News & Reviews:   USA

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that PlayStation Plus subscription prices in 15 Latin American countries would increase on April 16 due to global market conditions. Countries involved include Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. So, what should you know about it?

Due to the announcement of the introduction of tariffs by the President of the United States, various stocks experienced a sudden fall, including Apple shares, which saw a fall of around 23% in the last few days. This matter also reduces the value of the Apple company, and now positions it as the second most valuable company in the world. So, what should you know about it?

Sandisk has recently launched official storage dedicated to the PlayStation 5 console. Through the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD for the PlayStation 5 Console and PC model, this external storage is offered in 1TB and 2TB sizes with a selling price of USD 129.999 (~RM5181) and USD 199.99 (~RM877), respectively. So, what should you know about it?

According to Amanz, Trump's tariffs announced last week means there are no company in the world with a market value of $3 trillion. Apple lost its status a day after the company's shares plunged more than 7% after the market opened. The downward trend in stock values continued today, with Tesla the worst, as its shares were down 10.42%. So, what should you know about it?

Earlier this week, US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on imports from several countries including Malaysia (24%). This move would increase the prices of Malaysian goods in the US, which may result in less Americans buying them. While Malaysia has yet to respond, China has retaliated with a new tariff rate.

Thanks to the new tariffs announced by President Trump, the tech industry is going to have a tough time in the market, particularly Apple. According to Reuters, the iPhone could get a drastic price increase of up to 30% or even more.

After some time regarding this news, it has finally happened. It was announced that the United States has imposed a 24% retaliatory tariff on imports from Malaysia. President Trump held a conference just yesterday announcing the news.

As many of you may know, TikTok has been asked to divest its US business to continue operations in the country. The platform was able to resume operations in January, but its next deadline of 5 April 2025 is looming fast. However, sources say a sale could happen soon.

Oracle has been the victim of a hacker attack with 6 million rows of data from 144,000 customers stolen, according to a report by Bleeping Computer . The data was sold on a black market site with the hackers demanding Oracle pay 100,000 XMR (~RM 97 million) to disclose the vulnerability used to make the system accessible. So, what should you know about it?

Along with the announcement of an AirPods Max update that supports lossless audio and ultra-low latency, Apple today also launched a USB-C to 3.5mm audio cable. So, what should you know about it?