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OpenAI Co-Founders Schulman and Brockman Step Back

OpenAI Co-Founders Schulman and Brockman Step Back

Greg Brockman, the president of OpenAI and a central figure at the company, said he is is going on leave until the end of the year. At the same time, researcher John Schulman is leaving for rival artificial intelligence startup Anthropic. Both men are OpenAI co-founders, and their moves mark a shift at the company following already significant management churn this year. Source link lol
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Apple’s Shift to AI Is Poised to Soften Blow From Google Ruling

Apple’s Shift to AI Is Poised to Soften Blow From Google Ruling

Google’s defeat in an antitrust suit filed by the Justice Department has cast a shadow over partner Apple Inc., which generates roughly $20 billion a year in payments from the internet search giant. Apple shares slipped almost 5% on Monday after a judge ruled that Google’s payments to device makers — made in return for its search engine getting preferential placement — were illegal. The decision handed a win to the Justice Department in its first major antitrust case against Big Tech in more than two decades. Source link lol
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The best iPhone accessories for 2024

The best iPhone accessories for 2024

Peak Design’s iPhone tripod is a solid, well-designed aluminum frame that folds into a credit card-sized shape. You’re paying a premium for the build design and quality, with a tiny hex key even built into the tripod legs for tightening them, if needed. With a solid micro-ball head, you can adjust the angle of your iPhone while it’s in tripod mode. Better still, it can firmly attach, magnetically, to the phone in both vertical and horizontal orientations. This makes it an excellent stand for your phone even when you’re not trying to shoot video or photos. You also don’t need…
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Apple Intelligence reportedly may not arrive until October with iOS 18.1

Apple Intelligence reportedly may not arrive until October with iOS 18.1

Apple Intelligence isn’t likely to be ready in time for the public and iPadOS 18 in September, but you might not have to wait too long for it after that. According to ’s Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to introduce Apple Intelligence with iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, which the company expects to be out by October. The betas for these — with some of the AI features — will reportedly be ready for developers to start playing with as soon as this week.Apple Intelligence won’t offer its full suite of features at the start. Some, like , are expected…
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WhatsApp hits 100 million monthly active US users

WhatsApp hits 100 million monthly active US users

I rarely used WhatsApp before moving from the United States to the United Kingdom a couple of years ago, opting for the built-in messaging app on my iPhone or fellow Meta-owned platform Messenger. No one I knew in the US used it, and, in fact, I had to get friends and family members to download it when I moved so we could communicate without being charged — you're welcome, Mark Zuckerberg. Well, that seems to be changing, with the head of Meta announcing WhatsApp has reached 100 million monthly active users across the United States — with about 10 million…
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Apple to Allow Rivals to Access ‘Tap and Go’ Technology

Apple to Allow Rivals to Access ‘Tap and Go’ Technology

Apple will allow rival companies to operate wallet technology on its iPhones free-of-charge for a decade, European Union regulators said on Thursday, in the latest overhaul prompted by local rules.Apple’s mobile wallet allows iPhone users to pay for products in-store and online using its own-brand Apple Pay. Until now, Apple has not made its near-field communication (NFC) technology, which allows phones to communicate with payment terminals, available to rival developers—causing the EU to warn in 2022 that restricting access to this technology qualifies as an abuse of market power.Apple’s concession ends a two-year dispute between the Big Tech giant and…
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Insta360’s Flow Pro smartphone gimbal uses Apple’s DockKit to track you

Insta360’s Flow Pro smartphone gimbal uses Apple’s DockKit to track you

Insta360 has launched the Flow Pro smartphone gimbal with a feature we've never seen on any rival product: Apple DockKit support. That allows it to track you around automatically while you present, perform or do other activities, much like DJI's popular Osmo Pocket 3 gimbal.DockKit support effectively gives you a robotic cameraman. Just set the Flow Pro up on its built-in tripod that extends from the handle and pair it with your iPhone. Then, attach your iPhone to the gimbal using the magnetic phone clamp or MagSafe-compatible magnetic phone mount and you're ready to shoot.From there, it'll use your iPhone's…
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Google Maps’ speedometer finally comes to iOS and CarPlay

Google Maps’ speedometer finally comes to iOS and CarPlay

Google Maps is rolling out a speedometer as well as speed limit indicators for iOS and CarPlay, reported. Android has had both features since 2019, while Waze has had them . Now, iPhone users can use them to gauge how fast they’re driving while using Google Maps.To enable it, tap your profile picture on Google Maps and go to Settings > Navigation. Scroll down to the Map display section, and you’ll see the switches for the speedometer and speed limit features. When enabled, the speedometer will appear in the bottom left corner of the screen. If you drive over the…
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How Apple Intelligence’s Privacy Stacks Up Against Android’s ‘Hybrid AI’

How Apple Intelligence’s Privacy Stacks Up Against Android’s ‘Hybrid AI’

Yet Google and its hardware partners argue privacy and security are a major focus of the Android AI approach. VP Justin Choi, head of the security team, mobile eXperience business at Samsung Electronics, says its hybrid AI offers users “control over their data and uncompromising privacy.”Choi describes how features processed in the cloud are protected by servers governed by strict policies. “Our on-device AI features provide another element of security by performing tasks locally on the device with no reliance on cloud servers, neither storing data on the device nor uploading it to the cloud,” Choi says.Google says its data centers are designed…
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