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The Broward County School Board is expected to decide on closing several public schools amid declining enrollment on Wednesday. Superintendent Howard Hepburn said the closures are necessary to save money in a district that currently has more than 50,000 open seats. He also said the school board would move the students in a way that causes the least amount of disruption. “It’s a tough decision, but it’s a decision that we have to make to really ensure that the quality of learning opportunities that our students receive day in and day out does not change,” he said. Even if the school board goes along with the proposal, the superintendent is not ruling out having to close more schools in the future. The schools being considered for closing are: Sunshine Elementary North Fork Elementary Palm Cove Elementary Panther Run Elementary Bair Middle School Plantation Middle School Seagull Alternative High School.  The school board vote is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

There’s been considerable confusion about the fate of the iPhone 18 Pro Dynamic Island, with conflicting claims about the position of the selfie camera, the visibility of the Face ID components, and the size and location of the Dynamic Island. One recent report seemed to leave open the possibility that the upcoming device wouldn’t even need a Dynamic Island, but a reliable source has now stepped in to clarify the position … more…

Following a seemingly endless stream of legal challenges and setbacks in multiple European countries over the legality of the App Tracking Transparency feature, Apple won a key court ruling in France today. Here are the details. more…

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Update, 9:22 p.m. ET: The outage is now even more widespread, affecting a total of 29 systems and services for end-users and developers. See new details below. Update, 11:57 p.m. ET: All issues have been resolved. Apple’s System Status page confirms the ongoing outage, although the issue might not be affecting all users and developers worldwide. Here are the details. more…