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X will soon close its longtime San Francisco office and move employees to offices elsewhere in the Bay Area, according to an email from CEO Linda Yaccarino reported by The New York Times. Yaccarino’s note to employees comes several weeks after Elon Musk threatened to move X’s headquarters out of California and into Austin, Texas. … Read more
National Geographic is no stranger to new media. The network has produced a slew of immersive virtual reality experiences, 360 degree videos, and even its own “Space Projection Helmets” for its big-budget show One Strange Rock. Today, it’s finally delivering its first immersive experience for the Apple Vision Pro: A Disney+ environment featuring Iceland’s Thingvellir … Read more
Google is in deep trouble after a federal judge ruled that the company illegally abused a monopoly over the search industry. The ruling follows a 10-week trial held in 2023 that stemmed from a 2020 lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice and several states. “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one … Read more
Apple is pumping the brakes on some of its updates to the Photos app in iOS 18. The company made some changes — removing some features and tweaking others — on Monday to address user feedback. The pared-down version can be found in the software’s fifth developer beta, which app makers can install today. The … Read more
CrowdStrike has taken a lot of flak over the enormous IT outage that brought much of the planet’s computer systems to a halt last month. One thing that the company isn’t willing to accept full blame for though is Delta’s severe flight troubles. Delta CEO Ed Bastian said last week the company had “no choice” … Read more
Apple’s AirPods Max headphones are on sale for $400 via Amazon. This isn’t a record-low, though it’s close, but does represent a savings of $150. The sale includes a bunch of colorways, like gray, blue, silver and pink. For the uninitiated, these are Apple’s high-end over-ear headphones. They are, in a word, luxe. In our … Read more
Fitness enthusiasts and extreme sports aficionados who haven’t yet taken the plunge on an Apple Watch or are perhaps looking to upgrade from an older model may be interested in snapping up a version that’s on sale. The Apple Watch Ultra 2 has dropped by $100 to $700. That matches both the Prime Day price … Read more
Ahead of the full release of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia and more, Apple continues to bring updates to the betas it’s made available to early testers. Today, the company has dropped the fifth developer beta to those platforms, and with it comes a few changes to Safari and Photos. Specifically, Apple’s browser is … Read more
Nintendo just dropped a rather lengthy new overview trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. That’s the top-down Switch entry that stars the titular princess instead of Link. The six-minute video focuses on “traversing Hyrule,” so there’s plenty of cool stuff here about the kingdom and, more importantly, the overworld map. This looks … Read more
If you’ve been holding out for a deal on an iPad mini, it may be time to make a move. Apple’s mini-tablet has dropped to a record low on Amazon. Usually $499, the sixth-gen model with 64GB is on sale for a mere $379. If you want more storage, the 256GB variant, typically $649, is … Read more