46 – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
Skip to main content

Jon Porter

Jon Porter

Former Reporter

Former Reporter

    More From Jon Porter

    Making sense of the EU’s fight for user-replaceable smartphone batteries

    The European Parliament recently voted on regulation that would, among other things, require smartphone manufacturers to make their device’s batteries more easily user-replaceable. Here’s the fine print.

    Jon Porter
    Jon Porter
    Jon Porter
    Google Cloud with a chance of Musk balls.

    Earlier this month, Platformer reported that Twitter was refusing to pay Google Cloud for its services. But now, Musk-appointed CEO Linda Yaccarino is reportedly attempting to mend the relationship.

    Bloomberg says Twitter has resumed paying its bills, and The Wall Street Journal adds that the companies are discussing partnerships that could include Google using Twitter’s API and buying ads on the platform.

    Jon Porter
    Jon Porter
    Oh god, Furby’s back.

    It’s been roughly a quarter of a century since Furby made its debut in the late 90s, and Hasbro thinks it’s time for a comeback (well, another one that is). It’s announcing a new version of the interactive toy today that can respond to “hugs, pats, belly tickles, shaking, and feeding of its pretend Pizza Charm” and has “over 600 responses to discover.”

    Two Furbys sit next to one another.
    Image: Hasbro
    Jon Porter
    Jon Porter
    The Metal Gear collection comes to the Switch on October 24th.

    As well as confirming a release date for Konami’s Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Volume 1, Nintendo’s Direct also gave our best look yet at its impressive breadth of content. The collection includes not just the first three Metal Gear Solid and first two Metal Gear games, but also the NES port of the first Metal Gear, its non-canon Snake’s Revenge sequel, and the comic book adaptations of Metal Gear Solid 1 and 2.

    If the price is right, it could be an amazing deal.

    Jon Porter
    Jon Porter
    Voicemod’s ‘AI Humans’ let you assume a new audio identity on Discord.

    A year after launching its AI Voices feature in beta, soundboard and voice changing tool Voicemod has announced a new “AI Humans” feature that adjusts your voice in real-time to sound like a virtual person across apps like Facetime, Zoom, and Discord. There are 20 characters to choose from including 80-year-old Joe and 25-year-old Jennifer.