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October 14, 2024, 2:30 PM

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A look at Apple's new home strategy and plans for a ~$2K headset in 2025, Vision Pro 2 in 2026, and Ray-Ban Meta-like glasses and AirPods with cameras in 2027  —  Apple is finally preparing to compete for the smart home market after falling behind Amazon and Google.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle says the service is now back in a “provisional, read-only manner”, after a DDoS attack and data breach on October 9  —  The Internet Archive is back online in a read-only state after a cyberattack brought down the digital library and Wayback Machine last week.
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
Adobe launches its AI video model Firefly Video Model in public beta in Premiere Pro, including letting users extend footage and generate video from prompts  —  Adobe is making the jump into generative AI video.  The company's Firefly Video Model, which has been teased since earlier this year …
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge:
At its Adobe Max event, Adobe adds AI tools to Photoshop, like Distraction Removal, and makes Generative Fill, Generative Expand, and more generally available  —  Adobe is kicking off its annual Adobe Max conference today with the launch of new AI-powered features across its Creative Cloud apps.
The Information:
Sources: OpenAI's research organization is in upheaval after the promotion of Liam Fedus to lead post-training, with several researchers asking to switch teams  —  When it comes to recruiting and retaining artificial intelligence researchers, OpenAI has faced tougher competition this year from old and new rivals.
Asif Iqbal Shaik / SamMobile:
Samsung rolls out One UI, based on Tizen 8.0, to its smart TVs that were released in 2023, after announcing plans to update the TVs at its developer conference  —  A few days ago, during the Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) 2024, Samsung announced it would bring One UI to its TVs.
Devindra Hardawar / Engadget:
Meta Quest 3S review: fast performance, comfortable, excellent controllers, and large app library, but Fresnel lenses lead to artifacts and average MR cameras  —  It's not Meta's first $300 VR headset, but it's still a tremendous accomplishment.  —  You can think of the $300 Meta Quest 3S as a basic Honda Accord of VR headsets.

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