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Apple posted impressive third-quarter earnings on Thursday, with revenue growing 10 percent year-over-year, marking the company’s largest quarterly revenue growth since December 2021. CNBC reports that Apple’s third-quarter earnings report exceeded Wall Street expectations, with the tech giant posting $94.04 billion in revenue and $1.57 in earnings per share. The company’s most important product, the iPhone, saw a 13 percent increase in sales, reaching $44.58 billion. Apple CEO Tim Cook attributed the strong iPhone performance to the popularity of the iPhone 16 compared to its predecessor, with sales of the latest model up “strong double digits.” In addition to the iPhone’s…

Bitcoin has broken down from the two-week consolidation range that held the market between $115,724 and $122,077, reaching a new local low near $114,000. The drop confirms a shift in short-term momentum, putting bulls on the defensive. The $117,000 level—previously a key support zone—now serves as the immediate resistance that must be reclaimed to signal a possible reversal. Related Reading The breakdown comes at a critical time, as sentiment across the market begins to shift. According to fresh data from CryptoQuant, futures sentiment turned bearish today, falling sharply before bouncing back slightly to 48%. While still close to neutral, any…

Exclusive to the Tracy Anderson brand, Rheametis introduces multidirectional, spring-based resistance for intuitive, sculptural movement and smarter strength training Tracy Anderson, the founder of the Tracy Anderson Method, has announced the launch of Rheametis, a reformer-style machine designed to transform how consumers engage with resistance training. The reformer is available exclusively at the Tracy Anderson Studio in Sag Harbor. Unlike traditional reformers, Rheametis allows resistance to move with the body, rather than against it, unlocking the potential for micro-specific muscular targeting. Anderson, whose method is known for its dynamic choreography and ever-evolving movement library, said the evolution was born from…

Nintendo has announced that the price of the original Nintendo Switch will change in the United States, citing “market conditions” as the reason for its decision. The new pricing will apply from August 3, and will affect the regular Switch, the Switch Lite and the Switch OLED, as well as select accessories for the console. Amiibo and the Alarmo alarm clock will also see price increases.The Switch 2 is not affected, nor are the prices of any games or Nintendo Switch Online memberships for Switch or Switch 2. Nintendo doesn’t rule out more wide-ranging price adjustments in the future, though.…

Whatever the merits of the controversial test, President Trump’s decision to bring it back could mark a turning point for the American fitness industry President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday reinstating the Presidential Fitness Test, a sign that his administration may be serious about making fitness a bigger part of American life.  The Presidential Fitness Test had been implemented in American schools since the 1950s before being phased out by the Obama Administration in favor of the Youth Fitness Program, which focused more on individual health progress over one-size-fits-all testing.  While it’s unknown exactly how the new…

Nothing did things differently with its third generation of phones. First came the midrange Nothing Phone 3a (and 3a Pro), which combined stylish hardware with a competitive price. Now, the company has launched the Nothing Phone 3, which it’s calling its first “true flagship.” At $799, it’s Nothing’s most expensive phone yet, featuring a bigger screen, four 50-megapixel cameras and a major redesign of the company’s signature Glyph interface, which has evolved into the more compact Glyph Matrix.Nothing’s hardware design is what truly sets its phones apart from the established players, and the 2025 model is more elaborate and complex…

Google lost its appeal of a judge’s order requiring an overhaul of its app store policies in an antitrust case filed by Fortnite developer Epic Games. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is celebrating the court win as a “total victory” over Google, whose app store policies he has long criticized as monopolistic. Bloomberg reports that in a major setback for Google, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling on Thursday that will force the tech giant to change its restrictive Google Play app store policies. The unanimous decision affirms an injunction previously issued against Google in…

Fitness Ventures plans to open 15 new Crunch Fitness locations across the Portland region Crunch Fitness franchise operator Fitness Ventures is zeroing in on Portland, acquiring three existing clubs and committing $75 million to opening 15 new locations across the region in the coming years. The move follows Fitness Ventures’ recent club opening in Des Moines, Iowa, earlier this summer, The three Crunch gyms acquired in the Portland deal were built under the smaller 1.0 model, a contrast to the larger Crunch 3.0 template that Fitness Ventures has been rolling out across the country. The company is evaluating whether to renovate and expand the…

The Ripple vs. SEC lawsuit appears to be nearing its final stages, but the path is not yet clear. Although Ripple officially withdrew its cross-appeal in June and fulfilled its $125 million penalty obligation, the SEC has yet to do the same.  This case has dwelled long in the minds of the members of the XRP community, and most recently, pro-XRP attorney Bill Morgan commented that while there is technically no hard deadline for the SEC to withdraw, a key date is now fast approaching. No Deadline, But the Clock Is Ticking According to pro-XRP lawyer Bill Morgan, August 15,…

Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will participate in a tri-series of Twenty20 international matches to tune up for next month’s Asia Cup, followed by the Twenty20 World Cup next year, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday. “The tri-series will feature teams from Pakistan, Afghanistan and the UAE from 29 August to 7 September at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium,” the PCB said in a press release. The T20I tournament will serve as a “launching pad” for the teams to prepare for the Asian Cricket Council’s T20 Asia Cup, scheduled to take place in the UAE from…