Moltbook was peak AI theater; as the hype dies down, Moltbook looks less like a window onto the future and more like a mirror held up to society's AI obsessions
For a few days this week the hottest new hangout on the internet was a vibe-coded Reddit clone called Moltbook, which billed itself as a social network for bots.
Microsoft confirms it does provide BitLocker recovery keys for encrypted data if it receives a valid legal order and the user has stored the keys on its servers
The tech giant said it receives around 20 requests for BitLocker keys a year and will provide them to governments in response to valid court orders.
Internal docs reveal Meta's tactics to fend off pressure to crack down on scammers, including efforts to make scam ads “not findable” for regulators and others
As regulators press Meta to crack down on rogue advertisers on Facebook and Instagram, the social media giant has drafted a “playbook” to stall them.
Sources: DeepSeek is developing its new AI model using several thousand Nvidia Blackwell chips, which were smuggled into China via third-party countries
DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup, has been developing its next major model using several thousand Nvidia's state-of-the-art Blackwell chips …
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Pulse, a mobile feature for Pro users that delivers daily personalized updates based on their chats, feedback, and connected apps
ChatGPT's new Pulse feature does personalized research on your behalf overnight and serves you up a digest each morning.
Apple says the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air have Memory Integrity Enforcement, “industry-first, always-on memory safety protection”, like Microsoft and Google offer
Memory Integrity Enforcement is always-on safety protection designed to make life harder for spyware developers.
Apple rolls out CarPlay Ultra, the next generation of CarPlay, in new and existing Aston Martins in North America after months of delays, before a wider rollout
here's all the new features Aston Martin USA : A world first as Aston Martin debuts next-generation Apple CarPlay Ultra® Emma Roth / The Verge : Apple's CarPlay Ultra is finally he...
Apple removes Advanced Data Protection for iCloud in the UK after the government ordered it to build a backdoor, something the company says it will never do
Better no security than a false sense of one. Ari Cohn / @aricohn.com : Apple's UK user data is now more vulnerable. It's not Apple's fault; they're PROTECTING users by not giving...
Apple removes Advanced Data Protection in the UK for new users, pulling the optional E2EE feature rather than complying with the UK's order to build a backdoor
- Company removes Advanced Data Protection feature for UK users — “We never will” build backdoor to user data, iPhone maker says
Bluesky says it added 500K new users in a day this week after X announced plans for controversial changes, including basically getting rid of the block feature
Here's Why Rob Pegoraro / PCMag : Bluesky Boom: X Alternative Sees Surge Of Signups Dylan R. Coyle / Android Police : X users are seemingly flocking to Bluesky after Twitter's late...
Over 200 Bethesda Game Studios workers unionize with the CWA, forming the first “wall-to-wall” union at a Microsoft game studio; Microsoft recognized the union
Bethesda Game Studios workers have voted to join the Communications Workers of America, forming the first wall-to-wall union at a Microsoft video game studio.
Preliminary findings: the EU says Meta's pay or consent ad model breaches the DMA; Meta faces a fine of up to 10% of its global annual turnover if found guilty
Google says Gemma 2 will be available to researchers and developers through Vertex AI from July as a new 9B-parameter model and the prior 27B-parameter model
Apple details two Apple Intelligence language models: ~3B parameter on-device and a larger model on Apple silicon servers available with Private Cloud Compute
At the 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference, we introduced Apple Intelligence, a personal intelligence system integrated deeply into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia.
Apple unveils visionOS 2, with a higher-res, ultra-wide Mac Virtual Display option later in 2024, regular photos gaining spatial depth, new gestures, and more
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac :
Apple Vision Pro, while a remarkable piece of tech, needs updates to avoid gathering dust, and WWDC's new features like 3D “spatial photos” are modest tweaks
The $3,500 “spatial computing” device has gathered dust on my shelf. Can tweaks and upgrades save it from obsolescence?
Meta opens its VR OS, now called Horizon OS, to third parties, and says Asus and Lenovo plan Horizon OS-compatible headsets; Meta plans an Xbox branded Quest
Apple released the Vision Pro on February 2; 12 days later Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivered his verdict: Ben Lang / Road to VR : Oculus Founder Reacts to Horizon OS News: “Hopefu...
Boston Dynamics debuts an electric version of its humanoid robot Atlas for commercial use, a day after retiring its hydraulic Atlas; Hyundai plans a 2025 pilot
A day after retiring the hydraulic model, Boston Dynamics' CEO discusses the company's commercial humanoid ambitions
Microsoft starts testing ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11 in the Insider builds in the US, and says the app promotions can be disabled in Settings
Microsoft says it's starting to test ads inside the Start menu on Windows 11. The software maker will use the Recommended section of the Start menu …