Apple posts record $114.5bn quarter, no end for iPhone Duo delays in sight
John Ternus, on his first earnings call as chief executive, called memory prices “unprecedented”, and Apple did not rule out raising device prices again.
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US midterms: Judge throws out Justice Department bid to block Alaska’s Senate result, in the race with two Dan Sullivans on the ballot
The department is appealing, and a criminal investigation and the Republican governor’s own inquiry still hang over a contest that could help decide control of the Senate.
Cyclone Murasu hits India’s Andhra Pradesh near Ongole with winds of up to 120 km/h, days after deadly Arnab
The severe cyclonic storm began crossing the coast at 1am on Tuesday, with a storm surge forecast for low-lying districts, as neighbouring Odisha moved 160,000 people.
Anthropic warns investors it may soon cross its own line for AI that speeds up building AI
The maker of Claude says in a US filing that no current model has crossed the threshold, but that it might only spot such a leap after the fact
Israel election: Election chief rejects Likud bid to delay certifying the results, as Netanyahu now floats a ‘broad national government’
Justice Noam Sohlberg says the committee has no power to hold back Wednesday’s certification. All four Zionist opposition parties have ruled out serving under Netanyahu
Cyber attacks on superstores: how hackers turned freezers into ovens, from France to US military bases
Attackers switch cold rooms to defrost overnight and the food is gone by morning. Here is what is known, what is not, and what stores can do
US midterms: Most expensive campaign ever heads for $12 billion, with Elon Musk spending almost half a billion dollars
Spending is on course to beat 2022 by about 30%, and more than half of the money so far has come through outside groups
Trump to remove South Africa and Rwanda from duty-free US trade programme from January
The US cites trade barriers and security concerns. Rwanda was also hit with sanctions on its defence ministry last week
Germany warns MPs their iPhones may have been hacked by government-backed spyware, as Apple sends alerts to 99 countries
Anyone who gets the alert should assume the phone may be compromised, the cybersecurity office says. Nobody knows yet who is behind the attacks
US midterms: The Pakistani-Americans on the ballot on Tuesday, from Texas to Connecticut
Candidates of Pakistani origin are running in at least six states, most of them for state legislatures rather than Congress
