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Sources: for 2024, Apple is planning the iPad Pro's first major upgrade since 2018, featuring an M3, an OLED screen, and a Magic Keyboard with a larger trackpad — Apple is working on a revamped iPad Pro for next year, aiming to shake up a tablet market that's deep in the doldrums.
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| Benedict Evans: |
A look at the ethical and legal issues around generative AI, which makes things that were previously only possible on a small scale practical at a massive scale — We've been talking about intellectual property in one way or another for at least the last five hundred years … | Mia Sato / The Verge: |
A look at Smart Answers, an AI chatbot trained only on Macworld, PCWorld, Tech Advisor, and TechHive content, and offered to the outlets' readers on August 1 — By and large, the goal has been: can we make more pages for ads without paying more writers? — Now, a group of tech outlets … | Bloomberg: |
Chinese EV giant BYD's electronics unit strikes a deal with US-based Jabil to buy the key Apple supplier's manufacturing business in China for ~$2.2B — - US firm Jabil joins tech companies reducing exposure to China — The electronics arm of electric-vehicle maker BYD Co. agreed …
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| Eric Lipton / New York Times: |
A look at the US Air Force's efforts to build an AI-based air combat system, including drones for as little as $3M apiece that serve pilots as a “loyal wingman” — An Air Force program shows how the Pentagon is starting to embrace the potential of a rapidly emerging technology … | Gwyn Topham / The Guardian: |
UK's National Air Traffic Services is experiencing network-wide computer failure, as hundreds of flights in and out of the country have been delayed — Some regional routes operating but few planes took off from Heathrow and inbound flights have been held — Hundreds of flights …
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| Chun Han Wong / Wall Street Journal: |
Foxconn founder Terry Gou plans to run in Taiwan's 2024 presidential election as an independent candidate, after an unsuccessful bid in 2019 — Terry Gou's independent candidacy could split opposition vote and boost the ruling party, which seeks closer U.S. ties amid Chinese pressure
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Hackers breached WebDetetive, an Android spyware app used mainly in Brazil, and deleted victims' stolen data; Poland-based LetMeSpy was similarly hacked in June — The Portuguese-language app WebDetetive was used to compromise over 76,000 phones to date — A Portuguese-language spyware …
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| Gillian Tett / Financial Times: |
How LLMs are impacting computational humor, an AI subfield that uses computers to create jokes, as some comedians begin using AI chatbots for improv and roasts — Machines are getting better at making us laugh — and challenging our notions of humanity in the process| Roger Montti / Search Engine Journal: |
WordPress.com debuts a 100-year domain name registration for $38K, offering managed hosting and 24/7 customer service; domains are typically capped at 10 years — WordPress announces the availability of 100-year domain name registrations that include 24/7 assistance and managed web hosting
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| Bloomberg: |
Filing: Didi plans to sell its smart car development arm to Xpeng, one of China's largest EV makers, for ~$744M in Xpeng stock, or a ~3.25% stake — - EV makers buys Didi smart-car unit in $744 million stock deal — Didi, Xpeng to launch mass-market EV brand in new partnership| James Hunt / The Block: |
A Pepe memecoin team member says three former colleagues stole ~16T Pepe tokens worth $15M from the project's multisig before selling them on crypto exchanges — - Approximately 16 trillion Pepe tokens ($15 million) were illicitly transferred to crypto exchanges OKX, Binance …
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