We got our hands on the newest gadget from Nintendo. No, it’s not a new Switch. It’s a clock and it’s aptly called the Alarmo. The design is very Nintendo, bright red with a soft plastic knob that lights up and doubles as a dial and button. You can select from a bunch of clock faces and soundscapes from popular Nintendo games – Zelda, Mario, Ring Fit and download more. Sensors help it react to your movements and track your sleep patterns. Tons of quirky features that evoke a sense of nostalgia and might help hardcore fans justify a steep…

Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung is accepting Care Plus enrollment for Galaxy S24 series, Galaxy Z Flip 6, Galaxy Z Fold 6, Galaxy A25, and Galaxy A15 models. Phones must be in good working order and pass Samsung’s Device Quality Certification to be eligible. Open enrollment will continue through November 24, and new sign-ups will get 20% off the going rate. Phone insurance, like all insurance, is a gamble. What are the odds you damage your phone, in a way that’s covered by your plan, to an extent that would cost more to fix than you’d pay for…

Google announced today that it has signed a deal with nuclear startup Kairos Power to build seven small reactors to supply electricity to its data centers. The agreement promises to add around 500 megawatts of carbon-free electricity at a time when energy demand for data centers and AI is surging. The new power plants are scheduled to come online by the end of the decade, according to Google. It’s not clear whether the reactors would hook up to Google’s sites directly — an arrangement known as “behind the meter” — or if they would feed into the grid with Google…

TechCrunch has lost one of its beloved former colleagues. Steve O’Hear, who wrote for TechCrunch for more than a decade out of his hometown of London, has passed away after a short illness. He was 49. It’s hard to put into words the remarkable talent that Steve was. Born with muscular dystrophy, he spent his life in a wheelchair and had significant health, mobility and accessibility issues, but he was easily one of the most productive journalists any of us have ever worked with.  Steve brought his A-game to this organization every day he worked here and was a huge…