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As geopolitical tensions intensify between the U.S. and China, tech giants Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are ramping up efforts to move production of their products and data centers outside of China, Nikkei reported, citing supply chain sources. In particular, Microsoft wants to have up to 80% of the components needed to make its Surface notebooks and tablets, as well as its data centers, manufactured outside of China as soon as 2026, the report said. The scope of the change is “quite wide” and includes components and assembly for the company’s future notebooks and server products, Nikkei cited a supply chain…
Following backlash over an increase in “AI slop” taking over users’ feeds, Pinterest on Thursday added new tools that let users limit how much AI-generated content they see on the platform. Users can now personalize their feeds to restrict generative AI imagery in select categories, and the company said it will make its existing GenAI content labels more noticeable in the days to come. The site, widely used to browse and bookmark inspirational content and potential purchases, has come under fire from users who have complained about the massive uptick in GenAI content. The media has also been documenting the…
ROME (AP) — The Armani fashion house said on Thursday it has appointed luxury veteran and longtime manager Giuseppe Marsocci as its new chief executive officer, following the death of its founder last month at 91.Marsocci, 61, who has been with the Armani group in top roles for 23 years, both in Italy and abroad, takes the lead at a crucial time for the fashion empire, one of the most valuable and best-known companies in the country.The late Giorgio Armani instructed his heirs to sell an initial 15% minority stake in his vast fashion business not before one year and…
Ke Yang, the Apple executive leading the iPhone maker’s efforts to build AI-driven web search, is heading to Meta, according to a Bloomberg report. Yang’s departure marks the latest in a string of exits from Apple’s AI unit, putting the company into jeopardy in the lead-up to a much-anticipated Siri revamp scheduled for March. Ruoming Pang, Apple’s former head of AI models, left for Meta earlier this year. Roughly a dozen team members on Apple’s AIML (AI and machine learning) team also left the company. Several members joined Meta’s new Superintelligence Labs. A few weeks ago, Yang began overseeing the…
TORSHAVN, Faroe Islands (AP) — The farmers’ market looked — let’s be honest — sad.Conditions aren’t friendly in the Faroe Islands for growing food. Raked by north Atlantic winds and nibbled by thousands of sheep, the nearly treeless islands have poor soil and little room for planting. Potatoes and rhubarb are local staples.But some residents have had enough of importing almost all their food from the rest of Europe and beyond. Many products are stamped with the flag of Denmark, under which the islands are self-governing.There are efforts to grow more adventurous crops like kale, seen as hardy elsewhere in…
Andrew Lissimore has been running the audio apparel site Headphones.com for nearly a decade now. While audiophiles have a high affinity toward their gear and want to try out new gadgets, Lissimore wasn’t satisfied with continuously spending money on platforms like Meta and Google to acquire new customers; he wanted to find a way to better retain the customers he already had. The founder started to look for solutions within the Shopify ecosystem that would help the business with loyalty programs. But most of what he found offered only spend and tier-based solutions. So he decided to build his own…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 11:45 AM ET, Thu October 16, 2025 MSC Cruises’ newest ship, MSC World Asia, will offer the widest selection of MSC Yacht Club suites of any ship in the fleet, including a new royal duplex suite.The vessel is slated to debut in the Mediterranean in December 2026, offering seven-night itineraries to Barcelona, Spain; Marseille, France; Genoa, Civitavecchia and Messina, Italy; and Valletta, Malta. “MSC World Asia will provide an unparalleled cruise experience when she sets sail in the Mediterranean next year,” says Cristian Comirla, senior director of yacht club and hotel services for MSC Cruises.…
As entertaining as it’s been for the tech industry to watch rival payroll decacorns Deel and Rippling sue each other over a corporate spying scandal, top-tier VCs are apparently not terribly scared off. Deel on Thursday announced that it has raised a $300 million Series E round co-led by A-list fintech VC firm Ribbit Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from existing investors like Coatue Management and General Catalyst. Deel says it’s been profitable for three years and surpassed $1 billion in ARR, including having a month — September — that hit $100 million in revenue. Deel’s business model focuses…
Walt Disney World has unveiled the dates and details of its annual Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party at the Magic Kingdom.The 2025 event will run on select dates from Friday November 7 to Sunday, December 21. In this separate ticketed event, guests may enter the park as early as 4 pm, even though the officially party doesn’t start until 7 pm. Tickets are available for purchase at select Walt Disney World Resorts, online and by calling the Disney Reservation Center. Special pricing is offered for Annual Passholders and Disney Vacation Club Members. Details of the event include:Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas…
Zehra Naqvi recalls the magical days of the early social internet. She grew up in the One Direction and Marvel fandoms in the early 2010s. This was back when people posted photos of lattes using the Valencia filter on Instagram, and Twitter was still Twitter, a place where people came together to exchange jokes and cultural analysis. But now Instagram is full of influencers, and Twitter is X, a digital town hall with a fierce political divide. “The platforms that won were the ones that kept people scrolling the longest, not the ones that made them feel the most connected,” Naqvi told TechCrunch. “Now there is an abundance…