Layoffs are being mentioned on US earnings calls at the highest rate since the pandemic — and as Meta Platforms shows, such cost cutting can pay off for investors. Bloomberg: Efforts by the Facebook parent to slash costs and refocus its business upended the lives of thousands of workers, but has since helped propel its
Read MoreImage: The Verge It’s been a big week for podcast deals! I look forward to sleeping it off this weekend. Why did SiriusXM give SmartLess a $100 million deal? Look at its subscriber losses. It’s been a massive week for podcast deals, including SiriusXM signing SmartLess away from Amazon’s Wondery for more than $100 million.
Read MoreFollowing Friday’s launch of the Apple Vision Pro, Tim Cook ushered in a new era of Apple computing with a heartfelt memo to team members, likening it to the heady days of the iPhone launch more than 15 years ago. Tim Cook dons the Apple Vision Pro | Credit: Vanity Fair The Apple Vision Pro
Read MoreCredit: Google Google has published the ad it will play during the Super Bowl. The commercial focuses on the Pixel’s Guided Frame feature. Guided Frame works by using a combination of audio cues, high-contrast animations, and haptic feedback to help people who are blind or have low vision take pictures. Outside of being one of
Read MoreBravo’s Summer House is set to make its comeback with the eighth season next month. Since its inception in 2017, Summer House has revolved around a circle of friends sharing the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day in a fabulous beach house located in The Hamptons. Anticipate a season brimming with drama, with a
Read MoreThe skyrocketing value of cryptocurrency is the center of a disagreement over the FTX bankruptcy.
Read MoreSatoshi Nakamoto is the founding father of cryptocurrency — and a mystery. In October 2008, Nakamoto gave Bitcoin to the world. Then they disappeared. To this day, nobody knows who Nakamoto is. Amongst the speculation, one man stepped forward: Craig Wright, an Australian computer scientist who has, since 2016, maintained that he is Nakamoto. Now
Read MoreApple supplies the Apple Vision Pro with a number of items in the box, all so owners can get up and running with their headset as quickly as possible. Here’s what inside. Apple Vision Pro Light Seal While the Apple Vision Pro will eventually have a similar third-party accessory market, much like the iPhone, Apple
Read MoreApple has tossed another crumb to investors wondering when the world will get to see some ‘Made in Cupertino’ GenAI: Expect Apple to reveal what it’s been working on in this buzzy slice of AI “later this year,” per CEO Tim Cook. TechCrunch: During an earnings call yesterday, Apple’s chief exec emphasized its ongoing investment
Read MoreFinding the one true “perfect” wall charger seems like an impossible task. We’re all carrying different gadgets around. Our laptops have power needs that can vary widely from one to the next. Some people make an effort to lighten the load of tech in their bag when possible; others don’t mind lugging an arsenal of
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority The latest version of One UI brings a new feature to the Clock app. You’ll now be able to set custom backgrounds that you’ll see when your alarm goes off. One UI 6.1 offers some nifty new features like Photo expansion and AI-generated wallpapers. There’s also a new feature
Read MoreApple’s Vision Pro virtual reality headset officially launched in the U.S. on Friday. Customers who preordered the headset will begin to receive it or pick it up at Apple Store locations. CNBC adds: Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared at the company’s flagship Fifth Avenue store in New York City on Friday morning to celebrate the
Read MoreApple has revealed that Apple Vision Pro apps which have a high degree of motion will come with a warning icon. Apple Vision Pro in an Apple Store Ahead of its launch, experts predicted that the Apple Vision Pro would be able to minimize the chances of motion sickness through its sheer performance. Apple had
Read MoreOver the years there have been so many times when Microsoft came up with a product that so nearly got it right, but which tanked in the market because the folks at Redmond had more of an eye to what fitted their strategy than what the customer wanted. The Surface RT was one of these:
Read MoreUnlike with a Mac or iPhone, it appears that it’s not possible to choose to buy AppleCare coverage for an Apple Vision Pro on device. Without AppleCare, Apple Vision Pro repair costs can be up to $2,399 Users who have bought an iPhone and elected not to get AppleCare will know that the iOS Settings
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The $3,499 Vision Pro arrived on February 2nd, ushering in a new spatial computing era at Apple. Continue reading…
Read MoreMozilla claims in a new 74-page research report that Microsoft “repeatedly uses harmful design” and “dark patterns” to push users toward Microsoft Edge and away from rival browsers like Mozilla’s Firefox or Google’s Chrome browser. PCMag: “Microsoft uses the harmful preselection, visual interference, trick wording, and disguised ads patterns to skew user choice,” the report
Read MoreTake $300 off Apple’s M3 Max MacBook Pro 14-inch that’s loaded with upgrades, including 96GB RAM and 2TB storage. Plus, save $50 on AppleCare with an exclusive promo code. Save $300 on this loaded MacBook Pro. This past October, the MacBook Pro lineup was updated with a brand-new M3 chipset and now a loaded model
Read MoreGoogle’s newer slate is part tablet, part smart home hub. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Apple may not have released new iPads last year, but you know who didn’t rest on its laurels in 2023? Every other company, including OnePlus, Samsung, and Amazon. For the first time in what feels like ages,
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge As first reported by the Financial Times, independent labels Beggars Group, Secretly Group, and Partisan Records are pushing back against Apple’s preferential payouts for spatial audio. They say independent artists who can’t afford to record in spatial audio would make less because of how streaming music payouts work.
Read MoreSpotify has reached a new deal with star podcaster Joe Rogan that will allow his hit show to be distributed broadly. From a report: Rogan’s fresh deal, estimated to be worth as much as $250 million over its multiyear term, involves an upfront minimum guarantee, plus a revenue sharing agreement based on ad sales. Under
Read MoreUsers have noticed that the vivid mode on the Galaxy S24 series is not as rich as on older models. Samsung says the color adjustment is not a defect but was, in fact, intentional. The reason for the change was “to provide a more natural viewing experience.” When customers started getting their hands on the
Read MoreMacworld Gaming subscription services are all the rage now, but Apple Arcade isn’t quite like PlayStation Plus, EA Play, or Xbox Game Pass. So if you’ve got questions about it, we’ve got plenty of answers. Updated 02/02/24: Apple released two new games this week: Words in Progress and BEAST: Bio Exo Arena Suit Team. It
Read MorePhoto by Chris Unger / Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Joe Rogan, podcasting’s biggest star, has renewed his deal with Spotify. The new multiyear deal will allow his show, which is currently exclusive to the streamer, to be distributed to YouTube, Apple, and other podcasting platforms. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed by
Read MoreFollowing concerns raised by countries over the legislation’s effects on innovation, the EU has tentatively agreed on what goes into the AI Act. Read more: EU finally agrees on technical aspects of the AI Act
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