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Gamers can’t get enough of the Switch 2 — and demand for the new console has boosted Nintendo stock too.Shares in the Japanese company hit new highs this month and have gained 39% this year, adding $39 billion to its market cap that stands at about $115 billion.The Switch 2 was released at the start of June and has been a huge hit with gamers. Nintento said earlier this month it had sold 3.5 million consoles in the first four days — the fastest-selling system it’s ever released.US retailers have kept running out of stock, making it hard to nab. Walmart…

When Eventual founders Sammy Sidhu and Jay Chia were working as software engineers at Lyft’s autonomous vehicle program, they witnessed a brewing data infrastructure problem — and one that would only become larger with the rise of AI. Self-driving cars produce a ton of unstructured data from 3D scans and photos to text and audio. There wasn’t a tool for Lyft engineers that could understand and process all of those different types of data at the same time — and all in one place. This left engineers to piece together open source tools in a lengthy process with reliability issues.…

For the second consecutive season the Las Vegas Aces have gotten off to a slow start.The team snapped a three-game losing streak Sunday with a victory over Indiana. Las Vegas sits at 6-7, a rare time they are under .500 since the team came to the Nevada city in 2018. The victory over Caitlin Clark and the Fever was one of their best efforts of the season. (It also was ESPN’s third most-watched WNBA regular-season game, averaging 1.7 million viewers.)Coach Becky Hammon is hoping for more consistency moving forward.“It’s hard to build trust when you’re not consistent. Every day. You…

Hims & Hers stock fell 35% after Novo Nordisk ended their partnership on Monday.Novo Nordisk stopped the deal because Hims sold a cheaper version of Wegovy.Hims’ stock has fluctuated with developments in the weight loss drug market.Hims & Hers stock plunged 35% on Monday after its collaboration with Novo Nordisk came to a halt.The Danish pharmaceutical giant said it was ending the partnership because Hims is selling and promoting a cheaper copycat of Novo’s blockbuster weight loss drug, Wegovy.”Hims & Hers Health, Inc. has failed to adhere to the law which prohibits mass sales of compounded drugs under the false…

Will Wade’s work building N.C. State into an immediate winner included the pursuit of an entrant in the NBA draft, just in case he returned to college.It wasn’t a huge risk: With all the cash flowing in college, the number of early entrants to the NBA draft has continued to shrink. This year’s draft starts Wednesday night with its lowest total of those prospects in at least 10 years.“Now you can play the long game a little bit more,” Wade told The Associated Press, referring to how college players can look at their futures. “Look, I can get paid the…

Many couples go all-out for their wedding. But what exactly does it look like when the third-richest person in the world gets married in one of the most romantic cities in the world?We could soon find out as billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, a newscaster turned helicopter pilot, are set to tie the knot in Venice this week.Business Insider asked luxury wedding planners, who were not involved in the Bezos and Sánchez nuptials, in Venice and elsewhere, to dish on what exactly goes into planning a high-profile wedding like this one.”Whoever you are, on your wedding day,…

The former Amazon CEO seems to have a slightly more relaxed start to his day and said he likes to “putter in the morning,” Axios reported in 2018.”So I like to read the newspaper,” he said. “I like to have coffee. I like have breakfast with my kids before they go to school.”He and his fiancé, Lauren Sánchez, have a no-phone rule during the mornings and share a “magic moment” before the kids wake up, Sánchez told People.The two also try to journal together, she said in 2023 interview with Vogue, though admits that they’re “not quite there” yet and…

Editor’s note: Before beginning any new exercise program, consult your doctor. Stop immediately if you experience pain. Summary Motivational mantras and mottos can help people stay committed to their exercise routines, fitness experts say. Studies found self-talk enhances sports performance. Fitness coaches CNN spoke to incorporate personalized mantras as supplemental motivational tools for clients. Effective mantras should be short, easy to remember and personally meaningful rather than researched. The internal dialogue fostered by mantras can be as powerful for fitness as physical training itself. This summary was AI-generated and reviewed by CNN editors. CNN  —  When Nike unveiled its now-famous…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee is set to meet for the first time since Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed the entire panel and appointed his own hand-selected members.Earlier this month, Kennedy removed all 17 sitting members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and appointed eight new members, some of whom have been critics of shots — especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.The ACIP will meet on Wednesday, June 25, and Thursday, June 26, to review scientific data on some vaccines and vote on some fall recommendations.MORE: What may be…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City’s unwavering fans finally get to celebrate a championship after suffering through several close calls and heartbreaking moments the past two decades.The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers on Sunday to clinch the NBA title, and the city will hold a parade on Tuesday morning to honor its first major professional championship. Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, All-Star Jalen Williams and their teammates will pass through downtown for an event that is scheduled to last 90 minutes.Oklahoma City first hosted an NBA team during the 2005-06 season, when the New Orleans Hornets temporarily relocated after…