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Sources: Apple granted out-of-cycle bonuses worth several hundred thousand dollars to iPhone hardware designers, as OpenAI and others poach its engineers (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple granted out-of-cycle bonuses worth several hundred thousand dollars to iPhone hardware designers, as OpenAI and others poach its engineers  —  Apple Inc. awarded rare bonuses to iPhone hardware designers this week, aiming to stem a wave of departures to AI startups like OpenAI that are building their own devices.

How to start the Borderlands 4 DLC 'Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned'

Here's how to start Borderlands 4's new DLC "Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned" and how you can create a character ready to play the DLC.

Jujutsu Kaisen's season 3 finale is among MAPPA's finest work

Jujutsu Kaisen season 3 episode 12 goes out with a bang while closing out Part 1 of the Culling Game saga.

Anker’s wireless charging pad offers Qi2 speeds for $15

I’ve probably saved minutes of my life by using a wireless charging puck. Minutes! More valuable than that, I’ve saved myself from bending over numerous times to pick up my USB-C cable that somehow always ends up on the floor. Those with magnet-equipped phones (like the iPhone 12 or newer, or a Google Pixel 10 […]

Apple’s AI Playlist Playground is bad at music

Apple Music: "What do you want to hear?" Me: "Atmospheric instrumental black metal to write to." Apple Music: "Here's three metal songs with vocals, a field recording, an ambient electronic track, and a piece of doom jazz." I am skeptical of AI's ability to serve up the music I want to begin with, but even […]