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The Nintendo Switch video game console, which will launch next March.

This is Nintendo's next video game console

Company unveiled Nintendo Switch with a teaser video Thursday.

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Sequoia hires first female investing partner in U.S.
Jess Lee was CEO of Polyvore which was bought last year by Yahoo for $230 million.

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Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos.

Amazon could be a lot bigger than we think
Amazon may have a far bigger reach in retail than commonly understand — signaling more threats to mass market retailers.

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Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani, right, Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, middle, and Eva Cole, a graduate of Girls Who Code. Cole lead a Q&A session with Saujani and Sandberg for 160 girls from the Bay Area taking part in Girls

Women in computing to decline to 22% by 2025, study warns
Research from Accenture and Girls Who Code recommends immediate steps to boost women studying computer science.

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The gang celebrates Sheldon's birthday with some surprise guests on 'The Big Bang Theory.'

Google's Unplugged TV service signs deal with CBS
Google has struck a deal to carry CBS Corp.

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Verizon begins Yahoo breach evaluation, earnings hit by Samsung Note 7 recall
Verizon had mixed Q3 earnings Thursday amidst its integration of Yahoo, damaged by a breach.

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Hot air balloons float over the Rio Grande River in Albuquerque during the international balloon fiesta. Skilled pilots can dip the basket of their balloons into the water and then soar away again into the sky.

Take flight: USA TODAY Network debuts VR show
The first episode takes viewers to a hot-air balloon festival and into a fighter jet cockpit.

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Latina-led Silicon Valley tech company raises $2M
Atipica founder Laura Gómez says it's one of the largest seed funding rounds for a Latino-led tech company.