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Source: The Verge Updating a newer iPhone, iPad, or Mac to the latest software could have an unintended side effect of re-enabling Apple Intelligence. Users who turned off Apple’s AI features in iOS / iPadOS 18.3 or macOS 15.3 — the first set of updates to enable the features by default — have reported that…
Source: Venture Beat Graphic design company Napkin AI represents a new breed of vertical AI agents. A user can type some text in the Napkin AI’s web site, and Napkin generates a graphic that represents your text within five seconds. What’s fascinating is that under the hood, Napkin is doing this by taking the different…
Source: The Verge Beats just announced the $249 Powerbeats Pro 2, the long-awaited sequel to a pair of fitness earbuds released way back in 2019. The new model retains the ear hook design that’s synonymous with the Powerbeats line, but the buds are significantly smaller and 20 percent lighter than their predecessors. The charging case…
Source: Venture Beat AI-driven virtual recruiters that handle key elements of the hiring process, from sourcing to engaging candidates to screening and placement. Read Full Article
Source: Venture Beat Nate Pacyga had a big thought inside a cathedral, where he saw donors credited by their support of the Bath Abbey in the United Kingdom. He wondered why that can’t happen in video games. As game developers build their monumental creations, Pacyga thought that players could also get credit for their contributions inside…
Source: The Verge Over the last few weeks, OpenAI has done the previously unthinkable: it has consistently shipped interesting new user-facing products. First there was Tasks, a way to engage ChatGPT in helping you get things done. Then there was Operator, a way for the chatbot to actually do things for you. And finally there…
Source: The Verge It’s official: people are spending more time watching YouTube on their TVs than on their phones. In the platform’s annual letter, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan revealed that viewers are watching more than 1 billion hours of YouTube content on their TVs every day. For the past two years, YouTube has maintained its…
Source: The Verge The European Union says it will channel €200 billion (about $206 billion) into artificial intelligence investments in a bid to compete with the US and China. At the AI Action Summit in Paris on Tuesday, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the bloc would spend €50 billion (about $51 billion)…
Source: Venture Beat Hydratac is a small company with just seven people working on a next-generation “extremely realistic” shooter game, and it has raised $3 million. The company is run by former venture capitalist Louis Gresham and supported by former Treyarch studio co-head Dan Bunting, who is a Hydratac board member. They have essentially switched…
Source: The Verge Meta has partnered with the nonprofit organization Childhelp to create a curriculum that will teach middle schoolers how to recognize forms of online exploitation, such as sextortion scams and grooming. The curriculum was “fully funded” by Meta and is free for any school, parent, or organization to access. Meta says the curriculum…
