Samsung and Google’s new spatial audio format will take on Dolby Atmos this year Image: SamsungSamsung and Google are ready to push a new standard, Eclipsa Audio. This format will enable 3D audio experiences on certain YouTube videos later this year, with support available across Samsung’s 2025 lineup of TVs and soundbars. Over the years, Samsung notably hasn’t supported Dolby Vision HDR for dynamic HDR metadata, choosing in…

Meta’s AI Experiment: What Went Wrong? In 2023, Meta quietly launched an experiment: AI-generated profiles on Facebook and Instagram. Profiles that posted, commented, and even had “personalities.” Fast forward to 2024—those profiles stopped posting, their content was ignored, and now? They’re being deleted. Why? Because users don’t want AI pretending to be human. Here’s the kicker: M…

Has anyone strategically placed coupon codes for ecommerce growth? Has anyone strategically placed coupon codes for ecommerce growth? 2 years ago I created a generic coupon code: Save10 to hit the couponing apps dealspotr, knoji so when someone searches “brand name, discount code” their needs are satisfied in receiving a 10% off coupon code. This incentivizes users to use it when they are ready to buy without a…

Reminder: You Can Watch Apple TV+ Shows and Movies for Free This Weekend Apple TV+ will be available to stream for free starting on Friday, January 3, with the promotion set to last through Sunday, January 5. For the first time, Apple is providing unlimited access to its catalog of TV shows and movies with no subscription fee. The ‌Apple TV‌+ streaming service can be accessed from any web browser and on any device t…

Ford is extending its free at-home EV charging promotion Image: FordFord launched its “Power Promise” initiative in October that included a free home electric vehicle charger with installation for new EV buyers. The promotion was initially scheduled to end on January 2nd, but now Ford is extending it into the first few months of 2025. Starting today, Ford says its Power Promise promotion will run thro…

woo vs shopify for small store For a small online store (home deco) with 20 – 50 products – what should i pick between woocommerce and shopify? or maybe something else. I know most of the pros and cons for each platform, but in the end just wanted to get some feedback from someone with the same use cases as mine, to decide which is better on the long run submitted by /…

Review: Apple’s M4 Mac Mini is the Best Desktop Mac Apple refreshed the Mac mini back in November, adding M4 chips and increasing the base storage. We did a hands-on impressions video at the time, but we thought we’d follow that up with a more in-depth review now that we’ve had more time to spend with Apple’s cheapest desktop machine. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos. P…

Edith Yeung Sees Big Things to Come for Crypto in Hong Kong A venture capitalist who was one of the first investors in Solana says building liquidity is now key to Hong Kong’s development as a crypto hub.

Answering your questions about AI, smart glasses, TikTok, and more Image: Hugo Herrera / The VergeAs promised, I’ve got a special mailbag issue this week. Thanks to everyone who sent in questions. Like last year, I picked a handful that hit some of the themes I plan to continue covering in 2025. On to your questions… I’m really concerned / worried / curious about the near-term future. Between now and 10 years …

Best Apple Deals of the Week: Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions With Sales on Apple Watch and AirPods Pro 2 It’s the first week of 2025, and if you’re trying to stay on track with any fitness-related New Year’s resolutions there are a few deals you might be interested in this week. This includes a $70 discount on Apple Watch Series 10, as well as $59 off the AirPods Pro 2. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you cl…

Apple Releases Limited Edition AirPods 4 for Year of the Snake To celebrate the Lunar New Year that starts on January 29, Apple is releasing limited edition AirPods 4 that are engraved with a special Year of the Snake icon. Apple’s Year of the Snake ‌AirPods 4‌ are available for purchase in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore at the current time. The AirPods are identical to the standard ‌AirPods 4‌ w…

How Chinese Lending Firm Cango Became a Bitcoin Mining Powerhouse Cango purchased 50 EH/s worth of mining power towards the end of 2024, making it one of the biggest players in the bitcoin mining industry.

Meta’s AI-generated bot profiles are not being received well Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty ImagesIn September 2023, Meta made a big deal of its new AI chatbots that used celebrities’ likeness: everyone from Kendall Jenner to MrBeast leased themselves out to embody AI characters on Instagram and Facebook. The celebrity-based bots were killed off last summer after less than a y…

The Wild Robot is coming to Peacock later this month Image: UniversalIf you missed The Wild Robot in the madness of last year’s holiday season, Universal’s about to make it a little easier to catch the animated sci-fi adventure on both the big and small screens. The Wild Robot has been available to purchase physically on DVD / Blu-ray and on digital platforms like Apple TV and Amazon Prime Video f…

The Tesla Cybertruck isn’t all it’s cracked up to be The Verge / Photo by Bloomberg, Getty ImagesA few months before the first Cybertrucks were delivered to customers, Tesla CEO Elon Musk got on a call with investors and said he wanted to “temper expectations” about the polarizing vehicle. “It’s a great product, but financially, it will take, I don’t know, a year to 18 months before it is a signif…

You can aim this projector by moving its motion-sensing remote around JMGO’s N3 Ultra Max has a motorized gimbal, letting you remotely adjust where it projects. | Image: JMGOJMGO’s N3 Ultra Max projector simplifies setup with a motorized gimbal that handles alignment automatically. Once positioned in a room, you can change where it’s projecting using its motion-sensing wireless remote. The all-in-one projector wil…

Cybertruck explosion investigation identifies the driver and tracks its path to Las Vegas Image: LMVPDA day after a Cybertruck exploded in the Trump Hotel valet area, law enforcement officials released more details on the progress of their investigation, including the coroner’s confirmation that the driver was a US Army soldier named Matthew Livelsberger, who died by suicide of a self-inflicted gunshot just before the explosives in t…

Twelve South’s Find My-compatible charger has hit an all-time low price You can keep tabs of Twelve South’s PlugBug 50 charger through the Apple Find My app. | Image: Twelve SouthIt’s easy to lose small stuff like laptop chargers when you’re constantly on the go, which is why Twelve South’s PlugBug is handy. It’s a USB-C wall charger that Apple users can keep tabs of via the Find My App, and it’s currently down to i…

That Elon Musk ‘Adrian Dittmann’ screenshot is almost certainly fake Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by STR / NurPhoto, Getty ImagesA screenshot that seems to suggest billionaire Elon Musk is cosplaying superfan “Adrian Dittmann” — showing X account permissions beyond that of an ordinary user — is almost certainly fake, a source at X tells The Verge. The source, who claims no knowledge of Dittmann’s iden…

Are these stats good for 1 month? What strategies should I implement to boost CR and AOV? :/ Conversion Rate: 1.06% Total sales: $4,413.20 Average order value: $38.98 Returning Customer Rate: 1.77% Added to cart 1,052 sessions 11.12% Reached checkout 341 sessions 3.61% Sessions converted 100 sessions 1.06% submitted by /u/Foodieonbudget