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Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders because of Trump tariffs
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Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders because of Trump tariffs

In this photo illustration, the logo of Nintendo Switch 2 is displayed on a smartphone screen on April 3, 2025 in Suqian, Jiangsu Province of China.  Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Nintendo said Friday that preorders for the company’s hotly anticipated Switch 2 game console would be delayed following President Donald Trump’s […]

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Apple suffers steepest drop in 5 years as Trump tariffs threaten supply chain
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Apple suffers steepest drop in 5 years as Trump tariffs threaten supply chain

Apple CEO Tim Cook, center, watches during the inauguration ceremonies for President Donald Trump, right, and Vice President JD Vance, left, in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. Shawn Thew | Afp | Getty Images In the past few years, Apple has sold Americans iPhones made in India, AirPods from […]

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Apple leads drop in tech stocks after Trump tariff announcement
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Apple leads drop in tech stocks after Trump tariff announcement

CEO of Meta and Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attend the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th U.S. president in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, Jan. 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | Via Reuters Apple […]

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Nintendo Switch 2 details: Price, screen size, controllers, microphone chat and games
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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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Meta’s head of AI research announces departure
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Meta’s head of AI research announces departure

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg holds a smartphone as he makes a keynote speech at the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta’s head of artificial intelligence research announced Tuesday that she will be leaving the company.  Joelle Pineau, the company’s vice […]

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TikTok creators, partners remain optimistic ahead of app’s second ban deadline
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TikTok creators, partners remain optimistic ahead of app’s second ban deadline

Photo illustration shows the TikTok logo displayed on a mobile phone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images For the second time this year, TikTok is staring at a deadline that could determine its fate in the U.S. and that of numerous creators and brands that have built businesses on the Chinese-owned social app. […]

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Intel announces three board members will retire following CEO shake-up
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Intel announces three board members will retire following CEO shake-up

A sign is posted in front of Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on Aug. 1, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Three members of Intel’s board of directors will not stand for reelection in May, the company said in a filing on Thursday. Omar Ishrak, former CEO of Medtronic; Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, […]

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Meta debuts Friends tab, Mark Zuckerberg pushes ‘throwback to OG Facebook’
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Meta debuts Friends tab, Mark Zuckerberg pushes ‘throwback to OG Facebook’

In this photo illustration, the Facebook logo is displayed on the screen of an iPhone in front of a Meta logo on October 28, 2021 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images Meta on Thursday debuted the Facebook Friends tab, a new feature that’s part of CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s pitch to revive the original spirit […]

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Trump says he may reduce China tariffs to help close a TikTok deal
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Trump says he may reduce China tariffs to help close a TikTok deal

Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty Images President Donald Trump said he may reduce tariffs on China to facilitate a deal that would result in ByteDance selling the U.S. operations of TikTok. China “is going to have to play a role” in approving a TikTok-related divestiture, Trump said in a press conference Wednesday. “Maybe […]

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Utah governor signs online child safety law requiring Apple, Google to verify user ages
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Utah governor signs online child safety law requiring Apple, Google to verify user ages

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Wednesday signed a bill that requires Apple and Google’s mobile app stores to verify user ages and require parental permission for those under 18 to use certain apps, the governor’s spokesperson told CNBC. The law is the first of its kind in the nation and represents a significant shift in […]

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