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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and 1960s whose hits include “Pretty Little Baby” and who would later serve as an ironic title for a personal life filled with heartbreak and tragedy, has died at age 87.Her death was announced Thursday by her friend and publicist, Ron Roberts, who did not immediately provide additional details.Francis was a top performer of the pre-Beatles era, rarely off the charts from 1957-64. Able to appeal to both young people and adults, she had more than a dozen top 20 hits, starting with “Who’s Sorry Now?” and…
General views of Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland on April 06, 2024 in Anaheim, California.Aaronp/bauer-griffin | Gc Images | Getty ImagesThe “Happiest Place on Earth” turns 70 this week.Disneyland, a pillar of the Anaheim, California, community since 1955, was a passion project of founder Walt Disney, a place where adults and their children could have fun together. It also served as a place where the longtime media company could show off and weave together different pieces of its business from films, television shows and comic strips to music and merchandising.Disney’s portfolio of intellectual property has been the bedrock of its…
Multi-service messaging app Beeper, which allows people to connect to all their chat apps from one interface, is relaunching its app on Wednesday to offer a more secure version that no longer requires use of its own cloud services. In addition, Beeper is introducing premium offerings that provide access to more accounts than its free tier and include power-user features like reminders, the ability to send messages later, an incognito mode to read messages without marking them read, AI voice note transcriptions, and more. Now owned by WordPress.com maker Automattic, which bought Beeper for $125 million in 2024, the app…
Kyiv CNN — US President Donald Trump’s 50-day pause ahead of possible secondary sanctions on Russia gifts the Kremlin a window to exploit the incremental gains of recent weeks, which analysts say increasingly put key Ukrainian strongholds in the east in peril. Russia is thought to be days or weeks away from surging into a heightened summer offensive, perhaps using the 160,000 troops Ukrainian officials have said are amassing near their front lines. But in the past two weeks, Russia has also made small but vital advances, placing its forces in a better position to cut off Ukrainian troops in…
LONDON (AP) — Smartphones, laptops, headphones and other electronic devices are essential for work and play in our daily lives. But all that time spent typing, scrolling or listening also means our devices gradually accumulate grime that needs to be cleaned off.You might not give much thought to cleaning your devices but there are reasons you should, says Logitech, which makes keyboards, webcams and other computer peripherals.“Regular cleaning and proper maintenance not only keeps your gadgets looking pristine, and wins you hygiene points, it also helps them perform better and last longer,” the company says. “In the case of devices…
Playa Hotels & Resorts has unveiled the completion of a $50 million renovation at Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos.Situated along the pristine shores of the Sea of Cortez, the hotel has further enhanced guest experiences with reimagined accommodations, expanded amenities and new culinary concepts to include: -248 reimagined guest rooms in Tower B with modern furnishings, refreshed bathrooms, and new private balcony seating.-Completely redesigned lobby, featuring contemporary furnishings, a striking multi-level ceiling installation, and a newly introduced Premium Check-In area, offering a relaxed space with signature refreshments. -Transformed Lobby Bar with sleek white marble and sculptural centerpiece inspired by a boat’s…
Apple is introducing a new reason to upgrade to its subscription news offering, Apple News+: more games. On Thursday, the company announced the addition of the Emoji Game, an original title that will join its other games, including its Crossword puzzle, Crossword Mini, Sudoku, and word game Quartiles, in both the U.S. and Canada in English. Bundling games with other services has proven a successful strategy to attract users and keep them engaged, as The New York Times and even LinkedIn have discovered. Apple won’t share its user numbers around Games, but it says that many people subscribe to News+…
CNN — Former “Harry Potter” star Emma Watson has been banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding. The 35-year-old British actress and activist was clocked driving her blue Audi at 38 miles per hour in a 30-mph zone in Oxford, England, on the evening of July 31 last year. She did not appear for the brief hearing at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, where she was fined £1,044 ($1,400) and disqualified from driving, according to PA Media. Shortly after Watson’s case was heard, the court considered a separate speeding offense involving her former “Harry Potter” co-star,…
Cases of Pepsi soda are displayed at a Costco Wholesale store on April 25, 2025 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesPepsiCo on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations, despite weaker demand for its food and drinks in North America.Shares of the company rose roughly 2% in premarket trading.Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:Earnings per share: $2.12 adjusted vs. $2.03 expectedRevenue: $22.73 billion vs. $22.27 billion expectedPepsi reported second-quarter net income attributable to the company of $1.26 billion, or 92 cents per share,…
Twitter co-founder and Block CEO Jack Dorsey isn’t just vibe-coding new social apps, like Bitchat and Sun Day, he has invested $10 million in an effort to fund experimental open source projects and other tools that could ultimately transform the social media landscape. These efforts are funneled through an online collective called “and Other Stuff,” formed in May, whose team includes Dorsey; Twitter’s first employee, Evan Henshaw-Plath; “Calle,” creator of the e-cash platform Cashu; Alex Gleason, former engineering head at Truth Social; and Jeff Gardner, the fourth employee at Intercom. Image Credits:and Other Stuff The group originally met through collaborating…