The Apple Watch users lost a popular health app because of a court ruling
The US Supreme Court has ruled that Apple can continue to sell the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 without its ability to measure blood oxygen levels. The watchmaker had decided to drop the health feature after losing a patent case brought by medical technology company Masimo. Earlier, Masimo had alleged that Apple infringed on its patent for a blood oxygen sensor.
The Apple watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 Ban are back on
Apple is pulling down its new Watch models after a US court upheld a ban imposed by the US International Trade Commission (USITC) over a patent dispute. The ruling doesn’t affect the watch’s SE model, which has no blood-tracking sensors. Apple had removed the Watch Series 1 and the Series 2 in December after the commission barred it over alleged patent infringement.
Apple won the battle with another app store
Apple has announced that it will collect up to 27% of the revenue from users’ out-of-app purchases, via a new fee that extends the much- hated levy that previously had been placed only on in-app purchases. It added that developers will have to provide a “periodic accounting” of qualifying out-of-app purchases and allow Apple to audit their records.
Where to buy the new additions to its S24 line
Samsung has launched its new Galaxy S24, S 24 Plus and S 24 Ultra smartphones at an event in Los Angeles. The base model of the S24, S 24 Plus, and S 24 Ultra are priced at $1,299.99, $1,299.99 and $1,299.99, respectively. The high-end S 24 Ultra smartphone will be priced at $1,299.99 for 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.
Two-dimensional heavy fermions are found in van der Waals metal
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a grant for research on 2D heavy-fermion materials. High-magnetic-field transport and tunnel diode Oscillator measurements were performed at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory which is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the State of Florida. Equipment support was provided by the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research via grant FA9550-21-1-037.
Microsoft’s new Copilot Pro brings Office features to other people
Microsoft has said that its AI-powered collaboration platform Copilot will be available for consumers soon. The platform, launched in November 2017, will offer access to Copilot’s latest models as a subscription. It will be able to create PowerPoint decks with a Word document, and users will be able to summarize meetings they never attended or arrived late.
A recent lawsuit is against a Boeing parts supplier
The US Senate has requested the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide records from its oversight of Boeing and a key parts supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, in connection with an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 aircraft blowout. This comes after a quality-control inspector working at a Spirit AeroSystems plant reported finding an “excessive amount of defects” at a plant in Kansas.
The Boeing Max has a real problem
A door plug that blew off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft during a flight in Oregon, US, detached from the plane and crashed into the ground, killing all 20 people on board. The Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily grounded all 737 Max 9 planes in the US. This comes after two crashes involving the plane in six months killed 346 people.
It is now possible for more Americans to buycryptocurrencies, because U.S. says yes to new ones
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETFs), which will allow users to invest in Bitcoin through their brokerage accounts. The company Valkyrie Investments, which successfully applied for the Bitcoin spot ETF, said the SEC’s decision will widen the appeal of cryptocurrencies. This is the first time that an ETF has been approved for Bitcoin.
More Americans will be able to buy virtual currency thanks to the U.S. saying yes to new funds
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for investors. The SEC had earlier rejected several applications to create an exchange traded fund (ETF) for cryptocurrencies saying they are “unsafe and volatile”. Earlier, a federal court had ruled that the SEC’s refusal to approve a Grayscale ETF was “arbitrary and capricious”.