Analysts: Nintendo and Sony are heading into the holiday season with little to offer consumers; the Switch is now seven years old and $700 PS5 Pro is overpriced (Financial Times)

Japanese businesses are turning to service robots to address labor shortages caused by an aging population, with the country's service robot market projected to nearly triple by 2030 to ¥400 billion. Skylark, the largest table service restaurant chain, uses 3,000 cat-eared robots to assist with food delivery, reducing the workload for employees like 71-year-old Yasuko Tagawa, who now relies on robotic assistance for half of her job duties. As Japan faces a potential labor shortfall...

Apple had planned to announce a smart home hub in March, but the unveiling has been postponed due to delayed Siri capabilities. The company is also exploring different glasses ideas, and the latest iOS beta software includes a Vision Pro app and new AI capabilities. Full Article

SpaceX's ambitious plans for 2025 have been marred by the failure of its Starship rocket, which exploded twice during test flights this year. These setbacks have raised concerns about the company's engineering capabilities and its ability to meet key milestones, such as launching astronauts to the moon for NASA. The failures have also delayed crucial tests needed to demonstrate the Starship's capabilities, including propellant transfer in orbit, which is essential for future missions to the...

Broadcom's acquisition of VMware has led to impressive financial results, with Q1 2025 revenue reaching $14.92 billion, a 25% increase year-over-year, and net income rising to $5.5 billion, up 315% from the previous year. The integration of VMware into Broadcom's software business unit has been a key driver of this growth, as shown by the unit's revenue rising to $6.7 billion in the quarter. Despite the financial success, customer dissatisfaction over significant price hikes raises...

IBM has launched the FlashSystem C200, a high-capacity flash storage system aimed at replacing traditional HDDs in enterprises. With 1.1PB raw capacity, 2.3PB effective capacity, and 200,000 IOPS performance, it is optimized for archives, backups, and sequential workloads. The system integrates with IBM's Storage Virtualize and offers high density, endurance, and lower operational costs, signaling the end of spinning disks and accelerating the shift towards flash storage in the industry. Full Article

Recent FCC filings indicate that the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 will support NFC for Amiibo compatibility and Wi-Fi 6 for faster Internet speeds, bringing it on par with the PlayStation 5. The console will feature an NFC reader in the right Joy-Con, USB-C ports at the top and bottom, and the ability to charge via either port, addressing previous Wi-Fi speed issues and offering significant improvements over the original Switch. Nintendo's upcoming Direct event on...