Sonos faces backlash over speaker recycling program
US speaker manufacturer Sonos is under fire for its recently launched recycling program, which allows customers to permanently deactivate their Sonos speakers, after which they can choose to recycle it locally or ship it back to Sonos, and receive a 30 percent discount on new speakers. Critics say the program is encouraging users to dispose of operational, resalable speakers and is contributing to wastefulness rather than reducing it.
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Sonos launches its own streaming radio service
“Complementing the 100-plus streaming options available on Sonos, the new service introduces a holistic and cohesive way to explore radio, bringing together more than 60,000 stations from multiple streaming partners alongside original programming from Sonos,” the company said in its press release.
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Ikea purchases AI imaging startup for room visualizations
The Swedish furniture giant Ikea has purchased Geomagical Labs, an AI imaging startup, for an undisclosed amount to bring an innovative room visualization technique to its customers. Using Geomagical Labs' imaging technology, users will be able to take a picture of any room with any smartphone, remove the furniture present and be able to decorate the room virtually from scratch using Ikea furniture.
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European Disney+ users will get pre-order discounts
For its 24th March launch in select countries in Europe, Disney is offering those who pre-order the Disney+ service a discount on annual subscriptions, reducing the original price tag by 10 EUR to bring the cost down to 59.99 EUR. Since Disney+ is already operational in the Netherlands, only users in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, and Switzerland are eligible for the discount.
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Musk's "Boring Company" Vegas tunnel half finished
Billionaire inventor Elon Musk's Boring Company started work in November 2019 on a tunnel under the Las Vegas Convention Center, which is supposed to be almost a mile long and will shorten a 15-minute walk to a 1-minute commute via specially modified Tesla electric vehicles, which will provide seating and standing space for up to 16 passengers. The tunnel is reported to be half-finished and will soon be operational.
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