Apple named Steve Smith to run mergers and acquisitions and put the deal team back under finance chief Kevan Parekh, replacing Adrian Perica. Parekh ended Apple's net-cash-neutral policy in May, a change analysts read as room to buy.
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Apple will stream Formula 1 in Dolby Atmos from the U.S. Grand Prix weekend on October 23, pairing it with its existing Dolby Vision picture. Apple already holds exclusive U.S. rights, so the upgrade is aimed at subscribers it already has whose TVs and speakers support Atmos.
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Apple Music Hall holds 600 people at Battersea Power Station. One show there produces a Spatial Audio master, a broadcast-ready mix and multicamera video.
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Apple's second headphone brand has shipped an IPX4 over-ear whose cushions twist off and swap, about $200 below AirPods Max, while Beats Studio Pro takes a permanent cut to $299.99 that Amazon already beat.
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Apple's Beats VP says the 360 was built for a different purpose than the Studio Pro
Oliver Schusser said the Beats 360 came out of watching how people live with headphones all day, and the specification follows that brief at 295.4 grams, with cushions you can machine wash and IPX4 water resistance.
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Beats splits its over-ear line into a $299.99 tier and a $349.99 one
Beats is keeping the Studio Pro on the price list at a reduced $299.99 while the new 360 takes the top slot at $349.99. The part an owner can swap is a cushion. A replacement kit costs $49.99.
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The tags Apple made optional in March are now mandatory for every content provider. The company that built AI detection in-house is asking suppliers to certify their own catalogues instead.
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