WASHINGTON °®¶¹app“ Fueled by pricier used cars, hotel rooms and groceries, inflation in the United States moved slightly higher last month in the latest sign that some price pressures remain elevated.
Consumer prices rose 2.7% in November from a year earlier, up from a yearly figure of 2.6% in October. Excluding volatile food and energy costs, so-called core prices increased 3.3%. Measured month to month, prices climbed 0.3% from October to November, the biggest such increase since April.
Wednesday°®¶¹app™s inflation figures are the final major piece of data Federal Reserve officials will consider before they meet next week to decide on interest rates. The November hike won°®¶¹app™t likely be enough to discourage a rate cut of a quarter-point.
Latest iPhones get more AI for hoilidays
Apple is pumping more artificial intelligence into the latest iPhones during the holiday shopping season. It comes in the form of a free software update that includes a feature that enables users to create customized emojis within a matter of seconds.
The Wednesday release of the iPhone°®¶¹app™s upgraded operating system extends Apple°®¶¹app™s expansion into AI months after rivals such as Samsung and Google began implanting the revolutionary on their devices. The update builds upon another one that came out in late October.
The latest round of AI tricks includes °®¶¹appœGenmojis,°®¶¹app Apple°®¶¹app™s description of emojis that iPhone users will be able to ask the technology to create and then share.
