustomed to its volatility. Bitcoin this week reached above $44,000 for the first time since April last year, yet still remains far from a record-peak of almost $69,000 in 2021.

Lawsuit says Meta exposes children to exploitation
Lawsuit says Meta exposes children to exploitation
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The US state of New Mexico filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Facebook and Instagram of being a "breeding ground" for predators who target children. "Facebook and Instagram are a breeding ground for predators who target children for human trafficking, the distribution of sexual images, grooming, and solicitation," the suit argued.