What every week we’ve had. GTA 6 obtained a brand new trailer that appears beautiful, Sonos and IKEA sadly ended their audio partnership, and Sony teased its new flagship headphones.
While you’re accomplished remember to try seven new films and TV exhibits to stream this weekend (Might 9).
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7. YouTube Premium began seeing double
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YouTube began to pilot a two-person YouTube Premium membership in choose international locations this week (particularly France, India, Taiwan, and Hong Kong).
It’ll permit two individuals to separate a subscription at a charge that’s cheaper than two particular person plans, or splitting a household plan. In France a person plan prices €12.99 per thirty days and a household plan is €23.99, whereas a two-person plan is €19.99 – so we’d count on it to value round $18.99 / £16.99 / AU$26.99 within the US, UK, and Australia.
Apparently, this plan is a part of YouTube’s ongoing experiments that look to search out “new ways to provide greater flexibility and value to our YouTube Premium subscribers.” Although it’s but to be seen if this may make YouTube Premium a greater worth proposition.
6. The Netflix homepage obtained its biggest-ever improve
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Netflix is lastly acknowledging that it’s not only for films and TV exhibits anymore, redesigning its residence display screen to accommodate dwell occasions and gaming in a means that ought to higher join you to real-time occasions.
It’s additionally lastly dabbling in generative AI in, maybe, the neatest means attainable: search. Now you could find your subsequent binge utilizing pure language queries.
There are different huge adjustments like labels on high of title pictures and a normal reshuffling of interface parts. It’s too quickly to say if everyone seems to be loving the brand new Netflix.
5. Whoop revealed two new promising wearables
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After 4 years with out {hardware}, Whoop has unveiled not one however two new wearables for 2025. The Whoop 5.0 and Whoop MG are literally one and the identical system, the latter a “medical-grade” variant with extra intensive well being options like ECG, blood strain, and extra. The wearables look nice and boast a 14-day battery life, in addition to a brand new design.
Sadly, there’s additionally a brand new pricing construction which means the easiest options are reserved for many who pay the best worth. There’s now a less expensive choice and a dearer one to the earlier providing, however the Whoop 5.0 has some options disabled on the most cost-effective pricing tier.
It’s a tricky capsule to swallow for customers who’ve waited 4 years for brand new Whoop wearables, however with Garmin and others taking subscriptions to a different degree, it’s the route the trade seems to be heading in with no regret.
4. Sonos and IKEA ended their unlikely audio duet
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3. Microsoft introduced two new Floor gadgets
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Microsoft expanded its Floor lineup, with the all-new Floor Laptop computer 13-inch and the Floor Professional 12-inch 2-in-1 system utilizing the Snapdragon X Plus processor. Most significantly, the previous is the lightest and thinnest Floor Laptop computer to this point. Battery life has additionally been upgraded for each, offering that additional time wanted when you’re away out of your desk or energy supply.
It’s price noting that these new gadgets are less expensive on this event; the Floor Laptop computer 13-inch begins at $899 / £899 / AU$1,699, whereas the Floor Professional begins at $799 / £799 / AU$1,499 – an enormous fall from the earlier variations for each, beginning at $1,099 / AU$1,899. They’re obtainable for pre-order proper now.
2. We obtained a launch date for Sony’s subsequent flagship headphones
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It’s been three years since Sony debuted its top-end wi-fi headphones, the WH-1000XM5s. However after quite a few leaks, the tech large has confirmed precisely after we’ll be seeing its successors – on Might 15, subsequent week.
What can we count on from them? The rumors to date level to improved noise cancelling and audio processing, plus the return of a hinged design that Sony skipped on the present mannequin. On the draw back, there can even doubtless be a small worth hike. However regardless of that, Might 15 (or Might 16, for those who’re in Australia), is a date on your diary for those who’re out there for some premium, travel-friendly cans.
1. GTA 6 obtained a model new trailer
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GTA 6 broke the web this week with a model new trailer targeted on Vice Metropolis and the sport’s companions in crime, Jason and Lucia. However story teasers apart, it seems to be unbelievable.
We’ve already known as it probably the most stunning video games of this technology – it seems to be leagues forward of what different studios have achieved – and most staggering of all of the trailer was apparently captured solely on a PS5.
It clearly impressed many others too because the trailer has racked up over 94 million views in three days (on the time of writing) and Spotify streams of the tune Sizzling Collectively which featured closely within the trailer surged by 182,000% within the hours after the trailer launched.
All we’ve got to do now could be wait a bit of over a yr till Might 26, 2026 so we will play it for ourselves.
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