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Minus a modicum of fanfare, the OnePlus 4 Watch smartwatch has been announced and it sounds like it’ll be another solid entry for smartwatch fanciers rocking Android smartphones. We haven’t seen a press release yet, but OnePlus has posted the lowdown on its website. The OnePlus Watch 4 arrives with Wear OS 6 doing the heavily lifting with support for Google Gemini. The eighth major version of Oxygen OS Watch will be the front-facing user interface. From a hardware standpoint, the wearable has a titanium body and a 47mmm watch face. The display itself is LPTO OLED and can muster…

Upon information and belief, during Plaintiff’s employment, MrBeast did not have an Employee Handbook with standard employment policies and practices. Instead, MrBeast distributed a handbook to employees titled, “How to Succeed In MrBeast Production” that included sections such as “It’s okay for the boys to be childish” and states, “[i]f talent wants to draw a dick on the white board in the video or do something stupid, let them.” The handbook states, “[D]o everything you can to empower the boys when filming.” MrBeast directs employees to go to great lengths to get results and that there are no excuses to…

With John Ternus announced as Tim Cook’s successor in the big chair at Apple, many fans are wondering how the soon-to-be CEO will approach some staple Apple properties. One of those is Apple TV (née Apple TV+) – the streaming service, sports broadcaster and Hollywood studio that is – that is highly acclaimed, but reportedly not pulling in the revenue and viewing figures to justify the immense outlay on rights and programming. Well, a new Deadline report on Wednesday suggests the incoming chief executive offers some encouragement for those concerned Ternus may divert Apple’s focus away from the streaming service…

Coffee is what gets many of us through the workday, and a proper smart mug can keep it hot for hours so you can maintain your focus without constantly getting up to reheat your cup. Thankfully, if you don’t own one, the 14-ounce Ember Mug 2 is now available for $97.49 ($52 off) from Amazon, Target, and Ember as part of Ember’s ongoing Mother’s Day sale. You can also buy the smaller 10-ounce model for $84.47 ($46 off) from the same retailers (Amazon, Target, Ember).Using the Ember app, the Mug 2 lets you set an exact drinking temperature between 120…

Humans have been building ping-pong playing robots for decades, such as Omron’s FOREPHUS that challenged amateur competitors at CES 2017. What sets Ace apart from the rest is that the robot, which was developed by Sony’s AI division, is the first that can hold its own against top-ranked human players and occasionally even beat them in matches that follow the official rules of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).AI is already capable of besting humans at games like Chess and Go, but physical games pose a much greater challenge as robots have to be engineered to match the speed and…

Microsoft has started teasing a new Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership, just a day after lowering prices of its Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscriptions. Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma says the company is partnering with Discord again “as we continue to make Game Pass more flexible for our players.”It’s not immediately clear what the latest Discord and Xbox partnership will result in, but given it’s a Game Pass one it’s likely related to some perks for subscribers of Xbox Game Pass. At the moment Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can get a month of Discord Nitro as…

It took Tim Cook years to launch Apple into major new hardware categories, such as the smartwatch. But John Ternus could start his tenure right away with an ambitious new project: smart home hardware.All signs point to a strong lineup of new smart home devices coming potentially this fall, putting Apple back in the game in a category where it has been painfully slow to ship new devices.With a hardware man at the helm in Ternus, the chances of Apple fully committing to the smart home feel far higher than under Cook. And while, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Ternus…

Stumped by the sheer amount of choice when it comes to the very best noise-cancelling headphones? Don’t worry – we’ve done all the legwork by testing out all the big brand ANC headphones on sale, plus plenty of lesser-known models, so by the time you’ve scrolled down, you should have a solid shortlist. From Sony and Bose, to Apple and Sennheiser, there are all sorts of in-ear and over-ear noise-cancelling headphones fighting for the coveted spot in (or around) your lugholes. Some excel at the noise-cancellation part. Others provide better sound. And some do both. They’re all available across different…

Introduction As an action-oriented evolution of the tech seen in Meta’s earlier Ray Ban smart glasses, Oakley’s bike-friendly sun blockers are seriously smart. Beyond simply streaming music from your smartphone to soundtrack your workouts, the Vanguard has a camera built into the bridge that can record whatever sports or activities you get up to from a true first person perspective. They’re also packing Meta’s AI smarts and tie in with big-name fitness apps like Strava and Garmin, for hands-free updates mid-exercise. At $499/£499 they’re pricier than the Meta Ray Ban Gen 2 (and a fair bit more expensive than the…

AirPods are comfortably the best-selling true wireless earbuds in the world and the excellent AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods 4 hammer home that advantage. But, given the various price points, deciding are the best AirPods for you is a difficult task – especially when there are so many rivals we consider among the best wireless earbuds on sale. In addition to the super-expensive AirPods Max 2, Apple sells three pairs of wireless buds – the AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods 4 (with and without ANC) and that’s before you get to its Beats range as well (but we’re going to…

Meta employees’ activity at work is now being used to train the company’s AI agents. As reported by Reuters, Meta is installing a tool it calls Model Capability Initiative (MCI) on US-based employees’ computers that runs in work-related apps and websites, recording mouse movements, clicks, keystrokes, and occasional screenshots.The data from this tool will be used to train the company’s AI models to get better at interacting with computers the way humans do, including automating work tasks like those Meta’s employees perform on the job. According to Reuters, the data from MCI won’t be “used for performance assessments.”“If we’re building…

I’ve recommended several OLED gaming monitors to readers over the years, and I’ve finally taken my own advice to buy one. Alienware’s new 27-inch 1440p QD-OLED has all the features that I want and a low $350 price that was too tempting to ignore.The AW2726DM model has five things that make it stand out for the price: a 1440p QD-OLED screen with lush contrast, a fast 240Hz refresh rate, a semi-glossy screen coating to enhance details, a low-profile design without flashy RGB LEDs, and a great warranty (three years with coverage for burn-in).I’ve been using Alienware’s new monitor for a…