Nintendo Switch 2 fastest selling console of all time, Women warned about safety risks of period trackers

Nintendo Switch 2 launch
It seems the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 really couldn’t have gone much better, with the Japanese manufacturer claiming sales of over 3.5 million devices worldwide in the first four days since its global debut. This makes the Switch 2’s opening performance the most successful in the company’s storied history, underscoring intense consumer demand for the next-generation handheld-hybrid. However, despite the impressive global figures, securing a console in the UK remains a significant challenge. Tech Digest 

Women face “frightening privacy and safety risks” when using period tracker apps, experts have warned. The personal information collected in these apps – including exercise, diet, medication, sexual preferences, hormone levels and contraception use – could be “sold at scale” to pose “risks and harms for users”, academics from the University of Cambridge said. A report from experts at the Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy stated that menstrual data can offer insights into women’s health and their reproductive choices, making the apps that collect them a “gold mine” for consumer profiling. Sky News 


A group of French drivers are suing Tesla
, claiming that Elon Musk has turned their cars into totems of the “extreme Right”. The lawsuit filed on behalf of 10 drivers in Paris says the perception the vehicles have become political symbols “prevents them from fully enjoying their car”. It is the latest example of a backlash against Mr Musk for his support of Donald Trump in the US. “Because of Elon Musk’s actions … Tesla-branded vehicles have become strong political symbols and now appear to be veritable extreme-Right ‘totems’…” said law firm GKA in a statement. Telegraph 

Billionaire Elon Musk has said he regrets some of the posts he made about US President Donald Trump during their war of words on social media. “I regret some of my posts about President Donald Trump last week. They went too far,” he said on his platform X. The two were embroiled in a public fallout, after the Tesla owner called Trump’s tax bill a “disgusting abomination”. His post comes after Trump declared that their relationship was over, and that he had no interest in mending ties with Musk. BBC 


It’s hard to look at Apple’s new “Liquid Glass” aesthetic and not think about Windows VistaMicrosoft‘s much-maligned OS which also touted transparencies and glass-like effects as a bold new vision for computing. You can see the similarities between Apple‘s UI and Vista’s “Windows Aero” design language everywhere, from the glassified app icons in iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe 26 which look a lot like VIsta’s glossy icons, to the transparent backgrounds used in drop down menus, which hearken back to VIsta’s transparent window borders. The key difference is that Apple is just doing it all better. (Sorry, not sorry, Windows fans.)  Engadget


This is the BMW iX3, a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to redefine its cars, reckons BMW. After years of hype, concept cars and technological teasers, Auto Express is standing among nine prototypes at BMW’s Miramas test facility in southern France. We’re going to be driving the breakthrough electric SUV on road, on track and become a guinea pig testing its autonomous capabilities.  It’s early morning but the warm, straw-coloured sun is heating up the black tape disguise as we squeeze the door handle and climb into the driver’s seat, covered to protect the design from prying eyes. There’s no hiding the cockpit’s biggest change however – the new Panoramic iDrive spanning pillar to windscreen pillar. Autoexpress 

 


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