Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., July 10, 2019. No matter what happens with Apple’s earnings report after the bell on Tuesday one thing is certain: the stock is likely heading higher, according to a number of Wall Street analysts. Shares of the company are up 27% since the tech giant’s last earnings report in October, which many analysts attribute to the upcoming 5G cycle. But while Apple TV+, iPhone sales, Services

United Airlines on Tuesday said it is canceling dozens of China flights next month because of a “significant decline in demand” for service to the country as it battles the growing number of coronavirus cases. United has the most service to China among U.S. airlines. “We will continue to monitor the situation as it develops and will adjust our schedule as needed,” United said in a statement. The changes reduce flights to Hong Kong from San Francisco and Newark, New Jersey; to Beijing from Washin

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday appeared to congratulate his Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, for shouting and cursing at a reporter for National Public Radio who had asked Pompeo questions about Ukraine. After thanking Pompeo for his work, Trump was surprised when Pompeo received a standing ovation from the room full of guests. That was very impressive, Mike,” Trump said of the applause. “That reporter couldn’t have done too good a job on you yesterday, huh? After the Friday inte

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg first announced the oversight board in November 2018 as the company weathered numerous scandals and criticism regarding its privacy and content moderation practices. For instance:Article 2: Section 1.2.1 — The following types of content are not available for the board’s review, unless reassessed in the future by Facebook: Content types: ​content posted through marketplace, fundraisers, Facebook dating, messages, and spam. Decision types:​ decisions made on reports i

GM’s Enhanced Super Cruise will include automated lane change, which will allow the hands-free system to change lanes on the highway when requested on demand. DETROIT — General Motors is updating its Super Cruise driver-assist highway system to feature lane-changing capabilities similar to Tesla’s Autopilot. GM launched Super Cruise in 2017, two years after Tesla debuted Autopilot. Due to the slower launch cadence and additional safeguards, Super Cruise has not received as much attention or scru

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference following an emergency talks over the new SARS-like virus spreading in China and other nations in Geneva on January 22, 2020. The World Health Organization is sending a delegation of researchers and other health experts to China to help combat the coronavirus outbreak. “Stopping the spread of this virus both in China and globally is WHO’s highest priority,” Tedros said in a statement. The WHO s

President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discuss a Middle East peace plan proposal during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, January 28, 2020. President Donald Trump’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan calls for a state of Palestine with a capital in east Jerusalem, he said during an event Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Despite the deal’s long odds of success, Trump suggested that the peace plan marke

The U.S. budget deficit likely will break the $1 trillion barrier in 2020, the first time that has happened since 2012, according to Congressional Budget Office estimates released Tuesday. After passing that mark this year, the deficit is expected to average $1.3 trillion between 2021-30, rising from 4.6% of GDP to 5.4% over the period. As part of a spending pattern that the CBO deemed unsustainable, the national debt is expected to hit $31.4 trillion by 2030. In addition to the debt and deficit

Just over a month after announcing the end of support for Gwent: The Witcher Card Game on consoles, CD Projekt Red will launch another Witcher spin-off for the Nintendo Switch. Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales arrives on the hybrid console on Jan. 28. Originally implemented as a mini-game inside The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, it was eventually spun out as its own standalone collectible card game. In April 2018, CD Projekt wrote an open letter to the community promising a complete relaunch of the fran

Xbox Live Gold subscribers and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will get access to four free games in February as part of those subscriptions, thanks to Xbox Games With Gold, including ‪Cyanide Studio’s Call of Cthulhu on Xbox One and Lionhead Studios’ Fable Heroes on Xbox 360. Rounding out the list of free games for Xbox Live Gold subscribers are Xbox One racing game TT Isle of Man from Kylotonn Racing Games and Bigben Interactive, and LucasArts’ original Star Wars Battlefront for Xbox. Here

Starting today, Pokémon Go players around the world can start battling against each other online. Called the Go Battle League, the new system adds a much requested feature to a game that first launched in 2016. Niantic said today in an official blog post that Go Battle League will begin to roll out gradually to high-level players starting Jan. 28. Pre-season will begin with the Great League, then move on the the Ultra League (Feb. 10), before concluding with the Master League (Feb. 24). The Grea

It’s been a big year for Rockstar’s two online game modes, Red Dead Online and Grand Theft Auto Online. Red Dead Online launched as a beta in 2018, and received substantial updates throughout 2019. GTA Online players can earn GTA$1,000,000 by logging into the mode between Jan. 30 and Feb. 5. Red Dead Online is offering a similar deal. Rockstar will also offer a second bonus for Red Dead Online.

