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Owners of some iPhones are in line to get cash payments of up to $95 from Apple after the company on Tuesday reached a $250 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit for false advertising of its artificial intelligence capabilities. Apple trumpeted new AI features for its virtual assistant Siri when it rolled out the iPhone 16 in 2024, part […]
A recent survey by Generation Lab found that more than 8 in 10 young adults rate economic conditions in the U.S. as either bad or terrible. The survey, conducted April 26-29, found that 55 percent of 546 respondents ages 18-24 said they view the economy as bad, while 29 percent said it was terrible. As for those […]
The cost for regular gas as of Sunday is an average $4.446 — a week ago it was $4.099, according to AAA’s fuel site. U.S. gas prices were an average $2.98 on Feb. 26 — two days before the war in Iran began — and a year ago, the average price of gas was $3.171, according to data […]
The highly anticipated, high-fashion sequel The Devil Wears Prada 2’s owned the box office runway this weekend, strutting out to a sensational $77 million at the domestically and $233.6 million globally, per Comscore. Antoine Fuqua’s Michael Jackson biopic Michael In its second weekend in theaters, grossed $54 million domestically, for a former total of $183.8 million, and $134.8 million […]
The self-proclaimed King of Pop proved his generational staying power again at the box office over the weekend when the Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, earned a record-breaking $97 million domestically during a global launch that exceeded $217 million. The Antoine Fuqua-directed chronicle of Jackson’s life takes viewers from the singer’s humble Indiana beginnings to the peak of his stardom, briefly […]
Oprah Winfrey’s podcast is headed to Amazon. Winfrey’s production company, Harpo Entertainment, struck a multiyear deal to give Amazon-owned Wondery exclusive distributing and advertising rights to “The Oprah Podcast,” the companies announced Monday. Under the agreement, Winfrey’s podcast will expand to two new episodes a week starting this summer — and Wondrey will distribute the show’s […]
Last week, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae announced their acceptance of mortgages evaluated using VantageScore 4.0 to reduce costs for American homebuyers and stimulate competition in the mortgage credit-scoring market. The mortgage housing behemoths will initiate a limited roll-out to approved lenders. VantageScore is a credit score modeling and analytics firm co-owned by Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. Scott Turner, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban […]
Apple on Monday named John Ternus as its new chief executive officer, effective Sept. 1, and said that Tim Cook would take the role of executive chairman. The transition will end Cook’s 15-year run as one of the most successful technology CEOs in modern history. “It has been the greatest privilege of my life to […]
The MWBE Conference was a success. The event was historic with total attendance exceeding 600 participants from across our 4 regions representing a cross-section of businesses, agencies and organizations. There were 3 former MWBE Officers at the Awards Dinner, in addition to the current MWBE Officer. A Pioneer Award was given to Mr. Mike Tyler […]
A’ja Wilson, the WNBA’s first four-time MVP, has signed a three-year, $5 million supermax contract to remain with the Las Vegas Aces, sources told ESPN. The deal, which is the largest in WNBA history to date and fully guaranteed for Wilson, was negotiated by agent Jade-Li English of Klutch Sports Group.The Aces announced the move but […]
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