Month: August 2026
The Switch 2’s $50 price increase is happening next week
This is a friendly reminder that the Nintendo Switch 2 will jump in price by $50 starting on September 1st. That’s next Tuesday! The company gave plenty of notice, but the time has finally come. The base 256GB model that ships without a game will go from $449.99 to $499.99.…
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Apple Maps has ads now
Ads have started popping up in Apple Maps, following Apple’s announcement in March that it would let businesses pay for top spots. They’re appearing on my iPhone as the first entry in the “suggested places” section in search, but Apple says they’ll also show up at the top of search…
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ShinyHunters hackers claim to have hit data center provider used by Microsoft and Meta
ShinyHunters adds CyrusOne to its victim list, demanding $13m ransom Claimed theft includes 12.9 million Salesforce records, 600GB SharePoint data, PII, contracts, and facility diagrams Breach could enable physical intrusions and supply‑chain attacks; CyrusOne has not commented or paid The infamous ShinyHunters ransomware crew has added CyrusOne, a major US…
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FDA approves world’s first dual-sensor CGM in diabetes ‘breakthrough’ — new Libre Duo sensor tracks ketones and blood sugar in real-time
The FDA has approved the Libre Duo 10 Day CGM wearable It can continuously measure both ketones and blood sugar levels It’s worn by diabetics as a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first wearable device capable of simultaneously monitoring both ketone…
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Google’s new AI transcription edits out your ‘ums’ and ‘ahs’
Google says that 3.5 Transcribe “represents a major advancement from our previous transcription model, Chirp 3,” especially regarding multilingual performance and wording error rates. The transcription model allows users to “edit naturally with just your voice,” according to Google, and can automatically format text and remove filler words like “um”…
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Xbox Insiders will soon be able to create digital versions of their physical games
Thousands of Xbox One and Series X titles will support the new disc-to-digital feature. Source
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