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The Morning After: Our verdict on Sonos’ debut headphones
04 Jun

The Morning After: Our verdict on Sonos’ debut headphones

John RoutledgeLatest News
After years of rumors of Sonos getting into headphones, the $449 Sonos Ace are here. They’re well-designed and have impressive audio quality. Integrating the headphones with its family of speakers isn’t what many expected, but the feature works well, according to Engadget’s Billy Steele. They’re also comfortable to wear. EngadgetOne thing that may mire an otherwise stellar debut is limited…
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The second-gen HomePod is on sale for $175 right now
04 Jun

The second-gen HomePod is on sale for $175 right now

John RoutledgeLatest News
If you've been thinking of buying Apple's HomePod (2nd generation), now's the time to act — it's on sale right now at Verizon for $175. That's a significant $125 discount (42 percent off) and represents one of the best deals we've seen on the smart speaker to date. In addition, Verizon is currently offering a deal on the HomePod Mini,…
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Intel officially unveils Lunar Lake, its Copilot+ AI PC chip
04 Jun

Intel officially unveils Lunar Lake, its Copilot+ AI PC chip

John RoutledgeLatest News
Intel recently revealed that its upcoming Lunar Lake chips would be available this fall for Copilot+ AI PCs, but the company waited until Computex to give us more technical details. For one, they'll offer up to 48 TOPs (tera operations per second) of AI performance, thanks to an updated neural processing unit (NPU). In comparison, Intel's previous Meteor Lake chips…
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New York is about to give parents more control over their kids’ social media feeds
03 Jun

New York is about to give parents more control over their kids’ social media feeds

John RoutledgeLatest News
New York is poised to pass a law that will bar social media platforms from showing algorithmic feeds to teens without parental consent. The Wall Street Journal reports that lawmakers in the state have reached a “tentative agreement” on a bill that will be voted on later this week.State officials, including Governor Kathy Hochul, introduced a bill requiring parental consent…
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Leaked Google database reveals its secret privacy and security failures
03 Jun

Leaked Google database reveals its secret privacy and security failures

John RoutledgeLatest News
A collection of leaked internal Google privacy cases provides a rare glimpse into the company’s volume and handling of breaches, accidents and other incidents. 404 Media obtained and pored through the database, which covers thousands of internally flagged privacy and security issues from 2013 to 2018.Google verified the trove’s authenticity with Engadget but claimed some of the reports were related…
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