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Jess Weatherbed

Apple faces a new $3.75 billion antitrust lawsuit over iCloud storage

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Apple is facing a £3 billion (about $3.75 billion) lawsuit from a consumer group that alleges the iPhone maker violated UK competition law by “forcing” customers to use its iCloud service.

In its press release, UK consumer watchdog Which? says that Apple gave its iCloud storage service preferential treatment and encouraged users to use the service to store photos, videos, and other data while making it difficult to use alternative providers....

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Andrew Webster

Words With Friends takes on Wordle with new single-player daily puzzles

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Wordle’s success has caused an explosion in newspaper-style puzzle games, and now Words With Friends is getting in on the action. The long-running word game is adding four solo modes that can be played daily, and they’ll sound familiar to those who use The New York Times’ gaming app.

The new games include a mini crossword puzzle; a word search; Word Wheel, which is about connecting letters to create words; and a word guessing game...

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Chris Welch

Amazon announces its first Mini LED Fire TV — and this one’s also built for gaming

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Amazon is today introducing its latest Fire TV Omni TV series, and it’s the first to feature Mini LED backlighting for improved contrast, less blooming, and greater brightness than past models. The “Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series” features up to 1,344 dimming zones (depending on screen size) and delivers up to 1,400 nits of peak brightness. That’s respectable, but falls short of top Mini LED contenders like TCL’s QM8 and Hisense’s U8N, which can push all the...

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Emma Roth

Disney’s streaming business is finally finding its footing

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Disney made money off its streaming business for the second time in a row. During Q4 2024, profit from Disney Plus, Hulu, and ESPN Plus soared to $321 million, up from $47 million last quarter.

During an earnings call on Thursday, Disney CEO Bob Iger said around 60 percent of all new subscribers are choosing Disney Plus’s ad-supported plan. Meanwhile, 37 percent of total subscribers in the US are currently subscribed to the option, which has become a...

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Which "Real Housewives" moment lives in your mind rent-free (and why)?

Teresa flipping the table was a 10/10 reality TV moment.

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Fast Company

Associated Press

Trump’s nominee for attorney general once faced a sex trafficking probe

That probe effectively ended when Matt Gaetz resigned from Congress.

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he’s been tapped to lead, and has been under scrutiny by the House Ethics Committee over allegations including sexual misconduct.

That probe effectively ended Wednesday, though, when Gaetz resigned from Congress.

Gaetz, a staunch Trump defender, has spent...

ESPN.com

Vonn, 40, to return 6 years after last Olympics

Lindsey Vonn is coming out of retirement to rejoin the U.S. Ski Team, she announced Thursday, intending to race again at age 40 -- and six years after her last Olympics.

ESPN.com

Stephen Holder

NFL scouting combine staying in Indy through '26

Indianapolis will host the NFL scouting combine through 2026 after adding a year to the existing deal.

SBNation.com

Mark Schofield

F1 extends agreement with Monaco Grand Prix through 2031, with a calendar twist

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The Monaco Grand Prix will remain on the F1 schedule through at least 2031

Critics of the Monaco Grand Prix might be slightly frustrated this Friday morning.

Formula 1 announced a six-year extension to the existing agreement with the Automobile Club of Monaco (ACM), that will keep the Monaco Grand Prix on the F1 schedule through the 2031 campaign.

The Monaco Grand Prix is the crown jewel of the F1 calendar, an event that combines the sport’s rich...

Wired Top Stories

Reece Rogers

I’m Out of Shape. Will an AI Trainer Improve My Fitness?

In the premiere installment of WIRED’s new AI advice column “The Prompt,” we answer questions about AI’s ability to change your body, and your ability to change AI’s environmental impact.

Wired Top Stories

Morgan Meaker

NATO’s Tech Scouts Are Fortifying Europe for a World With Donald Trump

The new NATO Innovation Fund started as a way to combat flagging US interest. Now, its staff are scouring Europe to find the companies that could give the alliance the edge in the face of war.

Wired Top Stories

Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, Zoë Schiffer

How to Not Die in Silicon Valley

Here’s what Silicon Valley’s moguls are doing to beat death.

The Verge

David Pierce

Google’s Gemini AI now has its own iPhone app

In the AI chatbot world, ubiquity is everything. Companies have raced to build desktop and mobile apps for their bots, in order to both give them new capabilities but also to make sure they’re right in front of your face as often as possible.

There’s no better example of that than Google’s new Gemini app for iPhone, which quietly hit the App Store around the world this week. The free app is simple and straightforward: it’s just a chat window and a list of your previous...

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Quentyn Kennemer

Snapchat will let parents request their teen’s real-time location

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Once known only for its self-destructing pics, in recent years Snapchat has sneakily evolved into a location-oriented social media app. It’s now leaning further than ever into that identity with a new real-time location sharing feature that allows family members to share their live locations with each other. The feature will roll out alongside other new location and privacy tools in the coming weeks.

Once you have the update, you’ll see an...

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28 Office-Appropriate Pieces If You’re Trying To Nail The Cute But Professional Look

If working at home in sweatpants and a dirty T-shirt is one end of the workwear spectrum, these pieces are the total opposite.

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Only An "Outer Banks" Superfan Will Get A 25/25 On This Character Identification Quiz

I always forget just how many characters are on this show...

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People Are Sharing The Wildest Things They've Ever Witnessed At Weddings, And Runaway Brides Are Somehow On The Tame End

"I, to this day, cannot stand alcohol at weddings. I'm surprised that didn't make me quit."

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Uncover Your Inner Powerpuff Girl Through These Ice Cream Choices

Plenty of flavors to choose from!

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29 Products For All The Problems You *Thought* You Could Live With But Can’t

You don't need to live with every surface and piece of clothing you own covered in dog glitter.

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Mashable

Stephen Colbert mocks Trump picking a Fox News host for defence secretary

Stephen Colbert has spoken about Trump's new cabinet picks on "The Late Show", including Fox News host Pete Hegseth being made defence secretary.

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