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Apple’s upcoming iPhone release has sent its stock price soaring because of promised artificial-intelligence features. Those gains appear vulnerable, at least in the short term, if history is any guide. The company’s stock typically underperforms after iPhone launches, a cautious precedent when expectations are sky-high and Apple’s share price relative to earnings is quite rich […]

The best way to enjoy Star Wars is to ignore the franchise’s fans. The community is cancerous and its toxicity has metastasized through social media with a rabid irrational hate over most projects. With that bias, it makes any online criticism about Star Wars shows and video games hard to trust. When it comes to […]

Ernie Suggs | (TNS) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA — A federal judge has ordered Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to stop using the music of Isaac Hayes during his campaign to regain the White House, although not totally muting the former president. Judge Thomas Thrash Jr., of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, said in a ruling Tuesday neither […]

SAN JOSE — A man convicted in Santa Clara County of scamming investors by purporting to invent a drug-dispensing robot for elderly and disabled people is now being sought as a fugitive after authorities say he skipped his sentencing last month. Dennis Fountaine (Santa Clara Co. District Attorney’s Office)  Dennis Fountaine, 67, was convicted May […]

Days after its official theatrical release date was announced, a first look at the bombshell Donald Trump biopic has dropped. California-based independent distributor Briarcliff Entertainment unveiled the clip from “The Apprentice” on Tuesday. In the scene, “Succession” star Jeremy Strong, as Trump’s early mentor Roy Cohn, coaches Sebastian Stan’s young Trump in the back of […]

From a trio of classic pop/rock acts to an Americana icon, to a festival celebrating African culture and a musical about a game-changing ‘Prom,’ there is a lot to see and do this weekend. Here is a partial rundown. Classic pop/rock icons head to Bay Area It’s going to be a big weekend for classic […]

Forks, is there anything they can’t do? You can use them to scratch an itch, fend off a weak mugger, get a signal for your transistor radio – and you can eat with them, too, which will be happening a lot at Pleasanton’s Forkful food festival. On Sept. 7, 15 of the city’s restaurants are […]

Nardine Saad | (TNS) Los Angeles Times Adele says she’s making good on a promise to take a break from music after she completes her residency in Las Vegas. The “Hello” and “Rolling in the Deep” singer confirmed during her Saturday show in Germany — her last in a 10-show run abroad — that she […]

Bay Area Home Report 1801 Loch Ness Way – Google Street View A house located in the 1800 block of Loch Ness Way in San Jose has new owners. The 1,179-square-foot property, built in 1970, was sold on Aug. 9, 2024. The $1,335,000 purchase price works out to $1,132 per square foot. The layout of […]

You might have an inkling that I like beer. But I’m also an unabashed lover of all things cheese. So for me, combining the two is quite possibly one of life’s greatest pleasures. It’s also much better than the more popular coupling of wine and fromage. Frankly, it’s mind-boggling how beer isn’t the automatic go-to […]

Ryan Seacrest may be breathing new life into “Wheel of Fortune,” but he’s promising longtime fans that things will pretty much stay the same. After successful stints commandeering “American Idol,” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” and “Live with Kelly & Ryan,” the radio and TV personality will officially take over the mantle of the […]

SAN JOSE — A motorcyclist killed in a crash with a semi-truck last week was trying to pass the rig when the collision unfolded on a North San Jose roadway, according to police. Around 12:15 p.m. on Aug. 29, the victim was riding a 2020 Honda motorcycle northbound on Old Bayshore Highway west of Oakland […]