Console

Nintendo’s Switch 2 priced at US$450 for June 5 launch

Nintendo Co will release its new Switch 2 console on June 5, seeking to keep the No. 1 spot in video-game devices with a new version of the top-selling model it introduced in 2017.

Technology

Amazon bids to buy TikTok as deadline looms, U.S. administration official says

(Reuters) - Amazon.com has put in a last-minute bid to buy TikTok, a U.S. administration official said on Wednesday, just days ahead of an April 5 deadline for the short-form video app to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban in the country.

Technology

New AI benchmarks test speed of running AI applications

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence group MLCommons unveiled two new benchmarks that it said can help determine how quickly top-of-the-line hardware and software can run AI applications.

Technology

Netflix enhances language options on TV to attract global viewers

(Reuters) -Netflix on Wednesday rolled out enhanced language options for television viewers, allowing users to select from the full list of available subtitles and dubbing languages for any title.

Technology

Meta signs multi-year partnership with UFC

(Reuters) - Meta Platforms has signed a multi-year deal to become the first "official fan technology partner" of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), whose CEO was elected to the Facebook-parent's board in January.

Technology

Truth Social files to allow Trump's trust to sell stock, Axios reports

(Corrects company name in headline to 'Truth Social' from 'Truth Media')

Technology

Chinese firms place $16 billion in order for new Nvidia chips, the Information reports

(Reuters) - Chinese companies including ByteDance, Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings have placed at least $16 billion in orders for Nvidia's H20 server chips in the first three months of the year, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing two people with direct knowledge of the transactions.

Technology

BlackBerry forecasts lower annual revenue due to weak demand for cybersecurity services

(Reuters) - Canada's BlackBerry forecast a revenue decline in fiscal 2026 on Wednesday, as it anticipated weak spending on its cybersecurity products.

Technology

Stablecoin giant Circle reveals revenue growth in US IPO filing

(Reuters) -Circle Internet Group disclosed a nearly 16% jump in revenue after markets closed on Tuesday, as the USD Coin issuer attempts a second go at listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

Technology

SpaceX rocket cargo project puts Pacific seabirds in jeopardy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A project proposed by Elon Musk's SpaceX and the U.S. Air Force to test hypersonic rocket cargo deliveries from a remote Pacific atoll could harm the many seabirds that nest at the wildlife refuge, according to biologists and experts who have spent more than a decade working to protect them.

Technology

DOGE official at DOJ bragged about hacking, distributing pirated software

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top employee of billionaire Elon Musk who is now working in the U.S. Justice Department previously bragged about hacking and distributing pirated software, according to archived copies of his former websites reviewed by Reuters.

Technology

Japan's Terra Drone to boost cooperation with Saudi Aramco for inspections

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese startup Terra Drone, which uses drones to survey and inspect energy infrastructure, is stepping up cooperation with Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Aramco to inspect oil and gas facilities, Terra Drone told Reuters.

Video games

Roblox partners with Google to offer in-game advertising

Roblox Corp is partnering with Alphabet Inc's Google to offer ads that encourage player engagement, marking a significant step in the video-game platform's push to generate more revenue from advertising.

Smartphones

The UK government wouldn’t ban phones in schools. These parents stepped up.

In Britain, amid growing evidence of harm to young people from extreme content online, a "Smartphone Free Childhood" campaign is going viral.

Mobile apps

ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming denies Singaporean citizenship report as TikTok deal looms

Although Zhang has handed over corporate roles to Liang Rubo, he is widely seen as the real decision maker at the tech giant.

Technology

BDL says Prosus' offer for Just Eat Takeaway is unfair to minority shareholders

(Reuters) -BDL Capital Management considers the price Prosus offered for Just Eat Takeaway.com to be unfair to minority shareholders, the Paris-based asset manager said in a report on Tuesday. 

Technology

Tech titan turns 50: Microsoft in numbers

Created in 1975 by childhood friends Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft today is one of the five Big Tech titans.

Technology

Nintendo Switch 2 to launch in June with $449.99 price tag

TOKYO (Reuters) -Nintendo said it will launch its Switch 2 gaming device on June 5, with the long-anticipated successor to its hit hybrid home-portable Switch retailing for $449.99.

Internet

Computer pioneer Microsoft turns 50 in the age of AI

Microsoft has been at the heart of computing for half a century, becoming a tech stalwart almost taken for granted as lifestyles embraced the Internet.

Technology

A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant

Scientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time.