Apple announced today that Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri will step away from his executive role, effective January 1. Kevan Parekh, Apple’s current VP of Financial Planning, will be promoted to CFO after 11 years at Apple. Maestri has been CFO at Apple since 2014, and he’s now transitioning to a different role in the […]
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Apple will unveil its iPhone 16 lineup on September 9, as the company has started sending out press invites on Monday for the upcoming event. The official announcement comes as previous reports had claimed that the event would take place on September 10. Apple is using the tagline “It’s Glowtime” for the event, which will
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In a shareholder letter released Thursday, Peloton outlined its ongoing strategy to regain its financial footing. It highlights the implementation of a new one-time “used equipment fee” of $95 USD / $126 CAD. The move is an effort to squeeze additional revenue from second-hand products, over concerns that cheaper, slightly used bikes, treadmills and rowers
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Microsoft demonstrated its leadership in accessible gaming hardware again on Wednesday with the announcement of a new one-handed joystick controller for Xbox and PC. The Xbox Adaptive Joystick works with the company’s already robust accessibility hardware stack, and even includes support for custom 3D-printed parts. The Adaptive series of devices and controllers has been around
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Beats Studio Pro are getting one of AirPods’ best features. A firmware update, noted by 9to5Mac, is delivering multi-user audio sharing, allowing music to be streamed to multiple headphones at once. Apple regularly releases features to its AirPods line before they make their way to the Beats brand. The feature arrived on a number of
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Call it a reverse Peloton. Toronto-based Aviron, best known for its connected rower, has released a stationary bike. The Fit Bike runs $2,400, though the company has taken $400 off the price right out the gate. That places the system between Peloton’s entry-level Bike ($1,500) and Bike+ ($2,500). Like Peloton, Aviron’s real play is content.
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A refurbished third-generation Nest Learning Thermostat was one of the first things I picked up upon moving into my first house last month. As a longtime New York City apartment dweller, I’d largely observed the device from afar, wondering how a thermostat of all things became foundational to Google’s hardware play. My timing could have
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Renovate Robotics on Tuesday unveiled its latest rooftop robot, the Rufus V1. The system is a refinement of the prototypes the New York-based firm showcased earlier this year. It automates one of construction’s most common — and dangerous — tasks. The startup has clearly come a long way since we first covered it in May
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Markforged on Tuesday announced that it has added metal printing capabilities to its FX10 machine. Through the new FX10 Metal Kit, the industrial additive manufacturing machine is capable of printing with metal filaments, including a new stainless steel offering. The system launched at the end of last year, with the ability to print composites. That
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The biggest limitation of tiny robots is, naturally, their size. The smaller the robot, the more difficult it is to develop components. Among the key challenges is finding a power source. Some systems utilize clever work-arounds, like these cell-sized bots, which use a photodiode to access the minute level of electricity needed to do their
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