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03 Apr

The Morning After: California introduces right to disconnect bill

John RoutledgeLatest News

Even with burnout, overwhelm, budget cuts, hiring freezes, waves of redundancies and everything else in 2024, there’s still little regulation in the US to stop employers tapping workers to respond to requests either at their desk or through their smartphones and laptops at home. (Of course, France is showing us all up, having introduced a right-to-disconnect policy back in 2017.…

03 Apr

Apple’s iPhone 12 can now charge wirelessly at 15W with non-MagSafe chargers

John RoutledgeLatest News

With the launch of the iPhone 12 Apple doubled wireless charging power to 15 watts, but there was a catch: only Apple-branded MagSafe chargers operated at full power. Now, users are getting a surprise update. The latest iOS 17.4 release now allows third-party Qi2 chargers to charge at the maximum rated 15 watts of power as well, MacWorld reported. Apple…

03 Apr

George Carlin’s estate settles lawsuit against podcasters’ AI comedy special

John RoutledgeLatest News

There will be no follow-up to that AI-generated George Carlin comedy special released by the podcast Dudesy. In January, Carlin's estate filed a lawsuit against the podcast and its creators Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen, accusing them of violating the performer's right to publicity and infringing on a copyright. Now, the two sides have reached a settlement agreement, which includes…

02 Apr

X names its third head of safety in less than two years

John RoutledgeLatest News

X has named a new head of safety nearly a year after the last executive in the position resigned. The company said Tuesday that it had promoted Kylie McRoberts to Head of Safety and hired Yale Cohen as Head of Brand Safety and Advertiser Solutions. The two will have the unenviable task of leading X’s safety efforts, including its attempts…

02 Apr

England’s NHS will provide artificial pancreas to thousands of diabetes patients

John RoutledgeLatest News

England’s National Health Service (NHS) said on Tuesday that “tens of thousands of children and adults” with type 1 diabetes will receive an “artificial pancreas” to help manage their insulin levels. The hybrid closed loop system — a sensor under the skin that sends wireless readings to an externally worn pump, which delivers insulin as needed — can help patients…

02 Apr

Spotify’s subscriber audiobook credit is coming to Canada and other countries next week

John RoutledgeLatest News

Spotify Premium users in Canada, Ireland and New Zealand will have access to 15 hours of monthly audiobook listening at no extra cost starting on April 9. Subscribers in the US, UK and Australia have had access to this perk for several months. The Premium audiobook catalog now includes more than 250,000 titles. That's a notable increase from the 200,000…

02 Apr

Spotify’s free audiobook credit is coming to Canada and other countries next week

John RoutledgeLatest News

Spotify Premium users in Canada, Ireland and New Zealand will have access to 15 hours of monthly audiobook listening at no extra cost starting on April 9. Subscribers in the US, UK and Australia have had access to this perk for several months. The Premium audiobook catalog now includes more than 250,000 titles. That's a notable increase from the 200,000…

02 Apr

Amazon just walked out on its self-checkout technology

John RoutledgeLatest News

Amazon is removing Just Walk Out tech from all of its Fresh grocery stores in the US, as reported by The Information. The self-checkout system relies on a host of cameras, sensors and good old-fashioned human eyeballs to track what people leave the store with, charging the customers accordingly. The technology has been plagued by issues from the onset. Most…

02 Apr

This Shark robot vacuum and mop is nearly half off right now

John RoutledgeLatest News

It's spring cleaning season, but that doesn't mean you need to get on the floor and scrub. Robot vacuums are a great way to keep your home clean while doing little to nothing, and a few robovacs from Shark are currently on sale. One of the best deals comes courtesy of a 44 percent discount on Shark's AI Robot Vacuum…

02 Apr

Apple brings Spatial Persona avatars to Vision Pro to help you feel less alone

John RoutledgeLatest News

Apple is making the Vision Pro a bit more social with the introduction of Spatial Personas, which breaks those avatars out of their restricted windows and plops them right next to you in virtual space. The goal is to make collaborating and hanging out feel more natural in the Vision Pro — you can work on presentations together, watch movies…