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Spotify brings shared audiobooks to Family and Duo plans, but there’s a catch

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-07-19 11:58:47

Audiobook access on Spotify has always been limited to the account owner, meaning that even for Premium Family or Duo subscriptions, only the person who set up the plan could actually use the included hours each month. That’s about to change, depending on where you live. Two add-ons for Individual, Duo, and Family plans Until now, Spotify’s audiobook access has been limited to the primary user and capped at 15 hours per month. But this week, Spotify announced that Premium subscribers in select

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Apple’s upcoming hardware roadmap, AirPods marketshare, new Vision Pro strap

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-07-21 23:15:35

Benjamin and Chance react to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman report on what Apple is planning to ship over the course of the next twelve months, as well as the details of a near-term refresh for the Vision Pro including a more comfortable strap. Apple launches a new Emoji puzzle in News+, AirPods marketshare is revealed in a new study, and Apple sweeps the Emmy nominations. And in Happy Hour Plus, Benjamin and Chance talk more about the recent controversies surrounding Liquid Glass. Subscribe at 9to5ma

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Spotify expands audiobook access to family plan members for the first time

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-07-22 19:35:07

Spotify on Thursday announced an expansion of its premium audiobooks service, with two new plans that offer additional listening hours to subscribers, and allow other family members to access the service. The options are currently only available for Spotify Premium users in the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein, following initial tests in Ireland and Canada. U.S. users could already purchase 15 hours of

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The CMF Buds 2 are a budget-friendly steal at just $39, but the deal ends tonight

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-30 15:30:52

You might feel Amazon is milking this Amazon Prime Day with the new four-day format, and we wouldn’t disagree. That said, we’ll never say no to an all-time low price on a recently released and highly rated bit of tech. The CMF Buds 2 Wireless Earbuds fit that bill. Until midnight, they’re available at a special price of $39, down from their usual price of $59. That’s a hefty 34% off the recommended retail price, and $10 lower than we’ve ever previously tracked on the buds. CMF Buds 2 for $39 (34

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Don’t wait: Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 earbuds are 28% off for a few more hours

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-31 11:30:10

Dhruv Bhutani / Android Authority If you’re looking to upgrade your workout gear, you have a few more hours of Prime Day to catch this record deal on the Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 earbuds. The wireless buds are on offer for just $179.99, which is a full $20 lower than we’ve ever previously tracked their price. Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 for $179.99 (28% off) Designed for fitness enthusiasts, the Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 features secure-fit ear hooks made from lightweight nickel-titanium alloy, 20% ligh

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Microsoft Outlook hit with hourslong outage

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-08-01 12:14:48

Microsoft 's Outlook email service malfunctioned for over 21 hours Wednesday and Thursday, prompting some people to post on social media about the inability to reach their virtual mailboxes. The issue began at 6:20 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, according to a dashboard the software company maintains. It affected Outlook.com as well as Outlook mobile apps and desktop programs. At 12:21 ET on Thursday, the Microsoft 365 Status account posted that it was rolling out a fix. "Our configuration c

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iOS 26 beta 3, controversial Liquid Glass changes, Jeff Williams retires

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-08-02 15:42:13

Benjamin and Chance discuss the Liquid Glass design changes that came as part of iOS 26 beta 3, debate whether it looks better, and whether it retains the spirit of what Apple presented in June. There’s also a handful of other interesting changes in these latest betas for iPad, Watch and Mac. Plus, Apple formally appeals the EU on anti-steering requirements, and Jeff Williams announces his retirement in the latest significant shakeup of the Apple leadership team. And in Happy Hour Plus, Benjami

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Microsoft Outlook outage enters hours-long stretch with no resolution

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-08-02 19:53:13

Everybody’s working for the weekend, but Microsoft Outlook clocked out early. The mission-critical email service is facing a widespread, hours-long outage. Microsoft says the Outlook outage means mailbox access may be unavailable for Outlook.com, Outlook Mobile, and Outlook desktop apps. The company also says that it’s working on a fix. We’ve begun a broad expedited deployment of the configuration change across all affected infrastructure. We expect most impacted users will experience relief w

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The MyPillow guy's lawyers fined for error-riddled AI-generated court filing

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-05 07:49:01

MyPillow CEO and election conspiracy enthusiast Mike Lindell's legal team is in some hot water after submitting an AI-generated court filing, as reported by The New York Times. The legal brief was filled with errors, including misquotes of cited cases, misrepresentations of legal principles and references to cases that don't actually exist. All told, the court identified around 30 major errors in the document. Colorado judge Nina Wang issued fines for the mistake-riddled filing, stating that at

