Elon Musk says that Apple “makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI” to top its App Store, an “antitrust violation”, and xAI will take legal action
This is a column about AI. My boyfriend works at Anthropic. Becca Monaghan / indy100 : Elon Musk has dropped the Trump feud for now - he's falling out with another CEO instead Forbes : Elon Musk Says...
The Twitter for Mac app appears to have been delisted from the App Store; some users say their X accounts were suspended after using the X for iPad app on macOS
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac :
Citizen Lab and Microsoft detail mercenary spyware from Tel Aviv-based QuaDream used to hack iOS 14-based iPhones of journalists, politicians, and an NGO worker
why didn't Apple warn us? Wall Street Journal : New Spyware Firm Said to Have Helped Hack iPhones Around the Globe Phil Muncaster / Infosecurity : New Zero-Click iOS Exploit Deploys Israeli Spyware Ed...
GIF, once called “the file format of the internet generation”, is declining in use as young users say GIFs are “cringe” and MP4 videos make the format outdated
The internet's file format has been diagnosed as “cringe,” but there are other threats to its existence. Tweets: @apollozac , @ianbetteridge , @cooksipgo , @kendallbaker , @laurenshippen , @mangmangma...
Apple plans AirTag updates to reduce stalking: Precision Finding for unknown AirTags, displaying alerts with sound, earlier tracking alerts, and louder sounds
but dumbing down the tech is not the answer; staying on top of the exploits is. Michael Kukielka / @detroitborg : AirTag is getting more scrutiny than other item trackers, but I also believe that is m...
Apple-recommended LG UltraFine 5K Display doesn't operate well near routers, dropping connections or freezing connected Macs; LG acknowledges the issue
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac :
Edward Snowden and hacker Andrew Huang present designs for a device to monitor whether your iPhone's radios are transmitting when they are supposed to be off
Edward Snowden … Zac Hall / 9to5Mac : Edward Snowden wants to make your iPhone more secure with this snoop-proof accessory Tweets: @arstechnica : If you want one person designing smartphone privacy de...
Apple opposes court order over shooter's iPhone, says US government is asking it to build a backdoor to the iPhone, calls it a “dangerous precedent”
It Might Be Cops' Best Bet Katie Collins / CNET : Family of murdered soldier criticizes Apple's refusal to hack San Bernadino shooter's iPhone Don Reisinger / Fortune : Google CEO's Tepid Support Won'...
Twitter will increase DM character limit from 140 to 10,000 in July
Will.I.Am visiting Twitter headquarters in 2010 Jemima Kiss / Guardian : Dick Costolo: Twitter unfollows the leader as social milestones are missed Shashidhar KJ / MediaNama : Twitter CEO Dick Costolo...