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Nintendo Direct to unveil Switch 2 details as release date, price have yet to be announced

Nintendo Direct to unveil Switch 2 details as release date, price have yet to be announced

NEW YORK (AP) — Nintendo is set to provide a closer look at its highly anticipated Switch 2 gaming console on Wednesday. The 60-minute Nintendo Direct presentation will be live-streamed at 9 a.m. EDT .
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Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland after a nearby town and spa are evacuated

Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland after a nearby town and spa are evacuated

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland that has erupted repeatedly for more than a year again belched lava and smoke into the air on Tuesday, just hours after authorities evacuated the few remaining residents of a nearby fishing
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Meta's head of AI research stepping down

Meta's head of AI research stepping down

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — The head of Meta's artificial intelligence research division said she plans to step down, vacating a high-profile position at a time of intense competition in the development of AI technology.
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Trump to hold a meeting on possible investors to buy TikTok with possible ban at stake

Trump to hold a meeting on possible investors to buy TikTok with possible ban at stake

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump will hold a Wednesday meeting with aides about possible investors who could buy a stake in TikTok, a deal that could potentially stop the social media site from being banned in the United States.
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Here's where jobs and programs are being cut at the nation's top health agencies

Here's where jobs and programs are being cut at the nation's top health agencies

Thousands of people responsible for tracking health trends and disease outbreaks, conducting and funding medical research, monitoring the safety of food and medicine, and administering health insurance programs for nearly half of the country were lai
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More than three-quarters of startups say tariffs will impact their business: survey

More than three-quarters of startups say tariffs will impact their business: survey

TORONTO — More than three-quarters of Canadian startups believe tariffs will impact their business, a new report found.
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With a TikTok ban looming, Trump signals a deal will come before April 5 deadline

With a TikTok ban looming, Trump signals a deal will come before April 5 deadline

LOS ANGELES (AP) — As the deadline to strike a deal over TikTok approaches this week, President Donald Trump has signaled that he is confident his administration can broker an agreement with ByteDance, the social media app's China-based parent compan
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Expert says AI's presence in sports betting is double-edged sword

Expert says AI's presence in sports betting is double-edged sword

Artificial intelligence has become an important part of business operations globally, including the sports betting industry.
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Scientists release plans for an even bigger atom smasher to address the mysteries of physics

Scientists release plans for an even bigger atom smasher to address the mysteries of physics

GENEVA (AP) — Top minds at the world's largest atom smasher have released a blueprint for a much bigger successor that could vastly improve research into the remaining enigmas of physics.
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Detroit production of Mozart opera turns its female characters into automatons

Detroit production of Mozart opera turns its female characters into automatons

DETROIT (AP) — Audiences at the Detroit Opera House expecting their performance of “Cosi fan tutte" to begin with the overture may be surprised to hear instead a product launch from a tech company CEO.
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