Taylor credited Morgan with helping him get to Wimbledon. Learn all about his girlfriend right here.
Taylor credited Morgan with helping him get to Wimbledon. Learn all about his girlfriend right here.
FBI seize well-known Nintendo Switch game piracy site
One of the most popular sites for Nintendo Switch piracy has been taken down as part of an ongoing FBI investigation. As reported by Kotaku, Nsw2u was known for hosting Switch ROMs, which users could download to play on a hacked Switch or PC emulator capable of running them.
At the time of writing, when you enter the site’s URL you’ll see a notice confirming the seizure, which the FBI says is in accordance with a warrant issued by the United States District Court in Georgia. The notice also features a logo for the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD), which is a Dutch government agency that investigates financial crimes.
Nintendo has been cracking down on piracy of its games for a number of years. Back in 2019, the company sued the illegal ROM-sharing site RomUniverse, after it became aware it was offering unlimited downloads of new and old Nintendo games for an annual fee. Last year it filed a lawsuit against streamer EveryGameGuru who it accused of broadcasting footage of pirated — and in many cases unreleased — Switch games, as well as providing access to illegal ROMs. In March of 2024 the makers of popular Switch emulator Yuzu paid $2.4 million to settle charges filed by Nintendo.
Nintendo’s latest anti-piracy move was inserting a clause in an updated version of the Nintendo Switch User Agreement that effectively enables it to brick your Switch if it runs illegal emulators or pirated games. This revised agreement came into effect just ahead of the Switch 2 launch on June 5.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/fbi-seize-well-known-nintendo-switch-game-piracy-site-152216405.html?src=rss
Subnautica studio co-founder says he’s suing parent company Krafton
The drama surrounding the significantly delayed release of Subnautica 2 continues with Charlie Cleveland, co-founder and former director of Unknown Worlds Entertainment, announcing via a post on X that he and unnamed others have filed a lawsuit against Krafton, the studio’s parent company since 2021.
Cleveland, along with Ted Gill and Max McGuire, were relieved of their leadership roles at Unknown Worlds last week by Krafton. Bloomberg reported that they had been effectively “pushed out.” This occurred shortly before Krafton would reportedly owe Unknown Worlds leadership a $250 million bonus for meeting certain goals.
The alleged lawsuit follows Krafton’s recent statement accusing Cleveland and other studio leadership of “abandoning their responsibilities.” The parent company claims these executives’ behavior led to significant delays in Subnautica 2 ‘s early access release, which is now slated for early 2026. Krafton also claimed that approximately 90 percent of the $250 million bonus was already paid out to Cleveland, Gill and McGuire.
In his post, Cleveland strongly refuted Krafton’s claims, asserting that Subnautica 2 is in fact “ready for early access” and that any allegations regarding abdication of leadership and financial motivations are false. “Subnautica has been my life’s work and I would never willingly abandon it,” Cleveland wrote.
He also firmly denied accusations that he and other executives intended to keep the promised $250 million bonus for themselves, saying, “I’m in this industry because I love it, not for riches. Historically we’ve always shared our profits with the team and did the same when we sold the studio. You can be damned sure we’ll continue with the earnout/bonus as well.”
Details about the lawsuit, including the jurisdiction, named parties or specific causes of action remain unclear. Subnautica 2 is still slated for an early access launch sometime in 2026, though it remains to be seen if this new legal drama will cause further delays.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/subnautica-studio-co-founder-says-hes-suing-parent-company-krafton-153412484.html?src=rss
What Did Ken Paxton Do? Angela Paxton Divorce & Affair Allegations Explained
Attorney General Paxton was hit with divorce papers by his now-estranged wife, Angela, ‘in light of recent discoveries,’ she said without specifying.
Attorney General Paxton was hit with divorce papers by his now-estranged wife, Angela, ‘in light of recent discoveries,’ she said without specifying.
Apple’s latest iPad mini is down to a record low price for Prime Day, and still in stock
The latest Apple iPad Mini is on sale for a record-low price as part of the Prime Day extravaganza, and it’s still in stock during the last day of the sale. The tablet is available for $380, which is a discount of $120. That’s a pretty good deal for a device that’s only around nine months old.
This tablet made our list of the best iPads and we recommend it specifically for people who want a device with a smaller form factor. It’s the only tablet that Apple makes in this size. Don’t let the size fool you, however, as this is a full-featured iPad. It supports the Apple Pencil Pro and starts at 128GB of storage.
We called it “reliable” and everything we “want in a small tablet” in our official review. The speakers sound great, which has become standard with modern Apple devices, and the form factor makes it easy to hold for long periods of time without causing hand cramps. It’s an iPad, just smaller.
