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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
A changelog for Bard shows Google plans to rename Bard as Gemini, with an Advanced tier and an Android app — Google Bard is in for a big shakeup in the next few days, as an early changelog reveals that the “Gemini” rebrand is coming next week with a new Android app and more.
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| Michael Grothaus / Fast Company: |
Interview with Phil Schiller about Apple's efforts to minimize potential risks that third-party app stores, mandated by EU's DMA, may expose iPhone users to — Third-party app stores will soon appear on the iPhone in the EU. That's good for small companies, but it could be terrible for consumers.
More: 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, XDA Developers, MacRumors, Mashable, ZDNet, Wccftech, and Benzinga
| Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
Interviews with Disney executives about Apple Vision Pro, how the device is changing the studio's production pipelines, future plans for the device, and more — Years in the works, the new Disney+ app has an immersive new twist. But the company sees it as one small step into a new entertainment medium with rich possibilities.
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Forums: r/technology and r/startrek
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple details Vision Pro's Bluetooth accessories support, saying it isn't compatible with Bluetooth mice but works with the Magic Trackpad and most keyboards — Apple has published a new support document today detailing more about Vision Pro's support for Bluetooth accessories.
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| David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times: |
The rise and fall of Ben Armstrong, aka BitBoy, who was one of the most popular crypto YouTubers, lost much of his wealth, and now faces personal turmoil — Ben Armstrong, better known as BitBoy, was once the most popular cryptocurrency YouTuber in the world. Now his empire has collapsed.
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Forums: r/CryptoCurrency and r/Buttcoin
| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Remote desktop software maker AnyDesk says it has suffered a cyberattack recently; source: hackers stole source code and private code signing keys — AnyDesk confirmed today that it suffered a recent cyberattack that allowed hackers to gain access to the company's production systems.
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| Pkl Blog: |
Apple open sources Pkl, a configuration-as-code language with rich validation and tooling, with Swift, Go, Java, and Kotlin integration — We are delighted to announce the open source first release of Pkl (pronounced Pickle), a programming language for producing configuration.
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Sources: Apple plans to acquire Brighter AI, a German startup specializing in anonymizing face and license plate data, to enhance privacy features on Vision Pro — Sources indicate Apple plans to acquire Brighter AI, a German AI startup specializing in anonymizing face and license plate data.
More: GSMArena.com and NewsBytes
| Aarian Marshall / Wired: |
California records show Apple's self-driving cars drove about 452K miles in 2023, up 4x from 2022 and 30x from 2021, but well below Waymo's 6M+ miles — Government records show Apple's secretive auto division almost quadrupled its self-driving miles in 2023.| Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: |
A look at Reddit's third-party app ecosystem seven months after API changes: most current apps now charge users a monthly fee, some are profitable, and more — Apollo dev: “I don't believe Reddit's leadership... cares about developers anymore.” — Last year, Reddit sparked massive controversy … | Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post: |
More than 100 human rights and LGBTQ groups and many kids condemn the Kids Online Safety Act after the January 31 hearing, saying it is “to control information” — Gen Z TikTokers, LGBTQ organizations and free speech advocates react angrily to Wednesday's hearing
More: Techdirt. Mastodon: @Jeremiah@alpaca.gold. X: @cendemtech, @progresschamber, @evan_greer, and @washingtonpost
| Reed Albergotti / Semafor: |
Meta's Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) lab, which is responsible for Llama, is made up largely of women; sources say ~60% of FAIR's leadership team are women — In the high stakes, brutally competitive AI race, Mark Zuckerberg's Meta has been an outlier. While most of the big foundation … Sponsor Posts
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