Month: April 2025
Nintendo’s new amiibo might be getting a price hike
Nintendo’s soon-to-be-released amiibo just went up in price at Walmart, GameStop, and Best Buy in the US. The three retailers have increased the price of Street Fighter 6 amiibo from $29.99 to $39.99, while the new Legend of Zelda amiibo have gone from $19.99 to $29.99, as reported earlier by…
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Game Boy clone maker Anbernic suspends all shipments to US
“Due to changes in U.S. tariff policies, we will be suspending all orders shipping from China to the United States starting today,” writes Anbernic. “We strongly recommend prioritizing products shipped from our U.S. warehouse, which are currently not affected by import duties and can be purchased with confidence.” No, Anbernic…
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OpenAI continues to dominate AI landscape among developers – but things are changing fast
Developers shift from loyalty to flexibility as OpenAI leads, but DeepSeek gains ground fast Microsoft struggles for developer mindshare with only a 10% adoption rate AI integration gets leaner as teams drop formal structures and focus on usable tools OpenAI has been dominating the LLM space for some time, and…
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Synology confirms it is cracking down on third-party NAS hard drives
Synology’s 2025 Plus range only works with certain hard drives It says this is for lower failure rates and compatibility issues Older models won’t be affected by this new policy Taiwanese NAS-maker Synology has confirmed a new policy that requires Synology-branded hard drives to be used for full compatibility within…
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CATL’s new EV battery blows BYD’s speediest-charging cells out of the water
CATL, the world’s largest battery manufacturer, previewed several breakthroughs in electric vehicle battery tech that is sure to wow EV makers across the world — even if the tech never makes it to the US. The company teased the innovations at an event in Shanghai timed to precede the city’s…
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Andor season 2 review: A Star Wars miracle, an ode to rebellion
We know Cassian Andor is doomed. 2016's Rogue One makes clear he will meet an untimely death in a massive explosion. That sense of inevitable destruction lingered in the background of the first season of Andor, the prequel series that follows his journey from a low-rent criminal to a rebel spy.…
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