Apple just made AirPods Max a bigger status symbol, for better or worse

Apple’s AirPods Max announcement yesterday was disappointing, to say the least. Ahead of the big event , AirPods Max 2 were widely expected to be released. Instead, we got the same old AirPods Max in new colors, and with USB-C. For better or worse, the announcement makes AirPods Max a bigger status symbol than ever. Here’s why.

The original AirPods Max launched four long years ago.

At the time, their $549 price tag was pretty shocking for consumer-focused

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Google rolls out Tab Groups to Chrome for iPhone and iPad

Chrome Tab Groups can already be saved across signed-in desktops, but Google will soon sync them with your mobile devices. Meanwhile, Tabs Groups are now available on iOS.

Google confirmed today that the ability to sync Tab Groups between mobile and desktop Chrome is “ .” If you create and name a group on mobile, it appears in the Bookmarks Bar on desktop at the left. Google is for Android.

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Four new features coming to AirPods Pro 2 this year

Apple shared quite a bit of news for AirPods users yesterday , including the launch of new AirPods 4. For , however, there was also some exciting news, with Apple unveiling new hearing health features rolling out over the course of the coming months.

Apple says its new set of hearing health features for AirPods Pro focus on providing an end-to-end experience for prevention, awareness, and assistance. Here’s everything you need to know about those new features.

The first facet of this is a new active

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Goldman Sachs still working to exit Apple Card partnership as consumer losses top $6 billion

Goldman Sachs is still looking to exit its partnership with Apple as losses continue to mount. As detailed in a new report , Goldman Sachs will take a $400 million hit this quarter due to its floundering consumer business.

Speaking at a conference this week, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon explained that this $400 million hit comes from two primary things: selling off its General Motors credit card partnership and selling real estate loans. According to the report, the General Motors card business will be sold to Barclays


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Comparing the A18 and A18 Pro: Here’s one thing the iPhone 16 chip is missing

For the last few years, Apple has introduced a new chip only in its iPhone Pro models. But that changed yesterday , when the entire iPhone 16 lineup received the brand new A18 line of chips. The iPhone 16 gets an A18 and the iPhone 16 Pro an A18 Pro. But what’s the difference really? Here’s the one thing the iPhone 16 is missing.

Apple’s A18 chip line is enabled by a second-generation 3

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