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Source: Venture Beat One of the new games Nintendo announced at its Switch 2 Direct is Drag X Drive, an original title that uses the new Joy-Con 2’s built-in mouse function as its core mechanic. The game is a sports co-op title, featuring 3v3 basketball matches with players in wheelchairs. The game launches on Switch…
Source: Coin Tegraph Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMBC), a Japanese banking and financial services conglomerate, along with business systems firm TIS Inc, Ava Labs — the developer of the Avalanche network — and digital asset infrastructure company Fireblocks, have signed an agreement to explore a framework for commercializing stablecoins in Japan. Under a Memorandum of…
Source: The Verge Sony has a replacement for its current flagship QD-OLED TV, the extremely well-received A95L. That’s the model that was crowned “King of TV” at last year’s Value Electronics TV Shootout, which Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel served on the judging panel for. The new model is called the Bravia 8 II. Sony claims…
Source: Venture Beat Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Uplimit unveiled a suite of AI-powered learning agents today designed to help companies rapidly upskill employees while dramatically reducing administrative burdens traditionally associated with corporate training. The San Francisco-based company announced three sets…
Source: Live Mint (Bloomberg) — Macro hedge fund EDL Capital notched its best-ever monthly performance in March, shorting US equities and the dollar and betting that President Donald Trump’s policies will backfire. Edouard de Langlade’s EDL Global Opportunities Master Fund rose 14% in March, its best month since its 2015 inception, according to a person…
Source: The Verge After years of rumors, Nintendo has finally announced a release date for the Nintendo Switch 2. The long-awaited follow-up to the Switch will be available on June 5th for $449.99. Although the console won’t ship until later this year, the Switch 2 will be available for preorder in the US from select…
Source: Venture Beat Anthropic launches Claude for Education with Learning Mode that teaches critical thinking rather than providing answers, partnering with top universities to transform AI’s role in education. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Anthropic introduced Claude for Education today, a specialized version of its AI assistant designed to develop students’ critical thinking skills rather than simply provide answers to their questions. The new offering includes partnerships…
Source: Coin Tegraph Sentient, an artificial intelligence development platform backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, has released an open-source AI search framework that it says outperforms leading closed-source competitors. The company announced the public release of Open Deep Search (ODS) on April 2, describing it as a high-performance, developer-friendly alternative to platforms like Perplexity AI…
Source: The Verge If you want to preorder a Switch directly from Nintendo, you’ll need to make sure you have at least 50 hours of gameplay on the original Switch. Nintendo revealed the anti-scalper mechanism on its preorder registration page, where it says it will prioritize registrants who meet the gameplay requirements and have purchased…
