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Microsoft unveils ROG Xbox Ally handheld video game devices
Microsoft unveils ROG Xbox Ally handheld video game devices
by  AFP

Microsoft on Sunday unveiled its first Xbox-branded handheld gaming devices, touting them as a way to play its vast library of titles anywhere. "On this Xbox, you can play games across your entire library, including all the Windows PC game stores from Xbox and Battle.net to Steam, GOG (Good Old Games platform) and Ubisoft Connect."

Apple under pressure to shine after AI stumble
Apple under pressure to shine after AI stumble
by  AFP

Pressure is on Apple to show it hasn't lost its magic despite broken promises to ramp up iPhones with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as rivals race ahead with the technology. "The bottom line is Apple seemed to underestimate the AI shift, then over-promised features, and is now racing to catch up," Gene Munster and Brian Baker of Deepwater Asset Management wrote in a WWDC preview note.

US aerospace industry anxious as tariffs loom
US aerospace industry anxious as tariffs loom
by  AFP

US airlines and aerospace manufacturers insist they have no use for tariff protections, warning that the proposed Trump administration levies could eat into the healthy trade surplus the sector has enjoyed for more than 70 years. The US industry those tariffs were crafted to protect swiftly let the administration know it was not interested.

Trump-Musk showdown threatens US space plans
Trump-Musk showdown threatens US space plans
by  AFP

SpaceX's rockets ferry US astronauts to the International Space Station. The next, with partner Axiom Space, will carry astronauts from India, Poland, and Hungary, funded by their respective governments.

Trump says fresh US-China trade talks in London next week
Trump says fresh US-China trade talks in London next week
by  AFP

US President Donald Trump announced Friday a new round of trade talks with China in London next week, a day after calling Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in a bid to end a bitter battle over tariffs. While Trump's long-awaited phone call with Xi this week likely paved the way for further high-level trade talks, a swift resolution to the tariffs impasse remains uncertain. dk-bys/acb

EU states look to trim compensation for flight delays
EU states look to trim compensation for flight delays
by  AFP

EU countries have backed a plan to allow airlines to incur longer flight delays before having to compensate passengers -- a contested move intended to be offset by several new passenger rights. For longer flights, the right to compensation of 500 euros would kick in after a six-hour delay.