Darryn Bonthuys / GameSpot: Nintendo says the Switch 2’s Game-Key cards, which trigger a game download when loaded, are not tied to a user’s account and can be resold, unlike the Switch’s  —  Nintendo’s new Game-Key cards will work in any Switch 2 console they’re inserted into.  —  With the Switch 2 generation … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Umar Shakir / The Verge: Google rolls out Gemini Live camera and screenshare features to the Pixel 9 series and Samsung Galaxy S25 devices, available in 45 languages for users 18 and up  —  It’s also coming soon to paid Gemini Advanced users on other devices. … Google’s Gemini Live camera and screenshare functions … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: US officials say DOGE is using AI to surveil at least one federal agency’s communications for anti-Trump talk; a source says DOGE is also using Signal  —  Trump administration officials have told some U.S. government employees that Elon Musk’s DOGE team of technologists … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Weiss / Fortune: Internal memo: the US DOJ disbands the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Unit, established by Biden in 2021, as the agency is “not a digital assets regulator”  —  The U.S. Department of Justice notified staff on Monday evening that the agency was disbanding a unit dedicated to crypto-related investigations. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority: Google says all new Google TV devices in the US must now have a remote with a Free TV or Live TV button that opens its Freeplay library of 150+ FAST channels  —  Starting this month, new Google TV devices will have a big “Free TV” button on their remotes  — Google has confirmed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch: Amazon launches Nova Sonic, an AI voice model to generate natural-sounding speech that it says is “the most cost-efficient” model on the market, via Bedrock  —  On Tuesday, Amazon debuted a new generative AI model, Nova Sonic, capable of natively processing voice and generating natural-sounding speech. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Blackbird Labs, which makes a blockchain-based payment loyalty app for restaurants, raised $50M led by Spark Capital, taking its total funding to $85M  —  A founder who has carved out a name for himself building products to help restaurants connect better with would-be diners has raised $50 million … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Eliza Strickland / IEEE Spectrum: A look at the state of AI in 2025 across training and inference costs, carbon footprint, US vs. China, investment activity, bills proposed in the US, and more  —  Stanford’s AI Index tracks performance, investment, public opinion, and more  —  If you read the news about AI … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Reuters: Sources: US officials say DOGE is using AI to surveil at least one federal agency’s communications for anti-Trump sentiment; a source says DOGE is using Signal  —  Trump administration officials have told some U.S. government employees that Elon Musk’s DOGE team of technologists … Lees verder op Tech Meme