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Nintendo Switch 2 details: Price, screen size, controllers, microphone chat and games
Nintendo Switch 2 Courtesy: Nintendo Nintendo revealed the details of the Switch 2, its next game console, in a launch video on Wednesday. The Switch 2 will hit store shelves on June 5 for $449.99. Nintendo will launch game titles including “Mario Kart World” and “Street Fighter 6” alongside the new hardware. The new device […]
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UFC signs wide-ranging sponsorship deal with Meta, bringing Mark Zuckerberg closer to Dana White
UFC CEO Dana White, left, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attend the UFC 300 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 13, 2024. Jeff Bottari | Ufc | Getty Images TKO Group’s UFC has struck a multimillion-dollar, multiple-year partnership deal with Meta that will bring the mixed martial arts league closer to Mark […]
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QVC is betting on TikTok to help revive its live shopping business
FILE PHOTO: Signage is displayed at the entrance to the QVC Studio Park in West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S., June 4, 2018. Brendan McDermid | Reuters QVC Group is launching the first-ever nonstop live shopping streams on TikTok in the U.S. in a bid to revive its business and broaden its audience. Beginning Wednesday, hosts from […]
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Shares of conservative cable channel Newsmax soar another 40% after massive debut
A NEWSMAX television crew member steam irons a backdrop during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Tom Brenner | The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images Shares of conservative cable channel Newsmax soared more than 40% in early trading Tuesday, a day after […]
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Conservative news channel Newsmax spikes more than 500% in first trading day on NYSE
Fox News and Newsmax television studios are seen in the Fiserv Forum on the day before the Republican National Convention (RNC) on July 14, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The RNC will be held in Milwaukee from July 15-18. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images Newsmax went public on the New York Stock […]
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Assassin’s Creed-maker Ubisoft’s shares surge 11% on deal to spin off top game franchises
Artwork for Ubisoft’s upcoming “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” game. John Keeble | Getty Images Ubisoft shares surged on Friday after the French video game publisher announced a deal to spin out some of its best-selling franchises. On Thursday, Ubisoft revealed plans to form a new gaming subsidiary, with Chinese technology giant Tencent investing 1.16 billion euros ($1.25 billion) […]
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AppLovin shares plunge 20% after third short-selling firm slams company’s ad technology
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of AppLovin sank 20% on Thursday, their steepest drop on record, as another short-selling firm raised concerns about the company’s digital ad technology and claimed that it’s violating app store rules. AppLovin tumbled $65.92 to close at $261.70. The stock soared more than 700% last year, the […]
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Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions sells 10% stake to new Patrick Whitesell-led platform at a valuation of more than $750 million, sources say
Peyton Manning on Sunday, February 16, 2025. Theo Wargo | NBCUniversal | Getty Images Peyton Manning has a new business partner. A new platform run by Patrick Whitesell, the former executive chairman of Endeavor, has acquired a minority stake in Manning’s Omaha Productions. The stake, which is approximately 10% of the company, values Omaha Productions […]
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Ubisoft spins out new unit for Assassin’s Creed and other games, Tencent to take $1.25 billion stake
On Jan. 9, Ubisoft said it was postponing the launch of “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” and had appointed advisors to review strategic options. Ina Fassbender | AFP via Getty Images Ubisoft on Thursday announced that it’s creating a new gaming subsidiary with Chinese technology giant Tencent investing 1.16 billion euros ($1.25 billion) into the unit. The […]
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23andMe co-founder lashes out at CEO Wojcicki after bankruptcy filing, says board lacked oversight
A view of 23andMe headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, United States on March 25, 2025. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty Images 23andMe co-founder Linda Avey took to social media on Wednesday to express frustration about the fate of the once-thriving genetics testing company that spiraled into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week. Avey helped launch […]
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