The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage stood at 6.95% for the week ending Sept. 17, up from 6.76% a week earlier and 6.26% a year ago, according to Freddie Mac. With borrowing costs pushing back toward the psychologically fraught 7% mark, and a persistent shortage of homes compounding the squeeze, many Americans still
While Silicon Valley is spending billions to make AI agents shop for us, the man who pioneered Apple’s retail stores thinks the industry is overestimating how much of shopping people will hand over to machines — and believes physical stores will continue to thrive. Ron Johnson, 66, has heard predictions about the demise of physical
Marianne Flippo paid a male escort roughly $635,000 for eight months of exclusive companionship. Then, according to a lawsuit filed this week in Manhattan Supreme Court, he and his agency allegedly told her the only way to make the arrangement permanent was to pay $10 million to buy him out of his contract. “I now
What’s New in iOS 27? Photograph: Julian Chokkattu While last year’s iOS 26 debuted the divisive Liquid Glass, iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 focus squarely on quality-of-life improvements, with a redesigned and much improved Siri AI assistant, easier Shortcuts, and lots of little tweaks to enhance speed and stability. Siri AI doesn’t just look different—now
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Amazon’s newest feature for Prime Video is trying to make real life more like TV by letting you immediately buy what your favorite actors are wearing—or something similar. The company on Thursday announced a new feature called Shop the Scene that will let users shop for products featured in a show or movie. With minimal
