Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports AirPods with cameras are currently in active testing, Nintendo announces upcoming price increases for the Switch 2, and Meta challenges how Ofcom calculates fines.
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Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple testers are “actively using” prototypes of AirPods equipped with cameras. The rumoured AirPod cameras can gather “visual information in low resolution”, rather than take photos or videos, and users can ask Siri about the gathered data. Gurman reports examples like receiving turn-by-turn directions and asking Siri what to cook with ingredients on hand. Due to the cameras the AirPods will look like the Pro 3 but have longer stems and a light to indicate when visual data is actively gathered. The new AirPods could possibly be unveiled in September alongside the improved Siri release.
Source: Bloomberg and The Verge
OpenAI added a Trusted Contact feature for ChatGPT, enabling users to nominate a friend to be notified if a chat sounds like the user is at risk for self-harm. In November 2025 the BBC reported OpenAI said over a million of 800 million weekly users at the time expressed suicidal thoughts in a chat, as some use ChatGPT as a therapist. Nominated Trusted Contacts will have a week to accept an invitation then the user can nominate a different person. OpenAI says the notification process is not automated and a “small team of specially trained people” will review a situation before reaching out.
Source: Engadget
On Friday Sony presented fourth quarter results, including how sales of the PlayStation 5 fell to 1.5 million in the quarter, down from 2.8 million the previous year, a 46% drop. The PS5 launched in November 2020 and has seen price increases due to global memory chip prices. The company expects gaming profits to rise 30% due to first-party software sales. Sony predicts the financial year results, ending in March 2027, will rise 13%, reaching 1.16 trillion yen, compared to a 1.03 trillion yen from the previous fiscal year report. Sony will also buy back up to 500 billion yen in shares spread out over the next year.
Source: Reuters
Nintendo announced a price hike for the Switch 2 beginning September 1st, 2026. A Switch 2 in the US will go from $449.99 to $499.99. Canadian prices rise from $629.99 to $679.99. European units jump from €469.99 to €499.99 and in Japan a Switch 2 will rise from ¥49,980 to ¥59,980, a nearly 20% increase. Nintendo of America says “This is in response to various changes in market conditions, which are expected to extend over the medium to long term”. Price increases for other regions are expected to be announced later. Nintendo forecast sales of the Switch 2 to reach 16.5 million units for the fiscal year ending March 31st, 2027, a decline from 19.86 million units in the previous year’s report.
Source: PC Gamer
Nvidia purchased $500 million dollars worth of rights for shares in Corning, best known as the Gorilla Glass manufacturer, commonly used with smartphones. Corning pledged to increase capacity of fiber production within the United States by over 50% in order to supply more cables for AI data centers. Corning says the expansion includes constructing new complexes in North Carolina and Texas, expecting to create over 3,000 jobs.
Source: Bloomberg
As previously announced, Meta has now disabled end‑to‑end encrypted messaging on Instagram as of May 8th, 2026. Meta says support was discontinued due to low usage of the feature.
Source: BBC
On Thursday Meta launched a challenge over how Ofcom assesses fees and penalties under Britain’s Online Safety Act, arguing against fines being calculated using global revenue instead of within the country with the regulations. A Meta spokesperson said “This would still allow Ofcom to impose the largest fines in UK corporate history.” The challenge is due to be heard in October 2026.
Source: Reuters
After immediately selling out the first block of Steam Controllers, Valve is implementing a new reservation queue process for the next wave. The queue will open on May 8th at 1pm ET. Customers will be contacted in order then have 72 hours to complete the purchase. Those that previously successfully ordered a controller are ineligible for the queue and new purchases are limited to one per person.
Source: Engadget
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