Apple added a Vocal Shortcuts accessibility feature in iOS 18 that lets users give Siri a new wake word, such as “hello, computer”
Apple in iOS 18 added a Vocal Shortcuts accessibility feature, and now that iOS 18 is available in a beta capacity, users have figured …
Apple may not be bringing Apple Intelligence to iPhone 15, which has 6GB of RAM vs. iPhone 15 Pro's 8GB, due to RAM requirements for on-device AI processing
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Nvidia announces Nemotron-4 340B, a family of models that developers can use to generate synthetic data for training LLMs for commercial applications
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Q&A with FTC Chair Lina Khan about scrutinizing Big Tech's “innovations in potential lawbreaking” with AI deals, use of AI at FTC, startups, acquisitions, more
FTC Chair Lina Khan was the youngest person appointed to her position when she assumed the job in 2021.
Report: alleged ringleader of the Scattered Spider hacking group was arrested in Spain; sources: the accused is a 22-year-old Scottish man named Tyler Buchanan
A 22-year-old man from the United Kingdom arrested this week in Spain is allegedly the ringleader of Scattered Spider … Source: Murcia Today .
Leaked documents reveal life-threatening issues at Amazon's primary-care service One Medical, raising concerns about Amazon's frugal approach to health care
Patient safety issues have increased since One Medical shifted care to a call center staffed by contractors, employees say. X: @boltyboy , @peter_grinspoon , @bulldoghill , @drpanmd , @rakeshsfnyc , @...
Source: Altman told investors that OpenAI could become a for-profit business not controlled by its nonprofit board; Microsoft execs favor a for-profit option
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently told some shareholders that the artificial intelligence developer is considering changing …
Despite disinformation concerns during India's elections, political parties largely used AI, including deepfakes, constructively, primarily for voter outreach
As India concluded the world's largest election on June 5, 2024, with over 640 million votes counted, observers could assess …
Sources: the EU has determined that Apple's anti-steering rules for developers do not comply with the DMA, and plans charges against Apple in the coming weeks
Two things happened this week. Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) … Thomas Claburn / The Register : European Commission may be about to put the squeeze on Apple for its App Store rules Chance Miller / 9to5Mac : ...
How Duolingo uses streaks and notifications to keep users coming back to the app; 70% of Duolingo's 30M+ DAUs have weeklong streaks and 5M have one-year streaks
The learning app doesn't just teach languages. It harnesses the power of streaks and hooks you with perfectly timed nudges. Bluesky: @silversalty.bsky.social . X: @kushkatakia and @jakewengroff . Lin...
A look at Apple's slow rollout of AI features, impressive visionOS 2 beta, plans for thinnest, lightest devices in tech, including a phone in the iPhone 17 line
Apple will gradually roll out its new Intelligence features over several months, seeking to avoid the pitfalls that have plagued other AI systems.
Meta will pause the launch of Meta AI in EU after the Irish DPC asked it to delay training its LLMs using adult EU users' public Facebook and Instagram content
Meta pauses AI models launch in Europe due to Irish request | … @finnmyrstad@eupolicy.social : 💪🙌💥Public pressure works! #meta delays implementing their AI training of users personal data. — @noybeu...
Indie games were the real stars of the Summer Game Fest 2024; the top 10 bestselling games of 2024 so far on Steam in terms of units sold are almost all indie
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US prosecutors charge two men with operating Empire Market, a dark web marketplace for illicit goods and services that did $430M+ in sales between 2018 and 2020
Jake Bleiberg / Bloomberg :
How disabled people use Apple Vision Pro for work, entertainment, and more, and interviews with some disabled Apple staff who built the accessibility features
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DefiLlama: crypto startup funding has crossed $100B since 2014; The Block Research: Coinbase Ventures has made 443 investments or ~4% of all deals since 2017
- Investment picked up amid a rebound in the crypto market — Tokens from startups are a potential bright spot for exits X: @crypto and @ryanjamesweeks X: @crypto : Crypto startups have drawn in rough...
Gemini will return ~$50M of digital assets to investors who were locked out of their accounts when Gemini Earn collapsed, to settle a lawsuit by New York's AG
Bans the Exchange From Crypto Lending in the State Jonathan Stempel / Reuters : New York recovers $50 mln for defrauded Gemini Earn crypto investors Mike Millard / DL News : New York recovers $50m for...
How the launch of AI search chatbots such as Bing Copilot is affecting advertisers, as they look for new ways to target users with relevant ads
»As #Google Targets AI Search Ads, It Could Learn a Lot From #Bing: … Bluesky: @self.agency : oh jesus can't wait for the chatbots to start inserting paid recommendations into their results [embedded ...
Tempus AI's shares closed up 8.8% at $40.25 in the company's Nasdaq debut, giving it a market value of about $6.6B, after raising $410.7M in its IPO
His Fourth IPO Alex Wilhelm / Cautious Optimism : Tempus goes public as corporate leaders struggle with AI deployments LinkedIn: Scott Gottlieb : Congratulations to the people of #TempusAI for another...
A look at tech companies' investments in AI startups: Nvidia and NVentures completed a total of 32 deals in 2023, while Microsoft and M12 made 21 investments
Just last week it was reported chip giant Nvidia, Salesforce Ventures 1 and Cisco all participated in a $450 million investment for Toronto-based AI startup Cohere.
A profile of game publisher Devolver Digital, which gives indie studios immense creative freedom, doesn't take IP rights from them, and is turning 15 on June 25
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Sources: Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based LLM developer founded last year by Google alumni, is raising ~$100M at a $1B valuation in a round led by NEA, Khosla, and Lux
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