Jay Peters

The new premiere date is April 30th, 2027. Per Nintendo’s X account:

Back in 2015, somebody wrote a program to make the original Steam Controller “sing” Doom’s theme song and other music. Catch up to 2026, and people are already making music with the new Steam Controller. Here’s “Still Alive” from Portal, and I love this rendition of the Super Mario Bros. 2 theme.

AI data center projects are continuing to pop up across the US, with frequent opposition from locals concerned about their impact. Here are a few recent articles about the projects:

Xbox boss Asha Sharma is running a poll on X where you can make your voice heard. Much to my dismay, as I write this, XBOX currently has about two thirds of the vote. I know the history, but I firmly believe we shouldn’t all-caps brand names.

It’s partnering with an AI company called Simile and is “independently validating” the company’s method. “Our goal is to learn whether AI systems and emerging methods can help deepen, not replace, our understanding of how humans think and behave,” according to Gallup. Gallup also notes that its goal isn’t to use the methodology to substitute “for work that requires the rigor of probability-based sampling.”

The Wall Street Journal has the story.

Spotify initially acknowledged there were “some issues” with the app at 12:49PM ET and gave the all clear at 4:57PM ET.

In theory, this means you could get a subscription with a reduced annual fee but without having to pay for the full subscription in one go. The new type of subscriptions are available on iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, macOS Tahoe 26.4, tvOS 26.4, and visionOS 26.4 or newer, Apple says.