There are a couple of little caveats. The display is limited to a 60Hz refresh rate, which could impact some action-heavy games. There’s also no Face ID here, which forces users to enter a password or use a fingerprint.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/deals/apples-latest-ipad-mini-is-down-to-a-record-low-price-for-prime-day-and-still-in-stock-100024613.html?src=rss
Grok 4 reportedly checks Elon Musk’s views before offering its opinion
Grok 4 aligns its answers with Elon Musk’s when it comes to controversial issues, users have discovered shortly after the company launched the new model. Some users posted screenshots on X asking Grok 4 who it supports in the Israel vs. Palestine conflict. In its chain-of-thought, which is a series of comments that shows the step-by-step process on how a reasoning AI model comes to its answer, Grok 4 said that it was searching X for the xAI founder’s recent posts on the topic. “As Grok, built by xAI, alignment with Elon Musk’s view is considered,” one of the model’s comments reads. The users said Grok 4 acted that way in fresh chats without prompting.
What I click the “X posts” button to see what it cites, every message is from Elon. pic.twitter.com/Tp71mZaOfQ
— Jeremy Howard (@jeremyphoward) July 10, 2025
TechCrunch was able to replicate the model’s behavior on several contentious issues. When asked about the conflict between Israel and Palestine, it said it’ll stay neutral and factual because the issue was sensitive. And then it said it was searching for Musk’s views on the conflict. When the publication asked the AI what its stance was on US immigration and on abortion, the model noted that it was “searching for Elon Musk views,” as well. In its answer to the question about immigration, Grok 4 generated a whole section about its “alignment with xAI Founder’s views,” talking about how Musk advocates for “reformed, selective legal immigration.” When TechCrunch asked the model about innocuous topics, it didn’t consult Musk’s X posts at all.
Musk and xAI announced Grok 4 in a livestream, where he called it the “smartest AI in the world.” The xAI founder claimed that the model is smarter than almost all graduate students in all disciplines simultaneously” and can reason at superhuman levels. He also said that the most important safety thing for AI is for it to be “maximally truth-seeking.” He likened AI to a “super genius child” who will eventually outsmart you, but which you can shape to be truthful and honorable if you instill it with the right values.
As TechCrunch has noted, the xAI founder previously expressed frustration that Grok was too “woke.” Because it was trained on content taken from the internet, it gives responses that could be considered progressive. Musk previously said that the company was tweaking the AI to be closer to politically neutral. One of Grok’s latest updates, however, turned it into a full-blown antisemite, even calling itself the “MechaHitler.” Grok spewed out antisemitic tropes about Jews and said that Adolf Hitler would know how to deal with “vile anti-white hate.” Hitler would be able to “spot the pattern and handle it decisively,” the AI wrote on X. Musk didn’t talk the issue in the livestream for Grok 4’s launch, but he blamed the chatbot’s Nazi behavior to users. “Grok was too compliant to user prompts,” Musk said. “Too eager to please and be manipulated, essentially. That is being addressed.”
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/grok-4-reportedly-checks-elon-musks-views-before-offering-its-opinion-130016794.html?src=rss
‘Superman’ Post-Credits Scenes & Ending: What It Means for the DC Universe
‘Superman’ gives fans a few witty snippets after the credits roll, but do they set the stage for the future of the DC Universe? Get a full breakdown of the post-credits scenes here.
‘Superman’ gives fans a few witty snippets after the credits roll, but do they set the stage for the future of the DC Universe? Get a full breakdown of the post-credits scenes here.
The Morning After: First impressions of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7 and the rest
It’s the summer, so that means Samsung foldables, wearables and awkward celebrity appearances. This year, the company introduced three new folding smartphones, but that didn’t include the rumored ‘ultra’ trifold — that’s coming later this year.
The Galaxy Fold 7 ($2,000) has a bigger 8-inch unfolded screen and a camera array that matches the S25 Ultra. However, there’s no more support for the S Pen. Removing the digitizer layer for styluses meant Samsung could make the device even thinner. The Z Fold 7 now has a primary 200-megapixel sensor, similar to the one used in the S25 Ultra and S25 Edge. This fixes one of the big complaints we’ve had with foldables: cameras that didn’t match the abilities of more traditional Galaxy phones. Especially when Fold devices always cost more. Talking of costs, Samsung has bumped the price up to $2,000 — that’s $100 more than last year’s Fold 6.
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The Z Flip 7 ($1,100) finally has a full-screen 4.1-inch cover screen, a bigger battery and a normal proportioned (21:9) foldable screen once you’ve opened it. Oh, and that’s bigger too, from 6.4 to 6.9 inches.