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Mike Lindell lost defamation case, and his lawyers were fined for AI hallucinations

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-06 18:15:51

Lawyers representing MyPillow and its CEO Mike Lindell were fined $6,000 after using artificial intelligence in a brief that was riddled with misquotes and citations to fictional cases. Attorney Christopher Kachouroff and the law firm of McSweeney Cynkar & Kachouroff were fined $3,000, jointly and severally. Attorney Jennifer DeMaster was separately ordered to pay $3,000. This "is the least severe sanction adequate to deter and punish defense counsel in this instance," US District Judge Nina Wa

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Is Marshall Clearing House? These Wireless Earbuds Drop to All-Time Low for Prime Day

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2025-08-07 03:10:28

Finding the right pair of wireless earbuds is harder than it sounds. You want something with strong, reliable sound, enough battery life to last you through the day, and a fit that doesn’t make you constantly readjust on your morning walk. But at the same time, you want something that looks cool, too. AirPods are a great option for this, but you probably don’t want to spend too much on earbuds just to feel like you’re getting a fun accessory. What you need now is a pair of earbuds that fill the

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Beyerdynamic updated its ’70s-inspired headphones with a big battery boost

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-08-07 23:00:00

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Beyerdynamic has announced the second generation of its Aventho wireless headphones, which originally debuted in 2017. The new Aventho 100 feature the same 45mm drivers as the original but benefit from upgraded Bluetooth support and a massive improvement in battery life, which adds an extra 40 hours of playback time. The Aventho 100 are initiall

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MacBook with iPhone CPU rumors, AI Siri partnerships, new EU App Store rules

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-08-14 03:49:55

Benjamin and Chance discuss the intriguing rumor from Ming-Chi Kuo that Apple is readying a new cheaper MacBook Air powered by an A18 Pro CPU. Also, Apple befuddles everyone with a new byzantine set of App Store rules in the EU, and Apple seems open to powering AI Siri using third-party models. And in Happy Hour Plus, Chance walks through some tech updates after another big move. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join. Hosts Chance Miller Benjamin Mayo Subscribe, Rate, and Review 9to5Mac Happy Hour

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Nothing Headphone 1 launched: Brings the heat, but not without trade-offs

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-18 15:30:03

Tom Triggs / Android Authority You should be able to achieve 35 hours of ANC-enabled listening time from the Nothing Headphone (1). TL;DR Nothing has launched Headphone 1, its first pair of wireless headphones with a transparent design and solid features. The headphones cost $299 and are available in Black and White color options. They feature 40mm dynamic drivers, IP52 water and dust resistance, Active Noise Cancelation (ANC), physical controls, including a customizable button, and more. No

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If AI Lets Us Do More in Less Time–Why Not Shorten the Workweek?

news.ycombinator.com Sfg Media 2025-08-21 11:35:35

This question is increasingly central to debates about the future of work and closely tied to the growing interest in the four-day workweek. According to Convictional CEO Roger Kirkness, his team was able to shift to a 32-hour schedule without any pay cuts—thanks to AI. As he told his staff, "Fridays are now considered days off." The reaction was enthusiastic. "Oh my God, I was so happy," said engineer Nick Wechner, who noted how much more quickly he could work using AI tools. The issue is also

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Happy hour with Gemini: How I built my perfect summer bartender

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-21 23:00:36

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority If you open the liquor cabinets (plural) in my home, you’ll find an eclectic collection of spirits ranging from the mundane to the random and unique bottles my husband and I have bought in some small or unknown town during our travels. My husband likes to joke that I gifted him a basic bartending course and now I’m benefiting from it, but in my mind, it was a sound financial investment for both of us. The problem, though, is that there isn’t a course varied e

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Space Elevators Could Totally Work—if Earth Days Were Much Shorter

wired.com Rhett Allain 2025-08-23 05:00:00

Suppose you could speed up Earth’s rotation so that a day was only half as long? What would happen? Well, for starters we’d have to make new clocks that only have hours 1 to 6 for am and pm. If you had tickets to an 8 o’clock concert, you’d be out of luck: 8 o’clock no longer exists. But maybe a more germane question is, why do physicists ask nutty questions like this? It’s never going to happen—just move on, right? Well, here’s the deal. Thinking about counterfactual scenarios gives us insight

