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La compañía reportó $111.2bn en ingresos en su primer informe de resultados tras el anuncio de la salida pendiente de Cook. Apple superó ampliamente las expectativas de Wall Street en su primer informe de ganancias desde que anunció que el CEO Tim Cook dejaría el cargo. Cook informó del “mejor trimestre de marzo de la historia” de Apple y un “crecimiento de dos dígitos en cada segmento geográfico”. También señaló una “demanda extraordinaria para la línea iPhone17”. Continuar leyendo...

• Ingenieros de Google desarrollaron TurboQuant, un método que comprime los datos de IA para requerir hasta seis veces menos memoria de trabajo sin pérdida de rendimiento. • El sistema permite a los algoritmos de IA retener información y realizar cálculos potentes con menores necesidades de hardware. • Este avance reduce las barreras para desplegar chatbots avanzados y modelos de IA en dispositivos con recursos limitados.

La sección del FT del NUJ afirma que no existe un «argumento convincente» para la obligatoriedad de que el personal editorial asista a la oficina cuatro días a la semana. Los periodistas del Financial Times están enfrentados con la dirección de la publicación por los planes de ordenar el regreso del personal a la oficina cuatro días a la semana para finales de año. Los miembros del sindicato del Financial Times han votado por unanimidad invocar el procedimiento de disputa de la empresa ante las propuestas, argumentando que la dirección «no ha presentado un argumento convincente» para la necesidad de pasar de los actuales tres días de oficina. Continúe leyendo...

La estrella de Pitch Perfect está siendo demandada por difamación por Charlotte MacInnes, la actriz principal del debut como directora de Wilson, The Deb. Siga nuestro blog de noticias de Australia en vivo para conocer las últimas actualizaciones. Reciba nuestro correo electrónico de noticias de última hora, nuestra aplicación gratuita o nuestro podcast diario de noticias. La estrella de Hollywood Rebel Wilson ha hablado sobre el próximo nacimiento de su segundo hijo mientras entraba al tribunal para prestar declaración por tercer día en su mediática batalla por difamación. La estrella de Pitch Perfect está siendo demandada por difamación por Charlotte MacInnes, la actriz principal de 27 años de la comedia musical The Deb. Continúe leyendo...

• Investigadores del Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital analizaron más de 3,9 millones de hospitalizaciones para estimar la sepsis en el 1,3 % de los casos pediátricos, lo que equivale a más de 18.000 casos anuales en EE. UU. • La sepsis conlleva una tasa de mortalidad del 10 %, lo que resulta en más de 1.800 muertes infantiles al año, sin cambios significativos en la incidencia o mortalidad entre 2016 y 2022. • El 72 % de los casos comenzaron antes de la hospitalización, lo que resalta los riesgos para niños por lo demás sanos y la necesidad urgente de mejores estrategias de prevención.

Mientras su secretario de defensa testificaba ante un comité de la Cámara de Representantes, Trump publicó una imagen de sí mismo generada por IA con un arma y una leyenda que decía «NO MORE MR. NICE GUY». Pete Hegseth ha negado que la guerra de EE. UU. e Israel contra Irán sea un «atolladero» y afirmó que los críticos de la operación representaban una amenaza mayor para EE. UU. que el propio Irán, al verse bajo presión para detallar la estrategia de Washington para el conflicto. Al comparecer ante el comité de servicios armados de la Cámara de Representantes junto al general Dan Caine, presidente del Estado Mayor Conjunto, el secretario de defensa de EE. UU. pidió a los legisladores que aprobaran un presupuesto de 1,5 billones de dólares en gasto militar, y luego describió a algunos de ellos como «el mayor desafío» para el esfuerzo bélico. Continuar leyendo...

• El exdirector del FBI James Comey fue imputado por segunda vez el martes 28 de abril de 2026, por una publicación de Instagram interpretada por el DOJ como una amenaza contra el presidente Donald Trump. • El Departamento de Justicia amplió su investigación tras un nuevo escrutinio de la publicación descrita como un mensaje en clave que hace referencia al presidente. • Comey mantiene su inocencia y afirma que los cargos derivan de una interpretación errónea de su actividad en las redes sociales en medio de las continuas tensiones políticas.

• La revista TIME publicó su lista TIME100 Companies de 2026, destacando a las principales firmas de entretenimiento el 28 de abril. • Apple lidera por priorizar la calidad del streaming sobre la cantidad en sus servicios. • Otros destacados incluyen a Beast Industries por construir un imperio a partir de travesuras virales y Neon por defender las películas extranjeras.

