New York Post

Apple has taken the rare step of laying off around 100 people from its digital services division, including the Apple News and Apple Books apps, as the iPhone maker reshuffles its priorities to focus more on artificial intelligence, according to a report.

The affected employees, among them several engineers, were informed of the decision on Tuesday, according to Bloomberg News.

Apple Books, which lets users buy and download e-books and audiobooks, is considered less of a priority at the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News.

The layoffs also affected personnel at Apple News, the news aggregation app...

Apple lays off 100 workers from its Apple News and Apple Books apps

TechRadar

Apple has laid off around 100 workers from its digital services group, marking a rare instance of job cuts for the company.The layoffs are believed to have been part of a strategic shift in priorities for Apple, and were announced yesterday to affected employees, according to sources familiar with the matter (via Bloomberg).Apple’s redundancies impacted teams within SVP Eddy Cue’s services division, including some engineering roles, with the most significant cuts occurring across Apple Books workers.
Apple lays off employees
Other teams also saw some layoffs, including Apple News, although the app remains a key part of the company’s strategy and forms...

A host of Apple workers are losing their jobs

TheStreet

It’s expected that Apple will unveil a new line of iPhones and watches.

Apple’s September event comes at a critical time for the iPhone

A priority shift in Apple Services has led to about 100 layoffs across a few teams, with the biggest hitting Apple Books — though the app isn't going anywhere. Layoffs at Apple are rare, as the company even avoided the mass layoffs other tech companies had post COVID. However, priority shifts can lead to redundancies or other changes that lead to people being let go.

Apple lays off about 100 services employees across Apple Books, News

Amazon (AMZN) is teaching its salespeople to trash talk the likes of OpenAI, Microsoft (MSFT), and Google (GOOGL), as it tries to convince customers that it can meet their artificial intelligence needs better than the competition. Suggested Reading. Talking points created for Amazon (AMZN) Web Services’ salespeople from late 2023...

Amazon is telling its salespeople to trash talk Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI

Eli Lilly LLY announced on Tuesday that it is now offering the two lowest doses of its popular weight loss drug Zepbound at approximately half the original price. The pharma giant said it has launched a single-dose vial option for Zepbound in an effort to meet soaring demand of the treatment. The lowered prices also make Zepbound more competitive with cheaper off-brand versions of the medication.

Eli Lilly just cut some Zepbound prices in half — but there's a catch

Hawaii State

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Los Angeles County, CA

Herbie J Pilato

It's been over twenty-five years since actor Jack Lord died tragically from congestive heart failure in 1998. Best known as Lt. Steve McGarrett on the original Hawaii Five-O crime-adventure series (CBS, 19668-80), Lord had appeared in countless other TV shows, as well as in movies and the Broadway stage. In his later years, he lived a private life. This is his story.

In Memory of Actor Jack Lord ('Hawaii Five-O"): 25 Years After His Tragic Death From Heart Failure

San Francisco, CA

Business Insider

Elon Musk complained of "dodging gangs of violent drug addicts" at X's San Francisco office. Now he's closing it — but not leaving California.

X will close its headquarters after Elon Musk trashed San Francisco — but he's not done with California yet

McDonald’s is hoping to attract more U.S. customers with a new, big sandwich reportedly named the “Chicken Big Mac.”. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because it is. The sandwich is designed to resemble the classic Big Mac, but in a new way. Instead of all beef...

McDonald's Big Mac is going chicken

Jim, Alice, and Rob Walton are all close to joining a very exclusive club as Walmart stock hits new heights.

3 Walmart heirs are each worth almost $100 billion — and together they're way richer than Elon Musk

Former President Donald Trump could offload his 114.75 million shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, or about 60% of the company’s outstanding stock, next month. While the move would line his pockets, it could spell trouble for the already troubled stock. Suggested Reading. Trump’s stake in the public...

Donald Trump could make more than $2 billion dumping his Trump Media stock. Here's what to know

Almost one billion people around the world live with obesity, according the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO defines someone with obesity as having a body mass index equal or greater than 30— a measure it acknowledges is imperfect. Still, with a figure that large, it is no wonder that weight loss drugs have been of very high interest among big pharma, patients, and investors.

The 20 most obese countries in the world

Stellantis STLA is in something of a bind right now, it’s facing off against the Italian government, is struggling to sell Jeeps in a world of SUVs and might be about to head to court against its own shareholders. Because of this, the heir to the Chrysler family thinks it’s time for them to step in and save the historic American car brand from Stellantis.

It's time to save Chrysler from Stellantis, a Chrysler heir says

Florida State

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Gainesville, FL

Akeena

Big changes are coming to Florida’s home improvement scene as LL Flooring, the company once known as Lumber Liquidators, is shutting down five of its stores across the state. This isn’t just a Florida issue—LL Flooring is going through a massive restructuring nationwide after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which will affect 94 stores in 31 states.

A home improvement store chain to shut down 5 locations in Florida due to bankruptcy issues

As Alfalfa in the classic Our Gang/Little Rascals comedic feature film shorts-turned-TV-series, former child star Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer brought to the screen his unique brand of humor, coupled with an unmelodic voice, freckles, and a protruding hair cowlick. The Gang/Rascals franchise was later rebooted on the big screen with a cast of new young stars.

Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer: A Tragic Child Star Story of a Dog, a Few Dollars, and a Deadly Altercation

Nevada State

Despite the reported decline in anticipated guests at this year’s Burning Man festival, hundreds of private and chartered planes descended on the Nevada desert this week, in anticipation of the annual counterculture event. Suggested Reading. AI stock hot streak will continue, strategist says. Each year a temporary airport is...

Burning Man kicks off with hundreds of private jets descending on the Nevada desert

Employees who worked at at Bill Gates’ mega-charity claimed they were terrified by the billionaire’s domineering behavior — with one was likening the tech tycoon to France’s King Louis XIV, according to a new book.

Gates, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft who went on to start one of the world’s largest philanthropic endeavors, is said to have lorded over the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with an intimidating presence that left staffers dreading his “inquisition.”

The charity has been renamed the Gates Foundation following the departure of ex-wife Melinda French Gates, who divorced the software pioneer over his reputed philandering as well...

‘Scariest person in the world’ Bill Gates ‘terrified’ his mega-charity employees: new book

NewsNinja

‘Any meat items my dogs refuse to eat, I no longer eat.’ It’s said that animals have a “sixth sense,” which affords them an insight human beings cannot match. There are clips of security camera earthquake footage where pets can be seen wigging out seconds before tremors begin.

‘It ain’t food anymore.’: Dairy Queen customer warns against chicken after his dog refuses to eat it

MarketRealist

For about three days, he became the world's richest person, outranking the Microsoft founder

Meet the man who was once richer than Bill Gates. Then, he lost $70 billion in one go

A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

NewsBreak

Apple just took a bite out of the teams behind its Books and News apps

Apple AAPL carried out at least its fourth wave of job cuts this year, after avoiding much of the dreaded post-pandemic layoffs that battered the tech...

Apple just took a bite out of the teams behind its Books and News apps

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