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Technology crushing human creativity? Apple's new iPad ad has struck a nerve online 05/10/2024 07:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A newly released ad promoting Apple's new iPad Pro has struck quite a nerve online. The ad, which was released by the tech giant Tuesday, shows a hydraulic press crushing just about every creative instrument artists and consumers have used over the years ��� from a piano and record Data Doctors: How to sync smartphones to Windows computers 05/10/2024 05:08pm • Q: Can I connect my iPhone to my Windows laptop like I can with a MacBook? A: A feature that has long been available in the Apple ecosystem is the ability to set up an iPhone and a macOS-based computer so that text messages and incoming phone calls are received on both devices. This interopera The 10 Biggest Tech Companies in the World 05/09/2024 08:00pm • Over the past few decades, technology has been integrated deeper into every corner of the economy. Technology stocks have been some of the market's best long-term performers, and the technology sector's total weighting in the S&P 500 has expanded to 29.2% as of April 30. Even mega-cap companies 5 Best Mutual Funds to Buy Now 05/09/2024 08:00pm • With the rise of exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, that let you buy and sell throughout the trading day, mutual funds have fallen out of the limelight. But don't write the old stalwart of simple, diversified investing off just yet. The following list of the best mutual funds to buy now may prove to sk US weekly jobless claims hit highest level since August of 2023, though job market is still hot 05/09/2024 09:23am • The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in more than eight months last week, another indication that the red hot U.S. labor market may be softening. Unemployment claims for the week ending May 4 rose by 22,000 to 231,000, up from 209,000 the week befor How to turn a supermarket bouquet into a lusher, more personalized flower arrangement 05/09/2024 08:32am • If your heart is telling you to give someone a luxurious bouquet of flowers, but your wallet is telling you to shop at the supermarket, fear not: With a bit of imagination and creativity, you can transform a simple, low-cost bouquet into a stunning floral arrangement. Jennifer Murphy, owner of Forge Protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' now banned in city after appeals court overturns ruling 05/08/2024 09:23pm • HONG KONG (AP) ��� An appeals court on Wednesday granted the Hong Kong government's request to ban a popular protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the once-freewheeling global financial hub. ���Glory to Hong Kong��� was often sung by demo 9 of 10 wrongful death suits over Astroworld concert crowd surge have been settled, lawyer says 05/08/2024 07:41pm • HOUSTON (AP) ��� Nine of the 10 wrongful death lawsuits filed after a deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld music festival have been settled, including one that was set to go to trial this week, an attorney said Wednesday. Jury selection had been set to begin Tuesday in the wrongful death suit f Judge grills Apple exec about whether company is defying order to enable more iPhone payment options 05/08/2024 05:49pm • OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) ��� A federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether Apple has set up a gauntlet of exasperating hurdles to discourage the use of alternative payment options in iPhone apps, despite a court order seeking to create more ways for consumers to pay for digital services. The verbal sp 6 of the Best AI ETFs to Buy Now 05/07/2024 08:00pm • First quarter earnings season has highlighted a crucial point for artificial intelligence (AI) investors: There's going to be significant volatility ahead. Take, for example, Meta Platforms Inc. (ticker: META), which saw its shares plunge more than 10% after its report, despite posting strong overal Apple's biggest announcements from its iPad event: brighter screen, faster chips and the Pencil Pro 05/07/2024 03:58pm • CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) ��� Apple on Tuesday unveiled its next generation of iPad Pros and Airs ��� models that will boast faster processors, new sizes and a new display system as part of the company's first update to its tablet lineup in more than a year. The showcase at Apple���s headquarters in Cu How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat 05/07/2024 12:36pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that's probably because it has, at least if you're measuring via internet time. What's now in question is whether it will be around much longer and, if so, in what form? Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher, though China benchmarks falter 05/07/2024 12:41am • Asian markets were mostly higher Tuesday after another day of gains on Wall Street, although Chinese shares faltered. U.S. futures and oil prices edged higher. Tokyo's Nikkei 225, reopening after a national holiday, jumped 1.5% to 38,784.91 and the Kospi in South Korea surged 1.9% to 2,728.05. Ho Why voters in southern India are more resistant to Modi's Hindu-centric politics 05/07/2024 12:05am • CHENNAI, India (AP) ��� Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wielded near-total control over Indian politics since coming to power 10 years ago, with one exception: He has failed to win over the country���s wealthier southern region. Five states across southern India account for roughly 20% of the count Tornadoes spotted in Oklahoma as hail pelts Kansas. Forecasts warn more is to come 05/06/2024 11:00pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ��� Tornadoes touched down Monday evening in rural Oklahoma and large hail pelted parts of Kansas as an outbreak of dangerous storms brought the possibility of strong twisters staying on the ground for many miles. Forecasters have issued a rare high-risk weather warning for the tw