El formato expandido de 48 equipos de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026 ha reabierto la posibilidad de un enfrentamiento histórico entre Lionel Messi y Cristiano Ronaldo, algo que nunca se ha visto en el torneo. Con Argentina y Portugal sorteados en grupos separados, cualquier encuentro dependerá enteramente del progreso en la fase eliminatoria. Dependiendo de los resultados, podrían encontrarse en los octavos de final, los cuartos de final o incluso en la final.

Los rescatistas terminaron de retirar a las víctimas de un vagón de tren commuter dañado el martes, confirmando que el accidente ocurrido a las afueras de la capital de Indonesia dejó 15 personas muertas, todas ellas mujeres.

El jefe del departamento de policía del District of Columbia afirmó que los investigadores creen que el sospechoso era un huésped del hotel Washington Hilton, donde se llevaba a cabo la cena anual, aunque no se ha determinado el motivo.

• Exclusiva: El gobierno estatal se compromete a reforzar las leyes mientras Higgins califica la respuesta del gobierno de Albanese a los problemas de seguridad de las mujeres como «desalentadora». • El gobierno de Victoria reforzará las leyes relativas al uso de las comunicaciones confidenciales de las víctimas después de la presión de defensores, incluida Brittany Higgins, quien describió su experiencia de haber tenido sus registros de asesoramiento citados judicialmente como una «violación». • En una entrevista con Guardian Australia, Higgins también criticó la falta de acción del gobierno federal tras una revisión exhaustiva de las respuestas del sistema judicial ante la violencia sexual, afirmando que el tema había «desaparecido completamente de la agenda».

Los veterinarios afirman que la ballena, varada durante un mes cerca de Lübeck, está en condiciones de ser transportada en un esfuerzo de rescate financiado por dos emprendedores.

• The Philippines formally protested on Monday what Manila characterized as 'provocative and illegal' Chinese Coast Guard operations near Second Thomas Shoal, accusing Beijing of obstructing Philippine supply missions. • Philippine Defense Secretary stated that Chinese vessels used water cannons against Filipino boats, damaging equipment and endangering personnel conducting routine resupply operations to occupied Philippine outposts. • The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command reaffirmed commitment to freedom of navigation operations, with Pentagon officials stating they will continue sending naval assets through disputed waters to assert international law compliance.

• The Federal Reserve released minutes from its April 16 policy meeting, revealing internal division over the appropriate timeline for interest rate cuts, with several governors questioning whether inflation has declined sufficiently to warrant near-term reductions. • Hawks on the committee expressed concern that premature rate cuts could reignite price pressures, while doves argued that pausing at 5.5% risks unnecessarily constraining growth and employment, setting the stage for a contentious May 2 vote. • Market reactions to the minutes were mixed, with bond futures pricing in only a 28% probability of a rate cut by July 2026, down from 35% before the release, while equity index futures declined 0.6% on expectation of extended higher rates.

Enough family reference samples collected to identify at least 60% of disinterred USS Arizona crew membersThe United States government could move to disinter the remains of unidentified USS Arizona crew members who were killed in the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 after the clinching of a key DNA-related milestone, officials recently announced.Before that announcement, officials determined enough family reference samples had been collected for comparison with DNA taken from remains – along with medical and dental records – for the individual identification of at least 60% of the battleship crew members to be disinterred, said a statement on Friday from the agency tasked with identifying US military personnel who are unaccounted for after past conflicts. Continue reading...

Alleged manifesto reportedly written by the suspect had Trump administration officials at top of listWhite House press dinner shooting aftermath – latest updatesInvestigators were looking into anti-Trump sentiment as being a motive for the attacker who sought to breach the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington DC where the US president and top members of his administration were present.Officials have said that the shooter likely was targeting Donald Trump and other senior administration officials. “We do believe, based upon just a very preliminary start to understanding what happened, that he was targeting members of the administration,” Blanche said in a TV interview. Continue reading...

Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe shadow treasurer, Tim Wilson, has condemned the booing of welcome of country remarks at Anzac Day events on Saturday.Wilson offered some of the strongest criticism of the hecklers to be delivered by a Coalition frontbencher. In a post on X yesterday, he wrote:Thank you to all our veterans who fought for our country. ANZAC Day is a a day to honour all those who fought and died for our country. Booing any Australian who served or their story is unacceptable, disrespectful and unworthy of the ANZAC legacy.The story of this land began thousands of years ago. Project Australia is a continuing story of one land, one people with one destiny. Let us be worthy of our full inheritance, and those that sacrificed for respect based on our common humanity & the equal dignity of all people.It is incredibly disappointing and completely inappropriate to boo at an Anzac Day service. Whatever your views on a welcome to country, ANZAC Day is our most sacred day … If you have strong views about that, there are many other ways in a free country that you have an opportunity to express your views. Continue reading...

