Episode
💻 Nintendo Just Raised the Price Again — And That's Not Even the Biggest Story Today
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- May 8, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 497
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Summary
Console gamers are facing a double hit as Nintendo confirms a Switch 2 price hike while Sony reports a staggering 46% drop in PS5 sales — and the reason behind both may be worse than expected. Thousands of schools across the US were locked out of a major learning platform after a cyberattack, with a ticking deadline that has administrators on edge. In the courtroom, bombshell evidence from the Musk vs. Altman trial exposes a secret 2017 plot that could rewrite the origin story of modern AI. Google also pulled the wraps off a screenless, AI-powered Fitbit — and the universe handed scientists not one but three mind-bending discoveries that have astronomers questioning everything they thought they knew.