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Starting on August 21—so, now—the price of Apple TV will rise to $12.99 a month, a steep $3 a month higher than the previous $9.99/month rate. That's a 30-percent price hike, folks.
Existing Apple TV subscribers on the monthly plan will see their rates go up following their next renewal date.
The last time Apple raised its Apple TV prices was back in October 2023, when the service went from $6.99 a month to $9.99/month, an even steeper 43-percent price hike than the latest increase.
Apple TV cost a mere $4.99 a month when it debuted back in launched back in 2019.
In a statement announcing the price increase, Apple focused on Apple TV 's recent streak of popular shows and movies—"all ad-free," it added, as Variety reports.
Indeed, Apple TV remains the lone holdout among the big streaming services by not offering an ad-supported tier, although there's long been chatter that Apple was tinkering with the idea.
After a slow start, Apple TV has cranked out a steady stream of hits, with one show—Severance—hitting a grand slam in terms of viewership and cultural buzz.
Seth Rogan's The Studio also drew plenty of eyeballs as well as
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If you're looking for home security cameras, motion sensors and more that don't require the internet or wiring, I've found what works.
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There's a lot to like about the Odyssey OLED G9. It's the largest OLED panel you can get right now without switching to a full-blown television. The 5120×1440 resolution on the curved panel basically squishes two 27-inch 1440p monitors together side by side, and unlike some previous versions it's still plenty speedy at 240Hz. PC gamers will appreciate the Nvidia G-Sync support, since actually trying to run a modern game at that resolution is likely to make your PC beg for mercy. For more details, check out the full PCWorld review.
This monitor also includes speakers (please don't use them) and Samsung's smart TV tech with built-in streaming apps, which may or may not sway you (easy to ignore them if you want). Sadly, it lacks USB-C support so it won't be great for a gaming laptop… but come on, this chonker is destined for an elaborate battlestation setup, especially since it has compatibility with a standard VESA monitor arm.
This is a refurbished monitor, one of the reasons it's almost a thousand bucks under the going rate for a 49-inch OLED. That means it gets a 90-day warrant
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But how much do you actually earn as a Microsoft employee? This question is particularly interesting for developers and managers, as such positions at top companies are in high demand. And as a user, you might also wonder what a Windows developer earns these days.
How much do Microsoft devs earn?
Business Insider recently obtained a leaked internal Microsoft document that answers this question. In it, 850 employees provided information on their own earnings at Microsoft, and the data allows for different levels to be compared with each other.
Compensation at Microsoft comprises the following: a base annual salary, a cash bonus, a percentage bonus (presumably based on targets achieved), and a stock award (which is based on the current company value and can therefore fluctuate greatly).
This results in the following salary range for developers:
Level Basic salary Cash bonus Bonus percentage Stock bonus59$120,800 - $124,000$3,000 - $19,3008-14%$7,000 - $19,300
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 The New York Times' Tripp Mickle today reported that "nine current and former employees" who worked with or for Apple's Vice President of Fitness Technologies Jay Blahnik have accused him of creating a "toxic work environment."
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After all, Google's been slowly but steadily discontinuing older smart products (the Nest Protect, the Nest x Yale Lock) while leaving their replacements to third parties. At time same time, its aging line of Nest smart speakers and displays has been languishing.
But Google has previously hinted that new Google Home smart devices are on tap for later this year, and during the company's big Made by Google event today, we may have gotten a glimpse of one.
During some pre-recorded banter between Milwaukee Bucks player Giannis Antetokounmpo and F1 driver Lando Norris, the camera panned over to reveal a small, slightly squished sphere with a gray exterior and a telltale light ring encircling its narrow base.
That sphere was clearly a smart speaker housing Gemini, with Norris chatting with the assistant in its Gemini Live mode.
The speaker only appeared in passing and was never mentioned directly during the presentation, but it seems likely to be the first new Google smart speaker since the Nest Audio debuted in 2020. I hesitate to call it a new Nest speaker, as I'm not entirely sure Google will stick with the Nest branding in this new age of Gemini. (That's just a guess on my part.)
Speaking of Gemini, note that Alexa-like light ring replacing
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The problem is that Copilot Vision is all over the map. It's far better than a how-to article or video in using certain apps, because you're not following instructions, you're actually working on your PC and asking Copilot Vision for help.
At its best, Copilot Vision is the friend or coworker that comes over to your PC and tells you what to do. In trickier applications — Adobe Photoshop, for example — it can walk you through tasks that you might be able to describe, but not do. It can even highlight what you're supposed to click! In my book, that's really helpful.
At its worst, though, Copilot Vision just can't do the job. Does Copilot Vision hallucinate a wrong answer? I'm not sure, but in certain applications it can't read what's on your screen.
Copilot Vision isn't Windows Recall, which constantly spies over your shoulder and
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