Technology
- TikTok introduces Shazam-like feature that lets you find songs by singing them
- Open Source AI Has Founders—and the FTC—Buzzing
- 9to5Rewards: MacBook Pro giveaway + Chargeasap Connect Pro 100W cable [Giveaway]
- Apple releases new version of iOS 18 beta 4 for developers
- Drew Afualo Will Never Stop Making Fun of Misogynist Men
- Apple Music launches new ‘radio spins’ data for artists and labels
- HomeKit Weekly: Smartmi E1 is the best-looking HomeKit air purifier on the market
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Apple Studio Display vs Samsung ViewFinity S9 [U]
A year and a half after Apple launched its Studio Display, Samsung released a direct competitor with its ViewFinity S9 5K monitor. With many of the same features as Studio Display plus some beyond, it’s an interesting alternative. Follow along for how Studio Display vs Samsung ViewFinity S9 stack up....
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9to5Mac Daily: July 26, 2024 – The latest on Apple
Intelligence timing and safety
On today’s episode of 9to5Mac Daily, we discuss Apple’s agreement to AI safety guidelines established by the Biden administration ahead of the Apple Intelligence launch. We also cover Apple’s invitation to developers for an in-person Apple Intelligence recap. Additionally, we highlight that the number of Android users switching to iPhone...
- The biggest weakness of Apple Maps and how Apple can fix it
- Microsoft starts campaign to make Windows security more like Mac post-CrowdStrike
- Deals: M2 iPad Air up to $99 off, 16GB M3 MacBook Air $1,099, Apple Pencil 2, 15W chargers, and more
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Without notice, X is now scraping posts and interactions to
train its third-rate AI product Grok
Heads up! Without warning or notice, Elon Musk’s social platform X (formerly Twitter) has quietly begun scraping users’ posts and interactions with Grok to train the generative AI chatbot used by dozens. The setting to allow data for training is enabled by default. Thankfully, there’s a way users can opt-out…hidden...
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iOS 18: All the ways you can customize your iPhone’s apps,
Home Screen, Control Center, and more
The biggest headline of iOS 18 is undoubtedly Apple Intelligence, but if there’s one larger theme for the release, it’s customization. iOS 18 lets you personalize your iPhone experience like never before. There are new tools for arranging apps and widgets, changing your app icon colors, customizing Control Center, replacing...
- 2024 Summer Olympics: A Self-Healing Pole Vault Pole Is One Great Leap for Sports Tech
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For All Mankind’s creator reveals plans for Apple TV+
spinoff series, Star City
San Diego Comic-Con is happening now, and Apple TV+ fans are expectantly awaiting tomorrow’s Silo season 2 release date reveal. Elsewhere at the conference, though, another anticipated TV+ project has just received new details. Ronald D. Moore, creator of For All Mankind, has revealed plans for the series’ forthcoming spinoff:...
- Steve Jobs Knew the Moment the Future Had Arrived. It's Calling Again
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A North Korean Hacker Tricked a US Security Vendor Into
Hiring Him—and Immediately Tried to Hack Them
KnowBe4 detailed the incident in a recent blog post as a warning for other potential targets....
- Teenage Engineering TX-6 Review: A Pocket-Sized Audio Mixer
- iPhone market share declines in China, but these two things could reverse the trend
- iPhone prices cut in India in new first for Apple, following tax cuts
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CrowdStrike largest IT outage in history; cost more than
$5B
Cybersecurity researcher Troy Hunt – who runs the HaveIBeenPwned website – predicted that the CrowdStrike failure would set a record as the largest IT outage in history, and the numbers seem to back him up. Cyber insurance company Parametrix has put together some estimates of the cost of the outage,...
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No, You Can’t Have a Solar-Powered Passenger Plane
Guilt-free air travel is a beautiful dream, but there’s simply no way to get enough solar energy to keep a cabin full of people in the air....
