Nintendo shares a vintage SNES commercial starring Paul Rudd as he reprises the role for Switch 2

Star Wars Celebration will return to Los Angeles for the first time since 2006 to celebrate the franchise's 50th anniversary in 2027, taking place from April 1 to April 4 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Announcements from this year's event in Japan included a preview of the single-player game Star Wars Zero Company, a new mixed-reality experience called Star Wars: Beyond Victory, and news of Ryan Gosling starring in Star Wars: Starfighter. Additionally, a...

Summary With the first week of Meta’s antitrust trial underway, documents from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shed light on Meta's internal challenges in maintaining Facebook's relevance. Emails from 2022 reveal that Meta executives considered various strategies to enhance Facebook's success, recognizing a decline in its cultural significance. This reflection underscores the ongoing struggle within the company to adapt and innovate in a rapidly changing digital landscape. Full Article

Synology's New Hard Drive RestrictionsSynology plans to implement restrictions on third-party hard drives in its future NAS devices starting with Plus Series models released in 2025, limiting full feature access to only Synology-branded and certified drives. This change will not affect existing NAS owners or devices released in 2024 and earlier, but it may hinder typical use cases for new customers, such as storage pooling and drive lifespan analysis. The company cites improved reliability and...

Summary One of the highlights of Huaqiangbei, renowned as the world's craziest tech market located in Shenzhen, China, is the vast array of products available at its numerous stalls. Visitors can explore thousands of small retailers that primarily offer items branded or inspired by Apple, showcasing the market's unique character. For instance, one can find remarkably low-priced products, such as $9 AirPods, illustrating the market's eclectic and budget-friendly nature. Full Article

The Russian state-sponsored threat actor APT29 is linked to a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting European diplomatic entities, utilizing a new variant of WINELOADER and a previously unreported malware loader called GRAPELOADER. The enhanced WINELOADER remains a modular backdoor used in later stages of the attack, while GRAPELOADER serves as a newly identified initial-stage tool. This development underscores the ongoing threat posed by APT29 to critical diplomatic infrastructure in Europe. Full Article

Beijing recently hosted the world's first half-marathon for robots, where 21 bipedal bots participated alongside human runners, resulting in humorous mishaps like a robot falling at the start and another losing its head. The winner, Tiangong Ultra from X Humanoid, was one of only four robots to complete the 13-mile course, finishing in two hours and 40 minutes, significantly slower than the human winners. Teams could swap batteries and robots mid-race, with many participants humorously...