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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at past Apple event invite clues, and what the upcoming event's “Far Out” name might hint at: satellite connectivity, astrophotography mode, and more — Apple makes it official and will hold its big product launch event on Sept. 7. Also: The company confirms …
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9to5Mac, SlashGear, CNET, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, iPhone in Canada Blog, Cult of Mac, MacRumors, fpt., Daring Fireball, and MUO
Tweets: @wongmjane, @mikeelgan, and @ellie796895892
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Trademark filings suggest Apple is considering calling its mixed reality headset “Reality One” or “Reality Pro” and its specialized chip “Reality Processor” — Trademark filings suggest that Apple Inc. may be staking claim to potential names …
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The Verge, CNET, AppleInsider, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @alex4d, @parkerortolani, @pierce, @bradstone, @davidclinchnews, @mcwm, @9to5mac, @markgurman, @chriswelch, @wongmjane, and @technology
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Ahead of the launch of Passkeys, which requires enabling two-factor authentication, Apple says 95%+ of active iCloud users have 2FA enabled on their accounts — With its next round of software updates coming this fall, including iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, Apple will launch integrated support for the passkeys standard.
Tweets: @counternotions, @chancehmiller, and @feefyou
| Alberto Romero / The Algorithmic Bridge: |
Unlike DALL-E 2, Stable Diffusion is open source and can run on high-end consumer GPUs, while its CreativeML Open RAIL-M license “strives for” “responsible” use — A state-of-the-art AI model available for everyone through a safety-centric open-source license is unheard of.
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PCWorld. Tweets: @emostaque, @emostaque, @hardmaru, @bartwronsk, @josourcing, @josourcing, @unironictechbro, and @martinnebelong
| Max Chafkin / Bloomberg: |
The bubble that Masayoshi Son blamed for SoftBank's $23B loss in Q1 2022 is the one that he helped create through Vision Fund, which distorted the VC market — In retrospect there were reasons to be skeptical of the Vision Fund, the attempt by the Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp …
Tweets: @noahpinion
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google launches Cross device SDK to let developers build experiences across Android phones and tablets, coming later to other Android and non-Android devices — At I/O 2022, Google detailed a way for Android apps to build cross-device experiences, similar to Nearby Share, and the SDK's developer preview is now available.| Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post: |
A look at FWB Fest, dubbed the “crypto Woodstock”, attended by Friends With Benefits social club members hoping to change the way people use blockchain tech — Founders of the online Friends With Benefits social club hope to change the way people use the blockchain
Tweets: @jeffjarvis, @planet_nerf, @telefontelaviv, and @raihan_
| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Peiter Zatko's whistleblower report is framed as though it supports Musk's claims that Twitter is lying about spam, but the details actually show the opposite — We already wrote a long story looking at many of the eye-opening claims from Peiter “Mudge” Zatko in his whistleblower report …
Tweets: @mmasnick, @jvagle, @mattsheffield, @evacide, @patrickcoffee, and @dangillmor
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| Dong-Won Kim / IEEE Spectrum: |
A profile of Kim Choong-Ki, a professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology who is revered as the godfather of South Korea's chip industry — They were called “Kim's Mafia.” Kim Choong-Ki himself wouldn't have put it that way. But it was true what semiconductor engineers …
Tweets: @ieeespectrum
| Tonya Riley / CyberScoop: |
Analysis of data sent to the FCC: 10 of the top 15 US carriers collect geolocation data and don't let users opt out; most keep the data for two years on average — Ten of the top 15 mobile carriers collect geolocation data and provide no way for consumers to opt-out, according to information …
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TechSpot, Mashable, and The Record
| Financial Times: |
Ampere: Apple TV+, Amazon Prime, Disney+, HBO Max, and Netflix will spend $23B+ in 2023 on original content, up 10% YoY and more than twice the spending of 2019 — Crop of expensive fantasy adaptations from Amazon and HBO Max served up at subsidised prices
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Bloomberg. Tweets: @vijayshekhar, @ms_zamandlovu, @jerrycap, @dcnorg, @emmavj, @grimes_ce, and @michellemanafy
| Kurt Gessler: |
Tribune Publishing says disabling Google's AMP led to very little impact on mobile search referrals, as year-long drops mostly aligned to broader search trends — Ahead of its June 2021 algorithm update, Google made a significant announcement as part of its shift to emphasize overall page experience … | Reuters: |
Dell says it ceased all Russian operations after closing its offices in mid-August 2022; it suspended sales in Russia, Belarus, and parts of Ukraine in February — Dell Technologies Inc. said on Saturday it had ceased all Russian operations after closing its offices in mid-August … Sponsor Posts
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