- The Week of Brat Summer Will Go Down in Internet History
- T-Mobile class action lawsuit over broken lifetime price guarantee
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Ahead of Apple Intelligence launch, Apple agrees to AI
safety guidelines established by Biden administration
Apple has joined other tech giants like OpenAI, Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft in agreeing to a set of voluntary AI safety rules established by the Biden administration (via Bloomberg). The safeguards are a first step in the US government having oversight of how artificial intelligence technology develops. Apple’s cooperation...
- Europe Is Pumping Billions Into New Military Tech
- PSA: iCloud Private Relay outage affecting users
- WhatsApp reaches 100 million monthly users in the US, but there’s a new challenge ahead
- 9to5Mac Daily: July 25, 2024 – Apple Maps on the web and more
- X reveals security incident that made your ‘private’ likes public
- iOS 18 beta release schedule: Here’s when to expect new betas
- Wild iPhone 17 rumors, iOS 18 beta 4, TV+ budget concerns
- SearchGPT, the long anticipated OpenAI search engine, launches today with waitlist
- How to watch the Olympics opening ceremony and more
- Grindstone, Apple Arcade fan favorite, scores 100 new levels in update
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Deals: Apple Watch Series 9 $100 off, M2 iPad Air Cell $699,
M3 MacBook Pro $250 off, 15W MagSafe car mount, more
Today’s collection of Apple deals features price drops across a wide selection of current-generation gear starting with the return of straight up $100 price drops on Apple Watch Series 9. You’ll find just about every size, color, and style on tap here today with deals starting from $299 shipped. From...
- Sonos Admits Its Recent App Update Was a Colossal Mistake
- Video Game Performers Are Going on Strike Over AI
- Class Action Lawsuit Alleges T-Mobile Broke Its Lifetime Price Guarantee
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California Supreme Court Rules That Uber and Lyft Drivers
Will Remain Independent Contractors
In a major victory for app-based companies, their drivers will not be considered employees....
- SearchGPT Is OpenAI’s Direct Assault on Google
- New Jersey’s $500 Million Bid to Become an AI Epicenter
- Google DeepMind’s Game-Playing AI Tackles a Chatbot Blind Spot
- Eminem’s New Album Prompted Gen X to Declare a TikTok ‘War’ on Gen Z
- Connect Wireless Headphones to Your TV to Watch Movies and Shows in Peace
- New bundle of Disney+, Max, and Hulu launches at $16.99 starting price
- The iPhone 17 Slim might be Apple’s next step toward that ‘single slab of glass’
- Apple celebrates Leagues Cup kickoff across TV, Music, Podcasts, Maps, and more
- Beats Pill (2024) Review: A Fortified Contender
- Cannondale Moterra SL 2 Electric Mountain Bike Review: Lightweight and Powerful
- The Hugely Important Ocean Current You've Never Heard Of
- Max SharePlay now available to ad-free subscribers worldwide
- Apple’s Emergency SOS Live Video calls coming to 911 centers this fall
- Reddit blocking all search engines except Google, as it implements AI paywall
- Joe Biden Lost The Internet. Kamala Harris Is Trying to Win it Back
- At The 2024 Summer Olympics, AI Is Watching You
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Polluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands
Made of Trash
Platforms combining plants and recycled garbage could offer a cut-price solution for reviving polluted bodies of water....
- 'Deadpool & Wolverine' Scales New Heights of Cinematic Self-Awareness
- Anthony Fauci Worries About the Next Pandemic—But Worries More About Democracy
- Apple research lab opening, focusing on boosting quality and reliability
- How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World
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Apple @ Work Podcast: Blue Friday
Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions...
- Threads app now lets users create dedicated feeds based on search results
- The Thomas Crooks Conspiracy Theories Aren’t Going Anywhere
- Apple Maps launches on the web in new public beta
- The Mysterious Discovery of ‘Dark Oxygen’ on the Ocean Floor
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AltStore PAL now offering third-party apps to iPhone users
in the EU
In April, developer Riley Testut launched an alternative version of AltStore as an App Marketplace for iOS users in the European Union thanks to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) legislation. AltStore PAL was launched solely with apps developed by Testut, but users can now also find third-party apps in the...
