Apple has agreed to pay $US95 million ($152.9 million) to settle a lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its iPhone and other trendy devices.

The proposed settlement filed on Tuesday in an Oakland, California, federal court would resolve a five-year-old lawsuit revolving around allegations that Apple surreptitiously activated Siri to record conversations through iPhones and other devices equipped with the virtual assistant for more than a decade.

The alleged recordings occurred even when people didn't seek to activate the virtual assistant with the trigger words, "Hey, Siri."

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Some of the recorded conversations were then shared with advertisers in an attempt to sell their products to consumers more likely to be interested in the goods and services, the lawsuit asserted.

The allegations about a snoopy Siri contradicted Apple's long-running commitment to protect the privacy of its customers — a crusade that CEO Tim Cook has often framed as a fight to preserve "a fundamental human right".

Apple isn't acknowledging any wrongdoing in the settlement, which still must be approved by US District Judge Jeffrey White.

Lawyers in the case have proposed scheduling a February 14 court hearing in Oakland to review the terms.

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If the settlement is approved, tens of millions of consumers who owned iPhones and other Apple devices from September 17, 2014, through the end of last year could file claims.

Each consumer could receive up to $US20 ($32) per Siri-equipped device covered by the settlement, although the payment could be reduced or increased, depending on the volume of claims.

Only 3 to 5 per cent of eligible consumers are expected to file claims, according to estimates in court documents.

Eligible consumers will be limited to seeking compensation on a maximum of five devices.

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The settlement represents a sliver of the $US705 billion ($1 trillion) in profits that Apple has pocketed since September 2014.

It's also a fraction of the roughly $US1.5 billion ($2.4 billion) that the lawyers representing consumers had estimated Apple could been required to pay if the company had been found guilty of violating wiretapping and other privacy laws had the case gone to a trial.

The attorneys who filed the lawsuit may seek up to $US29.6 million ($47.6 million) from the settlement fund to cover their fees and other expenses, according to court documents.

The boy’s mother needed to make a four-hour round trip to collect him.

They might remain the country's wealthiest generation, but Baby Boomers no longer own the most valuable property in Australia, nor have the most in shares.

A new analysis by KPMG released this morning has found that while the oldest generation once had the most property holdings, they've now been passed by Generation X as housing is both sold off by Boomers and inherited by their children.

"Baby Boomers have historically been the largest holders of housing assets, but as this cohort ages into retirement they are beginning to sell down their property portfolios", KPMG urban economist Terry Rawnsley said.

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But while Gen X's share of property holdings is increasing, KPMG's findings laid bare the difference in homeownership between younger and older Australians.

Generation X has, on average, $1.31 million in housing wealth, followed closely by Baby Boomers at $1.30 million.

Millennials, by comparison, have $750,000 on average despite many of them being in their mid to high 30s – older than the age of an average first-home buyer in previous generations.

Gen Z has by far the lowest average housing holdings, at just $69,000.

"While the starter's gun has been fired on the great wealth transfer, our findings still demonstrate a clear disparity in housing wealth between older and younger generations," Rawnsley said.

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There's a similar picture when it comes to shares, with Gen X and Baby Boomers ($256,000 and $206,000 respectively) well ahead of their Millennial and Gen Z counterparts ($51,000 and $7000 respectively).

In terms of cash and deposits, Boomers have comfortably the most with $242,000, helping them to the highest net wealth of all the generations at $2.31 million, well ahead of Gen X ($1.88 million), Millennials ($757,000) and Gen Z ($96,000).

"These net worth figures highlight the wealth accumulation lifecycle, where older generations have had more time to build assets and pay down debt," Rawnsley said.

While the oldest generation also has the most in "other" assets, which include superannuation and business holdings, KMPG found there was something of a silver lining there for younger Australians.

"There is some good news for younger generations in the superannuation asset class as they are coming off a far higher base than their parents," Rawnsley said. T

"This means the wealth they will eventually accumulate from super will be far higher than older generations."

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‘You don’t want to spend your summer holiday in A and E.’

The victim of a suspected fatal shark attack in South Australia has been identified as 28-year-old Port Lincoln man Lance Appleby.

The search for the 28-year-old's body is continuing off an Eyre Peninsula beach today.

