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At Apple, Rare Dissent Over a New Product: Interactive Goggles
The company is expected to unveil an augmented reality headset in a few months. Some employees wonder if the device makes sense for Apple. Source
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The Perils of Working on a C.E.O.’s Pet Project
Big tech companies have long been willing to fund efforts with no obvious payoff. But those groups have been hit hard in recent layoffs. Source
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Why Apple Watches Keep Calling 911
911 dispatchers are buried under an avalanche of false, automated distress calls from skiers and other Apple device owners who are very much alive. Source
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Apple Revenue and Profit Down as iPhone Sales Slow
When a Covid-19 outbreak in China forced a lockdown of Apple’s largest iPhone factory in November, the world’s most valuable company warned investors that it would lose sales. The question was: How much? On Thursday, […]
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Amazon’s Halo Rise Wants to Review Your Sleep. (No, Thanks.)
Is there any technology more ironic than sleep tracking? Tech companies say their wearables and apps that study your body as you snooze can help you get a better night’s rest. But many sleep experts, […]
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The Google Watch Is Here. But You’d Better Love Android.
It’s 2022, and Google finally has a response to the Apple Watch. It’s the Pixel Watch, which is essentially a Fitbit designed to work only with Android phones and seemingly a direct counterattack to Apple’s […]
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Can Smartphones Help Predict Suicide?
It was around 9 p.m., a few weeks into the six-month study, when the question popped up on Ms. Cruz’s phone: “Right now how strong is your desire to kill yourself?” Without stopping to think, […]