Apple is reportedly withholding new benefits from unionized retail workers

Apple is reportedly declining to offer new benefits to employees at its only unionized retail store. According to Bloomberg, the unionized workers at the store in Towson, Maryland, will need to negotiate for benefits with Apple as they hash out a collective bargaining agreement. The perks in question haven’t been announced publicly as yet, but…

Samsung, Google Working Together to Take Frustration Out of Smart Home Device Management

During its annual developer conference today, Samsung admitted (not really by fault of its own) that controlling smart home devices from two different ecosystems can lead to some serious frustration. Whether it’s system incompatibility or needing to switch apps to control whichever device you want, there must be a better way of going about it….

The Bose QuietComfort 45 at $229 is our pick for best headphone deal of Prime Day

The QuietComfort 45 headphones come with a handy carrying case that offers protection. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge We’ll be approaching the closing hours of Amazon’s Prime Day before you know it, but we wanted to highlight one standout deal. The Bose QuietComfort 45 are some of the best noise-canceling wireless headphones…

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 9 is the latest major gadget to ditch the headphone jack

Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Today marks another chapter in the slow demise of the headphone jack. Microsoft has quietly removed the 3.5mm connector from its brand-new Surface Pro 9. The change is confirmed on the tech specs page, which no longer lists a headphone jack among the device’s “connections.” But it’s very…