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At a swanky rooftop launch event at the top of Hollywood’s historic Roosevelt Hotel last night, JBL pulled the veil off a shiny new lineup of affordableAV receiversandspeakersthat it hopes are easy enough to use and full of accessible features that even the component-phobic “next generation” of users will appreciate. JBL’s new MA (Modern Audio) series of AV receivers and Stage 2 series loudspeakers abandon the the mix-and-match mentality of building a home theater system and are designed and engineered to work together, JBL says, right down to their matching “Espresso” and “Latte” finishes....

Kripsy Kreme is giving away free doughnuts on July 4: Here’s how to get them Krispy Kreme is feeling patriotic and is celebrating July 4 by giving away free doughnuts to anyone who dresses up for the occasion. Here’s how to take part. Krispy Kreme is known for giving away free doughnuts to customers who don’t mind getting a little silly, all in the name of fun. Most recently, Krispy Kreme invited everyone to get “Dolly’d Up,” and gave away free doughnuts to anyone donning a Dolly Parton wig or their favorite Dolly merch to mark itscollaboration with the country superstar back in May....

Apple surprised us with its announcement of the newMac Studiothis week, andconfused us with its chip choices— the M4 Max and the M3 Ultra. It’s hard enough to tell which chip is more powerful just from their names, but according to early benchmarks, it’s also hard to tell from their CPU performance. Breaking: M3 Ultra benchmarks have leaked, confirming that it’s now the world’s FASTEST production CPU. Scores are a bit low because of old M3 core tech and diminishing returns with more cores, thanks to how the multi-core update works with Geekbench 6....

A common issue that a lot of MacBook Pro owners run into once they’ve had their laptop for a few years is a bad battery. Your MacBook Pro might seem like it needs to charge all the time or you’re experiencing random shutdowns.Before you replace the entire laptop, you’ll find that it’s a lot easier on your wallet to replace the internal battery. The good news is that there are several options for swapping an old battery out for a new one....

After some delays,Apple has announced a new version of its beloved MacBook Pro. It still comes in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes, but now has the option for the more powerful M2 Pro and Max. Like with thethe previous model, which came out in 2021,these new configurations offer significant differences in performance, especially if you opt for the 16-inch versus the 14-inch. We’ll have to wait until we’ve reviewed them both to make more definitive claims, but there’s a lot that can be said based on just the information currently available....

McDonald’s is testing a huge menu upgrade with more “innovative” drinks McDonald’s has announced a huge shakeup to its drink menu with more “innovative” items on the horizon. In late 2023, McDonald’s opened aspin-off chaindubbed CosMc’s with all sorts of beverages and food items more akin to something like Starbucks. For instance, the chain offered unique drinks such as a S’mores Cold Brew and a Turmeric Spiced Latte, while its sandwich offerings included a Spicy Queso Sandwich....

Summary The cast ofMonarch: Legacy of Monstersshare their hopes for the forthcoming season of the Apple TV+ series. Created by Matt Fraction and Chris Black, this monster television series is part of the ongoing Monsterverse franchise. The show follows half-siblings Cate and Kentaro Randa, who attempt to investigate the truth behind their family legacy. After a successful season 1 which garnered positive reviews from critics and viewers, AppleTV+ renewed the show forMonarch: Legacy of Monstersseason 2....

At least two different retro game hardware companies have stopped shipments to the United States in response to Trump’s tariffs, citing the risk of delays and lost packages. Last week, Retrotink announced it would temporarily end its US orders on April 28, and now Anbernic has followed suit with an updated shipping policy. Retrotink CEOMike Chi said, “Due to lack of guidance on how tariffs will be collected starting May 2nd, we’ve made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend US shipment....

What happens when you take a bit of antimatter and drop it? That’s the question being probed ina new series of antimatter gravity experimentsbeing conducted by the European Organization for Nuclear Research, more commonly know as CERN,where outstanding antimatter experiments are just another day in the office. The goal to unravel one of the many unknowns of antimatter — whether it falls in response to gravity at the same rate as ordinary matter, or if it instead behaves peculiarly....

Summary Finally, some progress has been made regarding the development of the second season of theYellowstonespinoff1923, and the new cast member will fit in nicely with the other actors following her former role on a popular crime drama show. The Western drama television series, created by Taylor Sheridan (of course), serves as the secondspinoff in theYellowstonefranchise(following1883) and, as the title suggests, takes place in 1923.1923is a sequel to1883and follows Jacob and Cara Dutton,played by Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, living on the Yellowstone ranch during treacherous times....

Summary Norman Reedus' latest update onThe Boondocks Saints 3sets my mind at ease about the sequel. BeforeThe Walking Deadmade him a huge TV star, I was always a fan of Norman Reedus. He was the type of character actor who would pop up in movies likeBlade 2orGossipand basically steal every scene.The Walking Deadonlyconfirmed his star power, as his character Daryl evolved from a supporting guest character to becoming one of the franchise’s main players....

Earlier this month, Luminar —formerly Macphun— announced a substantial update, nicknamedJupiter, to its cross-platform photo-editing programLuminar. Unlike updates in the past, Luminar Jupiter didn’t focus on adding a barrage of new tools or features. Instead, the emphasis is on performance. The idea of focusing on speed improvements stemmed from a decision made by Skylum CTO, Dima Sytnyk, after he received feedback from users who were running Luminar on older devices....

Afraid of missing out on the latest photo industry news while you’re out, well, actually taking pictures? Photo FOMO is all the news you might have missed this week, published on the weekends. Alongside the biggest stories of the week, like Nikon’scrazy new 125x zoom camera, A.I. thatcan clean up noisy photos,the world’s tallest monopod, andthe end of the Nikon 1 series; find briefs on the latest in accessories and photo industry news from this week with Photo FOMO....