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July 2, 2024, 5:15 PM

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Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Figma disables its recently launched generative AI app design tool Make Design, after a user showed it copied Apple's Weather when asked to design a weather app  —  The design tool Figma has disabled a newly launched AI-powered app design tool after a user showed that it was clearly copying Apple's weather app.
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
For ~10 years, millions of macOS and iOS apps using CocoaPods were vulnerable to a serious flaw in the dependency manager, which was patched in October 2023  —  Apps that used code libraries hosted on CocoaPods were vulnerable for about 10 years.  —  Vulnerabilities that went undetected …
Kamila Wojciechowska / Android Authority:
Source: Google plans AI features for the Pixel 9 under the Google AI brand, like Pixel Screenshots, which lets users search their screenshots using on-device AI  —  Google's implementation of the feature means good news for those concerned with privacy.  —  •
Financial Times:
Google says its greenhouse gas emissions have surged 48% in the past five years due to the expansion of the data centers that underpin its AI efforts  —  Tech giant's ambition of reaching ‘net zero’ by 2030 under threat from power demands of artificial intelligence systems
Stephanie Palazzolo / The Information:
Source: generative AI video startup Runway is in talks to raise $450M at about a $4B valuation, with General Atlantic in talks to lead the round  —  Runway, already the best funded among a cluster of startups developing artificial intelligence software to generate videos for Hollywood …
Bloomberg:
The Biden administration awards $504M in funding for 12 regional tech hubs, including in New York and Florida, to expand research in AI, chip making, and more  —  - Effort aims to draw private investment around more of the US  — Awards cover twelve centers, including in New York and Florida
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