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RadarScope, the award‑winning iPhone radar app used by meteorologists and storm spotters, has been updated to support Apple CarPlay. The new version, released in the 5.7 update, brings high‑resolution data from more than 300 radars to a CarPlay interface, allowing users to view MRMS, single‑site radar, satellite imagery and overlay their navigation route. As drivers travel, the app automatically switches to the nearest radar site, displaying warnings, prob‑severe alerts and reports directly on the map. The CarPlay [...]

Xbox is preparing a second round of layoffs this week, according to an exclusive report by The Information. The unnamed source says Microsoft will consolidate “several” studios, though specific units were not identified. This follows the July restructuring that cut 1,600 jobs across the Xbox portfolio and led to the sale or spin‑off of studios such as Ninja Theory, Undead Labs and Arkane Lyon. CEO Asha Sharma’s “reset” plan aims to refocus the gaming division on flagship franchises [...]

A leak from the Chinese rumor site Digital Chat Station provides detailed screen specifications for Apple’s upcoming iPhone 20 Pro and Pro Max, slated for a September 2027 launch. The iPhone 20 Pro is said to feature a 6.41‑inch display with a resolution of 2,686 × 1,236 pixels, while the Pro Max would carry a 6.9‑inch panel at 2,912 × 1,340 pixels. Both sizes slightly exceed the iPhone 18 Pro (6.3‑inch, 2,622 × 1,206) and Pro Max (6.9‑inch, 2,868 × 1,230) screens, making them the largest in Apple’s Pro line. The leak [...]

Xbox announced a further 268 layoffs, bringing the company to roughly three‑quarters of its planned 3,200‑job reduction through FY27. Chief content officer Matt Booty said the cuts target Halo Studios, other first‑party studios, and Xbox Game Studios (XGS) management and central functions. The move follows a July round that cut 1,600 roles after CEO Asha Sharma launched the “most significant restructure in Xbox history” to restore growth and profitability. Recent studio changes include the separation of Compulsion Games and [...]

California’s Civil Rights Department filed a lawsuit accusing Tesla of allowing pervasive race discrimination at its Fremont assembly plant, and the case began trial on Monday in Oakland before Superior Court Judge Peter Borkon, scheduled to run until Oct. 30. The complaint, filed in 2022, alleges continuous harassment, racial slurs, graffiti, segregation of Black workers into low‑pay, undesirable jobs, and systemic pay and promotion disparities. Plaintiffs say management ignored or dismissed complaints rather than intervening. The trial will [...]

Former Apple senior vice president of retail operations Ron Johnson has released a new book, Shop Different: How Retail Revealed Apple’s Genius, co‑written with Zander Nethercutt. The memoir recounts Johnson’s partnership with Steve Jobs from the 2000 hiring to launch the first Apple Store, defying the prevailing belief that the internet would render physical stores obsolete. Johnson details how he earned Jobs’s trust, crafted a service‑first store concept rooted in “love,” and built a retail network that became the most [...]

Apple’s newly appointed CEO John Ternus told France’s Canal+ arts program Clique TV that the Apple Vision Pro is “an absolutely amazing device” still in its infancy, likening its stage to the early days of personal computers. He highlighted that early adopters are embracing the mixed‑reality headset and that surgeons have begun using it as a superior alternative to traditional monitors. Ternus acknowledged criticism over recent layoffs in the Vision Pro division but expressed confidence that users are discovering additional applications, [...]

Microsoft spent 2026 adding developer‑friendly features to Windows 11, including faster WSL, built‑in Linux containers, Coreutils and a one‑command “Windows Developer Configurations” setup. Yet a recent poll by Gergely Oros​z of The Pragmatic Engineer, posted on X, received about 4,000 responses and showed macOS at 61.6%, Linux 24.2% and Windows only 12.8%. A similar LinkedIn poll of 6,000 voters produced comparable results. Orosz notes the sample reflects startup and Big‑Tech developers, not the broader community. By contrast, [...]