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Two gamers are suing Nintendo. They want the tariff money back, not the company.
After the Supreme Court killed Trump-era tariffs in February, Nintendo filed for refunds. A class action says those refunds belong to customers.
Clara Wexler
Tech-policy reporter. Reads the regulations, antitrust filings, and compliance documents so the rest of us don't have to.
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Trump fired the entire National Science Board. The body that signs off on $9B in NSF funding is gone.
All 24 NSB members got termination emails on April 24 from the presidential personnel office. The board approves NSF's largest grants and sets policy. It is now empty.
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Samsung workers are heading for a strike over SK Hynix's bonus checks
Samsung's union voted to walk out May 21 over a bonus gap that sees SK Hynix engineers pocket roughly 4x more. 200+ have already defected.
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The EU's 'replaceable phone batteries by 2027' headline is misleading. Here's the rule.
Article 11 of EU Batteries Regulation 2023/1542 kicks in February 18, 2027. Most flagship phones will dodge user-replaceable batteries through the Ecodesign exemption instead.
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Virginia turned on data centers. Here's the chart the AI industry should be watching
Virginia voter support for new data centers crashed from 69% to 35% in three years. The Post/Schar School poll and the Digital Gateway cancellation show why it matters.
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The US government is about to make data centers show their power bills for the first time
The EIA confirmed it will develop a mandatory energy disclosure survey for data centers, two years behind Europe. Here's what it covers and why it matters.