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Apple is the front-runner in a tight, three-way contest to surpass the $4 trillion hurdle for the first time. But with a current stock market valuation of $3.6 trillion the iPhone maker is closely followed by microchip pioneer Nvidia, whose shares have had an amazing run, powered by the boom in artificial intelligence (AI) spending.It is now worth $3.3 trillion. Software giant Microsoft is hard on its heels at $3.1 trillion. To put these huge numbers into context, Apple is now as big as the entire annual output of the British economy, with Nvidia and Microsoft close behind – see…
Stephanie Rice has stunned fans with a second wedding. Just days ago she tied the knot with her partner Mark Lassey following a whirlwind 10-month romance.The former Olympic swimmer, 38, then held a second wedding – again in Perth – on Friday, sharing a look at the event on social media. ‘Because one night wasn’t enough. We had the most amazing night celebrating our marriage and farewell with our favourite people, on the most amazing rooftop, in this beautiful city, under the presence of God,’ she wrote in her Instagram caption. ‘Thank you to all our family and friends who flew from across the…
Apple Intelligence is essentially a snazzy brand name for Apple’s new-found focus on AI, triggered by the huge success of the ChatGPT.Here’s a look at some of the best features of Apple Intelligence, which comes to the UK via the new iOS 18.2 operating system. ChatGPT-Siri integrationSurely the biggest part of Apple Intelligence is the integration of OpenAI’s hugely popular chatbot ChatGPT with Siri, Apple’s in-built virtual assistant. With better ‘language-understanding capabilities’ enabled by ChatGPT, Siri will help you across multiple apps and ‘accelerate everyday tasks’, Apple said. You’ll be able to press and hold the side button to activate Siri as normal, but with…
The virus fueling pandemic fears in China has infected thousands of Americans in the past year, according to federal data. Weekly CDC data since January 2024 shows nearly 28,000 Americans have been sickened with human metapneumovirus (HPMV), a previously little-known respiratory illness dubbed ‘the most important virus you’ve never heard of.’Infections spiked in April 2024, with one week reporting 1,666 positive test results at the peak, which was eight percent of all tests carried out that week. The latest CDC data for the week ending December 28 shows there were 260 positive tests, a two percent positivity rate. On average, since Thanksgiving, 200 to 350…
By ALEX RASKIN and ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 00:09 EST, 12 January 2025 | Updated: 00:12 EST, 12 January 2025 Have the mystery drones that appeared across the New Jersey sky reemerged along the Maryland coast?NFL fans were left stunned on Saturday night as officials paused the Baltimore Ravens’ playoff win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third quarter for what was described as an administrative timeout.When the game returned from break, Amazon sideline reporter Kaylee Hartung told the streaming audience that the stoppage was due to a drone spotted in the area. ‘Drones over the stadium,’ one fan remarked on…
By JAKE FENNER Published: 23:44 EST, 11 January 2025 | Updated: 23:44 EST, 11 January 2025 After insisting that he wouldn’t jump to the NFL unless he was able to coach both of his sons, University of Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders has been linked to one job in the pro ranks.Just a few days ago, Sanders appeared on Good Morning America’s ‘GMA3’ where he revealed that he wanted to coach both of his sons that jumped to Colorado with him – quarterback Shedeur Sanders and safety Shilo Sanders.’You know what? The only way I would consider [it], is…
There aren’t too many business leaders who have a good word to say about the Government’s controversial tax-and-spend Budget. Jo Gretton is one exception. The boss of technology firm Telent, which employs 2,500 people, says the increase to National Insurance contributions ‘will be a drag’ but Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ commitment to boost infrastructure investment and improve public service efficiency ‘should be a boon’.The reason she gives the Budget at least one cheer is because most of Telent’s business is with big, taxpayer-funded organisations such as Network Rail, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and Transport for London.So the Chancellor’s pledge to spend…
Madison LeCroy has spoken out about the breakup between her Southern Charm costars Paige DeSorbo and Craig Conover.On the most recent episode of the reality TV show, Madison attended a party that the former couple were at. She discussed what that was like and if she gave Craig any advice for moving on during an Amazon Live this week. ‘I don’t need to give him any advice,’ she said. ‘I just told him, “You’re going to be a great husband, you’re going to be a great dad one day. “You have so much to look forward to, like, just be lucky you didn’t already have…
iPhone users have been warned of two settings that sneakily allow third party apps and websites to access your data.These settings allow your iPhone to share data that helps third parties target advertisements to you and measure advertisement engagement. Chip Hallett, author of The Ultimate Privacy Playbook, explained how to turn these ‘dangerous’ settings off to ensure that your data is always kept private. To disable them, start by opening the settings app.Then scroll down and tap ‘Safari.’ Then scroll all the way down to the bottom of the screen where it says ‘Advanced.’ Tap this tab, and you should see a toggle on/off…
We are bang in the middle of a raging storm as four viral infections – dubbed a ‘quad-demic’ – sweep the UK.The warnings began in October. Now health services are under serious strain as millions battle flu, norovirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and Covid-19. It triggered more than a dozen NHS hospitals to declare critical incidents last week, which saw them scale back non-urgent services and implement Covid-era measures such as facemasks and visiting bans – with some 50-hour waiting times in A&E.Social media is awash with people floored by illness and desperate for advice. And there are warnings that…