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Apple, keen to up its prowess in virtual reality and augmented reality, has purchased NextVR. The Newport Beach, Calif., outfit uses virtual reality tech to enable people to “attend” concerts and other live events. Neither the hardware giant nor the acquired company has disclosed the sale price, but 9to5Mac reported it as around $100 million. …

He’s still rolling in dough. Disgraced Papa John’s founder John Schnatter is serving up yet another slice of controversy with a bizarre series of TikTok videos that flaunt his massive collection of bling. The pizza baron was infamously ousted from his own company in 2018 for dropping a racial slur during a video conference and …

Gwyneth Paltrow rarely features daughter Apple Martin on social media, surprising fans Thursday when she shared photos of her eldest child with ex-husband Chris Martin, wishing the teen a happy sixteenth birthday. “I can’t believe I’m actually writing these words but … happy sweet sixteen my darling girl,” Paltrow, 47, began her lengthy Instagram dedication …

Going against its tech industry peers, Apple is set to bring workers back to its global offices soon. The California-based technology company will bring employees back in phases over a few months, according to a report. The first phase has begun at some of the company’s locations worldwide and will expand to its major offices …

Talk about a pile of salt added to the Knicks’ wounds if Derek Harper’s Kristaps Porzingis guarantee comes true. Harper, who manned the Knicks’ point-guard spot from 1994 to 1996, is a longtime TV analyst for the Mavericks. He never won a title playing for Dallas or the Knicks, but Harper believes he will add …

Tom Hardy really dodged a bullet with this one. The actor’s new biopic “Capone” skipped its theatrical release due to the coronavirus pandemic and, as a result, few people seem to know it exists. Lucky for Hardy, because he makes the worst Al Capone ever. For those of you who thought Al Pacino yukked it …

Not even Randy Jackson’s sword could save Jax Taylor and Tom Sandoval‘s friendship. Taylor, 40, and Sandoval, 36, have been friends for close to 20 years, but the “Vanderpump Rules” stars’ relationship began to torpedo this season on the hit Bravo show — and despite gifting Taylor with an autographed Randy Jackson sword for his …

Swizz Beatz wants today’s rap stars to pay “taxes” to the founders of hip-hop. “I want to raise a million dollars for each icon who started hip-hop from [DJ] Kool Herc,” as well as the likes of Melle Mel, Grandmaster Flash and Sugarhill Gang, he said. “We need to be paying taxes to the creators …

The Big Apple’s struggling restaurants are about to get some relief on food-delivery costs as hungry New Yorkers increasingly order in during the coronavirus crisis. The City Council is expected to pass emergency legislation on Wednesday that will cap the commission fees that delivery apps charge restaurants at 20 percent during any government-ordered state of …

Aspiring rappers, be warned. “I’m not bringing no dudes on the show,” Lil Wayne’s daughter Reginae Carter told Page Six months after her breakup with YFN Lucci. “I’m not making nobody famous. I’m not putting nobody on no more.” Carter, 21, and Lucci, 29, were together for more than a year before splitting up in …