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Matt Mullenweg says WordPress is “forking” Advanced Custom Fields, a plugin developed by WP Engine; ACF's team says the plugin was taken away “without consent” — The dispute between WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg and hosting provider WP Engine continues …
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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.
More: Business Today, Tom's Guide, Android Authority, Digital Trends, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, Cult of Mac, 9to5Mac, Neowin, UploadVR, PhoneArena, 9to5Mac, XR Today, and iDownloadBlog.com
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Forums: r/apple, r/HomeKit, and r/hardware
| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
Threads users criticize Meta after the company posted three AI-generated images of the Aurora Borealis on its Threads account — Meta has a suggestion for folks like me who forgot to go outside and look at the Northern Lights on Thursday night: just use AI to fake it!
More: Tempo, Social Media Today, NewsBytes, and Android Central
| Wired: |
How scammers in Southeast Asia are using generative AI, crypto drainers, Starlink terminals, and other tools to expand their pig butchering operations — Scammers in Southeast Asia are increasingly turning to AI, deepfakes, and dangerous malware in a way that makes their pig butchering operations even more convincing.
More: SlowMist, Mercury News, The Tech Report, and CryptoPotato
| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
A profile of, and interview with, Meta's Yann LeCun, who says today's AI models aren't intelligent and warnings about AI's existential peril are “complete B.S.” — Yann LeCun, an NYU professor and senior researcher at Meta Platforms, says warnings about the technology's existential peril are ‘complete B.S.’
More: PCMag, TechCrunch, Cafe Hayek, and AIM
LinkedIn: Hilal Lashuel and Rahul Chadha
Forums: Hacker News and r/singularity
| Evan Halper / Washington Post: |
An energy crunch is forcing continued coal burning in a low-income area in North Omaha, Nebraska, as Meta and Google data centers strain regional power supply — An energy crunch forces continued coal burning in a low-income area as data centers strain the regional power supply.
Mastodon: @gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green and @Snoro@mastodon.social. Bluesky: @shannonvallor.bsky.social
LinkedIn: Eric Christian Pedersen and Sasha Mackler
| Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic: |
The bleak online US discourse about hurricanes Milton and Helene revealed not just a misinformation crisis but a cultural assault on anyone operating in reality — The truth is, it's getting harder to describe the extent to which a meaningful percentage of Americans have dissociated from reality.
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LinkedIn: Tina D Purnat, Cristina Tardáguila, Rob Karpati, and Eric Deggans
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| Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: |
A profile of Ben Nimmo, OpenAI's principal threat investigator who found evidence that Russia and China were using ChatGPT to sway political discourse online — Ben Nimmo brings a literary bent to the serious business of keeping ChatGPT from being an engine of misinformation.| Victoria Woodcock / Financial Times: |
How some architects and designers are creating photorealistic virtual spaces in the metaverse; report: 41% of architectural practices use AI to some degree — The metaverse is changing the face of contemporary design — In 2020, artist and designer Charlotte Taylor and architect Riccardo Fornoni unveiled Villa Saraceni.| Lim Yu Qian / CoinGecko: |
Analysis: US regulators have secured $19.45B across eight settlements from crypto firms so far in 2024, including FTX's $12.7B, and ~$32B since January 1, 2019 — What Are the Top Crypto Enforcement Actions in the US? … FTX and Alameda's lawsuit was led by the Commodity and Futures Trading Commission … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
In iOS 18.1, Apple added an option for setting a “Primary” email address in Settings, letting users change the email address associated with their Apple Account — In iOS 18.1, there is a new option to set a “Primary” email address in the Settings app, which means it is easier …
More: Hindustan Times, PCMag, 9to5Mac, Gizchina.com, PhoneArena, Thurrott, Digital Trends, AppleInsider, Neowin, NewsBytes, and Tabletmonkeys
X: @ahmdnazrafq, @cr3, @aaronp613, @ucfso, @meowkoteeq, @summerlintaco, and @meowkoteeq
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Eleanor Olcott / Financial Times: |
Sources: Chinese social e-commerce app Xiaohongshu had $200M in net profit on $1B+ revenue in Q1 2024, up from $40M in net profit on ~$600M revenue in Q1 2023 — Shanghai-based start-up has been a rare success story in a sector hit by bankruptcies and falling valuations
Bluesky: @ianbrown.tech
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