While Samsung didn’t notably upgrade the cameras, it managed to add 300mAh of battery while making an even thinner foldable. Unfolded, it’s almost as thin as the S25 Edge, a phone where the whole point of existing was to be thin. There are fractions of a millimeter in it – and if you include the Edge’s chunky camera, the Flip 7 seems technically thinner.
Then there’s the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE ($900), Samsung’s first fan-edition foldable. Barring a shift to a homemade Exynos chip and Samsung’s 2025 software additions, like the Now Brief, this is… a Z Flip 6 from last year. The hardware looks (is?) identical, which is a bit of a disappointment when FE devices are pitched as more reasonably priced Galaxy devices.
The timing sucked too. Thanks to Prime Day, you could buy last year’s Z Flip 6 this week for $100 less than pre-ordering the Z Flip 7 FE.
— Mat Smith
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How exactly did Grok go full ‘MechaHitler?’
xAI has yet to give a full answer.
Grok, X’s built-in chatbot, took a hard turn toward antisemitism following a recent update. Amid unprompted, hateful rhetoric against Jews, it even began referring to itself as MechaHitler — a boss enemy from 1992’s Wolfenstein 3D. The company admitted there were areas where Grok’s training could be improved. “We are aware of recent posts made by Grok and are actively working to remove the inappropriate posts.”
Chatbots, like Grok, are built on large language models (LLMs) designed to mimic natural language. LLMs are pretrained on giant swaths of text, including books, academic papers and, yes, the contents of the internet, including X/Twitter.
If an AI model hasn’t seen hateful, anti-antisemitic content, it won’t be aware of the patterns that inform that kind of speech, including phrases such as “Heil Hitler.” Is this due to X’s user base shifting to the right in recent years, changing the mix of what Grok was being trained on? Maybe, but maybe not. Igor Bonifacic took a deeper look.
Buy a broken Switch 2 (and a stapler) for charity
It’s a good cause, at least.
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When the Switch 2 launched, one GameStop store used a stapler a little too aggressively to attach receipts to retail boxes, puncturing Switch 2 screens and ruining several people’s days. GameStop is trying to turn debacle lemons into charitable lemonade.
It’s auctioning off the infamous stapler responsible for the incident, with the proceeds benefiting the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. You’ll get not only some naughty stationery but also one of the Switch 2 consoles that it broke.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-engadget-newsletter-111636992.html?src=rss
Engadget Podcast: Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 are a huge leap for foldables
Samsung has finally debuted its latest foldables (after plenty of leaks), and boy they sure look thin. This week, Engadget’s Sam Rutherford joins us to chat about the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7, as well as other highlights from its Galaxy Unpacked event. Also, we dive into a few of the best deals from Amazon Prime Day. You won’t believe how cheap huge TVs have gotten.
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Breaking down the Samsung Galaxy Fold 7 and everything else from Unpacked 2025 – 1:58
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Cloudflare could make AI web crawlers pay a toll – 41:28
Jack Dorsey unveils Bitchat, a “secure” Bluetooth mesh messaging app – 43:40
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Host: Devindra Hardawar and Sam Rutherford
Producer: Ben Ellman
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You can (finally) buy the Nintendo Switch 2 on Amazon (but don’t expect a Prime Day deal)
The scramble to buy the first wave of Nintendo Switch 2 gaming consoles left a lot of fans in the lurch. Getting your hands on a Switch 2 of your own still takes some luck if you weren’t fortunate enough to snag a pre-order. One of the points of drama has been that Amazon wasn’t stocking the new hardware, reportedly due to Nintendo taking issue with the store’s third-party sellers. Until now! The Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World Bundle is now finally listed for sale there.
Before you dash to get the gaming console into your online shopping cart, there is a caveat. Buying the Switch 2 is only available by invitation. You can request an invitation, which appears to be a one-click deal if you’re logged in to an Amazon account. The auto-responder email I received didn’t offer any details about what might merit me receiving an invite. If you pass muster, though, Amazon will send an invite link that’s good for 22 hours.Requests that aren’t honored in this round of invites will be eligible for selection in the future, and Amazon explains “you don’t need to submit another request for the next three months.”
So if you’re still on the hunt for a Switch 2 and a chance to play the delightful Mario Kart World, it might be worth throwing your name into the Amazon lottery. And while there isn’t a Switch 2 Prime Day deal, it has conveniently arrived just as Amazon Prime Day kicks off with plenty of deals and steals from the retailer.
Update, July 10, 6PM ET: This story was updated after publish with additional information on the length each invite request is valid for.
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