Apple's Market Value Plummets Amid Tech Sector Turmoil

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In a dramatic downturn, Apple's market capitalization decreased by $174 billion in a single day, contributing to a combined loss of over $750 billion among America's seven largest technology companies. Key points include:

• Significant Losses: Apple led the decline, with other tech giants like Microsoft, Tesla, Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta also experiencing substantial market value reductions.

• Economic Concerns: The losses are attributed to escalating trade tensions and economic uncertainties impacting the technology sector.

• Nvidia's Decline: Nvidia's shares fell by 5%, erasing nearly $140 billion in market value, marking a significant downturn for the AI chipmaker.

• Broader Market Impact: The Nasdaq suffered its steepest drop since 2022, reflecting widespread investor apprehension.

• Future Outlook: The tech sector faces challenges amid new tariffs and global economic instability.

For a comprehensive analysis of this market shift, read the full article here.

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Want To See What Amazon Knows About You? (Here's How)

If you were to take a guess at how much data Amazon has about you what would your guess be? A couple of megabytes worth? A gigabyte or two? The answer will depend on how much Amazon has permeated your private space. That means if you only access Amazon's site to make purchases here and there, the data collect from you might be miniscule compared to a person with an Amazon Echo yelling commands at Alexa every few minutes. 

If you'd like to see just how much data has been collected by Amazon via their website, Alexa and other products, just follow the steps below. A brief disclaimer, things may become a little creepy as Alexa users will be able to hear their own voice issuing commands and possibly bits of conversations they've had around Alexa. Enjoy!

Log in to your Amazon account.

Scroll towards the bottom of the screen look for the heading "Let Us Help You" and click on "Help".

On the next screen scroll down to the "All help topics" section and select "Security & Privacy" and then click "More in Security & Privacy".

On the next screen under the "Security and Privacy" section, click on the "How Do I Request My Data" link. 

The link will take you to the "Request Your Personal Information" page. Here you will click on the "Request My Data" link. 

On the "Request My Data" page you'll click on the dropdown menu where you can select the type of data you would like to request. Here you'll click the "Select Data Category" dropdown menu and select "Request All Your Data" and then click the "Submit Request" button.  

After this you should see a "Data Request Creation" screen notifying you that an email has been sent to you. Open your email click, locate the email and click on the link and your request will be processed. 

You will receive a final confirmation and depending on the amount of data collected you will receive notification that your data is ready for your viewing.