Marcin Frąckiewicz

Reckitt Shares Tumble as Weak Cold Season Tests 2026 Growth Plan

Reckitt Shares Tumble as Weak Cold Season Tests 2026 Growth Plan

Reckitt Benckiser shares fell as much as 7% Wednesday after first-quarter like-for-like net revenue rose just 1.3%, missing analyst expectations. The company warned first-half margins would be about 2 percentage points lower than last year. Group net revenue dropped 11.8% to £3.25 billion, hit by currency moves and asset disposals. Shares traded down 5.6% at 4,644 pence in London.
April 22, 2026
Rolls-Royce Just Won Two Navy Deals. Its Shares Are Still Falling

Rolls-Royce Just Won Two Navy Deals. Its Shares Are Still Falling

Rolls-Royce said its MT30 turbines will power Australia’s new Mogami-class frigates and its mtu engines will equip 10 more U.S. Coast Guard cutters. The Australian government signed a contract for the first three frigates on April 18, part of a reported A$10 billion deal. Rolls-Royce shares traded at 1,149.6 pence, down 4.5% in 24 hours. The stock goes ex-dividend April 23, with payment due June 3.
April 22, 2026
Lufthansa Cancels 20,000 Flights As Jet Fuel Shock Hits Summer Travel

Lufthansa Cancels 20,000 Flights As Jet Fuel Shock Hits Summer Travel

Lufthansa Group will cut 20,000 short-haul flights through October, aiming to save over 40,000 metric tons of jet fuel. The move reduces summer capacity by less than 1% in available seat kilometers. The airline cited doubled jet fuel prices since the Iran conflict and began 120 daily cancellations on Monday, affecting routes from Frankfurt to Poland and Norway.
April 22, 2026
PlayStation Users Face June Cutoff for Voice Chat as Sony Rolls Out Age Checks

PlayStation Users Face June Cutoff for Voice Chat as Sony Rolls Out Age Checks

Sony will require adult PlayStation users in the UK and Ireland to verify their age from June 2026 or lose access to chat, messaging, parties, Discord voice, and some sharing features. Players who do not verify can still play games and use the PlayStation Store. The company will use Yoti for age checks, offering phone, facial scan, or ID verification. The change follows new UK online safety rules.
April 21, 2026
Apple’s macOS 27 Cutoff Is Coming: The Intel Macs Facing Their Last Full Update

Apple’s macOS 27 Cutoff Is Coming: The Intel Macs Facing Their Last Full Update

Apple will end major macOS updates for Intel-based Macs after macOS Tahoe 26, with macOS 27 requiring Apple silicon. Only a handful of Intel models, including the 2019 Mac Pro and certain MacBook Pros and iMacs, can install Tahoe. macOS 27 is expected in beta in June and public release in September. Apple will provide security updates for supported Intel Macs for three more years.
April 21, 2026
Google Pixel Battery Drain Bug Hits Phones After April Update as Fix Remains Unclear

Google Pixel Battery Drain Bug Hits Phones After April Update as Fix Remains Unclear

Google is investigating reports of severe battery drain on Pixel phones following March and April software updates, with users citing power loss even while idle. The company has not confirmed the cause or a timeline for a fix. Complaints span Pixel 6 to Pixel 10 models, and a Google tracker entry cites “extreme idle battery drain” linked to the phone’s CPU not entering Deep Doze mode.
April 21, 2026
Panasonic’s $399 Lumix S 40mm F2 Lens Is the Tiny L-Mount Upgrade S9 Owners Were Waiting For

Panasonic’s $399 Lumix S 40mm F2 Lens Is the Tiny L-Mount Upgrade S9 Owners Were Waiting For

Panasonic will sell the Lumix S 40mm F2 full-frame L-Mount lens for $399.99, with shipments starting in early June. The 144-gram lens targets compact bodies like the Lumix S9. Panasonic also announced plans for a compact wide prime and a large-aperture telephoto zoom, but did not specify release dates. Preorders for the new lens are open in black and silver.
April 21, 2026
Google Expands Gemini in Chrome Across Asia-Pacific as AI Browser Race Tightens