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Space Elevators Could Totally Work—If Earth Days Were Much Shorter

wired.com Rhett Allain 2025-08-23 15:00:00

Suppose you could speed up Earth’s rotation so that a day was only half as long? What would happen? Well, for starters we’d have to make new clocks that only have hours 1 to 6 for am and pm. If you had tickets to an 8 o’clock concert, you’d be out of luck: 8 o’clock no longer exists. But maybe a more germane question is, why do physicists ask nutty questions like this? It’s never going to happen—just move on, right? Well, here’s the deal. Thinking about counterfactual scenarios gives us insight

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iOS 26 beta 2 changes, Liquid Glass on Apple Watch, Apple feature availability

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-08-24 03:49:52

Benjamin and Chance talk about all the changes in iOS 26 beta 2 and macOS Tahoe beta 2, try out all the new features in watchOS 26 for the first time, and talk about why availability of Apple features and services can be so splintered. And in Happy Hour Plus, Benjamin saw the F1 film in IMAX, and en route observed some horror stories of how people actually use their phones in the real world. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join. Hosts Chance Miller Benjamin Mayo Subscribe, Rate, and Review 9to5Ma

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Bernie Sanders: If AI Is Doing Such Amazing Work, Everyone Should Get a Four-Day Workweek

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-26 19:14:27

In 2025, we're constantly told, artificial intelligence is bringing about a workplace revolution. Countless billionaires have waxed poetic about the "coming recession" and "unemployment crisis" that their hyped up AI chatbots are sure to bring. Bernie Sanders, the progressive senator from Vermont, has been listening. Calling the US tech industry on its AI hype — which mostly involves generating shareholder value — Sanders recently posed a rhetorical question on the Joe Rogan podcast: if AI is

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Longer commercial breaks lower the value of ad-based streaming subscriptions

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-03 10:46:19

Amazon Prime Video subscribers aren’t the only streaming customers being subjected to longer commercial breaks lately. Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) Max has increased the amount of commercials it shows to US subscribers from approximately four minutes per hour to about six minutes per hour. A US support page for Max currently says that subscribers to Max with ads “can expect about 6 minutes of ads per hour.” But PCWorld noticed this week that this differs from what Max used to claim, which as

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Max’s longer commercial breaks bring ad load to 6 minutes per hour

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-03 15:46:19

Amazon Prime Video subscribers aren’t the only streaming customers being subjected to longer commercial breaks lately. Warner Bros. Discovery’s (WBD) Max has increased the amount of commercials it shows to US subscribers from approximately four minutes per hour to about six minutes per hour. A US support page for Max currently says that subscribers to Max with ads “can expect about 6 minutes of ads per hour.” But PCWorld noticed this week that this differs from what Max used to claim, which as

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Max now packs 50% more ads into its streams

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-09-03 15:16:00

A hot potato: A week after a report showed that Amazon Prime has doubled the amount of ads it shows on the platform, it's been discovered that Max is doing the same thing. However, unlike Amazon, Max isn't trying to hide this increase. The streamer's support page confirms that its Max Basic with Ads plan now shows six minutes of ads per hour. According to an archive of the same page (via PCWorld), the plan showed four minutes of ads per hour as recently as February 2025. That means Max's ad loa

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Meta's Oakley Smart Glasses Have 3K Video—Watch Out, Ray-Ban

wired.com Verity Burns 2025-09-03 23:17:11

When Meta launched the second generation of its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses in late 2023, few predicted the success that lay ahead for the collaboration—perhaps not even Meta itself. But now, with more than two million sales under its belt, Meta has been looking for a way to widen its partnership with eyewear giant and Ray-Ban owner EssilorLuxottica and keep up the momentum. The answer it seems was staring them in the face: a collaboration with the company’s second largest brand, Oakley. “We la

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iOS 26 tidbits, new Apple Music features, updated Vision Pro Personas, and more

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-09-05 07:26:04

Benjamin and Chance catch up on all the stuff they didn’t get time to cover, still reeling in the haze of the WWDC hangover, discussing a bunch of cool new things across iOS, watchOS, and visionOS. And in Happy Hour Plus, Benjamin and Chance go hands-on with all the new CarPlay changes in iOS 26. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join. Hosts Chance Miller Benjamin Mayo Subscribe, Rate, and Review 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus Subscribe to 9to5Mac Happy Hour Plus! Support Benjamin and Chance directly wit

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Rated Five Stars by 5,000 Reviews, These Anker Noise Cancelling Earbuds Are Now Just $28

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-09-08 07:25:13

There are occasions when it just isn’t worth it to invest $200 or $300 in premium earbuds like AirPods Pro. Anker is a brand that specializes in making affordable and reliable electronic accessories, from chargers to earbuds, and their Soundcore brand is one that delivers quality audio products with consistently high reviews. The Soundcore P30i noise-cancelling earbuds are one example with features and performance on a level with far more expensive models. Even at their standard price, the earb

