Author: Zach_Wilson
Rivian reportedly considers laying off 700 employees
Electric automaker Rivian is considering laying off around 5 percent of its 14,000 employees, or around 700 people, according to a report from Bloomberg. The report notes that, while nothing has been officially decided or announced yet, the company is mainly looking to remove jobs that were added as it…
Read MoreHow to download and install the HomePod Software 16 public beta
The new HomePod Software 16 is available in Apple’s public beta software program for the first time, and you can download it today. However, at its June WWDC event, Apple didn’t reveal any new features coming to the HomePods with the software update, so it’s probably all about under-the-hood stuff.…
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Meta wants to fix broken Wikipedia citations for good
Audio player loading… Wikipedia may be the go-to resource on almost everything these days, but according to Meta, it’s filled with dodgy, inaccurate citations. But don’t worry, the company says its AI is here to help, having developed Sphere, a model capable of automatically scanning hundreds of thousands of citations…
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The Xbox Series X will now run one of the best retro versions of Windows
You know what’s cooler than playing modern games on an Xbox Series console? Using Microsoft’s current hardware to emulate Windows 98 and playing retro games on it. Thankfully, thanks to a combination of RetroArch (a program that’s also let some Xbox users play PlayStation 2 games), a plug-in for it…
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macOS Ventura preview: Stage Manager is the star of the show
It’s rare for Apple to reshape the way people work on Macs, but that’s precisely what the company is trying to do with Stage Manager in macOS Ventura. At first glance, it’s just a quick visual way to swap between your recently used applications. But after testing the first Ventura…
Read MoreMicrosoft steps back on controversial app store policies
Audio player loading… Microsoft has delayed plans to enforce additional control over the apps allowed in its app store after an uproar from developers. The Windows 11 maker had previously announced plans to prevent developers from selling open-source apps that would typically be available for free and from creating browser…
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