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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: Wall Street Journal, MacRumors, T3, Business Standard, MIXED Reality News, TweakTown, Business Today, Tom's Guide, Android Authority, Digital Trends, TechCrunch, Cult of Mac, Neowin, UploadVR, PhoneArena, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, and iDownloadBlog.com
Threads: @synstelien. X: @markgurman, @jasonstechnews, @raywongy, @markgurman, @stevesi, @zollotech, and @darewecan
Forums: r/HomeKit, r/hardware, and r/apple
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
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 …
More: HEY, The Verge, WordPress News, Semantically Secure, ACF, anderegg.ca, Coinmonks, TechIssuesToday.com, The Register, Werd I/O, Matt Mullenweg, and Pixel Envy
Threads: @tomwarrenuk. Mastodon: @chikorita157@sakurajima.moe, @misty@digipres.club, and @donw@mastodon.coffee
X: @wp_acf, @jdnoc, @treybastian, @verygoodplugins, @takisbig, @geerlingguy, @jasnell, @wordpress, @thdxr, @lauraelizdunn, @batuhan, @kellie, @ryancduff, @wp_acf, @tylerlwsmith, @ozskier, @imkaiarhodes, @webdevlaw, @hashim_warren, @ericlbarnes, @jeremiahprummer, @robclark, @petersuhm, @mblair, @mfischface, @ryancduff, @levelsio, @solarise_webdev, @johannessiipola, @dingman, @greginbytes, and @dhh
Forums: r/technology, r/webdev, r/theprimeagen, and r/WPDrama
| Mathew Ingram / The Torment Nexus: |
More: Pixel Envy, Ian Betteridge, acecomments.mu.nu, LinuxJedi's /dev/null, and Google Docs
Threads: @mathewi and @dankennedy_nu
Mastodon: @AnnemarieBridy@mastodon … and @dankennedy_nu@journa.host
X: @mathewi, @photomatt, @photomatt, @photomatt, @mathewi, @rajendrazore, @mathewi, and @mathewi. LinkedIn: Andrew Hutchings. Forums: Hacker News
| 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: Social Media Today, Tempo, and NewsBytes
| 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: Mercury News, The Tech Report, SlowMist, 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 BS” — 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
| Sam Kim / Bloomberg: |
South Korean government data: tech exports slowed for a straight second month, indicating slowing global demand; DRAM had its slowest growth since December 2023 — South Korea's exports of technology products slowed for a straight second month in an indication global demand may be peaking out … | 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.| 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.
More: ISD, Brownstone Institute, Links I Would Gchat …, National Review, Salon, Reuters, NBC News, The Guardian, Associated Press, Digby's Hullabaloo, and No More Mister Nice Blog
Mastodon: @Julie@social.coop, @hazz223@mstdn.social, @carnage4life@mas.to, @clive@saturation.social, @wdlindsy@toad.social, and @ErikJonker@mastodon.social
X: @briankarem, @asharangappa_, @gaywonk, @theboyonthebike, @dwallacewells, @daithaigilbert, @gzornick, @jayrosen_nyu, @bhumikatharoor, and @andersen
LinkedIn: Tina D Purnat, Cristina Tardáguila, Rob Karpati, and Eric Deggans
Forums: r/facepalm, r/collapse, r/politics, r/conservativeterrorism, r/inthenews, r/skeptic, r/idiocracy, r/weather, r/chemtrails, r/TropicalWeather, r/Foodforthought, r/ThatsInsane, r/centrist, r/florida, r/NorthCarolina, r/nottheonion, r/news, r/inthenews, r/idiocracy, r/collapse, r/ClimateNews, r/Destiny, r/usanews, and r/neoliberal
| Victoria Woodcock / Financial Times: |
How some architects and designers are creating photorealistic virtual spaces in the metaverse; a study shows 41% of architectural practices use AI in some way — 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
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