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Apple reportedly has plans for a thinner iPhone, MacBook Pro and Apple Watch
16 Jun

Apple reportedly has plans for a thinner iPhone, MacBook Pro and Apple Watch

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Just how thin can a Macbook Pro get? We may soon find out. According to ’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s mission to make its thinnest product ever won’t stop at the iPad Pro — the company also has plans for a skinnier Macbook Pro, Apple Watch and, as also reported last month, iPhone. According to Gurman, Apple is on the cusp of ushering in “a new class of Apple devices that should be the thinnest and lightest products in their categories across the whole tech industry.”Adding further fuel to the earlier iPhone rumors, Gurman says he too has been told the…
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Elon Musk sued for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation by former SpaceX engineers
16 Jun

Elon Musk sued for alleged sexual harassment and retaliation by former SpaceX engineers

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Eight former SpaceX engineers filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk on Wednesday, accusing the CEO of sexual harassment and retaliation. The same group of fired employees have also filed complaints with the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) about SpaceX’s alleged retaliation. Bloomberg first reported on the lawsuit.“Musk knowingly and purposefully created an unwelcome hostile work environment based upon his conduct of interjecting into the workplace vile sexual photographs, memes, and commentary that demeaned women and/or the LGBTQ+ community,” the eight former employees wrote in Wednesday’s filing.The former SpaceX engineers said some of them were harassed by other co-workers who…
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ChromeOS will lean more on the same tech that powers Android
16 Jun

ChromeOS will lean more on the same tech that powers Android

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is making some significant changes to , the operating system that powers , but they may not be easy for you to spot. Future versions of the OS will lean more heavily on the same tech on which Android is based. More specifically, it will "be embracing portions of the Android stack, like the Android Linux kernel and Android frameworks, as part of the foundation of ChromeOS."The ChromeOS and Android teams already have some experience of working together, having delivered features like the ability to run Android apps on Chromebooks. The ChromeOS crew has Android's Bluetooth tech too.There are several…
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The best Windows laptops for 2024
16 Jun

The best Windows laptops for 2024

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Choosing the best Windows laptop can be overwhelming with the wealth of options available. And with Microsoft's recent announcements at Microsoft Build, we can expect lots of exciting things coming out in the next few months. At the event, the company unveiled the latest Microsoft Surface devices and introduced Copilot PCs, which promise to push the boundaries of what Windows 11 laptops can do.We'll be testing the latest Copilot PCs as they become available and updating our recommendations accordingly. For now, whether you need a premium ultraportable, a powerful gaming rig, or a versatile mobile workstation, our current list of…
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The Morning After: Musk sued for sexual harassment
16 Jun

The Morning After: Musk sued for sexual harassment

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A . The suit comes in the wake of a blockbuster WSJ report that on Musk’s treatment of SpaceX employees. This same group penned an open letter in 2022 highlighting Musk’s behavior which, they say, caused them to be fired. They have also filed complaints against SpaceX with the NLRB, another government agency Musk is waging war against.— Dan CooperThe biggest stories you might have missed​​You can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox. Subscribe right here!Even Sam Altman bowed to Tim Cook.Apple may be coy about what it calls its machine-learning platforms, but it’s not as if…
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Samsung’s Galaxy Watch FE arrives on June 24
16 Jun

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch FE arrives on June 24

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is expanding its lineup of , which offer many of the features of flagship devices at a more budget-friendly cost, with a new smartwatch. The company says the Galaxy Watch FE includes the sensor tech, performance and health and fitness features of with an all-new look. Naturally, though, there are some tradeoffs.The Galaxy Watch FE doesn't have the physical rotating bezel of the Watch 6 Classic, for instance, and it's limited to one size: 40mm. There are three color options of black, pink gold and silver and there are new one-click watch bands with blue and orange stitching. The watch…
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How Messages via Satellite will work on iOS 18 and how much it will cost
16 Jun

How Messages via Satellite will work on iOS 18 and how much it will cost

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Apple is slowly turning the iPhone into a fairly capable satellite communications device. It first rolled out Emergency SOS via Satellite on the iPhone 14 lineup. While you were previously limited to relying on the spacecraft for communications only when dialing emergency services, in iOS 18 this capability will apply to all situations where you're away from cellular or Wi-Fi coverage. I got to check out the updated experience at Apple Park, here's how it will work with iMessage or SMS messages.When you’ve been disconnected from cellular or Wi-Fi for some time, an alert will appear to say you’ll need…
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LinkedIn’s AI job coach can write your cover letters and edit your resumé
16 Jun

LinkedIn’s AI job coach can write your cover letters and edit your resumé

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Last year, LinkedIn began with AI-powered tools for job seekers on its platform. Now the company has added a bunch of for its premium subscribers who are #OpentoWork, including personalized resumé, AI-assisted cover letters and more conversational job searches.The changes are meant to speed up some of the most tedious aspects of looking for a new role. For example, the revamped job search feature now allows you to look for roles with queries like “find me a marketing job that’s fully remote and pays at least $100,000 a year,” or “find business development roles in biotech.” Those are all relatively…
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Cybertruck buyers say they’ve been told deliveries are paused due windshield wiper problems
15 Jun

Cybertruck buyers say they’ve been told deliveries are paused due windshield wiper problems

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Some Cybertruck buyers who were scheduled to receive their new trucks this week have been told they’ll have to wait a little while longer as the company addresses a safety issue with the windshield wiper motor. Tesla hasn’t publicly confirmed any such problems or issued an official recall, but numerous commenters on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum and Reddit said they were notified that deliveries have been halted and their pickup dates were pushed back a week.This follows reports from Cybertruck owners who have said that the windshield wiper failed on them, in some cases almost immediately after the truck…
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US military reportedly used social media to spread anti-vax propaganda in the Philippines
15 Jun

US military reportedly used social media to spread anti-vax propaganda in the Philippines

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The US military used fake social media accounts to spread propaganda that was designed to discredit China’s COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines during the height of the pandemic, according to a bombshell report from . The anti-vax campaign ran from spring 2020 until mid-2021, and was intended to “counter what [the Pentagon] perceived as China’s growing influence in the Philippines,” the publication found in its investigation. The Philippines saw low vaccination rates through 2021 even months after China’s Sinovac vaccine arrived in the area, and recorded nearly 50,000 COVID deaths by November of that year.In one example of the US’s…
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