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/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25697385/STK071_APPLE_E.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "iOS 18.2 is out now, adding ChatGPT integration and more Apple Intelligence tools")
Source: The Verge Apple has released iOS 18.2, and the update adds a bunch of new Apple Intelligence features, including Image Playground, Genmoji, and integration with ChatGPT. With Image Playground, users can generate an image from a prompt or make something based off of one of Apple’s suggestions. However, Image Playground seems to opt for…
Source: Venture Beat The Beam Foundation said it plans to launch Beam Ventures in Abu Dhabi, a $150 million venture fund focused exclusively on gaming. The gaming fund aims to accelerate promising founders and contribute to Abu Dhabi’s transformation into a global gaming hub. Beam Ventures is strategically positioned at the intersection of blockchain, gaming,…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25784512/commissioner_andrew_n_ferguson_res.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Trump’s pick for FTC chair promises to go after ‘censorship’ from tech companies")
Source: The Verge President-elect Donald Trump has selected Andrew Ferguson to be the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission. Ferguson will take over for Lina Khan, who has earned praise from Vice President-elect J.D. Vance for her efforts to fight big tech. “Andrew has a proven record of standing up to Big Tech censorship,…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25654314/STK302_WORDPRESS_C.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "WordPress must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules")
Source: The Verge WP Engine just won a preliminary injunction against WordPress parent company Automattic. On Tuesday, a California District Court judge ordered Automattic to stop blocking WP Engine’s access to WordPress.org resources and interfering with its plugins. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín found merit in WP Engine’s claims that Automattic’s actions harmed business relationships, saying Mullenweg’s…
Source: Venture Beat o1 does not reveal its reasoning chain, which makes it difficult to get consistent results and correct the model’s responses and logic. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23986637/acastro_STK092_01.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "YouTube’s AI-powered dubbing is now available to many more creators")
Source: The Verge YouTube says it has expanded its AI-powered auto-dubbing to “hundreds of thousands of channels” in the YouTube Partner Program that are “focused on knowledge and information.” YouTube says it will bring the feature to “other types of content soon.” What the dubs consist of depends on the language used in the original…
Source: Venture Beat Central to Sapient’s success is its hybrid architecture that blends transformer components with recurrent neural network structures. Read Full Article
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25070053/DSCF9137.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Valve is now selling refurbished Steam Deck OLEDs starting at 9")
Source: The Verge The Steam Deck OLED, the best version of Valve’s gaming handheld with additional battery life, a slight increase to performance, and an eye-popping screen, can now be purchased refurbished for $110 less than it costs brand-new. Valve has just begun selling certified refurbished Steam Deck OLED models starting at $439 in the…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25784180/copilot_app_quick_view_systray.png?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Microsoft is giving Copilot a new taskbar UI and keyboard shortcut on Windows")
Source: The Verge Microsoft is changing up how Copilot works on Windows yet again. After demoting Copilot to a Progressive Web App (PWA) earlier this year, Microsoft is now rolling out an update to Windows testers that replaces the PWA version of Copilot with a “native” experience that includes a new keyboard shortcut and quick…
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23986639/acastro_STK092_03.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "YouTube Kids mobile app redesigned on iOS and Android")
Source: The Verge The YouTube Kids mobile app is getting a redesign that both makes it look and behave more like the standard YouTube app and lets kids browse through videos in portrait mode for the first time. It’s rolling out over the next few weeks on iOS and Android, while the web and smart…
