Apple’s App Store violates EU digital markets law

People walk past an Apple Store on March 25, 2024 in Berlin, Germany.

Months after opening a non-compliance case against Apple and the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Commission has shared its preliminary findings with Apple. And the bottom line is that the current App Store rules are in violation of the DMA. Confirmed violations of the DMA can lead to fines of up to 10% of … Read more

Information Transfer through “Flickering Action at a Distance” at the Large Hadron Collider

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The interior of the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. Rochester physicists working on the detector have observed spin entanglement between top quarks and top antiquarks persisting over long distances and high speeds. Credit: CERN Researchers have confirmed that quantum entanglement persists between top quarks, the heaviest fundamental particles known. Physicists … Read more

Fearing losses, banks are quietly throwing away real estate loans

Some Wall Street banks, worried that owners of vacant and struggling office buildings won’t be able to pay their mortgages, have begun offloading their commercial real estate loan portfolios, hoping to cut their losses. It’s an early sign, but indicative of broader distress in the commercial real estate market, which is hurting from the twin … Read more

How to See ‘Once in a Lifetime’ Nova Burst Over US Skies

The night sky may be on the verge of gaining a brand new star in a few weeks. T Coronae Borealis, also known as “The Blazing Star” or T CrB, is a binary star system located about 3,000 light-years from Earth. It will explode in spectacular fashion any day now. Usually too faint to see … Read more

Yellen announces efforts to increase housing supply as high prices create a crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration is announcing new steps to increase access to affordable housing as still-high prices for groceries and other necessities and high interest rates have dramatically pushed up the cost of living in the post-pandemic years. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen will promote the new investments Monday during a visit … Read more

EA Sports FC 24 and GTA 5 top the European charts in May hard | European monthly lists

11.6 million PC and console games were sold in European markets in May. Compared to the same five-week period in 2023, this is a drop of nearly 17%. These are the GSD figures, which track all digital game sales from most major publishers (Nintendo data is missing) and physical game sales in all major European … Read more

A global push fixed the ozone hole. Satellites can threaten it.

Low Earth orbit, a layer of the highway that wraps around Earth’s thermosphere some 200 to 600 miles above our heads, is newly congested. However, no one knows how the large increase in satellites orbiting the Earth will affect the atmosphere and therefore life below. With the rush to send up more and more satellites, … Read more

Micron, FedEx, PCE, GDP data: The week ahead

US stocks (^GSPC, ^DJI, ^IXIC) are mixed on Monday morning as the market awaits consumer confidence, GDP and initial jobless claims data. Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) data, the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, is also scheduled for release. Carnival Cruises ( CCL ), FedEx ( FDX ), Nike ( NKE ), Micron ( MU … Read more

How do flight attendants look so flawless (even after a long flight)? Cabin crew share beauty tips that ensure they look glamorous ALL day long

Flight attendants have shared their top tips on Reddit for passengers who want to emulate their makeup looks.  It came in response to a question from a user who asked: 'Can flight attendants share their beauty and makeup routines?  I'm not sure if I'm the only one who thinks flight attendants have the most amazing makeup!'

Flight attendants have shared their top tips for passengers who want to emulate their makeup looks – and revealed how they stay flawless for hours, despite their punishing work schedules. On the anonymous Reddit forum, they weighed in with their top tips and tricks in response to a curious vacationer. Reddit user ‘TinaTina8’ asked: ‘Can … Read more

NASA cancels ISS spacewalk due to suit coolant leak (video)

NASA canceled a spacewalk on the International Space Station today (June 24) after a spacesuit coolant leak in the hatch. NASA astronauts Tracy Caldwell Dyson and Mike Barratt were told by Mission Control at 8:52 a.m. EDT (1252 GMT) to abort their planned 6.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS ). The pair had … Read more