TNW 390: Nintendo Switch 2: Initial Impressions - Is the Switch 2 a Must-Buy?
Amanda Silberling is joining Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly! Initial hands-on impressions with the Nintendo Switch 2. Reddit sues Anthropic. Amazon will be testing humanoid robots to deliver packages. And what could be announced at WWDC25.
Scott Stein of CNET is staying busy as he joins the show to share his hands-on impressions of Nintendo's Switch 2 console, Mario Kart World, and its new features.
Amanda talks about Reddit suing the artificial intelligence company Anthropic for allegedly not paying for its services without a proper licensing agreement.
You may receive your Amazon packages from robots in the future, as Mikah shares how the company prepares to test humanoid robots for delivering packages.
And Christopher Lawley of youtube.com/@ChrisLawley joins Mikah to discuss what Apple may unveil at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 9th.
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Amanda Silberling
Guests: Scott Stein and Christopher Lawley
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TNW 388: OpenAI's Big Bet on Jony Ive - Sam Altman Partners with Jony Ive
Emily Forlini and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy are taking the reins of this week's episode! Does a robot vacuum really need an arm to help keep your home floors clean? Inside the chaotic struggle to keep Fisker EVs maintain connectivity. A wireless way to charge your low-powered smart devices. And insight into Sam Altman's company, OpenAI, acquiring Jony Ive's AI startup company, io.
Jennifer shares her thoughts on Roborock's Saros Z70 Robot Vacuum after testing it out for some time.
Emily talks about an association formed by Fisker owners following the company's bankruptcy and how it collapsed following disputes over costs and a botched software upgrade with American Lease.
Jennifer also had the opportunity to use a new wireless power system from Wi-Charge, which uses infrared lasers to charge low-powered devices, such as smart locks, wirelessly.
And Lauren Goode, Senior Correspondent for WIRED, joins Emily to discuss Sam Altman and Jony Ive's partnership to create AI hardware following OpenAI's acquisition of Jony Ive's io company.
Hosts: Emily Forlini and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Guest: Lauren Goode
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TNW 384: Mark Zuckerberg's Instagram Envy - Tesla Robotaxis, Apple Intelligence, Razr
Abrar-Al Heeti and Emily Forlini are here this week for Tech News Weekly! Is Mark Zuckerberg envious of Instagram's popularity, even after purchasing the company? The first Tesla robotaxis are hitting the road. Apple drops the 'available now' tagline from its Apple Intelligence page. And Motorola RAZR announces a new lineup of its foldable devices, including a $1,300 option!
Abrar discusses information that became public during Meta's antitrust trial, highlighting how Meta has sought to reduce Instagram's popularity.
Emily wrote a story on Tesla's first robotaxis hitting roadways in Austin and San Francisco.
Apple has quietly removed its 'available now' advertising tagline from its Apple Intelligence page following an inquiry from the National Advertising Division.
And Mike Sorrentino of CNET joins Abrar to talk about Motorola's recently announced updated RAZR foldable phones, including a premium version called the RAZR Ultra.
Hosts: Abrar Al-Heeti and Emily Forlini
Guest: Mike Sorrentino
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TNW 381: Nintendo Switch 2's Higher Price - Amazon & TikTok, Alexa+, Claude & OpenAI
Amazon makes a bid for TikTok in the US. What Amazon's new Alexa+ can and cannot do. Nintendo officially unveils the Switch 2 console. And OpenAI & Anthropic are taking on the education market.
Abrar Al-Heet of CNET joins Mikah Sargent this week! Abrar talks about Amazon making a bid to purchase TikTok in the US as Bytedance scrambles to divest ownership of the social media app.
Mikah talks about Amazon's Alexa+ and some of the features that the service has yet to include following its launch.
Kyle Orland of Ars Technica joins the show to talk about Nintendo's new Switch 2 console and some of the positives and negatives of the newly unveiled console.
And Mikah rounds things out with OpenAI and Anthropic's push into the education market with new features to support university students.
Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Abrar Al-Heeti
Guest: Kyle Orland
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TNW 380: 23andMe's Bankruptcy Fallout - EV Vehicles, Age Verification, MCP
Some alternatives to Teslas. A law in Utah makes app stores rather than companies responsible for age verification. 23andMe files for bankruptcy. And OpenAI is following in the footsteps of its rival, Anthropic.
Emily Forlini of PCMag joins Mikah Sargent this week! Emily talks about some alternatives to Teslas that cover various price ranges.
Mikah talks about a new law passed in Utah that pushes the responsibility of age verification from tech companies to app stores.
Geoffrey Fowler of The Washington Post joins Mikah to talk about 23andMe filing for bankruptcy, why you should swiftly delete your DNA information from the company, and shares how you can delete that information.
And OpenAI is following Anthropic in adopting the company's standard for connecting AI models to data.
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Guest: Geoffrey Fowler
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