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Sonos’ Ace Ultra headphones can swap audio with any Sonos speaker
Sonos has unveiled the Ace Ultra, an upgraded version of its over-ear headphones that can now swap audio directly with any Sonos speaker or soundbar in a household, not just a limited range of compatible soundbars. This marks a significant expansion of the headphones’ role within a Sonos system, letting users move sound from a…
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‘Sonos 27’ brings a refreshed UI to the app and lets AI agents control your system
Sonos has unveiled “Sonos 27,” a major overhaul of the operating system underpinning its speakers, soundbars and headphones, alongside a redesigned app. It marks the company’s most significant software update since its troubled 2024 app relaunch, which led to widespread bugs, the departure of chief executive Patrick Spence, and a year without new product releases…
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Sonos unveils new Beam Ultra soundbar with ‘true 7.1.2 Dolby Atmos’
Sonos has unveiled the Beam Ultra, a new premium version of its mid-size soundbar, delivering genuine Dolby Atmos surround sound through dedicated upward-firing drivers rather than the software-simulated spatial audio used in the outgoing Beam. The launch marks a notable step forward for the company after a difficult period marked by strategy shake-ups, giving buyers…
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Football Daily | Tottenham and the rapid disappearance of their club hype man
Tottenham Hotspur have made a woeful start to the new Premier League season, sitting bottom of the table after just two matches, despite the club having spent heavily over the summer following a narrow escape from relegation last term. The club’s confident pre-match rhetoric before their first home game was quickly undercut by another defeat,…
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How to organize and group your Safari tabs in macOS 27
Apple’s macOS 27 update introduces an automatic tab organisation feature for Safari, using on-device Apple Intelligence to group open tabs by topic without any manual input from the user. The feature, aimed at people who accumulate large numbers of open tabs, is not switched on by default, so browsing will look unchanged after installing the…
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Officewide revolt at Sydney Water as damning letter details pay crisis behind closed doors: Software debacle sparks suicide threats as four key execs are named
Staff at Sydney Water, the government-owned utility serving Sydney, have accused senior executives of mishandling a botched payroll software rollout that has left workers underpaid or unpaid for two months, prompting a union to demand the executives be stood down without pay. The Australian Services Union says the disruption has forced low-paid staff to choose…
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Microsoft and AWS build the multicloud bridge they said customers barely needed
Microsoft has launched a preview service allowing customers to establish private, high-speed connections between its Azure platform and Amazon Web Services, addressing multicloud networking friction that both companies had previously downplayed. The new offering, Azure Multicloud Interconnect, works alongside AWS’s equivalent service, AWS Interconnect – multicloud, letting organisations link infrastructure across the two rival clouds…
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AC Black Flag Resynced Update 1.0.7 Available to Download Now
Ubisoft has released update 1.0.7 for Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced on PS5, now live after being detailed a day ahead of launch. The patch focuses on visual refinements and behind-the-scenes fixes rather than new content, though Ubisoft has also confirmed a New Game+ mode remains in development for a future update. The 1.53GB download…
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Nvidia’s DLSS 5 neural rendering draws mixed hands-on reactions
Nvidia has demonstrated DLSS 5 to journalists in a hands-on session ahead of its release, with the neural rendering technology drawing a mixed verdict from those who saw it in person. Attendees variously described the AI upscaler as beautiful, impressive, ugly and troubling, reflecting genuine uncertainty about how the tool performs in practice rather than…
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CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games Group Brian Ward steps down after overseeing billions in mobile gaming acquisitions
Brian Ward has stepped down as CEO of Savvy Games Group, the Saudi Arabian state-owned gaming investment vehicle, after overseeing roughly $38bn in acquisitions including Niantic and Scopely. His departure comes shortly after Saudi Arabia’s $55bn leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts, the largest acquisition of its kind in gaming history, which reportedly sparked internal concern…