Week in pictures: 12-19 April 2024
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A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.
All photos subject to copyright
A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.
All photos subject to copyright
It was Brunson's third-straight 40-point game.
PatBev made the Bucks' playoff exit even uglier.
On Thursday, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs repealed a controversial Civil War-era abortion ban that banned abortions except when necessary to save the mother’s life. However, the repeal will not take effect immediately. Here's what that means for women trying to access abortion in Arizona now.
The Cowboys QB and his accuser still have dueling lawsuits against each other.
Be ready to face potentially expensive consequences if you apply for a new credit card and mortgage too close together.
Britney Spears responds after paramedics were called to Chateau Marmont. Photos of the pop star leaving the hotel sparked concern for her well-being.
T.J. McConnell scored 20 points, shooting 7-of-9 from the field with nine assists and four steals.
You can earn 75,000 bonus points when you open a new Chase Sapphire card today. Here’s how much they're worth.
You might not think it, but washing with the right water temperature can make or break your hair — literally!
Coinbase posted its second consecutive quarterly profit as crypto trading surged during the first three months of 2024.
Throw it over your shoulder, use it as a cross-body — either way, it'll be your ticket to a hassle-free entrance at major venues.
Paramount's exclusivity window with Skydance expires on Friday.
Microsoft has reaffirmed its ban on U.S. police departments from using generative AI for facial recognition through Azure OpenAI Service, the company's fully managed, enterprise-focused wrapper around OpenAI tech. Language added Wednesday to the terms of service for Azure OpenAI Service more obviously prohibits integrations with Azure OpenAI Service from being used "by or for" police departments for facial recognition in the U.S., including integrations with OpenAI's current -- and perhaps future -- image-analyzing models. A separate new bullet point covers "any law enforcement globally," and explicitly bars the use of "real-time facial recognition technology" on mobile cameras, like body cameras and dashcams, to attempt to identify a person in "uncontrolled, in-the-wild" environments.
Microsoft says the April security updates for Windows may break your VPN. Oops!
Apple on Thursday reported a 10% drop in iPhone sales for the second fiscal quarter, dropping from $51.33 billion to $45.96 billion, year-over-year. Apple’s slow adoption of AI versus competitors like Google and Microsoft likely played a role in consumers’ decision to hold off on purchasing a new iPhone. Apple has promised some big announcements on that front (likely at WWDC in June), but the iPhone 16 itself likely won’t arrive until fall.
More than 50,000 shoppers say these high-waisted yoga pants are the total package: 'Strong, well made and keep my tummy from bulging.'
After a strong winter for the US labor market, economists expect hiring to have slowed in April.
Rivian is getting $827 million in incentives from the state of Illinois to support building its next-generation electric vehicle, known as the R2. Rivian announced Thursday that the State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will dole out the funds, which will be used to expand the automaker's existing factory in Normal, Illinois, build out supporting infrastructure and boost job training programs for its workforce. The funding announcement comes just two months after Rivian unveiled the mid-size R2 SUV, which is supposed to start at around $45,000 when it goes on sale in 2026.
The WNBA preseason tips off this Friday. Here's how you can catch Caitlin Clark's first game.
A controversial push by European Union lawmakers to legally require messaging platforms to scan citizens' private communications for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) could lead to millions of false positives per day, hundreds of security and privacy experts warned in an open letter Thursday. Concern over the EU proposal has been building since the Commission proposed the CSAM-scanning plan two years ago -- with independent experts, lawmakers across the European Parliament and even the bloc's own Data Protection Supervisor among those sounding the alarm.