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Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge A better night’s sleep, every night, and you don’t have to do anything to make it happen. Sounds like the, ahem, dream, right? Also sounds like a line you might hear from some infomercial salesman at 4 in the morning when you can’t sleep and are willing to try anything. Turns out, the promise is real. It’s just really, really, really expensive. On this episode of The Vergecast, The Verge’s Victoria Song tells us about her adventures in sleep gadgets. We talk for a while about the Eight Sleep Pod 4 Ultra, a mattress pad that costs $4,700 and requires a subscription. And might just be worth it, if a better night’s sleep is worth it to you. We also talk about the Oura Ring 4, the whole sleepmaxxing trend, the Ozlo Sleepbuds, and other ways... Continue reading…

Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images 23andMe is laying off 40 percent of its employees, or over 200 workers, as the company attempts to recover from last year’s massive data breach and reverse its plummeting stock price. The genetic testing company also announced that it will shut down its therapeutics business. Though 23andMe says the restructuring plan will cost it around $12 million, it expects to save more than $35 million as a result, while “substantially” lowering operating expenses. 23andMe’s therapeutics division, which studied potential cancer treatments using its database of genetic material, will end all clinical trials, as the company considers licensing agreements or asset sales to “maximize” the program’s value. 23andMe has had a turbulent past year, with the... Continue reading…

Cath Virginia / The Verge The European Union has accused Apple of unlawfully discriminating against EU customers after finding the Cupertino company’s geo-blocking measures may be violating the bloc’s consumer protection rules. Announced via a press release on Tuesday, the European Commission and the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) said a joint investigation had identified “several potentially prohibited geo-blocking practices” that Apple applies to its App Store, iTunes Store, Arcade, Books. Podcasts, and Apple Music services. Issues include restricting consumers to payment methods issued in the same country where their Apple account was registered, preventing app downloads offered in other EU/EEA countries, and having restrictive, region-specific... Continue reading…

With Apple's recent iPhone 16 event and M4 Macs release, the company followed an important path by eliminating the Lightning port from more devices. By opting for USB-C, not only is the company agreeing with the European Union's Digital Markets Act, but it's also showing a future where customers will be able to use the same cable for all their electronic devices. That said, there are still some products that require a Lightning port and a few accessories that support this old standard. Here they are. Apple still sells four iPhone models with Lightning port Image source: Apple Inc. Although the iPhone 16 series offers a USB-C port, Apple still has three other iPhone models that still rely on Lightning cables. The 2022 iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, and the 2022 iPhone SE 3. While Apple is said to be planning a new iPhone SE 4 for 2025, this means the company will take another year to fully eliminate the Lightning port from all the iPhone models it sells. That means that only when the iPhone 17 is announced will we have a full lineup of USB-C phones. Not only is there still a long way to go, but millions of customers will hold with their iPhone 14 – or older models – for years to come. All iPad models sold by Apple are USB-C, but the first-gen Apple Pencil is still here Apple iPad 9 with keyboard accessory. Image source: Apple Inc. The 2021 iPad 9 was the last iPad model with a Lightning port. Earlier this year, Apple discontinued this product and lowered the price of the USB-C iPad 10. While both iPads work with the first-gen Apple Pencil, Apple also released a USB-C accessory that's perfect for the iPad 10. However, millions of people with a Lightning iPad still require that first-gen Apple Pencil, which is why the company still sells it. Apple Pencil comparison: 1st-gen, 2nd-gen, USB-C, or Pro – which is best for your iPad? There are other accessories Lightning-compatible still available Image source: José Adorno for BGR Apple recently revamped the AirPods lineup. With no more second and third generations available, the company also updated the AirPods Max with a USB-C port. With that, there are only a few Lightning accessories, which include: Lightning EarPods USB-C to Lightning cable USB-A to Lightning cable Wrap up As you can see, in a year, Apple almost killed all the Lightning products it used to have. By 2025, we'll likely only have those three accessories available alongside the first-gen Apple Pencil, as the company will continue to offer them for older devices. Don't Miss: iPhone 17: Release date, rumors, features, A19, price, and Slim model The post Here are all the devices Apple sells that still have Lightning ports appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $199 iPad, Shark air purifiers with 5-year HEPA filters, $60 Ring Battery Doorbell, more Best Fire TV Stick deals for November 2024 Awesome new T-Mobile promo gets you 4 new iPhone 16 and 4 lines for $25/line Best Apple Watch deals for November 2024

The iPhone SE 4 isn't even out, yet I can't stop recommending this unreleased Apple product. That's because all rumors paint the same picture of this mid-range iPhone that's supposed to hit stores next year. If you're not buying the iPhone 16 but want a new iPhone, the iPhone SE 4 is probably for you. The iPhone SE 4 will deliver flagship performance comparable to the iPhone 16 since Apple wants it to run Apple Intelligence. The only real compromises concern the design and camera. Apple will recycle the iPhone 14 design for this model, and you'll get only one camera on the back instead of two or three. But if you consider the likely price of the iPhone SE 4 — $499 — it should be an instant hit. The good news is that the iPhone SE 4 should launch soon. All reports say the phone is coming in early 2025. But it won't be as early as you might have hoped, with a more recent report indicating the handset won't hit stores until March 2025. Continue reading... The post Apple’s hotly anticipated iPhone SE 4 might not launch as soon as we hoped appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $90 Lenovo Chromebook, $360 Apple Watch Series 10, $100 off Ninja blenders, more Today’s deals: $169 AirPods Pro 2, $898 Hisense 75-inch TV, $68 Furbuster, $649 Google Pixel 9, more Today’s deals: $100 off iPad mini 7, $60 off Nintendo Switch OLED, $90 Ninja Air Fryer Pro XL, more Best Apple Watch deals for November 2024

Trevor Van Damme/The Conversation While ancient Greece is one of the best known cultures of antiquity, there are no surviving historical narratives covering events between 1200 and 760BC. This period has traditionally been viewed as a “Dark Age” on account of the lack of preserved written sources after much of the Mediterranean suffered a societal and political collapse. The Greek Iron Age occurred within this period. But, because of the lack of documents, up to now historians have been working with a timeline, which uses pottery styles from Athens as its basis. Devised in the late 50s and 60s by the historians Nicolas Coldsteam and Vincent Desborough, it has supported the conclusion that the Iron Ages began in 1025 and ended in 700BC. The “Greek Renaissance”, from 760BC to 700 BC, emerged in the Iron Age’s last period, known as the Late Geometric. This was a time of rapid economic and demographic growth that saw the adoption of alphabetic writing, the emergence of the Greek city-states, Pan-Hellenic sanctuaries and the establishment of Greek colonies abroad. Read moreSection: NewsHistory & ArchaeologyAncient PlacesEuropeRead Later 

Russia's cooperation with North Korea, Iran, and China threatens Europe and the Indo-Pacific region, NATO chief Mark Rutte said Tuesday.