
It may be end of the line for Apple's FineWoven accessories.
Introduced last year as a textile-based replacement for Apple's leather cases and wallets, FineWoven accessories were touted as a similarly fancy, but more environmentally friendly alternative.
They weren't greeted all that well, though, with numerous complaints that they're just not as good as leather products, even though they were
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- Gold prices have hit record highs, thanks to global uncertainties and expectations of central bank rate cuts.
- China's consumers and its central bank are snapping up gold, even as a falling yuan makes the metal pricier.
- Other central banks around the world are also buying
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- Ukraine may face more attacks from Russia even though US aid �is on its way, says the ISW.
- The ISW says Russia can "take advantage of the limited window before the arrival of new US aid."
- The House finally passed more than $60 billion of aid to Ukraine after months of delays.
The House of

New data published today by Dealroom reveal that European VC investment rose 5% year-on-year for the first quarter of 2024. What’s more, the Netherlands is showing a particularly strong comeback. Amsterdam funding rose a highly encouraging 107%. Overall, European VC investment reached $13.7bn in Q1 2024, an increase fuelled to a great extent by the energy transition. Energy was the biggest sector
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- Tesla cut car prices in the US, China, and Europe after sales fell.
- The company also reduced its software price by a third in the US.
- The company's challenges include disappointing delivery numbers, layoffs, and Cybertruck recalls.
Tesla is trying to win back customers with cheaper cars and software.
The
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- Elon Musk wanted Tesla to reduce its workforce by one-fifth, Bloomberg reported.
- Musk wanted the layoffs to match the drop in quarterly vehicle deliveries.
- Tesla delivered 386,810 cars in the first quarter of 2024, a 20.1% drop from the last quarter.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk at one point wanted the EV giant to trim its workforce by 20%, Bloomberg reported
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- An AI Salvador Dalí is now taking questions at The Dalí Museum.
- The AI Dalí can answer questions about his work and was created using OpenAI's GPT-4.
- The use of AI to recreate the likeness of celebrities raises ethical questions about consent.
Salvador Dalí is now a lobster phone call away.
The Dalí Museum in Florida recently unveiled a copy of Dalí's
Tinder has revealed a feature that both helps users share their excitement about a date with loved ones and acts as a safety tool. The Share My Date feature lets users share details about a planned date with a single link.
The URL can point to details including the location, date and time of the rendezvous along with a photo of your match and a link to their profile. The page can include some