Xbox follows Sony and Nintendo in hiking hardware prices

Price of high-end Xbox Series X console will rise by $100 to approximately $600 in the U.S.

Trump to unveil 2026 budget proposal on Friday

The document is expected to reflect sweeping cuts in federal spending and aggressive fiscal priorities

Air India seeks government support amid $600 million hit from Pakistan airspace closure

Carrier urges subsidy model as detours inflate costs, strain long-haul operations

South Korea approves $9.7 billion extra budget to counter weak demand and U.S. tariff risks

Stimulus package exceeds initial proposal as lawmakers respond to economic contraction, weak consumption, and growing tariff concerns.

U.S senate blocks bipartisan move to end Trump tariffs despite economic contraction

Vice President JD Vance casts tie-breaking vote as economy shrinks for first time in three years amid tariff fallout

Wall Street climbs as Microsoft and Meta lift tech outlook

Nasdaq surges on strong earnings; Microsoft becomes world’s most valuable company

Apple faces $502 million payout in long-running 4G patent case

Optis makes no products and their sole business is to sue companies using patents they buy, says Apple spoeksperson

Trump-backed USD1 stablecoin powers $2B Binance deal with Abu Dhabi firm

The identities of major holders remain unknown, though a single anonymous wallet received $2 billion worth of USD1

Tesla chair Robyn Denholm denies WSJ report about Musk’s potential replacement

WSJ, citing anonymous sources, states Tesla’s board contacts executive search firms a month ago for a new CEO

Australia’s richest person calls for Trump-style leadership to cut government spending

Australia must reduce its costs, cut government tape, regulations, compliance, licences,says Gina Rinehart

US Judge says Apple defied court order in Epic Games antitrust case

The legal dispute begins after Epic Games accuses Apple of overcharging developers with a 30% commission on in-app purchases

Amazon to invest over $4 billion in expanding rural delivery network by 2026

The expansion will grow Amazon’s rural delivery network to over 200 stations, tripling its current size

Visa partners with Bridge to enable crypto purchases via stablecoin cards

Customers will be able to use the stablecoin-linked cards at any merchant that accepts Visa

TikTok plans to build 1 bln euro data centre in Finland, spokesman confirms

TikTok says European user data is stored in a dedicated European data enclave, hosted across data centres in Norway, Ireland, and the U.S.

Google aims to bring Gemini AI to Apple devices by mid-2025

Google plans to test advertisements within the Gemini AI app