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ST. PAUL, Minn., May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — iotaMotion, Inc., a leader in robotic-assisted systems for cochlear implant surgery, today announced the first use of the iotaSOFT® Insertion System outside of the United States. The technology is in use as a pre-market clinical investigation at University Hospital of Zurich, led by Professor Alexander Huber. The study, titled “Analysis of electrocochleographic signals during speed-controlled cochlear implant electrode array insertion in a non-randomized controlled trial,” represents a significant milestone in iotaMotion’s history and the broader cochlear implant market. The iotaSOFT Insertion System, which has been used in more than 750 cases in…
When Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland signs his state’s budget into law as soon as Tuesday, it will signify the end of a difficult saga in which local leaders cut spending and raised some fees just to close a larger-than-expected $3 billion deficit.But Mr. Moore, a Democrat, is already bracing for the next fiscal fight. Maryland and its finances are highly influenced by the federal government, and the Trump administration is looking to cut vast swaths of the aid it sends to states.“We just made in Maryland the largest cuts to our budget in 16 years,” Mr. Moore said in…
Just a heads up, if you buy something through our links, we may get a small share of the sale. It’s one of the ways we keep the lights on here. Click here for more. Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy S25 Edge, its slimmest Android flagship yet, adding a new member to its Galaxy S25 lineup, and you can now pre-order it. Unveiled alongside the standard S25, S25 Plus, and the top-end S25 Ultra earlier this year, the S25 Edge now gets its time to shine. And the big story here? Thinness. Samsung has packed premium features into an…
Casandra Ventura, the singer and model known as Cassie, began testifying for a federal jury on Tuesday morning in the sex-trafficking and racketeering case against Sean Combs.The much-anticipated testimony was Ms. Ventura’s first major public comment since she filed a bombshell lawsuit against Mr. Combs, her former boyfriend and label boss, in late 2023, in which she accused him of having instituted a system of abuse and control over her life and career for more than a decade. That case led to a government investigation and Mr. Combs’s arrest in September 2024.In the first minutes of her testimony, she was…
When Slate Auto, a start-up, unveiled a roughly $25,000 electric pickup truck last month, social media lit up with comments. Many people saw the no-frills vehicle, with an easy-to-repair body and nostalgic hand crank windows, as a refreshing antidote to today’s overstuffed and increasingly unaffordable cars.How unaffordable? Average monthly payments on new cars have soared to $739 in March from $537 in January 2019, according to Cox Automotive. The average new car costs $47,400, with electric models around $59,200. High interest rates, now around 9.4 percent for a 72-month loan, have made cars even more of a financial stretch.“Prices and…
The Consumer Price Index in April rose 2.3% on an annual basis, rising less than economists had expected yet still reflecting price hikes that remain above the Federal Reserve’s goal of bringing down inflation to a 2% rate.By the numbersThe CPI was forecast to rise 2.4% last month, according to economists polled by financial data firm FactSet. The CPI, a basket of goods and services typically bought by consumers, tracks the change in those prices over time. April’s reading reflects the lowest level since February 2021, according to EY chief economist Gregory Daco in an email. On a month-over-month basis, the CPI rose 0.2%,…
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Hi, friends! Margaux filling in for Emily today. Tickled to be here.If you’re a parent, you might be in the thick of Maycember, that end-of-spring flurry of activities that requires SEAL-Team-Six-level logistics and planning: school concerts, graduations, sports tournaments, dance recitals, field trips, themed dress-up days, classroom parties, teacher conferences, summer child-care planning. (What am I forgetting? Definitely something I’ll remember at 3 a.m.) I personally love the hustle and bustle of the almost-summer season, but I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that the idea of cooking dinner every night on top of it all is little overwhelming.My first…
Eni has started gas production from the Merakes East field in the Kutei Basin offshore Indonesia, the Italian energy group said on Tuesday in a statement.The field is part of the East Sepinggan block, where Eni holds an 85 per cent operating stake, and its production is expected to contribute up to approximately 18,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day to Eni’s output.The gas is processed at the Jangkrik Floating Production Unit and transported to Indonesia’s internal market and the Bontang liquefaction plant for domestic and export use. This operation is part of Eni’s strategy to utilize significant gas resources…
Automakers are worried that President Trump’s tariffs on imported cars and auto parts will soon increase their costs and start eating into profits.But at least one business in the auto industry thinks the tariffs could give it a lift. That company is Carvana, an online retailer of used cars that has gained fame for storing vehicles in distinctive “vending machine” towers.The Trump tariffs, which include levies of 25 percent on vehicles made in Mexico, Canada, Germany and many other nations, are widely expected to raise the prices new cars and trucks, forcing more car shoppers to opt for a used…