Month: February 2024
Wendy’s betrays spicy nugget lovers everywhere and will introduce surge pricing
Imagine waiting in line at your local Wendy’s drive-thru during the lunch rush, only to pull up to the menu board and realize that the spicy chicken nuggets you’ve been craving all day will cost you a dollar extra. That nightmare may soon become a reality, because Wendy’s plans on…
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Netflix is suddenly ending the subs of people who paid via Apple’s App Store
If you subscribed to Netflix via the iOS app or iTunes back when that was possible, and have been happily paying and watching via that system for years, Netflix will no longer be accepting your payments: you’ll need to subscribe directly instead of via Apple. Netflix has confirmed that it’s…
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XLAs: why you need them and how to start implementing them
Experience-level agreements (XLAs, sometimes known as ELAs) are a variation of service-level agreements (SLAs) that focus on the end-user experience. Whether that end-user is your employees, your customers, or both, the way they engage with – and feel about – your solution is critical. XLAs aren’t simply an exercise in…
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Limited Run gives digital games a physical legacy
The future for physical video games looks bleak. Major console hardware makers seem to be inching toward removing ways to play discs at all: leaked Microsoft documents revealed a potential disc-less Xbox Series X (though the company says it isn’t completely giving up on the format), while the “slim” PS5…
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PlayStation will shutter London Studios as they look to lay off ‘about 900’ employees around the globe
PlayStation has announced the intention to lay off roughly 8% of its current staff, affecting employees at multiple first-party studios around the world. The information comes from the official Sony newsroom, where a new post from Sony Interactive Entertainment President & CEO Jim Ryan has outlined the changes. Described as…
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I’ve seen the future of wireless charging, and I want it in my kitchen counters
I recently remodeled my kitchen, and my first thought during the design process was, “Can I embed wireless charging in my new quartzite countertop?” But I couldn’t find a solution that didn’t involve sticking bulky black boxes under the counter and requiring precise placement of my phone on a vast…
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