Month: July 2024
Microsoft employees are set for a tasty bonus following record profits
Non-executive ‘rank and file’ employees at Microsoft are set to receive one-off payments based on their roles, up to 25% of their annual bonus, after the company announced record profits this Q4. The payments (via CNBC), though welcome for workers, may be one of the ways that Microsoft is trying…
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Update your Sonos app on the iPhone and you might cure your battery drain problem
After a tumultuous few months for Sonos, specifically with its app for controlling its connected speakers and soundbars, yet another bug-squashing update is rolling out. And if you’ve been exploring rapid battery drain on your iPhone courtesy of the Sonos app for iOS, this should come as good news. As…
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Leak: here’s the DJI Neo, the lightest budget drone DJI’s ever made
DJI’s 4K-ready Neo drone has leaked — and according to the photos, box, specs, and leaked Walmart price we’ve now seen, it could be the lightest and cheapest full-featured DJI drone you can buy. A leaked Walmart listing hints that the DJI Neo Fly More Combo could sell for just…
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Reddit CEO says Microsoft needs to pay to search the site
After striking deals with Google and OpenAI, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is calling on Microsoft and others to pay if they want to continue scraping the site’s data. “Without these agreements, we don’t have any say or knowledge of how our data is displayed and what it’s used for, which…
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What do you get when you cross a monitor stand and a docking station? The most ridiculous USB hub ever designed
Sabrent has announced something pretty unique: a combined Thunderbolt 4 docking station and desktop monitor arm. Known by the rather clunky name DS-T4WA, the device is available for $350 on Amazon, and although it’s not the first of its kind – the Philips SB4B1928UB is somewhat similar – Sabrent has…
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A first look at Apple Intelligence and its (slightly) smarter Siri
In iOS 18’s latest developer preview, Siri gets a glow-up. Like, the whole phone actually glows around the edges when you invoke Siri. A splash screen reintroduces you to the virtual assistant once you enable Apple Intelligence, an early version of which is now available on the iPhone 15 Pro…
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