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Apple is charting a new path to bring more users into its valuable ecosystem. It’s a money printing machine with modern hardware as the lure and services as the hook. The tech giant unveiled its most affordable laptop ever with the launch of the MacBook Neo last month. The Neo has a starting price of $599, almost half the price of some of Apple’s high-end laptops. Apple’s new MacBook Air 13-inch M5 model starts at $1,099, while the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Max starts at $3,899. All three laptops were announced during management’s three-day hardware blitz in March. The…
The lawsuit overturns temporary tariffs imposed by President Trump after the Supreme Court invalidated earlier tariffs.Published April 10, 2026April 10, 2026The centerpiece of US President Donald Trump’s economic policy, massive taxes on global imports, is once again under legal attack.A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of International Trade, a specialized court in New York, is hearing oral arguments Friday to overturn the interim tariffs, as well as larger, more sweeping tariffs sought by President Trump after the Supreme Court rejected his override options in February.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listSeveral U.S. states and small businesses argue that…
Roberto de Zerbi says he is not a better manager than Thomas Frank or Igor Tudor but his “passion” will help restore Tottenham’s DNA as they look to keep the club away from relegation.Frank left after less than eight months at Spurs, leaving Tudor in 17th place, one point above the relegation zone, with 44 days to go. De Zerbi, the third head coach to take charge of the team this season, has seven games left to take Spurs out of the bottom three, but his first game will be away to Sunderland on Sunday, which will be broadcast live…
Firefighters inspect the destruction at the site of an Israeli airstrike on the southern outskirts of Beirut on March 3, 2026. The war against Iran started by the United States and Israel is spreading across the Middle East, drawing energy exporters from Lebanon and the Gulf into the conflict and threatening to throw the global economy into turmoil.- | AFP | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were mostly higher on Friday, but a fragile two-week cease-fire between the United States and Iran kept oil prices volatile and investors on edge.The Middle East conflict, now in its second month, has led to the…
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said there was no time to discuss a contract extension at this time. Arsenal have reportedly held initial talks with Arteta on his current contract, which expires at the end of next season, and are reportedly heading in a positive direction. Arteta downplayed the talks in a press conference on Friday, saying: “There is no news on that.” “I don’t have time to talk about it right now. I’m fully focused on what we have to do from here until the end of the season.” Arteta has been at the club for six-and-a-half years and has…
TechCrunch is partnering with SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026, Asia’s largest global innovation conference, to be held at Tokyo Big Sight from April 27-29. And we don’t just show up to cover it. Our very own Startup Battlefield program manager, Isabelle Johannessen, will be on site as a judge for the conference’s flagship global pitch competition, the SusHi Tech Challenge. For the winners, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Winners of the SusHi Tech Challenge Grand Prize will be automatically entered into the TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield Top 200 and will be eligible to pitch on one of the startup world’s most…
A maze of crude oil pipes and valves photographed during a Department of Energy tour of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in Freeport, Texas.Richard Carson ReuterCrude oil prices fell below the $100 mark on Friday as tensions persisted around the Strait of Hormuz, with vital shipping lanes still largely closed despite a cease-fire agreement between the United States and Iran.US West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures for May delivery rose 0.8% to $98.62 per barrel after exceeding $100 in early trading. International benchmark Brent crude oil futures for June delivery rose 1% to $96.85 per barrel.President Donald Trump has warned Iran…
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with CEOs of major U.S. banks this week to discuss potential cyber risks posed by Anthropic’s Mythos model, CNBC confirmed Friday.Bank leaders were already in Washington, D.C., to attend a Financial Services Forum board meeting when a special meeting was called to discuss the Mythos on Tuesday, according to people familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity to share confidential information.The CEOs were summoned to a dinner by the Treasury Department earlier in the week, one of the people said. JP Morgan”Jamie Dimon was the only major bank CEO…
This year, the percentage of Peruvians who distrust the U.S. government rose to 48%, more than double the rate in 2019, according to a poll by the Institute for Peruvian Studies (IEP).That puts concerns about the United States 13 points higher than concerns about rival China, whose influence in Latin America Trump is trying to curb.But Peru’s election is far from a referendum on President Trump, who has not yet endorsed López Arriaga or any other candidate.In fact, the US president has been largely ignored in campaigns focused on domestic issues.Trump appeared in only one of Peru’s six presidential debates,…
CNN — Over the past decade, Afrobeats has become a global phenomenon, bringing African music into the Western mainstream. The MTV Video Music Awards now have an Afrobeats category, allowing performers like Burna Boy and Wizkid to pack out major venues in the US and Europe. While many African artists have been able to ride the wave of the genre’s international popularity, some musicians are now looking beyond that and seeking global recognition. “I don’t get mad if people call me an Afrobeats artist, but it’s just because it’s the standard for all Africans who make world-class music,” Ghanaian singer…