Google Expands Gemini in Chrome Across Asia-Pacific as AI Browser Race Tightens

Google is launching its Gemini AI assistant in Chrome for Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. The rollout covers desktop and iOS, except in Japan, where iOS is excluded. Gemini can summarize pages, compare tabs, and work with Gmail, Calendar, Maps, and YouTube. Google’s “agentic” browser-control feature remains in U.S. testing for paid users.
April 21, 2026
PS5 Age Verification Deadline: Sony to Block PlayStation Chat, Parties and Streaming Without Age Check

PS5 Age Verification Deadline: Sony to Block PlayStation Chat, Parties and Streaming Without Age Check

Sony will require adult PlayStation users in the UK and Ireland to verify their age from June 2026 to keep using messaging, voice chat, parties, and sharing features. Players who do not complete verification can still play games but lose access to communications tools. Verification options include mobile number, face scan, or ID, with Yoti as provider. The change follows new online safety laws in both countries.
April 21, 2026
Samsung Galaxy Buds Able Leak Reveals The Earbud Design Bose And Sony Already Bet On

Samsung Galaxy Buds Able Leak Reveals The Earbud Design Bose And Sony Already Bet On

A leaked firmware icon shows Samsung’s unannounced Galaxy Buds Able with a clip-on, open-ear design, diverging from its usual in-ear models. References to the product and model number SM-U600 appeared in the Galaxy Wearable app, but sources say the device has faced delays and is not expected at the July 2026 Galaxy Unpacked event. The leak follows the March launch of Galaxy Buds4 and Buds4 Pro.
April 21, 2026
Apple’s 200MP iPhone Camera Leak Now Points To 2028 — And Android Has A Long Head Start

Apple’s 200MP iPhone Camera Leak Now Points To 2028 — And Android Has A Long Head Start

Apple is evaluating a 200-megapixel periscope telephoto camera for a future iPhone, but supply-chain sources and Morgan Stanley expect any launch in 2028, not sooner. The move would mark a shift from Apple’s current 48MP sensors and bring it closer to Android rivals like Samsung, which already use 200MP cameras. Samsung and Sony are competing to supply the sensor. No mass production or specific iPhone model has been confirmed.
April 21, 2026
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Reviews Are In: Fastest Desktop CPU, But The $899 Catch Is Hard To Miss

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Reviews Are In: Fastest Desktop CPU, But The $899 Catch Is Hard To Miss

AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition launches April 22 at $899, featuring 16 cores, 192 MB L3 cache, and 200W TDP. Early reviews report strong workstation and Linux performance but limited gaming gains over cheaper X3D chips. Phoronix measured up to 33% Linux lead over Intel rivals, with power draw peaking at 261 watts. TechSpot found only modest improvements in creator workloads.
April 21, 2026
Sennheiser HD 480 PRO Launch: New Closed-Back Studio Headphones Target Bass, Comfort And Studio Work

Sennheiser HD 480 PRO Launch: New Closed-Back Studio Headphones Target Bass, Comfort And Studio Work

Sennheiser unveiled the HD 480 PRO closed-back professional headphones Tuesday, priced at $479 in the U.S. and ₹43,999 in India. The HD 480 PRO Plus version costs $519 and ₹47,999, respectively. Both models target studio and live monitoring, featuring a 38 mm dynamic transducer, 3 Hz–28,700 Hz frequency response, and under 0.5% total harmonic distortion at 1 kHz.
April 21, 2026
Microsoft Teams Is Finally Fixing the Raise Hand Button That Makes Meetings Awkward

Microsoft Teams Is Finally Fixing the Raise Hand Button That Makes Meetings Awkward

Microsoft will redesign the Teams meeting toolbar in June, moving the Raise Hand control under Reactions and shifting the Leave button to the right side, according to a Microsoft 365 Roadmap update. Users will be able to reorder meeting buttons. The changes aim to reduce accidental clicks during calls. The release date may shift, as Microsoft lists it as an estimate.
April 21, 2026
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