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Apple tests M3 chip with 12 CPU and 18 GPU cores, 36GB of RAM; Meta shows how it feels about Apple Watch by pulling Messenger and launching WhatsApp for WearOS — As Apple prepares to launch its next M2 Macs, the company is already ramping up testing of M3 chips.
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Ahead of Sunday's presidential election in Turkey, Twitter restricts some content “in response to legal process and to ensure Twitter remains available” — Twitter announced on Friday that it's blocking some content in Turkey ahead of Sunday's presidential election in the country.
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| Kristi Hines / Search Engine Journal: |
OpenAI says it is rolling out web browsing and 70+ third-party plugins in beta to all ChatGPT Plus users over the next week — Uncover new possibilities with ChatGPT web browsing and plugins beta features. Available to ChatGPT Plus users who opt-in for experimental features.
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| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
Research finds AI assistants may be able to influence users without them being aware, akin to humans swaying each other through collaboration and social norms — AI assistants may be able to change our views without our realizing it. Says one expert: 'What's interesting here is the subtlety.'| Nikkei Asia: |
Sensor Tower: 156 of the 475 top five apps in 95 countries and regions for Q1 were Chinese, up 8% from 2020; Chinese apps took the top three spots in the US — Security concerns and lack of market access drives crackdowns around the world — Chinese apps such as TikTok and Shein are popular with the young.
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| Maysoon Khan / Associated Press: |
NY AG says three companies accused of falsifying millions of public comments to support the FCC's net neutrality repeal in 2017 agreed to pay $615K in penalties — Three companies accused of falsifying millions of public comments to support the contentious 2017 federal repeal of net neutrality rules …
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| Taylor Lorenz / Washington Post: |
A look at Forever Voices, which launched GPT-4-powered chatbot CarynAI, letting the fans of influencer Caryn Marjorie chat with her replica for $1 per minute — CarynAI is the first AI companion product from a new startup called Forever Voices, allowing users to chat with a digital version of the fastest growing Snapchat star
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| Sebastian Herrera / Wall Street Journal: |
How an overhaul of Amazon's US logistics network in recent months cut delivery times, transformed inventory management, and altered its website's search results — Company seeks to trim package travel time, though some sellers still cite delays — Amazon.com has upended its vast logistics network … | Avi Asher-Schapiro / Context: |
A look at the rise of Fusus, controversial police tech that merges public and private cameras with predictive policing, used in 60+ US cities across 12+ states — The spread of Fusus, a police technology platform that merges public and private cameras with predictive policing and other surveillance tools …
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| Prachi Patel / IEEE Spectrum: |
US universities are revamping their semiconductor curricula and forging industry partnerships to train staff as the CHIPS Act aims to kickstart US chipmaking — The CHIPS Act could require 50,000 new engineers — The CHIPS and Science Act, aimed at kick-starting chip manufacturing in the United States … | Allison Johnson / The Verge: |
Google barely mentioned the next Android version, Android 14, during the 2023 I/O keynote, as the company prioritizes continuous updates over annual OS upgrades — There was a chilly marine layer hanging in the air above the Shoreline Amphitheater, but the danceable beats thumped on in spite of it.| Frances Mao / BBC: |
NetBlocks: Pakistan's internet and social media disruption after former PM Imran Khan's arrest was possibly the country's most severe censorship in recent times — The battle between Imran Khan's supporters and the powerful Pakistani military has this week been raging on two fronts - on the streets and on social media.
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