Author: Zach_Wilson
Sonos is still trying to figure out why everyone hates its app
The team and I remain 100% focused on two important priorities: 1. understanding the root cause of every single customer issue, whether big or small, whether common or rare, and making sure the technical performance of the app meets or exceeds what you have come to expect from Sonos. 2.…
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The Sonos app fiasco: how a great audio brand nearly ruined its reputation
In May 2024, Sonos released a completely rebuilt and overhauled mobile app for Android and iOS. The new software was meant to improve performance, make the app feel more customizable, and allow for new features in the future. But customers immediately complained about countless bugs, degraded Sonos speaker system performance,…
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District 9 director Neill Blomkamp is planning a new Starship Troopers movie
Columbia Pictures has tapped District 9 director Neill Blomkamp to write and direct a new Starship Troopers film, according to The Hollywood Reporter, giving the franchise its first live-action entry since 2008’s Starship Troopers 3: Marauder. The movie will be based on Robert A. Heinlein’s 1959 book of the same…
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Meta powers ahead with conscious chip uncoupling with Nvidia as it tests its first in-house training AI-PU
Meta is reportedly readying its first in-house AI training chip for deployment The dedicated AI accelerator, made with TSMC, completed tape-out Meta’s shift to custom silicon aims to reduce its dependence on Nvidia hardware Like many of Nvidia’s highest spending customers, Meta is looking to slash its reliance on the…
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Over 90% of Americans demand a “right-to-disconnect” law which would protect them from out-of-hours work communication
Emailtooltester survey finds many employees feel pressured to respond to emails after hours Only 41.7% of work emails are deemed relevant by employees Three in four workers answer work emails while on vacation A new survey has claimed 90.4% of American workers support a “right-to-disconnect” law, allowing them to ignore…
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The Vision Pro Metallica concert video is the best Apple Immersive video yet
There’s a moment in Metallica, the new three-song concert video Apple released for the Vision Pro yesterday, where Metallica lead singer James Hetfield is kneeling on the edge of the stage, engaged with a single fist-pumping audience member. Hetfield leans in to within inches of his face as he and…
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