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Here are today’s top trending news from the world of technology and AI.
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Nintendo finally announces Switch 2 Console, salted to launch later this year
Nintendo has finally given a peek into its much-awaited Switch 2 Console, which will hit the market later this year. The reveal came through a video presentation that provided a first look at the new console, which is essentially designed as the successor to the highly successful Nintendo Switch. Switch 2 will have a larger display compared to its predecessor. It also comes with magnetic joy-con controllers. This redesigned joy-con controller has been magnetically attach to the console for improved usability. Additionally, it comes with backward computability, allowing users to play games from the original switch on the new console. Nintendo has planned a special event for Switch 2 on April 2nd, when it expected to reveal more details about the console include the game line up and may be even its price.
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SpaceX’s ambitious Starship gets destroyed during its 7th flight test
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 7 experienced a catastrophic failure during its test flight, resulting in the destruction of the spacecraft. This incident occurred shortly after liftoff from SpaceX’s launch site in South Texas. Following the explosion, Musk posted a video highlighting the flight and expressed optimism about future tests, emphasizing SpaceX’s commitment to learning from each flight. Starship is currently the world’s largest and most powerful rocket. SpaceX is pinning its hope on Starship for revolutionizing space exploration, especially inter-planetary mission. If Starship succeeds in its mission then it can carry humans to Mars and beyond.
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BlueSky all set to launch its own photo sharing app, Flashes
Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, called ‘Flashes.’ The app has been reportedly developed by independent creator Sebastian Vogelsang. According to reports, users can post up to four images or videos of up to one minute each on Flashes. The app has been designed to automatically filter out text-based content, which means only visual media will be allowed on the platform. One interesting thing is that Flashes will be seamlessly integrated with BlueSky. This means that posts made on Flashes will automatically appear on the main Bluesky platform. Kindly note that Flashes is still in beta testing phase and the company hasn’t given any fixed timeline when it plans to launch this app.
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Google Partners with The Associated Press, Real-Time news is coming to Gemini Chatbot
Google has announced a content partnership with The Associated Press (AP), which will help in bringing real-time news update to its Gemini chatbot. This marks Google’s first ever content partnership with a prominent news publisher. The AP will supply a continuous stream of current information to Gemini, allowing users to access up-to-date news directly within the chatbot interface. Interestingly, this development comes closely on the heels of OpenAI’s content partnership with prominent news portal Axios. Both companies have not disclosed the financial details of their partnership.