Players will be able to transfer Pokémon from Pokémon Sword and Shield, Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!, and Pokémon Bank. The Pokémon Company is giving players Pokémon Bank for free for a month to get all their Pokémon into the new system — but it’s a one-way ticket. “You’ll be able to bring Pokémon from various Pokémon series games using Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter. Once you’ve got your Pokémon in Pokémon Bank, you’ll then be able to move them to Pokémon Home.”

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 continues its roll-out of free narrative content in February with the release of Episode 3. A new trailer shows combat on Coney Island, and a flashy new weapon available for all players. Episode 3 continues the narrative action from the original campaign, which launched in March 2019. Players will be on the hunt for a scientist who holds the key to curing the plague ravaging the United States. Today’s trailer shows the private military contractors letting loose a barr

I knew Guildlings was special because, despite being a fantasy game, I wasn’t fighting typical enemies like orcs, goblins, or dragons. Guildlings uses the RPG frameworks we’re all familiar with, and refashions them to give them a new life. Released in late 2019 for Apple Arcade, Guildlings places you in a world that’s teeming with history. That happy-go-lucky tone, along with an optimistic vibe, and subtle world-building is reminiscent of Steven Universe, which Antonisse says was definitely an i

Phantasy Star Online 2 is finally coming stateside, and Sega will give fans a brief taste of the online role-playing game the weekend of Feb. 7 with a closed beta test. The closed beta for Phantasy Star Online 2 will feature fully localized English-language text and voices, Sega said. Closed beta testers will get some cosmetic and consumable items for logging in, and daily rewards for playing. Details on how to register for the Phantasy Star Online 2 closed beta test are available at the game’s

Google Stadia owners with Stadia Pro subscriptions will be able to download two games in February: horror-shooter Metro Exodus and indie adventure Gylt. Developed by 4A Games, Metro Exodus is set in a post-nuclear war Russia, where protagonist Artyom engages in heavy duty gunplay while on a search for fellow survivors. Gylt from Tequila Works is a creepy narrative adventure with heavy stealth elements, in which a schoolgirl searches for her missing cousin. Stadia Pro subscribers still have a few

Patch 2.7.1 mostly focuses on bug fixes for the shooter, fixing some of the game’s recent issues and broken weapons. Players who attempt to log in may encounter an error message that reads, “Destiny 2 servers are not available.” Fixed an issue where players could die when transitioning from the Necropolis encounter to the Tunnels of Despair. Fixed an issue where players could get out of the environment in the Tunnels of Despair. Eriana’s Vow no longer gets more ammo when swapping from other Spec

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell:3M (MMM) – 3M reported quarterly profit of $1.95 per share, compared to a consensus estimate of $2.10 a share. Pfizer (PFE) – The drugmaker missed estimates by 3 cents a share, with quarterly earnings of 55 cents per share. Harley-Davidson (HOG) – The motorcycle maker’s quarterly sales missed estimates, with a 3.1% decline in retail sales — that decline was Harley’s smallest in three years. Whirlpool (WHR) – Whirlpool reported quarterly pr

Dow to recover some of Monday’s sharp lossesTraders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on January 27, 2020 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesU.S. stock futures were higher Tuesday, but indicating only a partial rebound from Monday’s more than 450-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Apple to report earnings after the bellApple CEO Tim Cook pose next to an image of the new iPhone 11. Kena Betancur | AFP | Getty ImagesApple, also a Dow component, is sche