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Engadget Podcast: Diving into the iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro and Apple's new hardware
We finally have an Apple foldable, and it looks pretty damn compelling.
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‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Is Already a Massive Hit and It’s Three Months Away
Presales for the fifth 'Avengers' film, out on December 18, have already crossed $50 million.
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Playdate Season 3 kicks off on October 8
Get a good look at Gloom Gate, Houm and Soggy Froggy from Playdate season three.
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The Verge
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It’s the year of smartphone price hikes
Paying more for a new phone seems almost unavoidable after Apple's event today. The new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max start at $1,199 and $1,299, respectively - a $100 price hike over their predecessors.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by The Verge
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iPhone Duo hands-on: Apple's most exciting device in a decade
The iPhone Duo makes a great first impression, I just wish it had three cameras in back.
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The Verge
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Suno releases its first AI music model made with record industry help
Suno's new v6 AI music model is its first made with support from the record industry. Suno's Jack Brody told The Verge that v6 was "trained from the ground up, with a new set of data that does not include the same data that our previous models were trained on.
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TechCrunch
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Massachusetts hits data centers with new clean power rules
Massachusetts has become the third state in as many months to slap new restrictions on data center development.
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Apple Launches Feature to Prove iPhone 18 Photos Are Not AI Generated
The new Reference Image feature creates a 'digital negative' of photos taken with an iPhone 18 Pro that can be used to check for edits.
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Motorola teases new compact foldable Razr
Right on cue, Motorola has teased a wide new foldable to compete with the Galaxy Fold 8 and iPhone Duo.
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WorldPingGizmodo
Why Wit Studio’s President Thinks Japan Should Host Its Own Anime Awards Show
George Wada teases the 'Spy x Family' studio's upcoming show, 'Lona,' and talks about the company's stance on AI and worker protections and the ambition behind 'The One Piece' remake.
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Hacker News
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Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg Put on 'Leave of Absence'
Article URL: https://www.404media.co/wordpress-automattic-ceo-matt-mullenweg-put-on-leave-of-absence/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49634650 Points: 59 # Comments: 24…
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Google AI Mode can hold your hand through fantasy football season
With football season just hours away, Google has turned its AI into a fantasy football coach.
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The Verge
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OpenAI’s sly mathematical breakthrough sends a chill through academia
OpenAI's announcement Tuesday that it has solved one of mathematics' legendary Millennium Prize problems should have been a moment of triumph.
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San Francisco Orders Meta to Stop ‘Allowing’ AI Child Abuse Ads
The City Attorney’s Office has asked Meta to explain how the harmful ads repeatedly ran on Facebook and Instagram. The company claims the ads are not under the city’s jurisdiction.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by WIRED
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A Year After Charlie Kirk's Death, Turning Point Plans to Spend Big on the Midterms
Turning Point will spend tens of millions on ads and turnout, sources say, with a focus on New Hampshire, Arizona, and Nevada.
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TechCrunch
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Apple’s new CEO is reviving a Steve Jobs strategy from 25 years ago
John Ternus made the case in his first keynote as Apple CEO that the iPhone isn't going anywhere.
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4 groups caught using the same Chrome and Windows exploit kit
A patch gap and the hastened pace of AI-based vulnerability discovery are likely contributors.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Ars Technica
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Blizzard employees have ratified their first union contracts
The Communications Workers of America represents about 1,900 workers at the game company.
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Mike Flanagan Is Producing a Hoarder Horror Movie With a Killer Cast
The 'Carrie' and 'The Exorcist: Martyrs' director will shepherd Alexandra Magistro's 'Rot,' starring Amber Midthunder and Matthew Lillard.
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The Verge
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Read the Apple document explaining how new listening features still protect your privacy
At Wednesday's iPhone Duo launch event, Apple announced a handful of new Siri AI Audio Intelligence features, including Siri Recap, Live Rewind, Sound Recognition, and Music Recognition.
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The Verge
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How the new Apple Watches compare to the last-gen models
Apple rolled out the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 at the "Surprise and shine" event.
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iPhone Duo vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8: here's how they stack up
Apple's first foldable competes well with the Z Fold 8, at least in terms of specs.
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If Meta Glasses Freak You Out, Wait Until You Hear About the New Apple Watch Features
Live Rewind and Siri Recap just killed the dreams of always on AI wearables.
