Sources: Craig Federighi and other Apple executives voiced concerns that personalized Siri didn't work properly; some think it has to be rebuilt from scratch
Apple Inc.'s turmoil in its AI division reached new heights on Friday, with the company delaying promised updates to the Siri digital assistant for the foreseeable future.
Apple announces tvOS 17 with a redesigned Control Center, a way to find the Apple TV remote using an iPhone, and a FaceTime app that requires an iPhone or iPad
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Twitter plans to discontinue free access to its API starting on February 9, ending support for both v1.1 and v2, and launch a “paid basic tier” instead
This week I spent too many minutes watching Nothing, Forever, which is a Twitch stream that runs 24/7. Mastodon: Kate Starbird / @katestarbird@mstdn.social : Looks like Twitter is ...
Twitter ending free API access could have the unfortunate side effect of effectively killing off many useful bots like @MakeItAQuote, @BigTechAlert, and more
“I'm not paying a dime to Elon lol.” — Pranav Dixit — One of the most popular bots on Twitter is @MakeItAQuote, which has more than 565,000 followers.
Elon Musk says Twitter suffered “a massive drop in revenue” due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, despite doing “everything” to “appease the activists”
lets be honest—isn't any less “brand safe” than two weeks ago. But it's an unspoken rule of Serious Media that we report the weather, we don't make it. https://twitter.com/... @cab...
Stadia was doomed from the start because Google knows next to nothing about gaming and no one wants to invest in services they don't trust Google to keep around
There's a lot of chatter right now about the “surprise” shutdown of Stadia, Google's game-streaming service.
Yuga Labs raises ~$320M by selling 55K virtual land plots in its Otherside metaverse, causing Ethereum blockchain ripple effects and skyrocketing gas fees
Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business … Ivan Mehta / TNW : How the BAYC metaverse mint raised Ethereum gas fees to thousands of dollars Emma Roth / The Ver...
Yuga Labs raises ~$320M by selling virtual land in its Otherside metaverse, causing ripple effects across the Ethereum blockchain; gas fees have skyrocketed
Yuga Labs, the creator of the popular Bored Apes Yacht Club collection of NFTs, launched a sale Saturday of virtual land related …
ConstitutionDAO, which crowdfunded over $40M, loses Sotheby's US Constitution auction to a $43.2M bid from Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin
ConstitutionDAO, which crowdfunded over $40M, loses Sotheby's US Constitution auction to a $43.2M bid from Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin
The 53-year-old billionaire paid $43.2 million for the historic document, plans to lend it to Crystal Bridges museum in Arkansas
Elon Musk says Tesla no longer accepts bitcoin for vehicle purchases, due to its environmental cost, will look at more environmentally friendly cryptocurrencies
Tesla has stopped accepting bitcoin as payment for its cars out of concern that it will contribute to greater consumption of fossil fuels …
Stripe raises $600M from Sequoia Capital and others at a valuation of $95B, becoming the most valuable private company in Silicon Valley
Payments provider becomes Silicon Valley's most valuable private company — Stripe has become the most valuable private company Silicon Valley has produced …
Apple says it is discontinuing the original HomePod to focus on HomePod mini, will provide HomePod owners software updates and support via Apple Care
After 4 years on the market, Apple has discontinued its original HomePod. It says that it will continue to produce and focus on the HomePod mini, introduced last year.
Sources: Facebook is building an audio chat product, currently in the earliest stages of development, that is similar to Clubhouse
The increasingly popular social media app is allowing conspiracy theories … Darragh Murphy / Laptop Mag : What is Clubhouse and why is Facebook cloning the voice chat app? The Econ...
Coinbase says it has confidentially filed for an IPO
Cryptocurrency giant Coinbase announced on Thursday that is has confidentially filed for a public offering, becoming the latest in a parade of high-profile startups to pursue an IP...
Kuo: Apple will not include earbuds or charger in iPhone 12 box, instead introducing a 20W power adapter to be sold separately
this won't be included Adamya Sharma / Android Authority : How do you feel about Apple dropping the in-box charger for iPhone 12? Oliver Haslam / iMore : Analyst Kuo also says we s...
Kuo: Apple will not include earbuds or charger in iPhone 12 box, instead introducing a 20W power adapter to be sold separately
this won't be included Adamya Sharma / Android Authority : How do you feel about Apple dropping the in-box charger for iPhone 12? Oliver Haslam / iMore : Analyst Kuo also says we s...
Apple debuts macOS 11 Big Sur with a design featuring more rounded corners, new Control Center, redesigned Notification Center with widgets, updated Messages
Over the past two years, macOS Mojave and Catalina gently evolved to aid developers in creating universal apps for Macs and iPads …
Apple introduces App Clips, launched via a visual code or NFC, intended for small, on-demand apps that can include support for Apple Pay, coming in iOS
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Facebook launches Messenger Rooms for group video chat, rolling out globally in the coming weeks, and says it will allow up to 50 people to join a call
Facebook is greatly expanding its video chat offerings to keep up with rising demand — Facebook is rolling out a suite of new products to expand its capabilities in video chat.