Pike Place Market fish are flying online, but not with Amazon

TikTok is ramping up its e-commerce ambitions with a shop local campaign, right in Amazon's backyard.

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Amazon lost right to sell Nintendo Switch 2 amid sales dispute

Nintendo product listings started disappearing from Amazon's U.S. site last year.

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Trump says he’s found buyers for TikTok

President Donald Trump said Sunday that he had a buyer for the U.S. branch of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video app that faces a ban over national security concerns.

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What to Stream: Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners,’ a Kesha album, ‘SharkFest’ and John Cena with Idris Elba

Kesha enjoying her freedom on her first new album since she left her old label and Ryan Coogler’s guts-spilling vampire film “Sinners,” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

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China’s humanoid robots generate more soccer excitement than their human counterparts

Humanoid robots have captivated fans in Beijing with a fully autonomous soccer match powered by artificial intelligence.

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Denmark seeks to make it illegal to spread deepfake images, citing concern about misinformation

Denmark’s government is taking steps to boost protections against unauthorized use of “deepfake” imagery online.

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Supreme Court OKs fee that subsidizes phone, internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas

The Supreme Court has upheld the fee added to phone bills to provide billions of dollars a year in subsidized phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas.

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Apple revamps EU App Store terms to avert more fines

Apple has moved to revamp its European Union app store policies as it seeks to fend off escalating fines under the 27-nation bloc’s digital competition regulations.

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Windows’ infamous ‘blue screen of death’ will soon turn black

Nearly every Windows user has had a run in with the infamous “Blue Screen of Death” at some point in their computing life.

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More refunds are being sent to Fortnite players ‘tricked’ into unwanted purchases. How you can apply

The Federal Trade Commission is issuing more refunds to Fortnite players who it says were charged for unwanted purchases.

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International Space Station welcomes its first astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary

The first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and Hungary have arrived at the International Space Station, ferried there by SpaceX on a private flight.

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San Francisco’s Luxury Housing Market Is Booming Again Thanks to AI Wealth

The city is undergoing a major renaissance in its luxury housing market, according to the Sotheby's International Realty 2025 Mid-Year Luxury Outlook report.

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Reports of coming layoffs swirl at Microsoft as workers worry they’re next

The Redmond-based tech giant has cut thousands of employees this year, with more layoffs expected in coming days.

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Hackathon teams race to solve defense tech challenges as Europe boosts military capabilities

Defense tech hackathons are attracting engineering students, tech industry workers and hobbyists to solve military challenges.

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Anthropic wins ruling on AI training in copyright lawsuit but must face trial on pirated books

In a test case for the artificial intelligence industry, a federal judge has ruled that AI company Anthropic a partial victory.

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Life on the other side: Refugees from ‘old media’ flock to the promise of working for themselves

A new world of podcasts, newsletters and websites has expanded media in recent years, and provided a lifeline to legacy media refugees who wanted — or were forced to — strike out on their own.

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UK antitrust watchdog says Google may have to offer rival search options

The U.K.’s antitrust watchdog says Google could be forced to let British users choose whether to use rival search services, as it proposes using new digital regulations to boost competition.

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Waymo’s robotaxis to start carrying passengers in Atlanta, expanding Uber partnership

Waymo’s robotaxis will begin carrying passengers through parts of Atlanta Tuesday in an expansion of a partnership with Uber’s ride-hailing service that began earlier this year in Austin.

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Tesla shares jump most in 2 months on robotaxi service launch

The first robotaxi trips were limited to a narrow portion of Tesla's hometown of Austin on Sunday.

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Tinder bets on group dating feature to win back Gen Z

Tinder launches Double Date feature for group dating as the app struggles to retain Gen Z users amid declining subscriptions and burnout.

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How big batteries could prevent summer power blackouts

America has been a gusher of renewable energy for years; now, utilities will be able to bottle up much of that sun and wind and discharge it around the clock. 

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New York City is using ranked choice voting in its Democratic mayoral primary. Here’s how it works

New York City is using ranked choice voting in its Democratic mayoral primary election.

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Nintendo Switch 2 review: Bigger and better, for a higher price

The Switch 2 will be another hit that will satisfy plenty of gamers, especially families. But its graphics and speed are not on par with the latest gaming tech.

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Would you hail a ‘robotaxi’? Musk bets cabs will give Tesla a lift after boycotts and sales plunge

Elon Musk has long promised to put a fleet of driverless Tesla “robotaxis" on the roads, but fans and shareholders have been kept waiting.

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Pope Leo XIV flags AI impact on kids’ intellectual and spiritual development

Pope Leo XIV is warning that artificial intelligence could negatively impact the intellectual, neurological and spiritual development of young people.

