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2 days ago | wired.com | Megan Farokhmanesh

Nintendo’s Switch 2 launch is underway worldwide. The console officially releases June 5, meaning buyers in territories in earlier time zones have already gotten their hands on it. As midnight rolls across North America, players here will do the same. Many fans preordered their Switch 2, allowing them to skip the in-person lines planned for midnight sales at retail stores. Others are currently bidding on consoles being sold by scalpers.

2 days ago | wired.com | Will Knight

Perplexity has tapped into the power of generative artificial intelligence—with all its problematic tendencies—in an effort to challenge Google as the dominant way people find information online. The AI search tool rose in prominence in 2024 and was lauded as a promising alternative to Googling. Like other AI players though, the service has been sued for alleged copyright infringement.

2 days ago | wired.com | Parker Hall

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2 days ago | wired.com | Ashwin Rodrigues

Whenever the keto diet is discussed, there’s going to be beef. But this time it’s different. A new research paper on the diet’s effects has whipped the nutrition field into a frenzy. Researchers behind the study say it supports keto’s health credentials; opponents claim the research shows the exact opposite. Cue public spats on social media, questions about the study’s rigor, and calls for it to be withdrawn.

2 days ago | wired.com | Jules Roscoe

Imagine you meet someone new. Be it on a dating app or social media, you chance across each other online and get to talking. They’re genuine and relatable, so you quickly take it out of the DMs to a platform like Telegram or WhatsApp. You exchange photos and even video call each over. You start to get comfortable. Then, suddenly, they bring up money. They need you to cover the cost of their Wi-Fi access, maybe. Or they’re trying out this new cryptocurrency.