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Here's why I'm sold on Apple's $3500 headset

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:46 GMT

Apple made a lot of announcements at their Worldwide Developers Conference 2023, but one is getting a lot of people talking.It's a $3500 virtual reality headset called Apple Vision Pro.I was there as Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked things off at the company's impeccable campus in Cupertino."Welcome to what's going to be our best WWDC ever," said Cook, foreshadowing what would come later.First, Apple showed off a new 15-inch MacBook Air laptop, then new features coming in iOS 17, then new iPad features, Apple Watch updates and even a handy way that the iPhone will help you find a lost Apple TV remote.Then finally, a moment so big, Cook brought back one of Steve Jobs' favorite phrases.There's "one more thing..." The audience, filled with Apple employees, journalists, tech influencers and developers from around the world, clapped in anticipation.Soon, the future, as we always imagined, was right in front of us.A pair of ski-like goggles called Apple Vision Pro. Incredibly slick and capable, ...

Illegal narcotics delivery service busted in Ventura County

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:46 GMT

A 40-year-old man and four accomplices have been arrested for running an illegal narcotics delivery service in Ventura County, authorities announced on Monday.  A three-month investigation was launched after detectives with the Ventura County Narcotics Street Team learned about the organization in March. Over the course of their investigation, authorities discovered members of the service were delivering narcotics, including counterfeit prescription pills, heroin and methamphetamine to customers from Thousand Oaks to Ojai on a daily basis.  Colton resident Edgar Nunez, 40, was identified as the head of the delivery service and was acting “as the full-time dispatcher,” according to a Ventura County Sheriff’s Office news release. Authorities also identified three delivery service drivers, 31-year-old Javier Cruz from Canoga Park, Irving Villa and Esteban Moran, both from Colton.  Alexander Hernandez, 26, from Tijuana, Mexico, was identified as another associate of the i...

Drive-thru only Chick-fil-A opening in Lancaster

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:46 GMT

One of America's most popular fast food restaurants is opening a new location in the Antelope Valley, and you won't need (or be able) to get out of your car to order.Chick-fil-A will be opening a drive-thru only restaurant later this week in Lancaster. The fast food company says the new operation will bring in 120 full- and part-time jobs to the local community.The new restaurant is located at 1331 W. Avenue K. The new location will offer drive-thru ordering, outdoor seating and a walk-up window for carry out orders. The restaurant will also offer on-site parking for those wishing to eat on the spot.It'll be open from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday, but will be closed Sundays as part of Chick-fil-A's longstanding corporate guidelines.As part of the special grand opening, Chick-fil-A is recognizing 100 "local heroes" in the Lancaster community, and awarding them with free entrees for an entire year.The global Chick-fil-A corporation will also be making a $25,000 to Feed...

Former Bay Area news anchor Frank Somerville arrested in Berkeley

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:46 GMT

(KRON) -- Former Bay Area news anchor Frank Somerville was arrested Monday night, the Berkeley Police Department confirmed to KRON4. Berkeley police responded to a home in the 800 block of Indian Rock Avenue at 6:36 p.m. for the report of a family altercation. The home is owned by Frank Somerville's brother, BPD said. Gunman opens fire on Oakland carjackers Officers found Somerville being restrained by his brother when they arrived, police said. BPD also said that Somerville was intoxicated. He was arrested for criminal threat, assault, public intoxication and violation of probation. Somerville was previously a longtime anchor at KTVU in the Bay Area. He was arrested for DUI in Oakland on Dec. 30, 2021. KRON ON is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100...

Bobrovsky pulled, other stars struggle as Panthers fall behind 2-0 in Stanley Cup Final

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:46 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two games into the Stanley Cup Final, the Florida Panthers look like an 8 seed for the first time all playoffs.Florida was torched for a second consecutive game, losing 7-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights on Monday to fall into a 2-0 deficit in the best-of-seven series.And while the series may be far from over as the scene shifts to Florida for Games 3 and 4, the Panthers will need a much better effort from their contingent of stars that led them past three of the top four seeds in the Eastern Conference and into the Cup Final.“The parts of our game that we know that we can improve, we’re going to have to get to real fast. There’s no doubt about that,” Florida coach Paul Maurice said. “We’ll have a pretty simple game plan. I don’t think it’s about scoring goals in this series because I think it’s about defending the rush, and we weren’t great at that tonight.”The Panthers allowed an average of 2.6 goals through their first 16 playoff games, but have been lit up for 12 i...