Just before 7pm last night, Appleby was surfing near Granites Beach, south of Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula, when witnesses say a shark attacked him.

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A jetskier retrieved his surfboard as the authorities were called. 

Local Jeff Schumucker told 9News that Appleby was a beloved member of the community and had been visiting his family for Christmas.

He also described the moment locals witnessed the attack.

"There were people in the carpark that saw him catch the wave, he rode it right to the end and flicked out, then proceeded to paddle back and he was taken not long after he flicked off the wave," Schumucker said.

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Police and the SES initiated a search along with local volunteers, but the man's body could not be found.

An air, land, and water search is continuing today.

The beach remains closed to the public.

Any witnesses are asked to provide their details to local police, or to contact 131 444.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

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Two men who are wanted for the alleged murder of Queensland woman Chloe Jade Mason are thought to be camping in the NSW bush, police have revealed.

Police have issued arrest warrants for 29-year-old Codye Thomson and 32-year-old Kaine Thomson-Gleeson, who allegedly assaulted and shot 23-year-old Mason dead just after midnight on Railway Parade, Caboolture on December 22, 2024.

After releasing images of the two men last week, police have now said they believe the pair travelled to northern NSW in a white Holden Commodore.

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Investigators believe the two men are camping, and want to speak to anyone in the region who may have seen them or their car – registered with Queensland plate 953 HO4.

"Obviously, these men have travelled some distance from Caboolture to across the border and would've interacted with members of the public along their journey," Queensland Police Detective Inspector David Harbison said.

"I would appeal to anyone in northern New South Wales or even those in southern Queensland who believe they may have seen these men or this vehicle to come forward to police.

"Any little bit of information can go far in helping us in this investigation."

Police have urged anyone who sees the pair not to approach them, but to call triple zero immediately.

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Speaking with 9News, the woman's family described her as the "most amazing person".

"She's someone that you would have wanted to have by your side in life," her sister Dani said.

"She didn't deserve this, no one does."

Police are yet to establish the motive behind the attack or why she was with the two men on the street.

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Two people were killed and 18 injured when a small plane crashed through the rooftop of a commercial building in southern California this morning, police said.

Police got a report at 2.09pm local time (9.09am AEDT) about the crash in the Orange County city of Fullerton, said Kristy Wells, a Fullerton police spokesperson.

Firefighters and police arrived on scene and battled a blaze that broke out, and evacuated surrounding businesses, Wells said.

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The fire damaged the warehouse, which appeared to contain sewing machines and textile stock. The building was occupied by Michael Nicholas Designs, a furniture upholstery manufacturer, according to a sign on a door.

Ten people were taken to the hospital, while eight were treated and released at the scene, police said. There were two confirmed deaths, according to Wells.

It was not immediately known what type of plane it was or whether those injured were in the aircraft or on the ground, Wells said.

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The flight-tracking website FlightAware shows a four-seat, single-engine aircraft crashed about a minute after takeoff.

Security camera footage from Rucci Forge, a wheel manufacturer across the street, shows a fiery explosion and a large plume of black smoke as the plane appeared to dive into the building tilted on its side.

The plane crashed near the Fullerton Municipal Airport, a general aviation airport in Orange County that is about 10km from Disneyland. It has one runway and one heliport. Metrolink, a regional train line, is nearby, and flanks a residential neighborhood and commercial warehouse buildings.

Another four-seat plane crashed into a tree near the airport last November while making an emergency landing right after it had taken off, the Orange County Register reported. Both people on board suffered moderate injuries.

Fullerton is a city of about 140,000 people some 40km south-east of Los Angeles.

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South Korean investigators have attempted to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law decree last month, as hundreds of his supporters gathered near his residence in Seoul, vowing to protect him.

About 20 investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials and police officers were seen entering the gate of Yoon's residence in Seoul to execute a warrant for his detention.

It wasn't clear whether the president would cooperate with authorities trying to detain him.

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Yoon in a defiant New Year's message to conservative supporters rallying outside his residence said he will "fight to the end" against "anti-state forces".

His lawyers have described the warrant to detain him as "invalid" and "illegal."

The anti-corruption agency didn't immediately confirm whether investigators successfully entered Yoon's residential building.

South Korea's YTN television reported that there were scuffles as investigators and police confronted the presidential security forces.

