Apple introduced 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air laptops with the M5 chip, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and 512GB base storage, on sale March 11.
Apple introduced new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max, faster SSD storage, Wi-Fi 7, and March 11 availability.
Business
Starbucks will open a corporate operations office in Davidson County near Nashville in 2026 and relocate dozens of Seattle-based supply chain roles.
Wall Street closed lower Friday as bank and private equity shares sank on private credit worries tied to UK lender Market Financial Solutions and hotter PPI.
Apple says it will buy over 100 million advanced TSMC chips made in Arizona in 2026 as it expands U.S. manufacturing and supplier spending.
Nvidia said its data center business delivered $62.3B in quarterly revenue, up 75%, powering record sales and a $78B first-quarter revenue outlook.
Gold prices rose as the U.S. dollar softened, with traders watching tariff signals, U.S. jobless claims and Geneva talks involving Iran.
News
Joe Biden told South Carolina Democrats that Trump-era federal history reviews and shifts in US global standing demand renewed political engagement in 2026.
Trump said he ordered the Pentagon and other agencies to release government files on UFOs, UAP and extraterrestrial life in a Truth Social post Thursday, Feb. 19.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection set the new crossing as a Detroit port of entry, with its final rule taking effect March 2, as testing continues on schedule.
U.S. winter storm deaths reach 90 as ice, snow and deep cold cut power and snarl travel across the South, Midwest and East, officials say. Roads icy, power out.
Senate approves a major U.S. spending bill, but House delay forces a brief shutdown after midnight as agencies await a Monday vote in Washington.
California joined the WHO coordinated GOARN outbreak network after the U.S. exit, as Gov. Gavin Newsom met WHO chief Tedros in Davos.
U.S. formally completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization on Jan. 22, 2026, ending decades of membership and stopping funding and participation.
U.S. child care costs exceed the 7% affordability benchmark for most families, LendingTree says, with two-child care averaging $28,190 a year. nationwide today.
Carney warned at Davos that rules and constraints are fading, then Trump publicly rebuked him, intensifying U.S.-Canada tensions over trade and sovereignty issues.
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck offshore Oregon, shaking coastal areas without triggering tsunami alerts or immediate damage reports, according to monitoring data.
Norway reacted strongly after Machado handed her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump, prompting Nobel bodies to restate the limits of laureate status.
The White House imposed a 25% tariff on Nvidia H200 chips routed to China, pairing limited export approvals with added trade restrictions on AI hardware.
Travel
June 2025 U.S. arrivals eased 6.2% from a year earlier, while citizen departures rose 2.5%, highlighting a growing inbound outbound gap, Commerce reported in data.
Sports
The US, Canada, and Mexico have launched trilateral efforts to counter drone threats, ensuring robust security measures for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Automotive
Mercedes-Benz USA details the 2027 S-Class with DIGITAL LIGHT micro-LEDs, MB.OS and MBUX Superscreen, plus S 500, S 580 and S 580e powertrains for U.S. buyers.
Ford recalls about 119,000 US vehicles after NHTSA warned some engine block heaters can crack, leak coolant and short when plugged in, raising fire risk. NHTSA.
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Ram reintroduces the 5.7‑liter HEMI V‑8 with eTorque in the 2026 Ram 1500, now available for order and arriving at dealers summer 2025.
Alphabet’s Waymo begins testing electric driverless cars in Denver and Seattle as part of a wider expansion across challenging U.S. weather conditions.
Entertainment
Technology
Apple introduced 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air laptops with the M5 chip, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and 512GB base storage, on sale March 11.
Apple introduced new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max, faster SSD storage, Wi-Fi 7, and March 11 availability.
Apple introduced iPhone 17e at $599, adding 256GB base storage, an A19 3-nanometer chip, MagSafe, a 48MP camera and iOS 26 with Apple Intelligence tools.
OpenAI reached Pentagon deal to run AI on classified networks as President Trump ordered agencies to stop using Anthropic and begin a governmentwide phase-out.
CALIFORNIA: Meta Platforms and Advanced Micro Devices have signed a multi-year partnership to deploy up…
Lifestyle
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Fresha secures a $31 million investment from JP Morgan to enhance its machine learning and AI-driven robotics.
Adidas Originals and Highsnobiety, a prominent platform in fashion, design, and culture, have announced the launch…
In a world where we are inundated with options for almost everything, the name Starbucks stands…
On August 23, which would have been Kobe Bryant’s birthday, Nike released a revamped classic: the Kobe 8…
