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An engineer’s new smartphone cases can give any iPhone a USB-C port

An engineer’s new smartphone cases can give any iPhone a USB-C port

Ken Pillonel has a history of developing clever projects that add USB-C support to gadgets that have less common, outdated port types. After creating the first ever USB-C iPhone back in 2021, the engineer has returned his attention to that concept. He’s created an iPhone case that can provide older device models with a USB-C port, and you can browse …

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Xbox Port Forza Horizon 5 Reportedly PS5’s Best-Selling New Game of 2025

Xbox Port Forza Horizon 5 Reportedly PS5’s Best-Selling New Game of 2025

The success of the PS5 port for Forza Horizon 5 is well documented by this point, but a new sales update for the open-world racer claims it’s selling so well that it’s now become the console’s best-selling new game of 2025 so far. According to data from Alinea Analytics, the racing title surpassed three million sales on PS5 alone last …

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Switch Port Specialist Virtuos Confirms 270 Layoffs

Switch Port Specialist Virtuos Confirms 270 Layoffs

Image: Bethesda, Virtuos The Switch port specialist Virtuos – known within the Nintendo space for its work on games like The Outer Worlds – has officially laid off 270 employees across its studios worldwide. This is “approximately 7%” of the company’s “global workforce”, with 200 roles in Asia and 70 roles in Europe axed, “primarily in teams facing lower occupancy …

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How China Built a Global Port Network – The Wall Street Journal

How China Built a Global Port Network  The Wall Street Journal China threatens to block Panama ports deal unless its shipping giant gets stake, WSJ reports  Reuters China Threatens Trump’s Panama Canal Deal: Report  Newsweek China threatens to squash Panama ports deal unless its shipping giant gets an equal stake: report  New York Post House China Committee Raises Alarm over PRC Influence on the …

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Tanker truck leaking petroleum into creek after crash west of Port Angeles

Tanker truck leaking petroleum into creek after crash west of Port Angeles

CLALLAM COUNTY, Wash. — A tanker truck is leaking petroleum after it went off Highway 101 and into Indian Creek, west of Port Angeles, Friday morning. The crash was reported by the Washington State Department of Transportation shortly before 11 a.m. At first, only the westbound lanes were closed, and traffic was alternating. But at 12:37 p.m., both directions of …

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China could block sale of port terminals: Report

China could block sale of port terminals: Report

The sale of global port facilities to U.S.-based investor BlackRock and Mediterranean Shipping Company by Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison could be blocked by China, unless shipping company Cosco is included, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing anonymous sources. Hutchison said in March it planned to sell its 80% share of port terminals through subsidiary Hutchison Port Holdings at …

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After widespread slowdown, Port of LA import surge is a sign Trump’s ‘whipsaw’ tariffs sparked ‘one last’ stockpiling push, executive director says

After widespread slowdown, Port of LA import surge is a sign Trump’s ‘whipsaw’ tariffs sparked ‘one last’ stockpiling push, executive director says

For months, Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka warned of slashes to shipment arrivals from China and reduced hours for dock workers and truckers as a result of President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff threats. As the busiest port in the U.S. saw record-setting shipping volumes last month, Seroka still isn’t breathing a sigh of relief. The Port of …

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