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Apple has kicked off the week with the announcement of a new iPad Air, now powered by the M4 chip. This is a fairly modest update, moving the device from the previous M3 to the M4 but otherwise keeping the same hardware and design. The company also announced a new price-friendly smartphone, the iPhone 17e.It still comes in 11-inch and 13-inch sizes and otherwise looks identical to the previous generation. The only other significant change is the switch to Apple’s N1 networking chip, which rolled out in the iPhone 17 and iPad Pro last fall. This is Apple’s home-brewed Wi-Fi…

With three bedrooms (each with its own bathroom), two office spaces, and three terraces, this renovated home has plenty of room for every guest to make it their own. The pool, which is set by a dining table for your pre-breakfast swim, is a real highlight, as are the decorative touches that run throughout this creatively styled house.Rooms: 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathroomsAmenities: Washer/dryer, pool, crib, outdoor furniture/dining, pet-friendly, hot tub.Location: CondesaThe vibe: Spacious oasis in the middle of the city.Nearby attractions: In case you don’t want to venture out to one of the neighborhood’s many quaint cafés for breakfast (Supérette,…

Oil prices surged on Monday following the United States and Israel’s attacks on Iran this weekend, as some analysts predict that it could soon reach over $100 a barrel. Amid escalating attacks on oil and gas infrastructure in the region and stopped traffic in a crucial shipping route, experts tell WIRED that how the White House directs the conflict over the coming week—as well as Iran’s and other oil producers’ responses—will be key in determining just how high prices eventually climb.The price of Brent crude jumped to almost $80 a barrel—a nearly 13 percent increase over Friday’s prices—when markets opened…

Does everything feel like too much these days? Get When Life Sucks: 21 Days of Laughs and Light for free when you join the Tiny Buddha list. “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” ~Buddha For most of my life, hoping for something better wasn’t a problem. It was my fuel. If everything had lined up the way I once imagined, it would have looked something like this: steady financial security, meaningful creative work recognized by the world, a sense of arrival—finally—after decades of effort. I would be teaching or creating without…

NEW DELHI: Former India captain and current Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly described Sanju Samson’s match-winning 97* as “outstanding” and termed him a “very good player” after the wicketkeeper-batter powered India into the semifinals of the T20 World Cup 2026 with a crucial win over West Indies in a must-win Super 8 clash.Samson smashed an unbeaten 97 off 50 balls as India chased down a stiff 196-run target to secure a five-wicket victory in the do-or-die encounter, guiding Suryakumar Yadav’s men into the last four.Speaking to reporters after the game, Ganguly heaped praise on Samson and underlined…

The customer service industry is in a bit of flux, thanks to AI. Investors and corporate leaders have rung alarm bells for the BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) industry. On the other hand, AI-powered customer support startups such as Decagon, Parloa, and Sierra have picked up millions of dollars in funding from venture capitalists. 14.ai, a Y-Combinator-backed startup, is taking an approach of building an AI-native agency that has replaced legacy customer support teams at many startups it has worked with. The company has raised $3 million in seed funding led by Y Combinator with participation from General Catalyst, Base Case…

Skaman306 | Moment | Getty ImagesEven as many consumers feel stretched to cover rising daily costs, more low- and moderate-income individuals have turned to investing, according to a new report.Since 2020, the number of low- and moderate-income investors has increased by 2.7 times, or 167%, according to new research from the BlackRock Foundation, the private philanthropic arm of BlackRock, and Commonwealth, a national nonprofit focused on financial security.Those findings come from JPMorganChase Institute data based on billions of de-identified data transactions from about 10 million active checking account users. The firm tracked money transferred to investment accounts, though it did not identify the…

Today, I’m talking with Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman.Zillow is one of those apps that really exemplifies what you might call the smartphone era of software: the company built a great mobile app for looking at real estate listings, and it turned into not just entertainment for so many of us, but what has become a vertically integrated platform for buying, selling, and renting real estate.Verge subscribers, don’t forget you get exclusive access to ad-free Decoder wherever you get your podcasts. Head here. Not a subscriber? You can sign up here.If you’ve been listening to Decoder lately, you’ve maybe already guessed…

A good morning, and thus a good day, aren’t experiences that magically happen — they are created consciously. Most of us are distracted from the get-go every morning. Trivial activities like checking social media, watching TV, and worrying about things we can’t control often set the tone of the day. And that means we waste our most well-rested time on things that don’t matter, while gradually losing touch with the significant, controllable parts of our lives that actually do matter. We simply forget that the morning hours are enormously important — they form the foundation from which the day is…

The PGA Florida Swing continues on Thursday with the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club and Lodge. The Signature Event status for this tournament brings virtually all of the PGA’s top players back after most sat out last week’s Cognizant Classic. The top-10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking are all in the field, and it’s Scottie Scheffler who is atop the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational odds board at FanDuel Sportsbook.He’s the +340 favorite (risk $100 to win $340), followed by Rory McIlroy at +1000. Tommy Fleetwood (+1900), Matt Fitzpatrick (+2500) and Xander Schauffele (+2500)…