Apple Signals Inevitable Price Rises
Apple will raise hardware prices, Tim Cook tells the Wall Street Journal, arguing higher memory and storage costs leave the company little choice if it wants to protect profitability.
2026-06-18
Top News
Rare tick-borne infection confirmed in California
Health officials in California have confirmed a rare human infection with Rickettsia lanei, a tick-borne bacterium related to Rocky Mountain spotted fever, prompting targeted surveillance but not broad public alarm.
2026-06-18
iPadOS 27 Hands-On: Siri AI Grows Up
iPadOS 27 brings the full Siri AI and Apple Intelligence stack to iPad, adds tablet‑only interface perks, and pushes the device closer to a general computing role.
2026-06-18
Health
HPV vaccine wipes out cervical cancer deaths
A major study reports no cervical cancer deaths among young women offered school HPV vaccination, with hundreds of deaths estimated to have been prevented and disease rates sharply reduced.
2026-06-18
U.S. Plan Curtails C.D.C. Disease Work Abroad
A new U.S. government plan trims the C.D.C.’s overseas disease programs and hands broad control of global health initiatives to the State Department, alarming public health experts.
2026-06-18
Grief Rewritten in Congo’s Ebola Belt
At an Ebola-hit cemetery in DR Congo, mourners are taught to surrender touch, ritual and large funerals as safe-burial teams control every step of farewell.
2026-06-18
Technology
Sony’s Lytia 910 bets on single‑shot HDR
Sony’s Lytia 910 LOFIC image sensor targets phone cameras with 100dB dynamic range, Triple Conversion Gain, single‑exposure HDR photos and 4K 60fps HDR recording.
2026-06-18
Apple plots a slimmer iPhone Air sequel
Apple is developing a second iPhone Air for a spring launch window, using the ultra‑thin line to refine pricing, design, and supply strategies between its flagship and budget models.
2026-06-18
Snap’s Costly AR Glasses Jolt Its Stock
Snap’s high‑priced AR glasses launch has rattled investors, triggering a sharp stock drop and raising doubts over its hardware strategy and mixed‑reality ambitions.
2026-06-18
Games
Xbox weighs closure of Compulsion Games
Xbox is reportedly considering closing Compulsion Games, with Double Fine and Ninja Theory also flagged internally, raising new doubts over the stability of its first‑party studio network.
2026-06-16
Xbox shutters Ninja Theory, leaving Senua adrift
Xbox is shutting down Ninja Theory, maker of Hellblade, casting doubt over the fate of the freshly announced Senua project and raising questions about Xbox’s first‑party strategy.
2026-06-16
Xbox studios weigh exits as closure talks loom
Studios inside Microsoft’s Xbox division, including Compulsion Games and Double Fine, are negotiating to avoid closure and may spin out as independent teams if talks succeed.
2026-06-16
Information
Feds charge foreign scientists at NIH
Federal prosecutors charge foreign nationals working within National Institutes of Health programs over alleged grant fraud, undisclosed foreign ties, and data transfer risks tied to biomedical research.
2026-06-03
A sidewalk attack and a family’s defiance
A recorded assault in East Harlem, where a teen girl was kicked and stomped after refusing advances, now collides with a boy’s mother who labels her the bully.
2026-05-17
VC rage bait lights up Andreessen
General Catalyst’s X post baited the VC crowd, drawing repeated public replies from Marc Andreessen and amplifying a meta‑debate about status, engagement, and power in venture capital.
2026-05-16