Tech

• Apple September Event
  • Everything Apple revealed at the iPhone 17 launch event: iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, AirPods Pro 3 and more
  • Apple Reintroduces MagSafe Battery – MacRumors
  • Apple’s AirPods 4 with ANC and AirPods Pro 2 will also support Live Translation
  • Hypertension alerts are coming to these existing Apple Watch models
  • Get Ready for Liquid Glass: You Can Download iOS 26, macOS Tahoe and More on September 15
• HHS Asks All Employees to Start Using ChatGPT
• Sam Altman says that bots are making social media feel ‘fake’ | TechCrunch
• The M365 Copilot Assitants, Zey Do Nothing – PC Perspective
• Nepal lifts social media ban after 19 people were killed during protests
• Another Plex data breach sees company urge users to change their password

Gaming

• Lenovo launches second-gen Legion Go 8.8 with Windows alongside new Android tablets
• Xbox and LG are bringing cloud gaming to cars
• Dev says Switch 2’s physical Game Cards were too slow for Star Wars Outlaws port – Ars Technica
• Accessory maker Genki settles lawsuit with Nintendo after showing off Switch 2 early | VGC
• Switch modder who acted as his own lawyer now owes Nintendo $2 million 
• Nintendo Direct Confirmed For September 12 – GameSpot
• All 54 lost clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity
• Hollow Knight: Silksong Already Has Over 5 Million Players After Just A Few Days, Analyst Says
• RFK Cites Video Games As A Possible Cause Of Real-World Gun Violence

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Tech

• Most Americans think AI won’t improve their lives, survey says – Ars Technica
• TikTok Gets Another 75-Day Reprieve From Ban – MacRumors
• DOGE is reportedly using AI to monitor government comms for anti-Musk and anti-Trump chatter
• Microsoft reportedly fires staff whose protest interrupted its Copilot event

Gaming

• Palestinian-led BDS movement adds Microsoft’s Xbox as priority boycott target | Polygon
• Nintendo Switch 2
  • Switch 2 has “10x the graphics performance of the Nintendo Switch”, claims Nvidia | Eurogamer.net
  • The Switch 2 will have a Piranha Plant camera, because of course it will
  • Nintendo’s Official Switch 2 Camera for GameChat Is 1080p, Hori’s Piranha Plant Switch 2 Camera Is 480p – IGN
  • Nintendo Outlines Switch 2 Accessibility Features – GameSpot
  • Switch 2 Treehouse: Live viewers have very clear message for Nintendo | Eurogamer.net
  • Nintendo Confirms Switch 2 Uses DLSS and Ray Tracing, but Is Being Super Vague About the Details – IGN
  • Nintendo Switch 2 Preorders Go Live April 9 – GameSpot
  • Nintendo Switch 2 Game-Key Cards Won’t Be Tied To Your Account – GameSpot
  • Nintendo finally addresses the Switch 2 and Mario Kart World price controversies, and says those pesky new US tariffs weren’t behind the $449.99 price point | VG247
• Actors union stages BAFTAs protest, seeking improved conditions for performers | Eurogamer.net
• Ubisoft holds firm in The Crew lawsuit: You don’t own your video games

Content Creation

• Path of Exile 2 players bully Elon Musk during eerie airplane stream | Polygon
• Twitch makes deal to escape Elon Musk suit alleging X ad boycott conspiracy – Ars Technica

Deals

• Amazon Prime Members Get These 23 Free Games In April – GameSpot

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Tech

• End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone coming in future software update – 9to5Mac
• YouTube investigating widespread low quality video playback issues on iOS
• This is one of the most sophisticated phishing attacks ever made against Mac users
• Microsoft’s latest Windows update accidentally uninstalled Copilot
• Tesla recalls more than 46,000 Cybertrucks over a faulty exterior panel
• Amazon is getting rid of the option for Echo devices to process Alexa voice requests locally
• Roku testing auto-playing video ads before loading home screen
• Plex announces Plex Pass price increase and paywall for remote streaming – 9to5Mac
• The Discord app is getting video ads in June