After a two-year wait, video of a young male crossing above a road gives hope that critically endangered species can survive habitat fragmentationThe critically endangered Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a canopy bridge to cross a road.In 2024, conservationists in the Pakpak Bharat district of North Sumatra in Indonesia built the bridge high over the Lagan-Pagindar road, which provides an essential route for local people but which became a barrier for animals. Continue reading...

Testimony emerges from Babak Alipour, who spent three years on death row before being taken to gallows in March Writing from his cell in the Rajai Shahr prison in the northern Iranian city of Karaj, Babak Alipour wanted to tell his friends about those who had already gone to their execution.There was Behrouz Ehsani, 69, the elder statesman of the group, who was “never angry” about their predicament. Then there was Mehdi Hassani, a 48-year-old father of three who he saw a couple of times in the prison hospital and who would ask him to pass on to the children the message that he was “fine”. Continue reading...

• US stocks recently reached an all-time high even as geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran dominate headlines, suggesting investor confidence in economic fundamentals. • The market surge occurs amid what analysts describe as a major market disruption cycle, with oil shocks and other disruptions rattling investors before receding. • The disconnect between headline risks and market performance highlights investor focus on sustained economic growth and underlying corporate fundamentals over short-term geopolitical concerns.

Revised figures increase fears about how the energy-intensive sites could worsen the climate emergency The UK government vastly underestimated the climate impact of artificial intelligence, it has emerged, after officials raised their estimate of carbon emissions from the technology by a factor of more than 100.According to new data quietly published this week, energy use by AI datacentres in the UK could cause the emission of up to 123m tonnes of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂) – about as much as generated by 2.7 million people – over the next 10 years. Continue reading...

Crown Prosecution Service launches action plan to help potential victims and perpetrators understand behavioursYoung people may not even realise they have been victims of stalking, the Crown Prosecution Service has said as it launched a scheme to tackle a rise in offending.The number of stalking offences charged by the CPS in England and Wales reached a record high last year of 7,168. More than 80% of these were flagged as relating to domestic abuse, meaning most victims were stalked or harassed by someone they knew. Continue reading...

Six women who stayed in flats in capital have since accused disgraced financier of sexually abusing them, says BBCJeffrey Epstein housed some of his alleged abuse victims in flats in London after police in the UK decided against investigating him, according to reports.The BBC said it had uncovered evidence of four flats in Kensington and Chelsea in receipts, emails and bank records contained within the Epstein files. Six women who stayed in the properties have since accused the late financier of sexually abusing them, the broadcaster said. Continue reading...

• U.S. Men's National Team fell 3-2 in overtime to Czechia on April 22 in preliminary round of IIHF World Championship. • Goals by American forwards kept game close, but Czechia netted winner late. • Team USA advances to face next opponent Friday, aiming for quarterfinal berth.

Reduction procedures and implant removals reflect shift toward comfort and more active lifestyles, surgeons sayBreast reductions and implant removals have overtaken enlargements for the first time, data shows, as experts link the shift to more active lifestyles.The latest annual audit from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) shows there were 4,761 breast enlargement procedures in 2025, down 8% on the previous year. Continue reading...

Measure will also limit device use during passing periods, lunch and recess and block YouTube on district devicesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe Los Angeles unified school district’s board passed a resolution on Tuesday to curb students’ classroom screen time for the upcoming school year, in the latest effort nationwide to address adverse effects from excessive device use.The measure, which passed 6-0 at a Tuesday school board meeting, will set daily and weekly screen time limits for students based on grade level, prohibit elementary and middle school students from using devices during passing periods, lunch and recess, and block use of YouTube on district devices, among other provisions. Continue reading...

• Turkey and Greece opened fresh talks on maritime boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean, with NATO officials mediating discussions aimed at resolving long-standing territorial disputes. • Both nations agreed to establish a permanent dialogue mechanism and conduct joint scientific surveys of disputed seabed areas, marking the most substantive progress in five years. • The US views the agreement as critical to regional stability, particularly given strategic concerns about Russian naval activity in the Mediterranean and the need for unified NATO positioning.