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Apple talks privacy of iOS 18 ChatGPT integration, Apple
Intelligence in new interview
Privacy is a major part of Apple’s aim to distinguish its AI efforts from its competition. So when Apple Intelligence debuts later this year, it will emphasize on-device processing, plus boast features like Private Cloud Compute and key protections in its ChatGPT integration. In a new interview, two members of...
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Samsung Coupon and Promo Codes (July 2024)
WIRED has the best deals to save on your favorite Samsung products....
- Apple releases public beta 2 for macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, and tvOS 18
- Get ready to see a lot of iPads on college football sidelines this season
- Deals: 1TB M2 iPad Air Wi-Fi + Cell at $145 off, iPad 10 $300, AirTags, leather Apple Watch bands, Home Key lock, and more
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Rumor: New ultra-slim iPhone 17 to focus on form over
function with just one camera
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is out with new details on the all-new “iPhone 17 Slim” set to debut next year. According to the analyst, the iPhone 17 Slim (Ultra?) will focus on form over function, with the company making significant compromises to achieve an “ultra-slim” design. more…...
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9to5Mac Daily: July 24, 2024 – iOS 18 beta 4 changes and
features
On today’s episode of 9to5Mac Daily, we discuss the new Lake Vrangla Environment rolling out to Apple Vision Pro users. We also highlight what’s new in iOS 18 beta 4. Additionally, we delve into Apple’s work on next-gen iPhone camera upgrades and more, as detailed in a new report. Tune...
- Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra Review: Blood Sugar Index and Navigation Features
- The 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Will Be Unlike Any Before It
- Apple Intelligence release date: When to expect iOS 18’s AI features to launch
- iOS 18: How to lock and hide apps on iPhone
- Ted Lasso’s creator has a new show coming to Apple TV+, here’s the first trailer
- Android users switching to iPhone hits 5-year high, but there’s a downside for Apple
- How to Watch the 2024 Summer Olympics
- The Highly Infectious FLiRT Variants Behind the Summer Covid Wave
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Coupon Code: 15% off SHED RAIN Umbrellas
WIRED has teamed up with umbrella-maker SHED RAIN for an exclusive 15% off discount code....
- New agreement on AI regulation could be good news for Apple Intelligence in the EU
- Meta Quest to get AI features ahead of Vision Pro
- You Can Actually Use a Chromebook Offline. Here's How
- This Is the Year Comic-Con Bounces Back
- How to Buy a Sleep Mask: Fit, Material, and Features to Look For
- Report: New camera sensor coming to iPhone 18 line-up; Sony to lose monopoly
- This reported iPhone 17 feature could be a big deal for photographers
- The ACLU Fights for Your Constitutional Right to Make Deepfakes
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A Hacker ‘Ghost’ Network Is Quietly Spreading Malware on
GitHub
Cybersecurity researchers have spotted a 3,000-account network on GitHub that is manipulating the platform and spreading ransomware and info stealers....
- How IT Departments Scrambled to Address the CrowdStrike Chaos
- Apple TV+ shows and movies: Everything to watch on Apple TV Plus
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The Race for the Next Ozempic
The next wave of obesity drugs could help people lose even more weight—and make some pharma companies a fortune....
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How to watch Time Bandits TV show
Apple today premieres its new original series Time Bandits, inspired by the 1980s movie of the same name. Taika Waititi produced and stars in this latest incarnation, also featuring Lisa Kudrow as Penelope, leading a squad across time and space to help save the world. Eleven-year-old Kevin is the Time...
- The Time Is Right for a Folding iPhone
- Apple Music will soon let users create playlist artwork using Apple Intelligence
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Everything new coming to Messages in iOS 18: emoji tapbacks,
scheduled send, text formatting, RCS, and more
Apple has some major upgrades coming to the Messages app in iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and iPadOS 18. This fall when those major OS updates arrive, Messages will be adding new tapback options, message scheduling, text formatting with bold and italics, new effects, RCS support, and more. Here’s everything coming...