Sonos CEO admits to insufficient app testing : “We released it too soon” Sonos extends hardware warranties by a year as act of contrition.

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“Obviously a failure”: Sonos execs not getting bonuses due to app fiasco

Sonos extends hardware warranties by a year as act of contrition.

If you own a Juicebox EV charger, you need to read this The chargers will still function, but with no app scheduling or remote access.

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Read this if you own a Juicebox EV charger

The company that owns Juicebox is quitting the US market and removing all its apps and software updates.

Welcome to our latest design update, Ars 9.0! More good stuff. Personalization, responsive design, and more...

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Welcome to our latest design update, Ars 9.0!

More good stuff. Personalization, responsive design, and more.

Tesla reverses sales slump, sees modest growth in Q3 Deliveries were up, but not enough to meet analysts' estimates.

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Tesla sees modest growth in Q3

Tesla reversed its sales slump from Q2 and grew 6%. But it narrowly missed delivery estimates.

Helene takes ultrapure quartz mines offline, threatens tech supply chains Spruce Pine, NC contains largest known deposit of high-purity quartz.

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Quartz mine essential for manufacturing phones and PC shut down by Helene

Downpours at Spruce Pine, North Carolina, have taken the biggest known deposit of high-purity quartz offline, leaving the global tech supply chain ...

Switch emulator Ryujinx shuts down development after “contact by Nintendo” GitHub removal comes months after a Nintendo lawsuit took down the Yuzu emulator.

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Switch emulator Ryujinx shuts down development after “contact by Nintendo”

GitHub removal comes months after a Nintendo lawsuit took down the Yuzu emulator.

COVID fraudster pleads guilty, faces 20 years for role in $83M testing scam Ill-gotten millions bought a Bentley, Lamborghini, Tesla X, and crypto, among other things.

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Lab owner pleads guilty to faking COVID test results during pandemic

Ill-gotten millions bought a Bentley, Lamborghini, Tesla X, and crypto, among other things.

AI digests repetitive scatological document into profound “poop” podcast What happens when you ask an AI model to summarize a bunch of crap?

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AI digests repetitive scatological document into profound “poop” podcast

What happens when you ask an AI model to summarize a bunch of crap?

Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say Email accounts inside 5 US companies unlawfully breached through password resets.

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Crook made millions by breaking into execs’ Office365 inboxes, feds say

Email accounts inside 5 US companies unlawfully breached through password resets.

OpenAI unveils easy voice assistant creation at 2024 developer event Altman steps back from the keynote limelight and lets four major API additions do the talking.

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OpenAI unveils easy voice assistant creation at 2024 developer event

Altman steps back from the keynote limelight and lets four major API additions do the talking.