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IDC reports Apple shipped 5.9 million Macs in Q3 2026, down 11.3% year over year, while the global PC market dropped 20.1% to 62.7 million units. The steeper industry-wide decline pushed Apple's market share up from 8.5% to 9.5%, keeping it in fourth place behind Lenovo, HP and Dell.
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage climbed for a seventh consecutive week, pushing it to its highest level since November 16, 2023. The increase continues a sustained upward trend in borrowing costs for home buyers.
Entry-level homes have grown scarce across most of the United States, but a report finds that a handful of Midwest cities still have a notable supply of affordable starter homes. First-time buyers in these markets are reportedly finding ways to purchase homes despite broader affordability pressures elsewhere.
Raheim Hamilton, the owner of the now-defunct Empire Market, received a 40-year prison sentence for facilitating over $430 million in illegal transactions on the dark web between 2018 and 2020. The marketplace, which operated as a TOR hidden service, was used primarily for drug sales, including large quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin, and attracted over 1.6 million users at its peak.
Spotify has begun a global rollout of its audiobook service, extending availability from 22 to more than 180 countries by the end of 2026. The expansion grants access to over 350,000 titles in multiple languages, with some markets offering 12 hours of listening per month included in Premium subscriptions. Additionally, the company is enhancing its Page Match feature and expanding Audiobooks+ to more regions and plans, including student plans in select European countries.
Borrowers seeking small mortgages, often under $100,000, are finding it harder to secure financing even though these loans correspond to the cheapest homes on the market. A key reason is that many of the fixed costs lenders incur to originate a mortgage don't scale down with the loan size, making smaller loans less profitable to issue.
A Verge newsletter examines BPC-157, an unapproved 'body protection compound' peptide popularized as part of the so-called Wolverine stack for injury recovery. A 2025 systematic review found only 35 preclinical studies and a single human clinical study on the substance, even as it racked up over 50 million YouTube and TikTok views in 2024 and a reported 1,600 percent rise in US web searches over five years.
Jaguar revealed the Type 01, a four-door electric production car with no rear window, unveiled in New York. The car claims a 400-mile range and a 0-60 mph time of 3.1 seconds, with US prices starting at $130,500 and UK prices at £130,000; sales begin in early 2027 with deliveries later that year.
An entrepreneur building a savings and investment app for young families describes how pursuing partnerships with large financial institutions early on slowed the company down, as months of meetings and compliance reviews diverted attention from existing customers. The piece outlines a three-question filter for evaluating opportunities—whether they pay off within 90 days, fit the company's current stage, and justify the trade-off—and extends this discipline to investor advice, funding terms and high-profile partners.
Brian Daniel, founder of a Los Angeles staffing firm, shared his experience after posting a remote job opening, illustrating the difficulties faced by job seekers amid a market characterized by low hiring and firing rates. Experts suggest that targeted applications, networking, and strategic AI use are key strategies for candidates to succeed now.
The national housing inventory grew by 5.6% from September 2025 to September 2026, showing a slight acceleration compared to June. This data reflects a broader trend of rising available homes across the country, with variations at the state level.
Verifact Markets, a startup incubated by Peter Wokwicz's Positron Capital Management, launched Friday with trading on 'disputed facts' rather than future events. Initial markets let traders bet on whether Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide, whether State Farm intentionally delayed LA wildfire claims, and whether Covid-19 originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, with 'true' currently priced at 76 cents on that question.