Apple is removing a blood-oxygen sensor from some Apple Watch models after a court found that it had stolen the technology

In October, a US court ruled that sensors in some Apple Watches had violated the patent of a medical device company. That led to a brief import ban on the watch last month

Unless it wins on appeal, Apple reportedly plans to remove the sensor from some Watch models

Police believe six missing Missourians were lured into a cult led by a rapper-turned-convicted child molester

Rashad Jamal – who is currently serving a prison sentence after being convicted in August of child molestation and cruelty to children – runs an online organization called “The University of Cosmic Intelligence.” Jamal calls himself a prophet but denies being a cult leader

In August, six people, including a three-year-old girl, went missing after living in a house together. Police told a St. Louis outlet that their disappearance may be linked to Jamal’s cult

Iran launched missiles at a city in northern Iraq where it claimed Israel operated an “espionage headquarters”

An Iranian news agency called the attack revenge for the “Israeli assassination of a number of commanders” of its “resistance front,” a coalition of militias that support Iran and oppose Israel

Regional authorities told the Financial Times that Iran’s strike killed four and wounded six. Iraq’s prime minister said it targeted a “residential area”

The attack marked the first time since October 7 that Iran acknowledged targeting an Israeli site

Uber is shuttering alcohol delivery service Drizly, which it acquired in 2021 for $1.1B

Founded in 2012, Drizly operates similarly to other food delivery services yet focuses exclusively on alcohol, attempting to revolutionize the beverage industry

Alcohol delivery has failed to catch on, though, and Drizly has faced legal scrutiny over data breaches and other security measures

On Tuesday, Uber said it is shutting Drizly down. It will reportedly take its final orders in March

A judge blocked the proposed merger between JetBlue and Spirit Airlines, causing Spirit’s stock price to plummet 45%+

Both airlines announced last year their intention to merge. The merged company would have become the US’ fifth-largest airline

The Justice Department sued, arguing the deal was anticompetitive and would hurt consumers by raising airfares

On Tuesday, a judge blocked the merger, arguing it “would harm cost-conscious travelers”

French President Emmaunel Macron promised to overhaul parental leave so its pays better after France registered 678,000 births last year, its lowest number since World War II

France has for decades had one of the highest birth rates in Europe, helping it avoid demographic collapses like those in Germany, Italy, and other European countries

Yet in 2023, the average number of children per mother dropped to 1.68, a three-decade low and well below 2.2, the level commonly considered necessary for steady population growth

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Tractors overtake Berlin

Saudi’s Newcastle scandal

Two Navy SEALs are missing

A lost city in the Amazon discovered

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