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May’s already stacking up to be an intense month for big tech companies, and guess who’s starting us off with a bang? Apple is planning something big at its upcoming Let Loose event on May 7. But what could they possibly be showing off? It’s iPads, duh. What do you think that hand spinning the Apple Pencil signifies?…

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Apple’s apps and services usually work brilliantly well on Apple devices, but what about when you’re on a computer that isn’t running macOS? While using Apple’s apps on Windows isn’t ideal, it’s significantly easier than it used to be—and you can now get most of your Apple information from a Windows desktop or laptop.

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• Wages for retail workers have been going up in recent years.
• SEC rules require publicly traded companies to disclose their workers' median annual pay.
• Here's the median wage for workers at 19 retail companies, from lowest to highest.

Retail workers' hourly wages have increased substantially in the last several years as major

After winning its antitrust case against Google, Epic gave a list of its proposed demands to the court. Now, Google has its counter, and the company unsurprisingly disagrees.

After creating a massive kerfuffle by forcing Helldivers 2 PC players to link their Steam accounts to the PlayStation Network, Sony is backing down. The May 6 update will no longer be released and, presumably, the game won't be removed from sale on Steam in 177 countries and territories as reported yesterday.

"Helldivers fans — we’ve heard your feedback on the Helldivers 2 account linking update,"

• Three men were found dead in a well in Baja California, Mexico, after being shot on a surfing trip.
• Officials believe the tourists were attacked by three people who attempted to steal their truck.
• The incident has sparked protests in Ensenada

A British startup has devised a way to speed-up enhanced rock weathering using protein powder in a potential step forward for the budding carbon capture industry.  Enhanced rock weathering (ERW) involves spreading silicate rock dust on fields to capture carbon. When it rains, the dust reacts with the CO2 in the droplets, permanently storing it in the rocks as carbonate (think chalk or baking soda)

• Elon Musk has given J.K. Rowling some advice about her focus on transgender issues in her X posts.
• The billionaire suggested the author could post "interesting and positive content" about other matters.
• Both Musk and Rowling have faced criticism for their comments on transgender issues.

Elon Musk thinks J.K. Rowling

• One of Jeff Ross' jokes during Tom Brady's Netflix roast didn't land well with the NFL champion.
• The joke referenced a 2019 prostitution scandal involving New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.
• Brady could be seen whispering to Ross on stage: "Don't say that

The Google Fit API is being replaced by Health Connect.

One of last week’s puzzles asked how many times per day all six digits on a 24-hour digital clock change simultaneously. Reader mattcoz responded, “This one seemed too obvious, my mind wouldn’t accept that it was that easy.” I’m taking this comment as a challenge.

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When I first saw the Rabbit R1, it was more appealing than the Humane AI Pin. The R1 had an actual screen, not a dim projector, and it had a twee scrolling wheel, all wrapped up in a glossy, fiery orange-red shell.

Alas, as our review explains, it doesn’t work as well as promised. It doesn’t do much and is, at launch, riddled with bugs and issues. Devindra Hardawar, who reviewed it, even took