After reporting on Nintendo’s tease of a new Switch a couple weeks ago or so, now they have announced a date. Bgr.com reports that there will be a Nintendo Direct event on April 2nd at 9am Eastern time. The company promises a close look at the new Switch 2. They didn’t share if there would be a reveal of new games for the updated platform, including the widely expected Mario Kart 9. We should learn more deets on the Switch 2 at the event…including if it will have an LCD instead of OLED screen, and maybe that all-important info about pricing and when you can actually have it in your hands.

With the new Trump administration tariffs in effect on China, the Chinese have come back with the threat of investigating Apple’s App Store practices. Of course, tariffs  imposed on China will be paid by US businesses and consumers, not China or any other foreign country. But they mean higher prices for Americans, which will mean a decrease in sales, so China has been announcing retaliatory measures. According to appleinsider.com, China is talking about reviewing Apple’s App Store fees and practices…with particular interest in the 30% commission on in-app purchases. China had previously ruled that the fee was in line with other companies’ fees. They are also looking at Cupertino’s restrictions on third-party payment services and app stores. Apple shares dropped 3% on this report. 

Reddit has put a 72 hour ban on the subreddit r/WhitePeopleTwitter after complaints from Elon Musk. Engadget.com says Reddit is applying the ban due  to “a prevalence of violent content.” Apparently what set off Musk was that users on the subreddit were discussing the identities of the individuals with ties to Musk who have reportedly played a key role in the takeover of technical systems within the federal government. In another action, Reddit also permanently banned a subreddit called r/IsElonDeadYet for breaking its rules around violent content, according to a notice posted to the community. Many Reddit users have grown increasingly frustrated with Musk, who was once a popular figure on the site. Last month, dozens of subreddits announced that they were banning links to X following Musk’s speech at President Donald Trump’s inauguration in which he made an apparent Nazi salute.

Austin, Texas Uber users will see something new when they open the app….an invitation to show their interest in a Waymo robotaxi. TechCrunch.com notes that right now, that doesn’t mean a Waymo could be picking them up…but that such a service is coming. The ‘interest list,’ is part of a partnership between Uber and Waymo to run a robotaxi service in Austin and Atlanta. The service is expected to start soon in Austin…but no firm date has been announced yet. The service will be available on a 37 square mile zone of Austin…including downtown, Hyde Park, and Montopolis. The cars are Waymo’s Jaguar I-Pace vehicles. Uber claimed that riders who take a Waymo will pay the same rate as human driven vehicles via UberX or Uber Comfort. 

I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now.