Fortune reports Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox Helix could retail between $1,200 and $1,800 in 2028, prompting debate over subsidies, subscription models and the future of console pricing.
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A security researcher has achieved a software-only partial jailbreak of the Switch 2, enabling homebrew, game modding and peripheral access through userland exploits.
MIT researchers observed that AI agents left to explore a virtual desert island for 30 hours invented games and outperformed control agents on later tasks.
A new study of the Barnes Ice Cap on Baffin Island suggests that rising carbon emissions in the 20th century reversed a 2,000‑year ice expansion, potentially preventing a new glacial period.
A helicene molecule suspended between gold electrodes rotates with 100% directional preference when voltage is applied, and its electrical conductance rises sharply above a threshold.
Japan's JAXA has launched the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, aiming to land a rover on Phobos in 2029 and return samples to Earth by 2031.
France reported its first human case of the livestock‑borne Shamonda virus, resulting in a fatality, but officials say there is no broader public health threat.
A sharp rise in measles cases in Pennsylvania has prompted emergency actions in New York and sparked concerns about the disease’s spread beyond U.S. borders.
Flu activity on the West Coast is rising months ahead of schedule, driven by a new H1N1 mutation, prompting health officials to stress early vaccination.
SpaceX and Tesla have set up special committees to discuss a possible merger, as both companies report rising AI‑related revenues and overlapping technology projects.