The person of interest in the shooting of the health care CEO has been arrested
The man arrested in connection with the killing of Brian Thompson, CEO of New York City’s For Profit Health Care System, has been named Luigi Mangione by New York City Police. A McDonald’s employee recognised him from photos made public by police and called local authorities, New York Police Commissioner James Tisch said. Mangione is in custody on firearm charges.
Tim Cook wants to use Apple to save his life
Apple CEO Tim Cook has said the company is working on a new version of the Siri voice assistant. The updated version of the app will allow users to use the assistant to ask questions and make requests. It will be available for the iPhone XR, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. Apple also announced that it is adding an AI feature to its HomePod.
Brian Chesky believes that there will be big things in 2025′′
Home rental startup Airbnb’s CEO Brian Chesky said that he hopes in 125 years people will think that in 125 years people will think of that as one of the biggest reinventions of a company in recent memory. He added that the company aims to reimagine its Experiences section, which he says consumers really like but he doesn’t think has caught on as much as it could.
Amazon has a set of Nova models
Amazon unveiled its plans to build one of the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence supercomputers in collaboration with Anthropic. The company expects the supercomputer to feature hundreds of thousands of Amazon’s latest AI training chip, Trainium 2, to be the largest reported Artificial Intelligence machine in the world when finished. Amazon also unveiled new content generation models, Amazon Nova Canvas and Amazon Nova Reel.
The data broker could be banned from selling your social security number
The US government’s consumer protection watchdog has said the recent attacks on US telecommunications systems, which the government has blamed on China, highlight the value of personal data to the nation’s foreign rivals. “Data brokers are making the data they have of our lives available to anyone who is willing to pay a price,” it added.
Black Friday coffee and espresso deals
WIRED Gear has sorted through a storm of Cyber Monday and Black Friday Deals on coffee gear to find the absolute best buys on our highest-rated coffee gear. The Wacaco Picopresso is the best portable espresso maker that the team has tested because of its compact, lightweight, and solid design. Oxo Compact is the best device to brew cold brew.
Save up to $300 on the Therabody promo codes and deals
Therabody has launched a two-day sale with up to 50% off its most popular products. TheraFace Pro, Wave Roller, and Theragun Mini 2 are among the products for sale. Therabody offers a total body recliner, eyemasks, and an LED skincare mask. Military personnel, healthcare workers and first responders get 20% off at Therabody through ID.me.
Global markets are affected by Trump’s tariffs
US President-elect Donald Trump has called for 25% tariffs on Chinese and Canadian goods to “protect American jobs and manufacturing”. He added that he’d be levying the tariffs “to further his ‘America-first’ agenda”. In 2020, Trump had said he wants to use tariffs to further his America-first agenda and hasn’t named his pick as US Trade Representative yet.
The DOJ says the search monopoly must be broken through the sale of Chrome
The US Justice Department has asked a federal judge to limit Google’s Chrome browser and its search services to Google-owned Motorola Mobility and Google Inc. This comes after the department had sued Google in August over allegations that it abused its dominant position in online search. In August, the department had said Google’s monopoly was in danger because it was acting as an illegal monopoly.
Drugmakers and pharmacy disagree over who gets to make the drugs
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to a California pharmacy over allegations that it made a copy of Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug ‘Ozempic’. This comes after Novo Nordisk asked the FDA to add semaglutide, the key ingredient in Ozempic, to its list of drugs deemed too difficult to compound safely. Novo Nordisk said it has filed several lawsuits against compounders.