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Iran’s internet blackout leaves public in dark and creates an uneven picture of the war with Israel

As the war between Israel and Iran hits the one-week mark, Iranians have spent nearly half of the conflict in a near-communication blackout, unable to connect not only with the outside world but also with their neighbors and loved ones across the country.

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Google hits setback in bid to overturn multibillion EU antitrust fine in Android case

Google faces a big setback in its attempt to overturn a multibillion-dollar European Union antitrust penalty involving Android after a top court’s legal adviser sided with regulators.

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One Tech Tip: No more lost cats and dogs. Use tech to track your pet

If your cat likes to prowl outdoors for long stretches, or your dog has a tendency to run off, it can be distressing when they don’t return as expected.

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Tried and tested in war: For European drone manufacturers, Ukraine is the place to be

For European drone manufacturers, being able to say that their equipment has been tried in war by Ukrainian forces is becoming a sales pitch.

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Amazon orders employees to relocate to Seattle and other hubs

Workers are being told to relocate to such cities as Seattle; Arlington, Va.; and Washington DC, which in some cases would require them to move across the country.

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Yes, more and more celebrities are entering the phone business. Here’s why

More and more celebrities are looking to attach their names to your phone.

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WhatsApp introduces ads in its app

Ads are a significant change from WhatsApp’s original philosophy. It will collect some user data but won't touch contents of messages or whom users speak with.

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Seattle City Council approves new tech to help SPD track fleeing cars

The devices, launched from cop cars, are intended to cut down on high-speed chases. Council members approved their use despite concerns from the local ACLU chapter.

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Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp from their devices

Iranian state television on Tuesday afternoon urged the country’s public to remove the messaging app WhatsApp from their smart phones, alleging without offering any evidence the app gathered user information to send to Israel.

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NAACP files intent to sue Elon Musk’s xAI company over supercomputer air pollution

The NAACP has filed an intent to sue Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company over air pollution from a supercomputer data center in Memphis.

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Dutch government recommends children under 15 stay off TikTok and Instagram

The Dutch government is advising parents that children under 15 should not use TikTok and Instagram, citing physical and psychological problems including panic attacks, depression and sleeping problems.

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Trump suggests he’ll extend deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell app

President Donald Trump has suggested that he would likely extend a deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest the popular video sharing app.

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WhatsApp to start showing ads to users in some parts of the messaging app

WhatsApp says that users will start seeing ads in some parts of the app, as owner Meta Platforms moves to a cultivate a new revenue stream by tapping the billions of people that use the messaging service.

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How two satellites are mimicking total solar eclipses in space

A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses through precise and fancy formation flying.

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Trump family announces another venture, a mobile phone company

The Trump family company says it's launching a mobile phone company, the latest in a string of ventures that have been announced while Donald Trump is in the White House.

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What to Stream: HAIM, ‘The Gilded Age,’ Benson Boone, astronaut Sally Ride and digital dinosaurs

Lifelike digital Triceratops and Spinosaurus lumbering through a reimagined “Walking with Dinosaurs” and Benson Boone’s sophomore album “American Heart” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

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He’s a master of outrage on X. The pay isn’t great

An online creator went from a “nobody” to a conspiratorial sensation on X. What he gets in return is less clear.

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Boeing arrives at Paris Air Show as Air India crash questions linger

Boeing was generating optimism. Then on Thursday a 787 crashed, raising the specter of fresh problems for Boeing and altering the message it planned to send.

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Amazon’s return-to-office mandate sparks disability complaints

Amazon's hard-line stance on getting disabled employees back in the office has sparked a backlash, with workers alleging the company is violating their rights.

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Finland accuses senior crew of Russia-linked vessel in damage of undersea power cable in Baltic Sea

Finnish authorities have accused senior officers of a Russia-linked vessel that damaged undersea cables last year between Finland and Estonia of criminal offenses related to the wreckage.

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Air India crash rescuers haunted by what they’ve seen

Students of the B.J. Medical College were having lunch in their hostel dining hall on Thursday when a Boeing 787 jet loaded with fuel smashed into the building and exploded.

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More than 1 million power banks recalled after some consumers report fires

Anker Innovations is recalling certain “PowerCore 10000” power banks because the lithium-ion battery inside can overheat.

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Republican enthusiasm for Musk cools after his feud with Trump, a new AP-NORC poll finds

A new poll finds Elon Musk has lost some of his luster with Republicans since his public falling-out with President Donald Trump.

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US-backed Israeli company’s spyware used to target European journalists, Citizen Lab finds

New revelations that spyware made by a U.

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Tesla Sues Ex-Optimus Engineer Alleging Theft of Robotic Trade Secrets

The suit alleges that in the weeks before his departure, Li downloaded Optimus-related files onto two personal smartphones and then formed his own firm.

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