Jason Hiner/ZDNET So you finally got up enough courage (and cash) to spring for Apple’s new $3,499 Vision Pro spatial computing device. That was a big spend right there, but guess what? You might not be done. You could be looking at anywhere from $20 to $3,000 more in out-of-pocket expenses. Review: Apple Vision Pro: Fascinating, … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Salvatore LoGrande fought cancer and all the pain that came with it, his daughters promised to keep him in the white, pitched roof house he worked so hard to buy all those decades ago. So, Sandy LoGrande thought it was a mistake when, a year after her father’s death, Massachusetts billed … Read more
The electric vehicle (EV) market experienced another banner year during 2023, even if sales and adoption slowed compared with previous years. Case in point: The Tesla Model Y was the top-selling vehicle in the world during 2023 — and the first time an electric vehicle took the top spot — beating out popular models like … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A rural Pennsylvania county and its elected officials may have to pay the state elections agency hundreds of thousands of dollars to reimburse it for legal fees and litigation costs in a three-year battle over allowing outsiders to examine voting machines to help former President Donald Trump’s claims of election fraud. … Read more
Some TV shows are way more costly than others! Just Jared is diving into the most costly television and streaming series per episode. The average broadcast network drama costs $3 million an episode to produce, while cable dramas cost $2 million on average, however, all the shows on this list surpass that by at least … Read more
After nearly four years, the Eastern & Oriental Express is back on the rails. The train, which is operated by the luxury travel company Belmond, this week welcomed its first set of passengers since it stopped running as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The luxury train has been operating in Southeast Asia … Read more
LONDON — Inflation in the U.K. held steady at 4% in January as lower food prices helped offset an increase in energy costs, official figures showed Wednesday. The reading was better than expected as most economists expected inflation to rise modestly to around 4.2%. The Office for National Statistics said the monthly drop in food … Read more
BERLIN — A partial rerun of Germany’s 2021 election in Berlin brought a decline in support for the governing parties and cost one of them a seat in parliament, but led to no significant overall change, official results showed Monday. The repeat election was held Sunday in 455 of 2,256 precincts in the capital, which … Read more
June Wan/ZDNET Apple’s Vision Pro headset is like a pair of Balenciaga shoes (yes, those shoes); it’s expensive, looks and feels like the future, and you probably shouldn’t buy one. But if you’re one of the thousands to call themselves an early adopter of Apple’s first-ever spatial computer, then this article’s for you. Also: My … Read more
PARIS — Parisians voted Sunday to muscle SUVs off the French capital’s streets by making them much more expensive to park, the latest leg in a drive by Socialist Mayor Anne Hidalgo to make the host city for this year’s Olympic Games greener and friendlier for pedestrians and cyclists. More than 54% of the votes … Read more