Gaming

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows is joining Xbox’s “Stream your own games” library | Eurogamer.net
• Microsoft’s Xbox Adaptive Joystick is now available
• Top Street Fighter 6 competitor ChrisCCH declines qualification spot for Saudi-owned Esports World Cup due to “the nature in which the event is funded and managed” | VG247
• The free Half-Life 2 RTX demo is now available
• Video game workers in North America now have an industry-wide union
• Game companies will standardize accessibility labels on storefronts and product pages
• Helldivers 2 boss says industry doomed to “unnecessarily brutal” layoffs while “chasing after the battle royales” | Eurogamer.net

Deals

• Free Play Days – Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, Bassmaster Fishing, Warhammer 40,000 Inquisitor and Thief Simulator – Xbox Wire

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Tech

• Western Digital Has Reportedly Bid Farewell To The SSD Market; SanDisk Will Now Be Responsible For Existing & Future Products
• Apple must allow app sideloading in Brazil within 90 days, judge orders
• Elon Musk says a ‘massive cyberattack’ is to blame for X being down
• Reddit Is Restricting Luigi Mangione Discourse—but It’s Even Weirder Than That
• Telecom tells employees they won’t get bonuses if they don’t follow RTO policy – Ars Technica

Gaming

• New Copilot for Gaming Aims to Save You Time, Help You Get Good – Xbox Wire
• Ori, No Rest for the Wicked studio goes ‘fully independent’ in aftermath of Private Division closure | Eurogamer.net
• Monopoly Go maker buying Pokémon Go for $3.5bn | Eurogamer.net
• SAG-AFTRA actors’ strike set to continue, as union warns of “alarming loopholes” for “AI abuse” in latest proposal | Eurogamer.net
• Two Zenless Zone Zero actors lose jobs over AI dispute without notice, finding out alongside players | Eurogamer.net
• Parents “not comfortable” about children’s safety shouldn’t let them play Roblox, company boss says | Eurogamer.net
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows Will Support Steam Deck At Release, Ubisoft Confirms – GameSpot
• We all know thick thighs save lives, but they also do well during recession depression, according to Atelier Yumia producer | VG247

Hardware/Software Updates

• Apple Releases iOS 18.3.2 With Bug Fixes – MacRumors

Deals

• PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for March: UFC 5, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions and more
• The Steam Spring Sale 2025 is here

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Tech

• US lawmakers express ‘serious concern’ to NLRB about fired Google contractors – The Verge
• Google is putting more restrictions on AI Overviews after it told people to put glue on pizza
• You can now edit RCS chats in Android Messages
• Spotify will give you a refund for Car Thing after all amid possible lawsuit
• The IRS is making its free Turbo Tax alternative permanent
• Federal agency warns critical Linux vulnerability being actively exploited | Ars Technica
• Massive Ticketmaster, Santander data breaches linked to Snowflake cloud storage – The Verge
• Apple Says iPhone 5s Now Obsolete as iPod Touch 6 Becomes ‘Vintage’ – MacRumors
• Nvidia and AMD are bringing Microsoft’s Copilot Plus AI features to gaming laptops – The Verge

Gaming

• 11 years after launch, 49M people still use their PS4s, matching the PS5 | Ars Technica
• God Of War Ragnarok Confirmed For PC, Release Date Announced – GameSpot
• Microsoft and CWA forge labor neutrality agreement covering all ZeniMax workers
• Former Activision studio Toys for Bob partners with Xbox to publish its first game as an indie
• Project G-Assist: Nvidia’s AI vision for the ultimate gaming sidekick | PCWorld
• Linux user share on Steam breaks 2% thanks to Steam Deck | GamingOnLinux

Streaming

• Twitch is disbanding its Safety Advisory Council and will replace it with streamers – The Verge

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Now, I remember Copilot was said to be released some time ago. When I downloaded that update, I never found it. It seems that not even Microsoft knew what it was doing when they were releasing it as some people got it and others didn’t on that first wave.

That being said, if this is something you’ve wanted to test out, update your system today!

Source: Engadget

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