Nc

Uber offers to pay for drivers’ health insurance, and then yanks it away

Uber mistakenly sent out an email to some of its drivers and delivery workers last month offering to cover some of their health insurance costs — only to revoke the offer two weeks later. On May 26th, an email from Uber with the enticing subject line “It’s a great time to get health coverage” appeared… Read more

Sony announces WF-1000XM4 noise-canceling earbuds with LDAC and IPX4 water resistance

After a few weeks of leaks, Sony has today formally announced its latest flagship true wireless earbuds. The new WF-1000XM4 earbuds cost $279.99, and the previous WF-1000XM3s, released in 2019, will remain in the company’s lineup at $229.99. The new headphones will be available in either black or light gray — both with gold accenting…. Read more

Sony WF-1000XM4 review: Class-leading noise-cancelling wireless earbuds, ’nuff said

(Pocket-lint) – There’s no beating around the bush, the Sony WF-1000XM4 true wireless in-ears are exceptional for their price. And, while there are one or two competitors that offer slightly better sound quality, they are usually more expensive and cannot match these for adaptive noise-cancelling (ANC) tech. Sony has taken an already excellent pair of… Read more

Senators roll out bipartisan data privacy bill

Sen. Amy Klobuchar is back with a bill to protect consumer data privacy when collected by large tech platforms like Facebook and Google. Klobuchar (D-MN) has teamed up with a bipartisan group of senators, including Sens. John Kennedy (R-LA), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Richard Burr (R-NC), to reintroduce the Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer… Read more

Bose SoundLink Revolve+ II review: 360-degree sound supremo

(Pocket-lint) – We reviewed the original Bose SoundLink Revolve back in 2017. So to see the “Plus” model back three years later for the sequel – which adds better water-resistance and improved battery life – surely spells portable speaker perfection? Well, it depends how you look at it. Sure, the SoundLink Revolve+ II has those… Read more