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Sonos is laying off 200 employees in an effort to streamline its product teams, reports Bloomberg. The layoffs come as Sonos continues to recover from a failed app redesign last May that alienated longtime customers.
Following widespread criticism over the app's buggy interface and missing features, Sonos temporarily suspended development on hardware products and focused all of its effort on app improvements. It took months for the company to add functionality that had been removed with the revamp, and
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US-China trade war intensifies as Beijing unveils targeted countermeasures worth $20 billion. Includes rare metal restrictions and Western tech company probes. Global markets brace for impact of new rounds of tariffs and economic sanctions. The latest escalation in the US-China trade war has sent shockwaves through global markets as Beijing unveiled a calculated series of... Read more » Read more ›
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Elon Musk has no access to the Treasury's tax and Social Security data, a government lawyer said. A DC judge is mulling keeping it that way for now. Read more ›
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The agency was in the midst of a probe into the billionaire's company at the time of Musk's assault. Read more ›
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An internal email obtained by WIRED shows that NOAA workers received orders to pause all “ALL INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS.” Read more ›
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Sources tell WIRED that NOAA employees were ordered to give an engineer from Elon Musk's DOGE task force access to all NOAA Google sites by the end of business Wednesday. Read more ›
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Disney+ lost 700,000 subscribers worldwide in recent months, according to Disney's earnings results for the first quarter of 2025. Disney said it now has 124.6 million Disney+ subscribers, a decrease of 0.7 million compared to its subscriber numbers in the fourth quarter of 2024. The drop in subscribers comes after Disney+ prices increased in the fall. Disney+ with Ads went from $7.99 to $9.99, while Disney+ Ad-Free went from $13.99... Read more ›
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Musk's DOGE has been on a tear across the federal government in recent days. On Wednesday, he announced that the FAA was next. Read more ›
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The House DOGE subcommittee, chaired by Marjorie Taylor Greene, is set to hold a hearing on "improper payments and fraud." Read more ›
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The GOP House Speaker said he believes the executive branch's government efficiency efforts are "within the scope of their authority." Read more ›
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As head of DOGE, Elon Musk is making moves to scrap federal agencies like USAID. Legal experts say that power belongs with Congress. Read more ›
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After months of apparent listlessness, Democrats are once again beginning to engage in the type of resistance that defined the Trump's first term. Read more ›
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The bizarre gift was offered amidst the Israeli leader's visit to Washington. Read more ›
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Reddit has seen an increase in rule-breaking posts across “several communities,” and it has issued a temporary ban on one that featured users calling for violence against people who work for the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). That community, r/WhitePeopleTwitter, was given a 72-hour ban on Tuesday, as reported by Engadget. Screenshots shared […] Read more ›
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As companies including Walmart walk back or soften their DEI policies, Sam's Club's CEO says "openness" and "connection" remain important. Read more ›
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Google said that "as a federal contractor, our teams are also evaluating changes required following recent court decisions and executive orders." Read more ›
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Surprise your Valentine (or yourself!) with a free Le Creuset Heart Cocotte. Spend $250+ and use code VALENTINE. Read more ›
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Apple today launched a new app called "Invites," which is designed to allow users to plan events like birthday parties, graduations, baby showers, and more. The app supports creating invitations that can be sent out to people. There are options to choose a background image from the Photos app or select an emoji background, with font customization available. Apple automatically adds in information from the Maps and Weather apps so... Read more ›
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During today's earnings call covering the first fiscal quarter of 2025, Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked about whether he felt there was room for form factor innovation in future iPhone models, with the question hinting perhaps spurred by rumors of the upcoming "iPhone 17 Air." Cook often declines to provide insight into future products during earnings calls, but he did give an encouraging answer. "I think there's a lot... Read more ›
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Since iOS 18 was released in September 2024, Apple has introduced an unprecedented number of new features and improvements across several point updates. With iOS 18.1, 18.2, and 18.3, users have seen a host of tweaks and changes designed to enhance everything from the Mail app to Camera Control on the iPhone 16. Below, we've listed 50 of the features and changes that have been rolled out through these recent... Read more ›
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As early as this week, Apple plans to introduce a new iCloud-based service for event invites, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter, Gurman said the new service is codenamed "Confetti" within Apple. He said the service will offer users a "new way to invite people to parties, functions, and meetings." He did not say if this functionality would be available through a new standalone app, or... Read more ›
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Apple has been ranked as Fortune's Most Admired Company for the 18th consecutive year. The Fortune rankings are based on a survey of 3,380 business leaders across a range of industries, who assess companies on nine criteria, including innovation, investment value, social responsibility, and the ability to attract talent. Apple once again secured the top spot, followed by Microsoft and Amazon, both of which have consistently ranked among the top... Read more ›
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Apple is in the final stages of selecting a key supplier for its next-generation foldable display technology, according to a new report from the Naver blog account "yeux1122," citing a source within Apple's supply chain. According to the report, Apple has maintained strict technical requirements for potential suppliers, focusing on maintaining current industry standards for thickness, size, and curvature radius while demanding significant improvements in durability and crease prevention. Some... Read more ›
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Starting next week, Apple's retail stores will no longer offer AppleCare+ plans as a one-time purchase, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Instead, he said the stores will only offer AppleCare+ as a subscription. For example, AppleCare+ for the iPhone 16 Pro Max costs $9.99 per month, or $199 upfront for two years. The latter option would no longer be available at Apple's stores. Fortunately, Gurman said AppleCare+ will remain available... Read more ›
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Installing Doom on a range of unusual hardware devices has become a fun challenge for programmers, and we've seen the game running on everything from the Apple Watch to the MacBook Pro Touch Bar. Over the weekend, another Doom demo was uploaded to YouTube, this time showing the game running on Apple's $50 Lightning to HDMI Adapter. The Lightning Digital AV Adapter is more than just a dongle, because it... Read more ›
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Apple designed Macs with Apple silicon chips to automatically turn on and start up when the Mac's lid is opened or when the Mac is connected to power, but there is a workaround in macOS Sequoia if you don't like this behavior. In a new support document, Apple provided separate instructions on how to prevent an Apple silicon Mac from turning on when the lid is opened or when it's... Read more ›
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Apple today released an updated version of iOS 18.3 that's designed specifically for the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. The update has a build number of 22D64. iPhone 11 users can download the new software by going to Settings > General > Software Update. Apple first released iOS 18.3 last Monday, and it is likely that this new version has a fix for a bug... Read more ›
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