• Massive data center buildout poses latest inflation threat for consumers

    Massive data center buildout poses latest inflation threat for consumers

    Jul 14, 2026 06:21 PM EDT

    In a high-profile announcement last month, Apple announced it was boosting prices for laptops and iPads by about 15% to 25%. A topline MacBook will now cost $1,999, up from $1,699. Many analysts expect price hikes will come for iPhones next. “The rapid expansion of AI data ...

  • Inflation cools more than expected in June as gas costs fall and underlying prices ease

    Inflation cools more than expected in June as gas costs fall and underlying prices ease

    Jul 14, 2026 04:56 PM EDT

    ... could worsen inflation by pushing up prices for memory chips and other semiconductors, as well as electricity. With chips so much more expensive, companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Dell have announced price increases for laptops, tablets, and video game consoles. Other Fed officials have offered conflicting views on what steps ...

  • Actor Sam Neill dies at 78

    Actor Sam Neill dies at 78

    Jul 13, 2026 04:34 PM EDT

    ... played the malign Chester Campbell in TV’s “Peaky Blinders” and Thomas Jefferson in the four-hour CBS miniseries, “Sally Hemings: an American Tragedy.” On Apple TV+, he was on “Invasion,” playing Oklahoma Sheriff John Bell Tyson, a man late in his career searching for his purpose. In 2024 he ...

  • News Wrap: DHS says man killed by ICE was not target of immigration operation

    News Wrap: DHS says man killed by ICE was not target of immigration operation

    Jul 10, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

    ... goal all tournament. But they then pulled ahead with a goal in the closing minutes and will take on France on Tuesday. And, late today, Apple sued OpenAI, accusing the company of stealing trade secrets tied to products still in development. It's a dramatic reversal for the two companies ...

  • Dry winter leaves farmers along Colorado River facing greater water shortages

    Dry winter leaves farmers along Colorado River facing greater water shortages

    Jul 10, 2026 10:35 PM EDT

    Chan Fogg: This -- well, this is peaches on this side and apples over here. Miles O'Brien: I got you. Chan Fogg has worked hard to get by with less water. He showed me his ingenious system. Chan Fogg: This is the ditch that supplies our water, Chiles (ph) Ditch ...

  • WATCH: 4 things to know before adding your ID to your mobile wallet

    WATCH: 4 things to know before adding your ID to your mobile wallet

    Jul 08, 2026 09:37 PM EDT

    ... the U.S. already accept a mobile driver’s license to board a domestic flight, according to the Transportation Security Administration. Nationwide, mobile wallets on Apple, Google and Samsung phones can hold a digital U.S. passport for domestic travel, too. Here’s what you need to know if you ...

  • Poll: Most Americans think the U.S. has strayed from its founding principles

    Poll: Most Americans think the U.S. has strayed from its founding principles

    Jul 01, 2026 09:00 AM EDT

    ... of Republicans agreed with that sentiment. Republicans (20%) were more likely than Democrats (13%) to say that America still reflected those ideals. Erica Cates of Appleton, Wisconsin, recalled her excitement around age 9 when the nation celebrated its bicentennial in 1976 – the joy of finding a commemorative coin and everyone ...

  • News Wrap: Supreme Court rules constitutional protections apply to location data

    News Wrap: Supreme Court rules constitutional protections apply to location data

    Jun 29, 2026 10:40 PM EDT

    ... devices near the scene of a crime back in 2019. The court ruled that, even when location information is shared with companies like Google and Apple, people don't forfeit their expectations of privacy. The case was widely viewed as a test for how privacy would be protected in this ...

  • Social media platforms spread hate music in India despite policy violations, new report says

    Social media platforms spread hate music in India despite policy violations, new report says

    Jun 15, 2026 09:58 PM EDT

    ... Muslim citizens. Muslims face increasing persecution, as documented by Amnesty International and others, and the Modi government is accused of adopting discriminatory policies. Spotify and Apple Music did not return PBS News’ requests for comment on the report and violations of its policies. Meta did not offer comment on the ...

  • Broadway revivals and 'Liberation' win big at the Tony Awards

    Broadway revivals and 'Liberation' win big at the Tony Awards

    Jun 08, 2026 03:25 PM EDT

    NEW YORK (AP) — “Schmigadoon!,” an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks big, brassy Broadway shows, won the best new musical Tony Award on a night when actor John Lithgow and playwright Bess Wohl made history. The musical parodies golden-age Broadway classics like “The Music Man” and ...