A new Bloomberg report includes details on some employee pushback to Sonos’ new app ahead of its disastrous launch:
Sonos employees, many of whom were fans before joining the company, started to directly and forcefully raise the alarm with Spence and other executives, according to three current and former employees. They described “yelling” and “screaming” in meetings.
The tool, announced last year, is now available to all Premium subscribers in the US on Android, the company says. This doesn’t personally sound like something I’d use, but it’s there if you want it.
It’s one of a few new features in the fifth iOS 18.1 developer beta, reports MacRumors. You’ll also be able to reset your Control Center layout if you don’t like your customizations.
Another nice change: the ability to get to the selfie camera from the Camera Control button.
Update: Noted the new Camera Control feature.
The new owners also say the game will “never” have NFTs, which is good to hear. But I’m still not really interested in this strange revival.
The hobbit-themed cozy game comes out on March 25th, 2025, for PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X / S, and on Netflix. The developers shared more about the game in a nearly 20-minute showcase, too.
Maybe Apple should have waited to do this until next month?
According to Wired:
Principal filming for 28 Years Later wrapped at the end of August, and until now the production has kept under wraps the fact that the movie was shot with smartphones, with the film’s staff being asked to signed NDAs preventing the disclosure of this detail.
The Flappy Bird Foundation posted a long statement to “clear the air,” but much of it was focused on how the foundation acquired the Flappy Bird trademark after Dong Nguyen abandoned the game. Nguyen has already said he is not involved with the revival.
The statement also doesn’t address the crypto concerns surrounding the project.
