Generac Holdings revealed a major long-term deal to supply backup power generators for Amazon data centers. Amazon will also get warrants to buy Generac shares, which soared Wednesday night. Generac will provide initial deliveries of generators worth $2.4 billion in 2027 and 2028, but the total deal could be worth up to $8 billion. Amazon … Read more
Photographer Tyler Stalman is back with his annual iPhone camera review. Here’s what he had to say about the iPhone 18 Pro’s new variable aperture, photography styles, Apple’s reference image, and more. Stalman explores the iPhone 18 Pro’s variable aperture camera While this year’s iPhone 18 Pro introduces plenty of new features, including the 2nm … Read more
Two University of North Carolina football players were cited by police after a traffic stop Tuesday night in Chapel Hill. They are now listed as out for the Tar Heels’ ACC opener against Clemson. Keeyun Chapman, a freshman wide receiver, was cited for carrying a concealed weapon, a misdemeanor, according to a Chapel Hill police … Read more
It was a tragic sight. One day last July, a newborn humpback whale calf lay motionless at the bottom of the sea, just a kilometer off Australia’s Gold Coast. The encounter was captured via underwater video. For more than an hour, the mother repeatedly returned to the same spot, gently touching the calf with her … Read more
Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency amid a spike in infections as the Pacific nation grapples with a correlating rise in methamphetamine use.The country’s health and medical services minister, Dr Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu, said in a statement on social media that an outbreak-level response was no longer sufficient to address what he described an … Read more
Listen to this articleDear 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated using AI-based technology. Pronunciation errors may occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve results. The Trump administration has denied visas to a high-level Palestinian delegation to attend an annual meeting of world leaders at the United Nations … Read more
Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Wednesday, imploring North Carolina voters to “pretend I’m on the ticket” and “smash the communists” in the November election at a rally in support of Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley. Despite Trump’s deep unpopularity, Republicans hope to once again turn the president’s loyal supporters into a political force … Read more
Oil prices extended their slide into Thursday as concerns about supply disruptions eased following attacks on Saudi Arabia’s key East-West pipeline. Brent futures, the international benchmark, fell slightly to $105.81 per barrel, while US crude oil fell 0.22% to $102.14 per barrel. Saudi Arabia is making additional crude cargoes available to Asian refiners through ship-to-ship … Read more
The effects of the US-led war against Iran are about to intensify in the form of huge increases in gasoline and diesel prices, analysts predict. And despite the Trump administration’s assurances, a potentially even more economically damaging new phase of the war may be about to begin.
Apple surprised us today with the first beta of iOS 27.2 instead of releasing an iOS 27.1 beta. Apple has likely moved straight to iOS 27.2 to keep the iPhone Duo code under wraps for now, since we already know that the iPhone Duo will ship with iOS 27.1 when it comes out in October. … Read more