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Apple’s board and senior executives are ramping up preparations for CEO Tim Cook’s potential departure, with hardware engineering chief John Ternus emerging as the leading candidate to succeed him. Cook, famously nicknamed “Tim Apple” by President Donald Trump, could step down as early as next year. The Financial Times reports that tech giant Apple is taking steps to ensure a smooth transition of leadership as longtime CEO Tim Cook nears the end of his tenure. According to several people familiar with internal discussions at the company, Apple’s board and top executives have recently intensified succession planning efforts, with the possibility of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department engaged in a “disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps” in the process of securing an indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, a federal judge ruled Monday in directing prosecutors to produce to defense lawyers all grand jury materials from the case.Those problems, wrote Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick, include “fundamental misstatements of the law” by a prosecutor to the grand jury that indicted Comey in September, the use of potentially privileged communications during the investigation and unexplained irregularities in the transcript of the grand jury proceedings.“The Court recognizes that the relief sought by the…

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr shared President Donald Trump’s call for NBC to fire the host of Late Night with Seth Meyers, in which Trump said the television host is “suffering from an incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.” Trump wrote on Truth Social Saturday night, “NBC’s Seth Meyers is suffering from an incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). He was viewed last night in an uncontrollable rage, likely due to the fact that his “show” is a Ratings DISASTER. Aside from everything else, Meyers has no talent, and NBC should fire him, IMMEDIATELY!” Trump responded to Meyers’s ongoing monologues that…

A debate over the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) economy model has ignited after Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), David Schwartz, directly addressed questions about taxation on the blockchain. Critics have suggested that if XRP holders do not earn from the ecosystem, someone must be collecting a tax. Schwartz’s response challenges this assumption, framing the XRP Ledger as a public utility rather than a profit-generating mechanism for token holders. The debate has since sparked broader conversations about real-world use cases, passive income expectations, and the underlying purpose of the XRPL blockchain.  Ripple CTO Says No Tax On The XRP Ledger  In a…

We won’t have to wait too much longer to find out which game will follow the wonderful Astro Bot’s triumph at last year’s edition of The Game Awards. The 2025 ceremony takes place on December 11 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. In between a cavalcade of video game trailers and announcements, the show will squeeze in some actual awards. We now know what the contenders for The Game Awards 2025 are after Monday’s announcement of the nominees.Those vying for the top prize of game of the year are:Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – Sandfall Interactive/Kepler InteractiveDeath Stranding 2: On…

Elon Musk’s Tesla will exclude China-made components from its cars manufactured in the United States. The move is designed to address escalating trade tensions and geopolitical risks The Wall Street Journal reports that Elon Musk’s Tesla is taking decisive steps to reduce its reliance on Chinese suppliers for its U.S.-made vehicles. The company has mandated that its suppliers exclude China-made components in the manufacturing of Tesla cars in the United States, according to people familiar with the situation. This move comes as a response to the deepening geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China. The electric car maker has already started…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Pessimism about the country’s future has risen in cities since last year, but rural America is more optimistic about what’s ahead for the U.S., according to a new survey from the American Communities Project.And despite President Donald Trump’s insistence that crime is out of control in big cities, residents of the nation’s largest metropolitan centers are less likely to list crime and gun violence among the chief concerns facing their communities than they were a couple years ago.Optimism about the future is also down from last year in areas with large Hispanic communities.These are some…

Timed for the holidays and New Year’s rush, the boutique fitness giant’s newest ad campaign features the authentic transformation stories of four Orangetheory members As the fitness world gears up for its busiest and noisiest season, Orangetheory is taking a surprising route. Instead of louder promises or ripped bodies, the boutique fitness brand is leading with unfiltered member stories and projected images of past selves that emphasize progress over perfection in its upcoming ad campaign. Breaking mid-November and running through early Q1 2026, the marketing effort is intentionally timed to hit the holiday season and the height of New Year…

Meta and Google are facing delays with long-promised undersea cable projects, according to a report by Bloomberg. A Meta spokesperson blames the delays on a “range of operational factors, regulatory concerns and geopolitical risk.”Meta’s 2Africa subsea cable system is supposed to wrap around the African continent to deliver fiber internet to the region. It’s also intended to connect Europe with Asia and Africa. The 28,000-mile project was first announced all the way back in 2020.However, the company has experienced issues when running cable through the southern portion of the Red Sea. A whole section has yet to be built due…

The global crypto market pulled back to about $3.23 trillion on Monday, down close to a percent from recent levels, and signs of weakness were visible across most top tokens. Related Reading According to market trackers, investor mood is chilled — the Fear and Greed Index sits at 18, labeled extreme fear — and the average Relative Strength Index for major coins hovers near 41, a reading that leans toward oversold conditions. Bitcoin was trading around $95,400 while Ethereum hovered near $3,155, with many large-cap assets showing only small daily moves. Source: Alternative.me Tom Lee Issues Long-Term Take According to…