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26 Oct

Apple updates its beta testing service Testflight with redesigned invites and more

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Apple’s beta testing service Testflight just got a fairly substantial update, according to a report by TechCrunch. The software refresh gives developers much more control over who can join a beta and how new features are shared. It also allows beta testers to get more information about an app before they dive in.Developers will be able to set all kinds of criteria as to who can or cannot access the beta. This should help devs narrow the test groups to specific audiences, like those using a particular device or OS version. Testflight offers a maximum of 10,000 invitations by default,…

16 Oct

Apple will launch a Business Caller ID service next year

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Apple some new tools to its Apple Business Connect program that could be useful for the everyday consumer. The most notable update is the introduction of Business Caller ID. When this feature rolls out next year, companies of any size can register to have their name, logo and department appear when they contact customers. In practice, that can help people distinguish between a phone call from a legitimate business and spam.Apple Business Connect allows companies to have more control over how they appear within different apps across the Apple ecosystem. In 2023, Apple businesses customization for their listings in Maps,…

12 Oct

The first company to use upgraded Apple Wallet tickets is… Ticketmaster

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Ticketmaster that it will be the first ticketing company to take advantage of new features that arrived in Apple Wallet with iOS 18. According to a blog post from the business, Ticketmaster tickets viewed in the Apple app can show enhanced information such as venue maps, parking directions, local weather forecasts and recommended listening from Apple Music. Teams and event spaces can also choose to add links to their own apps or websites that customers can access from their Wallet tickets.The company is first applying the new tech to two sporting events this year, and said it will be rolling…

03 Oct

Epic will extend its free games program to its mobile store

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Until now, the mobile version of the Epic Games Store has mostly been focused on the brand’s staples like Fortnite and Fall Guys. It won’t be that way for long.Epic Games Store general manager Steve Allison announced at Unreal Fest in Seattle that it plans to expand the Epic Games Stores’ mobile library with 10 to 50 new third-party games and start a free games program, according to .Allison said the free games program and third-party titles will be available in “Q4” or the last part of the year. Epic’s Unreal Fest keynote also teased that Ark: Ultimate Mobile Edition…

02 Oct

Pavel Durov Defends Telegram’s Privacy Changes Amid User Unrest

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Telegram CEO Pavel Durov today defended recent changes to his platform, amid concerns his arrest in France has made the messaging app more compliant with legal requests to share user data with the authorities.Durov attempted to minimize the significance of changes made to the app since he was arrested in August and charged with complicity in a range of crimes, including spreading sexual images of children. He was forbidden from leaving France for six months and must appear at a police station twice a week.In his post, the 39-year-old indirectly addressed speculation that Telegram may strengthen its notoriously light-touch content…

26 Sep

Zillow is adding climate risk data to all US for-sale listings

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As extreme weather events become ever more common, climate risks are playing a role in many people's long-term decision-making. And few things are more long-term than buying real estate. In response, Zillow has a new partnership to bring climate risk information to its for-sale listings.Property listing pages in the US will include data about flood, wildfire, wind, heat and air quality risks at that location. This section will also list any climate-related insurance requirements for that property. The information is being provided by , a specialist in climate risk financial modeling. The climate data is rolling out this year to…

25 Sep

Meta Releases Llama 3.2—and Gives Its AI a Voice

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Mark Zuckerberg announced today that Meta, his social-media-turned-metaverse-turned-artificial intelligence conglomerate, will upgrade its AI assistants to give them a range of celebrity voices, including those of Dame Judi Dench and John Cena. The more important upgrade for Meta’s long-term ambitions, though, is the new ability of its models to see users’ photos and other visual information.Meta today also announced Llama 3.2, the first version of its free AI models to have visual abilities, broadening their usefulness and relevance for robotics, virtual reality, and so-called AI agents. Some versions of Llama 3.2 are also the first to be optimized to run…

18 Sep

I Stared Into the AI Void With the SocialAI App

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The first time I used SocialAI, I was sure the app was performance art. That was the only logical explanation for why I would willingly sign up to have AI bots named Blaze Fury and Trollington Nefarious, well, troll me.Even the app’s creator, Michael Sayman, admits that the premise of SocialAI may confuse people. His announcement this week of the app read a little like a generative AI joke: “A private social network where you receive millions of AI-generated comments offering feedback, advice, and reflections.”But, no, SocialAI is real, if “real” applies to an online universe in which every single…

28 Aug

Generative AI Transformed English Homework. Math Is Next

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ChatGPT has already wreaked havoc on classrooms and changed how teachers approach writing homework, since OpenAI publicly launched the generative AI chatbot in late 2022. School administrators rushed to try to detect AI-generated essays, and in turn, students scrambled to find out how to cloak their synthetic compositions. But by focusing on writing assignments, educators let another seismic shift take place in the periphery: students using AI more often to complete math homework too.Right now, high schoolers and college students around the country are experimenting with free smartphone apps that help complete their math homework using generative AI. One of…

24 Aug

Don’t freak out, but Nintendo is killing off Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp will cease to exist on , but players' saves should be getting a new home. Since its global launch , Pocket Camp has offered the core Animal Crossing experience on smartphones, including limited time .Sales of Leaf Tickets, the in-game currency for speeding up access to camp accessories, will stop on November 27. The company is also ending its for the Pocket Camp Club, which provides additional in-game cosmetics each month. New plans will not be accepted after October 28 and existing subscriptions will not renew after that date.But all is not lost for those of…