President Donald Trump's plan to increase tariffs on goods produced in China would affect a wide range of consumer goods. One gadget that could see a price increase because of a trade war is the video game consoles, and the three biggest companies behind consoles have come together to ask Trump for a pass. From a report: Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony sent a letter dated June 17 to the Office of the United States Trade Representative requesting that video game consoles be removed from the list of products covered by tariffs. The companies say a tariff on consoles would stifle innovation and harm the larger gaming ecosystem -- threatening jobs and injuring consumers, video game developers and retailers. Microsoft makes the Xbox console, Nintendo makes the Switch, and Sony makes the PlayStation. "While we appreciate the administration's efforts to protect US intellectual property and preserve US high-tech leadership," the three companies said in the letter, "the disproportionate harm caused by these tariffs to US consumers and businesses will undermine -- not advance -- these goals."

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Over 100 environmental, conservationist, student and interfaith groups took part in mass climate change rally in London.

Over 100 environmental, conservationist, student and interfaith groups took part in mass climate change rally in London.

Over 100 environmental, conservationist, student and interfaith groups took part in mass climate change rally in London.

Over 100 environmental, conservationist, student and interfaith groups took part in mass climate change rally in London.

Speaking of Google, the company is sending out warnings to Microsoft SwiftKey users that the keyboard will no longer be able to access the data in Google Accounts, including Gmail content, starting on July 15th. From a report: In an email, Google is telling SwiftKey users who have integrated the keyboard replacement with Gmail that the integration will no longer work on July 15th, 2019, unless SwiftKey complies with Google's updated data policies. When users install SwiftKey, they can personalize the keyboard by integrating it into email accounts such as Gmail. When integrating in other services, though, the app requests various permissions in how they can access the content in this service.

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Who will be on stage? What issues do voters want to hear about most? Everything you need to know about the first debate.

Who will be on stage? What issues do voters want to hear about most? Everything you need to know about the first debate.

Security through obscurity is out, security through tomfoolery is in. From a report: That's the basic philosophy sold by Track THIS, "a new kind of incognito" browsing project, which opens up 100 tabs crafted to fit a specific character -- a hypebeast, a filthy rich person, a doomsday prepper, or an influencer. The idea is that your browsing history will be depersonalized and poisoned, so advertisers won't know how to target ads to you. It was developed as a collaboration between mschf (pronounced "mischief") internet studios and Mozilla's Firefox as a way of promoting Firefox Quantum, the newest Firefox browser. [...] Just a warning -- if you use Track THIS it may take several minutes for all 100 tabs to load. (I used Chrome as my browser.) But when as it gradually loads, it's like taking a first-person journey through someone else's consciousness.

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Security through obscurity is out, security through tomfoolery is in. From a report: That's the basic philosophy sold by Track THIS, "a new kind of incognito" browsing project, which opens up 100 tabs crafted to fit a specific character -- a hypebeast, a filthy rich person, a doomsday prepper, or an influencer. The idea is that your browsing history will be depersonalized and poisoned, so advertisers won't know how to target ads to you. It was developed as a collaboration between mschf (pronounced "mischief") internet studios and Mozilla's Firefox as a way of promoting Firefox Quantum, the newest Firefox browser. [...] Just a warning -- if you use Track THIS it may take several minutes for all 100 tabs to load. (I used Chrome as my browser.) But when as it gradually loads, it's like taking a first-person journey through someone else's consciousness.

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Sea Watch ship carrying 42 refugees and migrants enters Italian waters despite an order from Rome to stay over.

Sea Watch ship carrying 42 refugees and migrants enters Italian waters despite an order from Rome to stay over.

Sea Watch ship carrying 42 refugees and migrants enters Italian waters despite an order from Rome to stay over.

Agnes Callamard says Saudi trial of suspects in Khashoggi killing not being carried out in 'good faith'.

Agnes Callamard says Saudi trial of suspects in Khashoggi killing not being carried out in 'good faith'.