Apple raised the cost of its monthly AppleCare subscription prices for iPhones by 50 cents, MacRumors reports. The 50 cent price hike applies to both standard AppleCare Plus and AppleCare Plus with Theft and Loss monthly plans for Apple’s current iPhone lineup. So, for example, the standard AppleCare Plus for the iPhone 16 will cost…
Kendrick Lamar’s smash “Not Like Us” has been a lot of things since its release less than a year ago: a Drake-slaying diss track, a No. 1 single, a West Coast unity anthem, a Kamala Harris rally singalong, a World Series fight song, a bar mitzvah dance floor party-starter. At the Grammys over the weekend,…
Nomad has announced a new USB-C cable designed to charge multiple devices simultaneously. Instead of copying Anker’s homework and releasing a charging cable with dual USB-C connectors on one end, Nomad’s new Universal Cable for Apple Watch features an inline charging puck for Apple’s smartwatch on one end. It seems ideal for travelers wanting to…
President Trump has enraged his opponents in the United States by pardoning Jan. 6 defendants, investigating his enemies and revoking security clearances. But in Italy, it is a different Trump who has set off a furor, wearing a camouflage beanie and sitting in a hole in the ground. Italian lawmakers have accused Donald J. Trump…
Apple has announced Apple Invites, an event planning app for the iPhone that will let iCloud subscribers create and share invitations to parties and other events. Recipients can RSVP regardless of whether they have an iCloud subscription or an Apple device. It’s also available on the web. With Invites, Apple says hosts can “view and…
At least 10 people were killed and an unidentified number injured at a shooting at a school for adult education in central Sweden on Tuesday, the authorities said. The police said they had started a “major operation” and locked down the campus in the city of Orebro, after shots were heard about 12:30 p.m. local…
Defunct robotaxi company Cruise has begun to lay off employees today, sources tell The Verge. The layoffs come two months after General Motors said it would no longer fund Cruise, and would instead shift its spending toward advanced driver assist and personally owned autonomous vehicles. Cruise held an all-hands meeting today, in which it announced…
After more than three decades of planning and a $250 million investment, Lykos Therapeutics’ application for the first psychedelic drug to reach federal regulators was expected to be a shoo-in. Lykos, the corporate arm of a nonprofit dedicated to winning mainstream acceptance of psychedelics, had submitted data to the Food and Drug Administration showing that…
The folks at Iconfactory, which once made a wonderful Twitter client called Twitterrific, launched a new app on Tuesday. It’s called Tapestry, and it’s a cross between a social app and a news reader. The app can ingest feeds of all kinds: someone’s Bluesky posts, your favorite YouTube creator’s videos, a blog’s new posts, all…
Angeliesse and Mike Nesterwitz met and married as New York Police Department officers. They each made more than $100,000 a year, but life had become unbearable. The couple were eager to start a family, but they barely saw each other because they were constantly pulled into mandatory overtime shifts. Mr. Nesterwitz would often finish a…