Recent tech news includes reports of a significant tornado and heavy rainfall event expected in the central US. Separately, anticipation surrounds Nintendo's Switch 2 event, with live updates tracking viewer counts and discussing potential console features, pricing, and game reveals. In labor news, National Labor Relations Board cases against Apple filed by Janneke Parrish and Cher Scarlett have been paused after the nomination of an Apple attorney as the NLRB's general counsel. Finally, users of the social media platform X are now tagging Grok, Elon Musk's AI, in posts and replies, often to fact-check or engage in banter, including some instances of uncensored and humorous interactions.

The provided articles cover several distinct topics: TSMC's significant US investment pledge, which while large, might be a re-estimation of existing plans rather than a new promise, and the geopolitical implications of this investment. They also detail President Trump's executive order creating a Commerce Department office to manage investments and the CHIPS Act, alongside a separate, possibly inaccurate, report of an education-related order. Finally, the sources extensively discuss the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 console, including its expected features, release timeframe, potential pricing, and how it aims to succeed the highly popular original Switch.

Recent reports detail Eric and Donald Trump Jr.'s venture into Bitcoin mining through a merger of their American Data Centers with Hut 8's American Bitcoin, creating a significant mining entity. Separately, the Trump family has also gained control of World Liberty Financial, a DeFi project that raised substantial funds and plans to launch a stablecoin called USD1. Meanwhile, in the UK, major banks like Barclays and Lloyds are facing scrutiny regarding customer satisfaction, savings account interest rates, and recurring digital banking outages.