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Developer logs: Apple tests an M3 with 12 CPU cores, 18 GPU cores, and 36GB of RAM; Meta pulls Messenger from Apple Watch and launches WhatsApp on WearOS — As Apple prepares to launch its next M2 Macs, the company is already ramping up testing of M3 chips.
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A look at the unusual approach for Apple to build its MR headset, which took seven years to develop, has a battery pack, and will launch in an experimental mode — Apple's soon-to-be-revealed mixed-reality device will likely cost $3,000, requires a separate battery pack and is still experimental
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| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
Research finds that AI assistants may be able to influence users without them knowing, akin to humans swaying one another through collaboration and social norms — AI assistants may be able to change our views without our realizing it. Says one expert: 'What's interesting here is the subtlety.'| Matt Novak / Forbes: |
Ahead of Turkey's May 14 presidential election, Twitter restricts access to some content “in response to legal process and to ensure Twitter remains available” — Twitter announced on Friday that it's blocking some content in Turkey ahead of Sunday's presidential election in the country.
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| Fortesa Latifi / Washington Post: |
A look at TikTok's #medicalmoms, where mothers of disabled and chronically ill kids share parenthood journeys, raising privacy, consent, and autonomy concerns — When Bella was born in 2013, she didn't leave the hospital for the first two years of her life because of a combination of a rare form … | Bloomberg: |
Swedish cybersecurity company Truesec and experts: Russia-linked “Anonymous Sudan” is one of the most prolific hacktivist groups targeting Swedish organizations — Since February, a mysterious hacker group calling itself Anonymous Sudan has targeted dozens of Swedish airports …
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| Kristi Hines / Search Engine Journal: |
OpenAI plans to roll out selective web browsing and 70+ third-party plugins over the next week to ChatGPT Plus users who have opted-in for beta testing — Uncover new possibilities with ChatGPT web browsing and plugins beta features. Available to ChatGPT Plus users who opt-in for experimental features.
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| Nikkei Asia: |
Sensor Tower: 156 of the 475 top five apps in 95 countries and regions for Q1 2023 were Chinese, up 8% from 2020; the top three apps in the US were Chinese — Security concerns and lack of market access drives crackdowns around the world — Chinese apps such as TikTok and Shein are popular with the young.
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| Maysoon Khan / Associated Press: |
New York's AG: three companies accused of falsifying millions of public comments to back the FCC's 2017 net neutrality repeal agreed to pay $615K in penalties — Three companies accused of falsifying millions of public comments to support the contentious 2017 federal repeal of net neutrality rules …
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| Avi Asher-Schapiro / Context: |
A look at the rise of Fusus, controversial police tech that merges public and private cameras with predictive policing, used in 60+ US cities across 12+ states — The spread of Fusus, a police technology platform that merges public and private cameras with predictive policing and other surveillance tools …
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| Prachi Patel / IEEE Spectrum: |
US universities are revamping their semiconductor curricula and forging industry partnerships to train staff as the CHIPS Act aims to kickstart US chipmaking — The CHIPS Act could require 50,000 new engineers — The CHIPS and Science Act, aimed at kick-starting chip manufacturing in the United States …
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| Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post: |
A look at Forever Voices, which launched GPT-4-powered chatbot CarynAI, letting the fans of influencer Caryn Marjorie chat with her replica for $1 per minute — CarynAI is the first AI companion product from a new startup called Forever Voices, allowing users to chat with a digital version of the fastest growing Snapchat star
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