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It's no secret that Apple is slowly transitioning away from the Lightning connector and embracing USB-C after the European Union forced its hand. While many accessories, the iPad and even the iPhone now use USB-C, the AirPods Max are still mired in Lightning land. However, engineer Ken Pillonel (who previously brought USB-C to the iPhone and AirPods before Apple did) has created a USB-C connector



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For AirPod Max owners, engineer Ken Pillonel has beaten Apple to the punch by swapping the four-year-old headphones from a Lightning port to USB-C. In a new video posted to YouTube, Pillonel shows how to install his custom printed circuit board (PCB) with USB-C support without drilling any new holes, as well as how he designed it to fit



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Anyone who grew up watching Goosebumps or Are You Afraid of the Dark? will remember the eerie hold TV shows can have on you as a kid, but I Saw The TV Glow takes this concept to a whole other level.

In the trailer above for Jane Schoenbrun's A24 horror, two childhood friends Owen (Justice Smith) and Maddy (Brigette Lundy-Paine) struggle with their shared obsession for a TV show that may be more



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Warren Buffett.
  • Warren Buffett's company boosted its cash pile by $60 billion in 15 months to a record $168 billion.
  • The investor may be expecting stocks to dive and a recession to hit, top economist Steve Hanke said.
  • Buffett hit out at rank speculation and gambling on stocks, and Hanke voiced similar concerns.

Warren Buffett's massive war chest signals that he expects


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Pete Ballmer, whose father is ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (seen here), talked candidly about what his upbringing was like.
  • Pete Ballmer, the son of Microsoft's former CEO, shared what it's like to grow up with a rich dad.
  • The product manager-turned-comedian said he got unwanted attention and differential treatment. 
  • Still, he doesn't spend his wealth lavishly because of his



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Tim Cook is driving Apple into new areas with AI and mixed reality.
  • Apple just called it quits on its secretive electric vehicle project.
  • A new report claimed the company was dropping the project after 10 years.
  • It's little surprise though: Apple has AI and mixed reality to tackle.

The world was quite different when Apple quietly started its electric vehicle project in 2014



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It can happen all too easily, especially if you’ve got an Android phone with less than 128GB of storage: one day, you try to install a cool new game or an intriguing new app, and you can’t. You’ve run out of space.

Don’t panic. If you’re not ready to buy a new phone, and your phone doesn’t have a handy microSD slot for some extra



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  • Once a laggard, Toyota is now well-positioned to meet a new EV market.
  • Toyota's hybrid-heavy approach is actually going well.
  • Even the company's competitors are coming around on hybrids.

Toyota, the originator of the hybrid-car craze in the early 2000s, is poised to reclaim its crown as the king of green cars.

As demand for battery-electric vehicles cools and more sho



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Christian Sewing, CEO of German company Deutsche Bank speaks during the bank's annual press conference on February 2, 2023 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Christian Sewing, CEO of Deutsche Bank.
  • Deutsche Bank staff have criticized the company's new return-to-office policies.
  • Staff have complained about the lack of office space and bottlenecks at the company, a union official said.
  • Some have even resorted to coming into the office at 7 a.m. to find a spot to sit near their team. 

Deutsche Bank is facing a wave of backlash from staff