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October 14, 2024, 4:40 AM

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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
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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.
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!
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.’
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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 …

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