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On June 30, in the wake of losing a Supreme Court lawsuit over his $400 billion plan to cancel student loan debt, President Biden said he was going to try again.So what exactly is he proposing to do?In a fact sheet announcing this second try, the White House wrote that the Education Department will attempt to use the authority it believes it has under the Higher Education Act of 1965. In the Supreme Court case, the Biden administration tried to claim power under a different law, the HEROES Act.This process is likely to take several months at a minimum, and…

LOS ANGELES — As the stampede into the college football transfer portal continues, there is a popular conception of how it works: Players enter their names and are immediately deluged with calls from coaches; recruiting visits are lined up; and within days every player has a new home, where the grass is greener, the playing time is abundant and the endorsement deals go cha-ching.Johnny Hodges had a different experience.He was unhappy at the United States Naval Academy, where he was a lacrosse player before he was a football linebacker. He left the team before the end of the 2021 season…

Apple today held its third earnings call of 2023, covering the second calendar quarter of the year. During the call, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Apple CFO Luca Maestri shared tidbits on recent product sales, services results, future plans, and revenue impacts. We’ve highlighted the most interesting parts of the call below for those who weren’t able to listen. AI Apple CEO ‌Tim Cook‌ was asked about Apple’s approach to AI, and he said that AI and machine learning are “core fundamental technologies integral to virtually every product” that Apple builds, which is the same answer that Cook has given…

Our society is “really good” at segregating groups by age, said Shannon Jarrott, a professor of social work at Ohio State University who studies intergenerational community building. There tend to be a few exceptions where these kinds of bonds happen more organically, she said, including mentoring and volunteer opportunities, religious settings and, especially, workplaces. But Dr. Jarrott lamented that there are not more opportunities for people to strike up these friendships, because it means many of us are missing out on a chance to learn and grow.In a 2019 AARP survey, more than 90 percent of respondents who had an…

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted objects in the early universe that might be a new kind of star — one powered by dark matter. These “dark stars” are still hypothetical. Their identification in JWST images is far from certain. But if any of the three candidates — reported in the July 25 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences — turn out to be this new type of star, they could offer a glimpse of star formation in the early universe, hint at the nature of dark matter and possibly explain the origins of supermassive black holes. First…

TORONTO — The square outside the empty N.H.L. arena that is home to the Maple Leafs was jammed and jumping like a mosh pit on a damp, cold — even for Canadian springtime — Saturday night.Far south in Tampa, Fla., center John Tavares scored in overtime against the Lightning to end an excruciating stretch of playoff futility for the Maple Leafs. Kyle Dubas, the team’s general manager, who has long been criticized for persisting with his underachieving roster, exploded to his feet in his arena box, jabbing the air like a prize fighter. Behind the bench, Coach Sheldon Keefe was…

Summer is Fading away, and school will soon be back in session. We scoured the internet for the best discounts on gadgets and gear for teachers, students, parents, and anyone else in the market for back-to-school fare. Be sure to check out our Best Dorm Gear guide for additional recommendations and gift ideas. Special offer for Gear readers: Get WIRED for just $5 ($25 off). This includes unlimited access to WIRED.com, full Gear coverage, and subscriber-only newsletters. Subscriptions help fund the work we do every day.If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps…

“Tomato King” Ramesh Pangal, a farmer in the north Indian state of Haryana, had a good yield despite a heatwave that began earlier than usual this summer. By May, the tomatoes he had grown on 21 hectares (52 acres) after taking a loan of $22,000 were red, ripe and ready to be harvested. The wholesale price of tomatoes had been depressed for the past eight months, but Pangal, who has won several awards and earned the grand “Tomato King” epithet for using technology to modernise farming in his region, was hoping the prices would stabilise. They didn’t and after accounting…

“We’ve done a really good job with affordability programs around the world,” said Luca Maestri, Apple’s chief financial officer, during a call with analysts. “The majority of iPhones are sold using some kind of a program, trade-ins, installments, some kind of financing.”The company weathered declines in sales of its devices with continued growth in App Store and watch sales. The company’s services business, which includes subscriptions to Apple Music, App Store sales and Apple Pay, posted $21.21 billion in sales, an 8 percent increase from a year earlier. The wearables business, which includes the Apple Watch and AirPods, reported that…

This is Suki Waterhouse (Taylor Swift’s version). The pop superstar only had praise for Suki in a new profile about the Daisy Jones & the Six star’s music. When asked to describe her gal pal, Taylor didn’t hold back and offered a plethora of reasons as to why it’s nice to call her a friend. “Suki has always seemed like she stepped out of a time machine,” she raved to Ssence. “Her music is so raw and hopelessly romantic because that’s how she moves through the world.” Taylor continued, “When we hang out, I often come away wondering how someone can be…