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Congress could ban state AI regulation for a decade. These state lawmakers say 'no way.'

2 days ago | sea.mashable.com | Matt Binder

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I tried the Nintendo Switch 2 GameChat feature, and so far I'm impressed

4 days ago | sea.mashable.com | Alex Perry

Let's get one thing out of the way early: Yes, I understand that voice chat in online console games has not only been possible, but has also been commonplace for two decades now. Nintendo is way behind the curve on this one. That said, I got to try the new Switch 2's GameChat functionality at a recent event ahead of the console's June 5 launch, and I came away pretty impressed, all things considered. I also got to spend six hours playing Mario Kart World, so all in all, a pretty awesome day.
Parents: Check out these new parental controls for Nintendo Switch 2

1 week ago | sea.mashable.com | Chase DiBenedetto

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Hugging Face's new humanoid robot HopeJr may only cost $3,000

1 week ago | sea.mashable.com | Alex Perry

If you want a robot assistant to live in your home and act vaguely like a human, you might be in luck. Hugging Face, a company that largely specializes in machine learning but has branched out into robotics recently, has a new humanoid robot called HopeJr coming out potentially by the end of 2025. As you can see in a video posted to X, it has a pretty wide range of movement capabilities. Per TechCrunch, it is specifically capable of 66 independent movements.
Microsoft asks: What if Windows could update all your software at once?

1 week ago | sea.mashable.com | Tim Marcin

Microsoft's Windows could soon update all your software at once. The company announced in a blog post this week that developers and product teams could join a private preview of its "Windows Update orchestration platform." Microsoft wrote: "Updates across the Windows ecosystem can feel like a fragmented experience.
Best graduation gifts for him: 50+ gift ideas

1 week ago | sea.mashable.com | Miller Kern

Get him something practical or fun to celebrate his accomplishments. If you know a guy who is gearing up to walk across that stage in a cap and gown to receive his diploma, but you're not sure what to get him to celebrate his special day, we’ve got a ton of great gift ideas that any grad will love this graduation season. College graduation is the perfect time to shower hard-working young adults with awesome gifts.
Trump warns Apple and Samsung that 25% smartphone tariffs could land in June

1 week ago | sea.mashable.com | Alex Perry

In a Friday morning Truth social post, President Donald Trump threatened to levy a 25 percent tariff on iPhones if Tim Cook didn't move manufacturing to the United States. It turns out the situation is a little more complicated than that. While speaking to the media later that day, Trump clarified that the tariff would apply to any company selling foreign-made phones in the U.S., not just Apple. The president said the new 25% smartphone tariff could arrive by the end of June, per Bloomberg.
Nintendo Switch 2 supports third-party USB mice, too

2 weeks ago | sea.mashable.com | Alex Perry

The Nintendo Switch 2 isn't done surprising us in the weeks leading up to its June 5 launch. In a developer-commentated YouTube clip for the Switch 2 version of Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening CE (via Engadget), producer Michi Ryu confirmed something we didn't already know about the hotly anticipated new Nintendo console: It has USB mouse support on top of the ability to use a Joy-Con controller as a mouse.
Wait, Napster is back? Technically, yes.

2 weeks ago | sea.mashable.com | Alex Perry

Around the turn of the century, Napster was the place for online file sharing (or piracy, as the music industry would call it). If you were a millennial or Gen X-er at the time, you'll remember Napster as the renegade brand that introduced the world to listening to music online. Or, perhaps you remember Justin Timberlake's take on Napster founder Sean Parker in The Social Network. The brand played an important and controversial role in early internet history, until it was sued out of existence.
Valve adds official SteamOS support for non-Steam Deck handhelds in huge update

2 weeks ago | sea.mashable.com | Alex Perry

Planning on picking up a Lenovo Legion Go S and don't like Windows? Valve has a solution for you. A big new update to SteamOS, the operating system powering handheld Steam Deck gaming devices around the world, dropped this week, and it brought with it the ability to install the specialized OS on competing devices.