Apple Store workers in Towson, Maryland, the first of the tech giant’s retail employees to unionize, made history again by voting late Saturday in favor of authorizing a strike. As CNN reports, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Coalition of Organized Retail Employees (IAM CORE), the union representing the workers, said in a news release the vote “underscores […]
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Google I/O 2024 is Here – What to Expect and Where You Can Watch
Google’s annual Google I/O developer conference begins today, and since all the tech giant can think about these days is cornering the AI market, it will, of course, be all about AI. The company has made no secret of that. As The Verge reports, since last year’s I/O, it has debuted Gemini, its new, more powerful model […]
Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile to Pay over $10M to settle misleading “Unlimited” Plans and “Free” Phone Offers
Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile will pay a combined $10.22 million to a group of states to settle claims that the carriers lied to customers about their “unlimited” plans and “free” phone offers. The settlement, which follows an investigation from a coalition of 50 attorneys general, requires the three companies to make their advertisements more transparent. As The […]
Microsoft just made the Largest Renewable Energy Agreement Ever 
Microsoft has agreed to support the development of 10.5 gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity around the world, a massive amount of electricity to fuel its AI ambitions and climate goals. As The Verge reports, to put that number into perspective, 10.5 GW of renewable energy amounts to nearly half the amount of solar and wind […]
What Apple Announced at their May iPad Event
Apple’s iPads have always been the tech giant’s kind of red headed step child – neglected and often overlooked. Although there have been plenty of iPhones and Macs released since 2022, heck even a mixed-reality headset, in all that time – and let’s face it, two years in tech years feels like forever – we haven’t seen a new tablet. […]
Apple is Working Quickly to fix Alarming iPhone Issue
Apple says it is working quickly to fix an issue that caused some iPhone alarms not to play a sound, giving their slumbering users some unexpected sleep-in time. As BBC News reports, for many people, their phone is an indispensable alarm clock and some over-sleepers turned to social media to vent. One TikTokker complained that […]
Autodesk Launches New Droid Design Contest with Disney and Lucasfilm
There’s a new droid in the galaxy, and Autodesk is celebrating. To celebrate Star Wars Day, the tech leader has announced its May the Fourth campaign, a month-long contest for superfans to design their own droid using Maya, 3ds Max, or Fusion. The contest celebrates the designers and makers of Star Wars – as well as Star Wars fan-enthusiasts – while […]
What to Expect and How to Watch Apple’s May 2024 iPad launch event
The next Apple event is taking place on May 7, where we’re expecting to see a new suite of iPads get revealed, with pre-orders sure to follow. As TechRadar reports, titled “Let Loose” Apple will be livestreaming the launch, which suggests it’ll be a significant one, with the Cupertino crew having plenty to show off; we’re not expecting […]
Ring to Pay Out $5.6m in Refunds After Customer Privacy Breach
The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with Amazon-owned Ring, which was charged with failing to protect private video footage from outside access. As The Associated Press (AP) reports, in a 2023 complaint, the FTC accused the doorbell camera and home security provider of allowing its […]
YouTube TV is Rolling Out Multiview on Android Devices
Last month, YouTube TV brought Multiview to the iOS app and now it’s about to roll out for Android devices. As 9to5Google reports, YouTube TV introduced Multiview as a preview in March of 2023 for smart TVs and streaming devices. Availability slowly expanded, especially for NFL Sunday Ticket, in subsequent months. This grid view officially came to […]