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This week, Nintendo announced its plans for “Nintendo Live” after the cancellation of E3. Additionally, updates in AI development are underway. In space news, SpaceX has set a launch date for the Orbital Flight Test of Starship, while the Mars helicopter Ingenuity took its 50th flight. As always, there’s more in the Other News section.

Nintendo Live

On Tuesday, Nintendo announced that they will be hosting their own conference in Seattle called Nintendo Live this September. This comes after the cancellation of E3, and it’s the first time that the event will be held in North America. Nintendo of America President, Doug Bowser, stated that the conference will give fans an opportunity to expand their experience with Nintendo and create lasting memories with family, friends, and the wider Nintendo community. Although specific details about the conference are still scarce, fans are eagerly anticipating what Nintendo has planned for the event. For updates and more information, visit Nintendo’s website.

Max

On Wednesday, Warner Bros. Discovery announced details on the upcoming merging of HBO Max and Discovery+ into Max. At the event they announced that the service will feature a Penguin spinoff from DC, a new spinoff of The Big Bang Theory along with new content from other franchises they own. The services will cost $9.99 a month for the tier with ads, $15.99 for the ad-free plan and $19.99 for 4K. They also said that they will also offer Discovery+ alone.

AI News

On Wednesday, Databricks released Dolly 2.0, it’s the first open source large language model. At an MIT conference, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that OpenAI doesn’t plan to release a new version of GPT in the near future.

Space News

In space news this week, SpaceX is set to embark on an exciting new mission as they prepare for the Orbital Flight Test of their Starship, scheduled for Monday. This test will mark the first time that a fully stacked Starship will take to the skies, representing a major milestone in the ongoing development of space exploration technology. The launch window is 150 minutes long, with a backup window scheduled for the following day in case of any unforeseen issues. Meanwhile, over on Mars, the Ingenuity helicopter has achieved a remarkable 50 successful flights, continuing to expand our knowledge and understanding of the red planet.

Other News

In other tech news, Android users have new updates to look forward to. Android announced App Archiving, which allows users to keep track of unused apps without losing data, and released the first beta version of Android 14. The Raspberry Pi foundation also made an announcement, unveiling a new web-based integrated development environment (IDE)* for coding enthusiasts. Meanwhile, Google has removed third-party smart displays from its lineup, and Amazon has announced an exciting new development in AI coding technology with the launch of their free AI coding assistant, aimed at undercutting Microsoft.

*An integrated development environment (IDE) is a software application that provides a comprehensive environment to computer programmers for software development.

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