Spotify says it paid out $11 billion in royalties in 2025
Spotify says it paid out $11 billion in royalties in 2025 Today, Spotify announced that it had paid out more than $11 billion to the music industry in 2025. It’s an impressive-sounding number that’s a full $1 billion more than it paid last year. And, according to Spotify, that accounts for roughly 30 percent of […]
The noise-canceling AirPods 4 are down to $120, one of their best prices yet
The noise-canceling AirPods 4 are down to $120, one of their best prices yet The latest AirPods 4 offer good noise cancellation for their price, tuning out distracting noises well enough when you’re listening to music. The AirPods Pro 3 may be on sale for $199 ($50 off), but that’s still a lot of money. […]
This soft humanoid robot is designed to be ‘physically safe and socially approachable’
This soft humanoid robot is designed to be 'physically safe and socially approachable' Sprout stands just 3.5-feet tall and is light enough for one person to carry around. | Screenshot: YouTube A startup called Fauna Robotics has revealed a new humanoid robot called Sprout it’s been developing over the past two years. Standing around 3.5-feet […]
My favorite folding phone is the one that doesn’t exist yet
My favorite folding phone is the one that doesn't exist yet Two notable foldables. A book-style folding phone is a gadget that poses one radical idea: What if you always had a computer in your pocket? When you’d like to be writing a blog while your plane is taking off, and large electronics (Computer) must […]
Apple aims to keep iPhone 18 price flat in face of RAM shortage, Kuo says
Apple aims to keep iPhone 18 price flat in face of RAM shortage, Kuo says Apple will try to avoid raising iPhone 18 prices “as much as possible” in the face of a global memory shortage, according to a report from supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. According to Kuo, Apple plans to “absorb the costs” […]
Snap is turning its smart glasses team into its own company
Snap is turning its smart glasses team into its own company A consumer version of Specs (unlike the developer preview pictured here) are still expected to get a public launch sometime this year. Snap is launching a separate business for its upcoming Specs augmented reality glasses in a bid to lure new investors to the […]
Ted Lasso season 4 hits Apple TV in the summer
Ted Lasso season 4 hits Apple TV in the summer One of Apple TV’s biggest hits is returning later this year: the streamer confirmed that season 4 of Ted Lasso will premiere this summer. There’s no firm date beyond that, but the announcement marks an important moment for the service, as the show, which is […]
Grok is the most antisemitic chatbot according to the ADL
Grok is the most antisemitic chatbot according to the ADL Across six top large language models, xAI’s Grok performed the worst at identifying and countering antisemitic content, according to a study published Wednesday by the Anti-Defamation League. On the other end of the spectrum, Anthropic’s Claude performed the best according to the report’s metrics, but […]
Windows 11’s ability to resume Android apps on your PC is getting closer
Windows 11's ability to resume Android apps on your PC is getting closer Microsoft is getting ready to improve Windows 11’s ability to resume Android apps on a PC. The software giant first introduced its cross-device resume last year, letting Windows 11 users resume OneDrive sessions from their Android device on a PC. Now, it’s […]
Tim Cook had ‘a good conversation’ with Trump about deescalation
Tim Cook had 'a good conversation' with Trump about deescalation Apple’s CEO is the latest executive to speak out following the killing of Alex Pretti. | Illustration by Laura Normand / The Verge Apple CEO Tim Cook has spoken out about “the events in Minneapolis” after federal agents shot and killed another protester over the […]