iOS 17.4.1: Why You Should Download the Update Right Now

iOS 17.4.1: Why You Should Download the Update Right Now

Apple released iOS 17.4.1 Thursday, more than two weeks after the company released iOS 17.4. While iOS 17.4 brought new features to your iPhone, like new Stolen Device Protection options and transcripts in Podcasts, iOS 17.4.1 includes a handful of security and bug fixes for your iPhone. To download the …

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Review | Washington National Opera’s ‘Songbird’ is an absolute hoot

Review | Washington National Opera’s ‘Songbird’ is an absolute hoot

Pardonnez mon lateness — that’s “Franglais” for “My sincere apologies for being so tardy to the party that is Washington National Opera’s ‘Songbird.’” (If they can take liberties, so can I.) Just one performance remains (on March 23) of this Big Easy-based reimagining of Jacques Offenbach’s 1868 comedy “La Périchole” …

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DMV services disrupted nationwide over system outage

DMV services disrupted nationwide over system outage

Multiple states reported disrupted services at department of motor vehicles offices Thursday in a “national outage” that halted license-related transactions due to “a loss in cloud connectivity.” The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, a nongovernmental group that provides software to DMV offices, said Thursday: “The network that connects motor …

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The Many Challenges Facing Apple

The Many Challenges Facing Apple

For more than a decade, Apple could do almost no wrong. The iPhone made it the world’s most valuable company. The App Store helped launch businesses such as Uber and Airbnb. And the company’s new products made it a player in health, Hollywood and finance. Now, the difficulties are piling …

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Reddit Opens Up 38%, as Shares Begin Trading

Reddit Opens Up 38%, as Shares Begin Trading

Reddit shares opened up about 38 percent on Thursday in their first day of trading, in a sign of investor eagerness that set the stage for more tech companies to reach the stock market this year. Shares of the social media company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange …

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Target doubles bonuses for salaried employees as profits recover

Target doubles bonuses for salaried employees as profits recover

A Target store in New York, US, on Monday, March 4, 2024.  Shelby Knowles | Bloomberg | Getty Images Target will double its bonus payments to salaried employees this year, as the big-box retailer’s profits recover from a bumpy nearly two-year stretch. Salaried employees at the Minneapolis-based retailer receive an …

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