Nintendo's Switch 2 (not its official name) was widely anticipated this year, but that might not happen. Now, the company has reportedly told publishers that the next-gen console is expected to release in the first quarter 2025.
If this happens, it would mimic the release of the original Switch, which was announced in October 2016 and released in March 2017.
What can you expect from Nintendo's next console? We don't know much yet, including the name. Rumors suggest it will have backwards compatibility with Switch, as well as 4K capabilities and similar visual quality to the PS5 and Series X. It could use the NVIDIA processor. DLSS upscaling technology to improve the graphics of older games as well.
In the meantime, there will be a Nintendo Direct tomorrow which will focus on new third party games.
—Mat Smith
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He is interested in addictive algorithms, harmful content, privacy and much more.
TikTok is in the EU's crosshairs over potential violations of the Digital Services Act (DSA) regarding the safety of minors and other issues. Formal procedures will focus on addictive algorithms, the rabbit effect, age verification issues, and default privacy settings. Let's get started: the European Commission will also investigate the transparency of advertising and access to data for researchers.
The safety of young users appears to be a major factor: it will require the social networking site to ensure high levels of privacy, safety and security for minors with default privacy settings — like it did for Meta's Instagram and Facebook.
The future of cameras is fast.
Sony threw down a challenge with the 24.6-megapixel A9 III. It is the world's first mirrorless camera with a global shutter, a highly anticipated holy grail feature. It completely eliminates rolling shutter distortion found on CMOS cameras by reading the entire sensor at once. It also increases speed and removes the need for a mechanical shutter. However, as the first of its kind for Sony cameras, it is expensive ($6,000) and has a reduction in still image quality, due to the nature of a global shutter. But the benefits far outweigh them: it's a fast and precise camera. Check out the full review.
France and Italy already restrict phones during classes.
Experts and regulators have expressed concerns about children's well-being and distraction from their phones at school. The UK government is the latest to announce guidelines to ban phone use in schools. This follows other European countries, such as France and Italy, banning phones in classrooms.
Some schools in the UK already have no-phone policies in place, but these guidelines could be widely adopted and standardized. “This is about ensuring clarity and consistency of practice, supporting school leaders and leaders and giving staff the confidence to act,” said Gillian Keegan, UK Secretary of State for Education. 'Education, in a press release.