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The Normalizing of Extreme Politics Is Playing Out on Twitter

A couple of months after Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman had a stroke in May, his Republican opponent and former TV personality Mehmet Oz posted a link to his more than 3 million Twitter followers. “Hoping to make it to a *Fetterman for Senate* campaign event? Details are linked below!” The website, paid for …

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Why People Don’t Line Up for iPhones as Much Anymore

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Back in 2007, David Barnard’s plans for buying his first iPhone were simple. He was going to walk up to AT&T store during the weekend and buy one. That’s it. But his brother Sam convinced him otherwise.  It took …

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Apple’s iPhone 14, Apple Watch Ultra Promise Peace of Mind as Their Killer App

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. It happened to Chuck Noland when the airplane he was on one Christmas Eve for work was caught in a terrible storm and crashed into the ocean. He was the only survivor. For four years, he was stuck, alone, …

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Apple Launches iPhone 14 Wednesday. Its Success Depends on This Unexpected Thing

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. When Apple CEO Tim Cook and other executives reveal the new iPhone 14 at the company’s headquarters in California on Wednesday, will prospective buyers ooh and aah over new features, like the rumored always-on screen technology, faster gaming performance …

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Apple Event Confirmed: The iPhone 14 May Launch Next Week

Apple has set the date for its latest iPhone’s debut. The new device, which is expected to be called the iPhone 14 and include an always-on display, will be unveiled on Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET). Rumors suggest the new iPhone lineup will nix the Mini in favor of a new Max model, joining the rumored iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone …

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Apple Navigated the Pandemic to Record Sales, Profits. Inflation May Change That

Apple has weathered nearly every storm of the past two decades. Its iMacs and iPods powered through the dot-com crash at the turn of the century, and its iPhones helped it power past the great recession a decade later. But the tech giant may have met its match with the latest spike in inflation. The Cupertino, California, company is set …

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Apple’s iPhone Is Powering Through the Slowing Economy

What’s happening Apple said demand for its phones continues to grow, despite the uncertain economy. Why it matters The tech giant’s comments are starkly different from Facebook parent Meta and Google parent Alphabet, which both reported surprise drops in ad sales. What’s next Apple says it’s upbeat about 5G wireless and continuing demand from people upgrading their devices. Over the …

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Apple Reaches Settlement Over MacBook ‘Butterfly’ Keyboards to Pay $50 Million

Apple has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a class action lawsuit from customers who claimed the keyboards in the company’s MacBook laptops made between 2015 and 2019 had a design defect.  The settlement, filed late Monday in a California court, contends that Apple knew about the defect in its “butterfly” keyboards and that it “fraudulently concealed” the issue …

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Apple No Longer Working With Former Design Head Jony Ive

Apple’s former design chief, and a key executive who worked with co-founder Steve Jobs to save the company from bankruptcy and turn it into the titan of industry it is today, has reportedly parted ways with his former employer. The New York Times reported Tuesday that Ive and Apple have agreed to stop working together, citing two sources with knowledge …

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Apple’s New Lockdown Mode for iPhone Fights Hacking

This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. What’s happening Apple is developing a new “Lockdown Mode” for its iPhones, iPads and Mac computers. It’s designed to fight industrial-strength hacking like the NSO Group’s Pegasus. Why it matters Though these attacks happen to a small group of …

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