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Sources: Nintendo has asked manufacturers to produce as many as 25M Switch 2 units by the end of March 2026, surpassing analysts' estimates of 17.6M (Bloomberg)

Nintendo Switch 2 Production Plan: 25 Million Units by March 2026
Nintendo Co. has asked suppliers to produce as many as 25 million units of the Switch 2 by the end of March 2026, setting the company up for record first-year sales of a console that’s already reached high-water marks for the global gaming sector.

A lot of journalistic pieces contain too little information. But here's one that is chock full of interesting stuff, not details, but hooks for deeper inquiry. That stuff goes far beyond the topics in the headline. For instance I had never previously considered subway cars as a potential form of spyware.
"After F-35 “Kill Switch”, Now Europe Perturbed By Chinese “Kill Switch” That Could Cripple Its Transport Infra'

After F-35 “Kill Switch”, Now Europe Perturbed By Chinese “Kill Switch” That Could Cripple Its Transport Infra
The debate about a “kill switch” in Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets was hardly over when a new worry is pestering Europe. Do Chinese electric buses plying across multiple cities in Europe come with a similar “kill switch” that allows Beijing to deactivate them remotely? In the last month, multiple European countries, […]

A post from the archive 📫:
Debugging threads with the Parallel Stacks window
https://www.poppastring.com/blog/debugging-threads-with-the-parallel-stacks-window

Rep. Julia Letlow Discloses Over 200 Stock Trades After Deadline As Ban Debate Grows In Congress (Zach Everson/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2026/01/15/letlow-stock-act-julia-congress-ban-trading/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260116/p45#a260116p45

Deutschland-Stack 2.0: Vom abstrakten Fundament zum digitalen Betriebssystem
Nach der ersten Konsultationsrunde schärft der Bund das Gesamtbild für die nationale Cloud- und IT-Infrastruktur nach – mit neuen Schwerpunkten wie KI-Agenten.

Court sets Tymoshenko $760,000 bail amid bribery investigation: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/16/court-sets-tymoshenko-bail-amid.html

Sources: Disney's Sora deal is entirely in OpenAI stock rather than a cash licensing fee; Disney has the option to buy additional stock beyond the $1B stake (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-15/ope…

Turkey shoots down 'out of control' drone over Black Sea: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/16/turkey-shoots-down-out-of.html

Cyberangriff: Bundestagspolizei warnt Fraktionen vor gefährlichen USB-Sticks
In vielen Abgeordnetenbüros sind Postsendungen auf Englisch mit einem USB-Stick eingegangen. Die Polizei mahnt, solche Geräte nicht an Computer anzuschließen.

Court sets bail for Yulia Tymoshenko in alleged bribery case involving Verkhovna Rada deputies: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/16/court-sets-bail-for-yulia.html