Investigators from the anti-corruption agency were earlier seen loading boxes into several vehicles before leaving their building in the city of Gwacheon early in the morning.

Television footage later showed some of those vehicles weaving between police buses that tightly packed and barricaded the streets near Yoon's residence.

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A Seoul court issued a warrant for Yoon's detention on Tuesday after he evaded multiple requests to appear for questioning and blocked searches of his office in Seoul, hindering an investigation into whether his ill-conceived power grab on December 3 amounted to rebellion.

The warrant is valid for one week, and investigators may make another attempt to detain Yoon if they are unable to do so today.

Thousands of police officers were gathered at Yoon's residence and were forming a perimeter around a growing number of pro-Yoon protesters, who waved South Korean flags and shouted slogans in his support. There were no immediate reports of clashes.

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If Yoon is detained, the anti-corruption agency will have 48 hours to investigate him and either request a warrant for his formal arrest or release him.

Yoon's defence minister, police chief and several top military commanders have already been arrested over their roles in the martial law enactment.

Yoon's lawyers have argued the court's detainment warrant is invalid, claiming that the anti-corruption agency lacks the legal authority to investigate rebellion charges.

They also accuse the court of bypassing a law that says locations potentially linked to military secrets cannot be seized or searched without the consent of the person in charge.

Yoon Kap-keun, one of Yoon's lawyers, described the investigators' efforts to detain the president as illegal and said they would plan to pursue unspecified legal steps against the anti-corruption agency.

Oh Dong-woon, the anti-corruption agency's chief prosecutor, has indicated that police forces might be deployed if the presidential security service resists detention.

But Yoon's legal team issued a statement on Thursday warning that any attempt by the anti-corruption agency to use police units for his detention would exceed their legal authority.

The lawyers said police officers could face arrest by either the "presidential security service or any citizens" if they try to detain Yoon.

They didn't elaborate further on the claim.

South Korean law permits anyone to make an arrest to stop an active crime, and critics accused Yoon of inciting his supporters to obstruct attempts to detain him.

Yoon Kap-keun, the president's lawyer, filed a challenge with the Seoul Western District Court on Thursday to block both the detention warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol and a related search warrant for his residence.

The lawyer argued that both warrants violate criminal laws and the constitution.

The liberal opposition Democratic Party, which drove the legislative vote that impeached Yoon Suk Yeol on December 14 over his imposition of martial law, accused the president of trying to mobilise his supporters to block his detention and called for law enforcement authorities to execute the warrant immediately.

Braving subfreezing temperatures, thousands of Yoon's supporters rallied for hours near his residence on Thursday amid a heavy police presence, waving South Korean and American flags while chanting, "Nullify the impeachment!" and "We will protect President Yoon Suk Yeol!"

Officers removed some protesters who laid down on a road leading to the entrance of Yoon's residence, but there were no immediate reports of major clashes.

Some experts believe the anti-corruption agency, which is leading a joint investigation with police and military authorities, would not risk clashing with the presidential security service, which has said it will provide security to Yoon in accordance with the law.

The office may instead issue another summons for Yoon to appear for questioning if they are not able to execute the detainment warrant by the January 6 deadline.

Yoon's presidential powers were suspended following a National Assembly vote to impeach him on December 14 over his imposition of martial law, which lasted only hours but has triggered weeks of political turmoil, halted high-level diplomacy and rattled financial markets.

Yoon's fate now lies with the Constitutional Court, which has begun deliberations on whether to uphold the impeachment and formally remove Yoon from office or reinstate him.

To formally end Yoon's presidency, at least six justices on the nine-member Constitutional Court must vote in favor.

The National Assembly voted last week to also impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, who became acting president after Yoon's powers were suspended, over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies ahead of the court's review of Yoon's case.

Facing growing pressure, the new acting president, Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang-mok, appointed two new justices on Tuesday, which possibly increased the chances of the court upholding Yoon's impeachment.

Yoon's imposition of martial law ended after only six hours when the National Assembly voted 190-0 to lift it despite attempts by heavily armed soldiers to prevent them from voting.

Yoon has defended his martial law decree as a necessary act of governance, portraying it as a temporary warning against the Democratic Party, which he has described as an "anti-state" force obstructing his agenda with its legislative majority.

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