• Today’s top business headlines: Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing, Apple’s $490 million settlement, and a conversation with Delta’s CEO

    A new chapter in the Sam Bankman-Fried saga: On Friday, federal prosecutors asked a New York judge to sentence the founder and former head of cryptocurrency exchange FTX to between 40 and 50 years in prison. They cited claims that Bankman-Fried participated in a “historic fraud” and cost customers and investors at least $10 billion as the rationale behind the hefty jail time. Bankman-Fried’s lawyers have argued that five or six years behind bars would be appropriate, maintaining that he’s not an...

  • Apple wants Vision Pro to be a medical hub. Here’s how some health organizations are already using it

    At its $3,499 starting price point, the Apple Vision Pro isn’t exactly the cheapest consumer tech product. But some healthcare leaders across the U.S. medical system say they’re already embracing the Vision Pro for its spatial computing functions and augmented reality capabilities, which they say hold serious promise. Apple is pushing the Vision Pro’s potential to be a medical hub with multiple use cases that leverages its infinite field of vision and ultra-high resolution. Earlier this...

  • Apple may use Google Gemini or ChatGPT to power the iPhone’s AI features: report

    Apple has held talks with both OpenAI and Google to use their chatbot technology to power some of iOS 18’s upcoming artificial intelligence features, according to a report from Bloomberg. If a deal goes through, Apple could use ChatGPT or Gemini for cloud-based AI features as part of the next operating system for the iPhone. The reported discussions between Apple, Google, and OpenAI are notable for a few reasons. First, it suggests that Apple is further behind than some thought in its AI...

  • Apple Accountant Wicliff Fleurizard Allegedly Sneaks Onto Delta Flight Using Child’s Boarding Pass

    Wicliff Wves Fleurizard, 26, faces a charge of stowing away on a vessel or aircraft following the incident in Salt Lake City on March 17.

  • Instax Mini 99 vs Instax Mini 90: What’s new?

    Instax recently announced its latest instant camera, the Instax Mini 99, but how does it compare to its predecessor, the Instax Mini 90? The Mini 99 takes many of the features and manual controls fans loved on the Mini 90 and adds two new dials and a revamped design. Keep reading to learn how the Instax Mini 99 compares to the Instax Mini 90 The Instax Mini 99 has six colour effects  One of the biggest differences between the Instax Mini 90 and the Instax Mini 99 is the increased...

  • iPad vs iPad Pro: What’s the difference between Apple’s tablet ranges?

    The iPad and the iPad Pro are two different tablets for two very different types of people, but what’s the difference between them and which is best for your needs? Apple's iPad collection is much more vast than it once was, with a handful of iPad variants tailored to different needs and requirements. Take the iPad Pro, for example; it offers the very best tablet tech Apple has to offer, including support for high-end accessories, advanced screen tech and blisteringly fast processing...

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    JJ’s That’s Trending: The US Sues Apple, Octopus With A K, KU Survives and More

          Here are today’s 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW       1. Apparently an Apple a day keeps the competitors away, allegedly. The US Department of Justice yesterday filed a suit against Apple, alleging

    • CNN

    Nebraska lawmaker apologizes for using colleague’s name in book’s rape description

    Republican Nebraska state Sen. Steve Halloran is facing calls to resign after he inserted Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh’s name into a passage he read during a debate from a book’s rape scene that contained graphic details, reports CNN affiliate WOWT. Halloran apologized on the Senate floor for inserting his colleague’s name, defending his decision to read the passage.

    • Forbes

    UConn’s Donovan Clingan Uses Mom’s Death As Motivation To Reach Dreams

    Donovan Clingan, a 7-foot-2 sophomore center, is a main reason the UConn men's basketball team is favored to win the NCAA championship for the second consecutive year.

  • Bulletproof windows and ‘bunga bunga’: Berlusconi’s palace to be used by world’s press

    Italy’s Foreign Press Association – branded ‘communists’ by late politician – moves into Palazzo Grazioli in RomeThe first and only time Silvio Berlusconi held a news conference at the Italian Foreign Press Association in Rome was in November 1993. The businessman told journalists he had no desire whatsoever to enter politics, and hoped he would never be forced to.But when the correspondents probed further, particularly about his friendship with Gianfranco Fini, the leader of the National...

  • Bananarama’s Keren Woodward: ‘There’s a beauty to getting to an age where you don’t care about stuff that used to bother you’

    The singer on being single, a brush with the law in LA, and buying biscuits in bulkBorn in Bristol, Keren Woodward, 62, had a clerical job at the BBC when she formed Bananarama with Sara Dallin and Siobhan Fahey in the early 80s. They have had 25 songs in the UK Top 40 with hits including Cruel Summer, Venus, Love in the First Degree and Robert De Niro’s Waiting. A duo since the early 90s, this month they released Glorious: The Ultimate Collection and, in April, they play the London Palladium....

  • The DOJ lawsuit isn’t just about the App Store—it’s about Apple’s growing control over everything, starting with your own car

    President Biden’s Department of Justice dropped jaws today by announcing it is suing Apple, accusing the tech heavyweight of operating an “iPhone monopoly.” The antitrust lawsuit, which was joined by 16 states and the District of Columbia, marks the biggest challenge Apple has seen so far to its industry dominance—and that’s despite capping what could be called a world-historic past year of legal troubles, involving everyone from fellow tech companies to the European Union. But rather than...