Ukraine accuses Russian forces of blowing up a major dam on the Dnipro River and orders evacuations from flood zones

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:46 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine accuses Russian forces of blowing up a major dam on the Dnipro River and orders evacuations from flood zones.Source

Cook scores twice and the Red Stars down Angel City 2-1

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:46 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ava Cook scored a pair of first-half goals and the Chicago Red Stars defeated Angel City 2-1 in the National Women’s Soccer League on Monday night. Cook scored on a header in the 16th minute and then added another goal in the 27th for Chicago, which had lost seven straight road games dating back to last season. It was Cook’s first career brace. Chicago (3-6-1) was coming off a 1-0 victory last weekend over the Orlando Pride, which stopped a three-game losing streak. The Red Stars have conceded a league-worst 23 goals. Sydney Leroux, who made her season debut after an ankle injury that required surgery, scored in the 88th minute off a cross from Alyssa Thompson to pull Angel City within a goal. It was Leroux’s first goal since May 2022 and her 40th career NWSL goal. Angel City (2-5-3) hasn’t won in four straight matches to fall to 11th in the league standings. It was the team’s fifth loss at home this season.___AP soccer: https://apnew...

Suddenly potent power play powering Golden Knights in Stanley Cup Final

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:46 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bruce Cassidy acknowledged between Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup Final that his Vegas Golden Knights’ power play has been hit or miss all season.It’s hitting now like players in a high-stakes game of blackjack — and has Vegas two wins from the Stanley Cup.The Golden Knights got two more power-play goals Monday in their 7-2 rout of the Florida Panthers in Game 2, with Jonathan Marchessault cashing in for his team-record 11th goal of the playoffs and Brett Howden adding another in the final minutes. Marchessault also scored on the power play in the series-opening win Saturday.“Marchy’s pretty hot — he seems to be shooting the puck well,” said Jack Eichel, who assisted on Marchessault’s power-play goal. “We’re just trying to communicate and move the puck. When things break down, try to make plays and support each other. Obviously, I think that’s what happened.”Dating to the Western Conference final-clinching victory against Dallas, which players an...

Breakthrough in biology that’s transforming lives, livelihoods and global food systems

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:46 GMT

Transformational times call for transformational innovations. That’s certainly the case today as the world wrestles with a multitude of challenges associated with global food security, climate change, energy transition and a population that’s expected to grow by another half a billion people by 2030.Amid this backdrop, we need to be focusing more of our attention on one such transformational technology ­— new genomic techniques (NGTs), commonly known as genome editing. This exciting new breeding technique is a breakthrough in biology with the potential for a wide range of applications.In human medicine, genome editing is applied to discover treatments or cures for serious genetic diseases and conditions.In pharmaceutical health care, NGTs are already being used in clinical trials to solve previously incurable diseases. For human medicine, genome editing is applied to discover treatments or cures for serious genetic diseases and conditions, such as certain types of cancer, sickl...

POLITICO Pro Morning Central Banker: Quantum financial risk — RBA raises rates — Whither Germany?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:46 GMT

Our one-stop source for central banking & monetary policy news.View in your browser or listen to audioBy GEOFFREY SMITHwith IZABELLA KAMINSKA, BEN MUNSTER and ANJULI DAVIESSNEAK PEEK— BIS urges central banks and financial institutions to quantum proof their systems. — Australia’s RBA and Poland’s NBP both have rate meeting decisions today. — Whither Germany? Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel wonders aloud if Germany’s business model still has a future.POLICY TICKERECB 3.75% ⇡ — BOE 4.5% ⇡ — FED 5.35% ⇡— SNB 1.5% ⇡— BOJ -0.10% ⇣— RBA 4.10% ⇡ — PBOC 3.65%⇣— CBR 7.5% ⇣ — SARB 8.25% ⇡Good morning and welcome to Tuesday. Technology, as we all know, poses a broad range of challenges. For some, that means devising a cryptography so secure that even some titanic future generation of supercomputers can’t crack it. For others, the challenge is to develop mechanisms that will root out deepfakes capable of emptying bank accounts. Others still, meanwhile, would be sa...