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Follow the 10-3-2-1-0 Sleep Rule and Kick Those Sleepless Nights to the Curb

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-09 01:15:03

If you're tossing and turning at night and not getting enough sleep, you aren't alone. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than a third of American adults don't get enough sleep. It happens to all of us but bad sleep is more serious than you might realize. It's associated with the development of chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and stroke. Thankfully, you aren't doomed to live with poor sleep. Focusing on your habits around

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These sleep earbuds have not one but three secret weapons to help you get more rest

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-09-12 15:31:56

Soundcore / ZDNET Soundcore's newest sleep earbuds come with features that could get you to sleep faster. The mobile accessories brand announced today its third-generation sleep earbuds, the Soundcore Sleep A30 earbuds, that at long last come with active noise cancellation. Smart ANC and AI binaural beats The new Sleep A30 minimizes up to 30 decibels of noise with its Smart ANC technology. Its case also features adaptive snore-masking technology, which detects snoring and generates noise-mask

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iOS 26 is official, Liquid Glass redesign, and our full WWDC 2025 reactions

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-09-13 13:07:14

Benjamin and Chance are back with another bumper WWDC installment, featuring our thoughts on everything Apple announced during its 2025 keynote. From new features in iOS 26 to the sweeping redesign of Liquid Glass, we give our first reactions of all the changes in the new operating systems. And in Happy Hour Plus, Chance talks more about his experience on the ground at Apple Park. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join. Hosts Chance Miller Benjamin Mayo Subscribe, Rate, and Review 9to5Mac Happy Hou

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JBL Vibe Beam Earbuds Are at a Near-Free Price to Celebrate Over 10K Sold on Amazon in the Past Month

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2025-09-14 19:10:38

When it comes to headphones, there’s something liberating about cutting the cord. You could be out for a walk, hitting the gym, or just zoning out during your daily commute. No matter what you’re up to, a solid pair of wireless earbuds can make a world of difference in how you experience the world. You want to listen to your favorite music and podcasts, after all. Do so while accompanied by a pair of earbuds that feel good to wear and sound great when it all comes down to it. And you can get a p

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Spotify brings shared audiobooks to Family and Duo plans, but there’s a catch

Apple’s upcoming hardware roadmap, AirPods marketshare, new Vision Pro strap

Spotify expands audiobook access to family plan members for the first time

The CMF Buds 2 are a budget-friendly steal at just $39, but the deal ends tonight

Don’t wait: Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 earbuds are 28% off for a few more hours

Microsoft Outlook hit with hourslong outage

iOS 26 beta 3, controversial Liquid Glass changes, Jeff Williams retires

Microsoft Outlook outage enters hours-long stretch with no resolution

The MyPillow guy's lawyers fined for error-riddled AI-generated court filing

Mike Lindell lost defamation case, and his lawyers were fined for AI hallucinations

Is Marshall Clearing House? These Wireless Earbuds Drop to All-Time Low for Prime Day

Beyerdynamic updated its ’70s-inspired headphones with a big battery boost

MacBook with iPhone CPU rumors, AI Siri partnerships, new EU App Store rules

Nothing Headphone 1 launched: Brings the heat, but not without trade-offs

If AI Lets Us Do More in Less Time–Why Not Shorten the Workweek?

Happy hour with Gemini: How I built my perfect summer bartender

Space Elevators Could Totally Work—if Earth Days Were Much Shorter

Space Elevators Could Totally Work—If Earth Days Were Much Shorter

iOS 26 beta 2 changes, Liquid Glass on Apple Watch, Apple feature availability

Bernie Sanders: If AI Is Doing Such Amazing Work, Everyone Should Get a Four-Day Workweek

Longer commercial breaks lower the value of ad-based streaming subscriptions

Max’s longer commercial breaks bring ad load to 6 minutes per hour

Max now packs 50% more ads into its streams

Meta's Oakley Smart Glasses Have 3K Video—Watch Out, Ray-Ban

iOS 26 tidbits, new Apple Music features, updated Vision Pro Personas, and more

Rated Five Stars by 5,000 Reviews, These Anker Noise Cancelling Earbuds Are Now Just $28

Follow the 10-3-2-1-0 Sleep Rule and Kick Those Sleepless Nights to the Curb

These sleep earbuds have not one but three secret weapons to help you get more rest

iOS 26 is official, Liquid Glass redesign, and our full WWDC 2025 reactions

JBL Vibe Beam Earbuds Are at a Near-Free Price to Celebrate Over 10K Sold on Amazon in the Past Month

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