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Nintendo Switch 2 Is Still Outpacing The Original Switch By Millions
Nintendo has posted its latest quarterly financial results–ranging from April 1 to June 30–and while the Switch 2 continues to be the company’s fastest-selling system, sales have dropped considerably in the last three months. Overall, Nintendo’s operating profit increased 150.5% thanks to higher software revenue and $300 million in US tariff refunds that won’t be…
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Bangor’s Arthurs served anti-doping ban last season
Bangor striker Ben Arthurs has completed a three-month anti-doping ban after testing positive for a cocaine metabolite following an Irish Premiership match in March. UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) confirmed the finding, and Arthurs admitted recreational use in a social setting unconnected to his sporting performance, which allowed him a reduced ban under UKAD’s rules for out-of-competition,…
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Roblox’s string of bad luck persists as player numbers continue to plummet and the company’s stock price with it
Roblox has reported a sharp decline in its second-quarter earnings, sending its share price down almost 27 percent since the announcement on 31st July. Player engagement and spending both fell, and the company declined to give earnings guidance for the rest of the year, warning investors to expect another weak quarter ahead. Roblox attributed the…
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Windows 10 LTSC 2021 has five months before security updates cost extra
Microsoft has reminded IT administrators that free security updates for Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 will end on 12 January 2027, giving organisations roughly five months to plan their next move. Those wanting to keep receiving patches beyond that date will need to enrol in the paid Extended Security Updates (ESU) programme, adding to the…
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Versant Sees Q2 Profit Fall on Revenue Declines, Despite Ad-Sales Improvements
Versant Media, the company spun off from Comcast earlier this year that owns MS NOW, CNBC and USA, reported a 30% drop in second-quarter net income, as it works to bolster its traditional linear television business with new digital and direct-to-consumer ventures. The decline reflects the financial strain of becoming a standalone public company, alongside…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Q2 Profit Slumps on NBA Ads, Movie Schedule, Write-Downs
Warner Bros. Discovery’s second-quarter net income fell sharply, as strong growth in its streaming business was outweighed by continued decline in its cable-TV networks and a weaker slate of films than the year before. The parent company of HBO, TNT and the Warner Bros. film studio blamed the loss of NBA broadcast rights and shrinking…
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Versant Posts Lower Second Quarter Revenues and Profits After Comcast Spinoff
Versant, the NBCUniversal cable spinoff behind CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network and Golf Channel, has reported lower revenue and profit for its second quarter as its first results since separating from Comcast reflected both a shrinking pay-TV business and one-off costs tied to the split. The decline underscores the challenges facing the newly independent company…
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POLL OF THE DAY: Has criticism of Professor Jason Arday been ‘racially motivated’, as he claims?
This “Poll of the Day” article invites readers to weigh in on whether criticism directed at Professor Jason Arday, a Cambridge academic, has been racially motivated, as he has claimed. The question follows a wider row over Arday, who faced a university investigation into alleged plagiarism and has since quit his post, with related coverage…
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Ravyn Lenae: Blue Island review – from Suicide to Squarepusher, grunge to Janet, a pop one-off plots her unique path
The Guardian reviews Blue Island, the new album from Chicago singer-songwriter Ravyn Lenae, released as a follow-up to her huge 2024 hit Love Me Not. That single’s mainstream success sparked online backlash, with critics accusing her of chasing pop appeal and even questioning her artistic identity; Blue Island appears to respond to that scrutiny by…
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Coming up: six promoted teams to look out for in Europe this season
The Guardian previews six clubs newly promoted to Europe’s top domestic leagues this season, highlighting contrasting paths to the top flight. They range from former European heavyweights returning after long absences to small-town clubs and investment-backed projects making unlikely climbs up the football pyramid. Deportivo La Coruña, once part of Spanish football’s “big four” and…