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WorldPingArs Technica
Europe may finally have found a space entrepreneur who is meeting the moment
"We will not be relevant without a massive rocket at a massive cadence."…
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TechCrunch
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Apple Watch’s new AI features are normalizing the idea that technology is always listening
Apple says its new watches won’t save raw audio, but features that can transcribe recent speech and summarize ambient conversations raise new questions about consent, privacy, and how people behave when they know they could always be recorded.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by TechCrunch
The Verge
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Apple’s new iPhone camera mode promises to prove your photo isn’t AI
Apple is launching a new way to prove that the picture you took isn't manipulated by AI.
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This Photon Survived an ‘Impossible’ Journey to Earth. To Explain it, Physicists Had to Break Einstein
To answer weird questions, come up with (reasonably) weird answers.
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The Verge
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Here’s how the new iPhone 18 Pro stacks up to the last-gen models
Apple's release cadence for the latest iPhones is unusual. It'll start with the 18 Pro models, then with the foldable iPhone Duo releasing in October for $1,999. It hasn't confirmed when its base iPhone 18 model will launch.
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The Verge
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Verge staffers react to the iPhone Duo: What we love and don’t love
Apple has just announced its first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo. The new phone has a 5.4-inch outer screen and a 7.
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Older iPhone Prices Are Going Up, Too
The iPhone Pro and Pro Max lines aren't the only iPhones that saw a $100 price increase today.
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The Verge
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iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max: Our first hands-on impressions
We've just gotten our hands on the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max at Apple Park following the company's "Surprise and shine" presentation.
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WorldPingArs Technica
Six Chinese AI firms accused of aggressively copying US frontier models
US urges AI firms to ID, then secretly switch, Chinese users to less-capable models.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Ars Technica
TechCrunch
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Everything Apple announced at its fall iPhone event, from the foldable iPhone Duo to an always-listening Apple Watch
The main event was the tech giant's highly anticipated first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo.
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WorldPingGizmodo
The Fight Over OpenAI’s Math Breakthrough Is a New Kind of Scientific Arms Race
Science has always been driven by friendly competition and the free exchange of ideas. In the age of AI, it will be driven by greed.
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TechCrunch
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There are new shiny iPhones, so Apple is making you pay more for older models
Apple is raising the price of its existing iPhone models by $100, including iPhone 16, iPhone 17, and iPhone Air.
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WorldPingArs Technica
Apple's long-rumored foldable becomes reality with the $2,000 iPhone Duo
Apple's first foldable can be yours next month.
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Anthropic Builds Model to Predict Economy in 2030, Leaves Off the ‘Everybody Dies’ Outcome
Hey, all things considered, a 30% unemployment rate doesn't sound so bad!
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WorldPingArs Technica
When it comes to Beatles references, scientists can't let it be
New study detects 3,200 references to Beatles song titles and lyrics in academic papers.
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The Verge
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Hands-on with the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4
After Apple wrapped up its "Surprise and shine" event today, we were able to get a look at the new Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4. Both of the new watches launch September 18th, with preorders available starting today.
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Apple increases older iPhone prices by $100
I am fine, I am fine, I am fine, I am fine, I just need...
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TechCrunch
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The hinge for Apple’s new foldable phone was built with AI
Apple says it used AI and 3D printing in the manufacturing process for its long-awaited foldable phone.
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WorldPingWIRED
Everything Apple Announced: iPhone Duo, iPhone 18 Pro, Apple Watch, AirPods 5
The company’s September event introduced Apple’s first ever foldable iPhone, along with new iPhone 18 Pro models, updates to the Apple Watch, some AirPods, and more advances to Siri AI.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by WIRED
WorldPingGizmodo
Hunter Biden’s Crypto Memecoin Launch Went Even Worse Than Predicted
It’s no wonder as to why Andrew Callaghan made sure to distance himself from the crypto project.
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WorldPingWIRED
Apple Doesn’t Want You to Worry About the New Apple Watch’s Listening Features
The new Apple Watch includes several “intelligent” listening features that have privacy and security baked in. But the protections can’t change the facts of what the tools do.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by WIRED
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Apple's iPhone 18 Pro camera innovations went well beyond megapixels and AI
While the iPhone Duo might make headlines, variable aperture and more control is more important to me than a foldable iPhone.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Engadget
WorldPingGizmodo
iPhone Duo Hands-On: The Inner Screen Looks Like Real Paper
iPhone Duo Hands-On: The Inner Screen Looks Like Real Paper — full report at Gizmodo.
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WorldPingArs Technica
Lawsuit: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks and chairs
Four women sue Amazon, say company denied basic accommodations and fired them.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Ars Technica
TechCrunch
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Apple Watch’s new feature listens to your chats and recaps them
The Siri Recap feature is similar to other note-taking apps like Granola.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by TechCrunch