🗞️Apple’s $95 Million Settlement And Biden Blocks Deal

January 3rd, 2025

Good Evening 🇺🇸,

What happened today,

• Apple has agreed to a $95 million dollar settlement with users whose conversations were inadvertently captured by its Siri voice assistant and potentially overheard by human employees

• Mike Johnson has been reelected as Speaker of the House for the 119th Congress

• NY Judge Merchan orders President-Elect Donald Trump to be sentenced on January 10th in the New York hush money case, the judge said he intends to sentence the president-elect to an "unconditional discharge" out of respect for the presidential immunity doctrine

• President Biden has decided to block the $15 billion deal that would allow Japanese company Nippon Steel to acquire U.S. Steel, Trump has said he would have done the same

• Biden will also travel to New Orleans Monday to meet with families and communities impacted by the terrorist truck attack

• The Department of Transportation fined JetBlue Airways $2 million for repeated delays on four routes, $1 million of the fine will go to JetBlue customers affected by delays or disruptions within the next year

• Gen Z has been spending more on their pets compared to any other generation per Fortune

• DOW up .80% /S&P up 1.26%

• After a dramatic six-hour long standoff with security, South Korean police have called off an attempt to arrest suspended President Yoon

Bonus: An interesting Gallup poll showing 70% of adults worldwide say they feel safe walking alone at night where they live

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