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Microsoft has brought me inside the Surface hardware lab from time to time over the years, showing me how its engineers test the hinges and fabrics that go into its products. They're usually typical engineering demonstrations, but last month I was invited to Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, to see how the company built its two new smaller Surface Pro and Surface Laptop devices...
Spotify is testing a new “Snooze” button that will let you temporarily remove a track from your recommendations in case you need a short break from hearing it. The option will appear for songs you choose to hide from your playlists, and it will prevent Spotify from putting them in your recommendations for 30 days.
Spotify is testing the Snooze button with Premium subscribers first, but it...
Sony just announced a new internal studio called Team LFG, which will be developing “a team-based action game.” According to Sony Interactive Entertainment studios CEO Hermen Hulst, the studio “originated at Bungie, but has also rallied developers from across the industry to bring to life an ambitious incubation project that I’m very excited about.”
Curiously, no specific developers were...
One of Apple’s biggest series will start streaming again this summer. The company announced that season 3 of Foundation will hit Apple TV Plus on July 11th, with new episodes weekly through September 12th. As part of the announcement, Apple also released the first teaser for the third season.
The show originally premiered in 2021, and is an adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s classic series of sci-...
LinkedIn is launching a new generative AI tool that allows users to find job listings by describing their perfect role. The platform’s updated AI-powered search bar now provides users with job posting results based on natural language descriptions, such as “find me entry-level brand manager roles in fashion,” and “jobs for analysts who love sustainability challenges.”
The idea is to provide...
On April 22nd, Fight Fight Fight LLC, a company with ties to President Donald Trump, announced that the 220 top investors in its meme coin $TRUMP would be invited to meet with Trump himself. The event was billed as an "intimate private" dinner, but with obvious hints that attendees were buying an elected official's time. Around the date of the announcement, federal government officials...
The EcoFlow Stream Ultra turns a power outlet into a solar powered inlet. | Image: EcoFlow
The US is finally getting a version of EcoFlow’s DIY balcony solar system that I reviewed in Europe last year. EcoFlow says its Stream Series will be the first plug-in solar products to go on sale domestically, allowing anyone in a house or apartment rental to easily lower their energy bill, while also...
Disney Plus and Hulu saw another leap in profitability over the past few months. In its second fiscal quarter earnings results released on Wednesday, Disney revealed that the services’ combined operating income grew to $336 million, up from $47 million during the same time last year.
With ESPN Plus included, Disney’s streaming business finally became profitable last August, and its operating...
Patreon creators on iOS can now link fans to alternative payment systems.
The latest version of Patreon’s iOS app allows creators in the US to accept payments outside of Apple’s App Store payment system. First seen by TechCrunch, the 125.5.0 update released on Monday enables Patreon creators to link out to web payments, avoiding the up to 30 percent commission that Apple charges on in-app...
The first photos of the Asus ROG Ally 2 have surfaced online thanks to regulatory listings, but with a twist: there are two versions of the gaming handheld, and one features a dedicated Xbox button.
We reported two months ago that Microsoft was working with Asus to develop an Xbox-branded handheld codenamed “Project Kennan,” and this appears to be it. It’s a black version of the otherwise...