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Sources: Apple is planning a new iPad Pro for 2024, the device's first major overhaul since 2018, featuring an M3, OLED display, and a revamped Magic Keyboard — Apple is working on a revamped iPad Pro for next year, aiming to shake up a tablet market that's deep in the doldrums.
More: The Verge, 9to5Mac, iThinkDifferent, Benzinga, PCMag, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, PhoneArena, Forbes, iMore, SlashGear, Supercharged, iPhone in Canada Blog, Cult of Mac, Wccftech, Patently Apple, MacRumors, CNET, AppleInsider, and Six Colors
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Forums: r/hardware, r/ipad, r/apple, r/tech, r/gadgets, and MacRumors Forums
| Benedict Evans: |
A look at the ethical and legal issues around generative AI, which makes things that were previously only possible on a small scale practical at a massive scale — We've been talking about intellectual property in one way or another for at least the last five hundred years … | Mia Sato / The Verge: |
A look at Smart Answers, an AI chatbot trained only on Macworld, PCWorld, Tech Advisor, and TechHive content, and offered to the outlets' readers on August 1 — By and large, the goal has been: can we make more pages for ads without paying more writers? — Now, a group of tech outlets … | Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Hackers breached WebDetetive, an Android spyware app used mainly in Brazil, and deleted victims' stolen data; Poland-based LetMeSpy was similarly hacked in June — The Portuguese-language app WebDetetive was used to compromise over 76,000 phones to date — A Portuguese-language spyware …
More: maia blog. Mastodon: @zackwhittaker@mastodon.social, @zackwhittaker@mastodon.social, and @molytov@infosec.exchange
Forums: r/Android and r/technews
| Bloomberg: |
Didi says it has agreed to sell its smart car development arm to Xpeng, one of China's largest EV makers, for ~$744M — Didi Global Inc. has agreed to sell its smart car development arm to Xpeng Inc. for HK$5.84 billion ($744 million), exiting a promising business in the world's largest electric vehicle market.| Gillian Tett / Financial Times: |
How LLMs are impacting computational humor, an AI subfield that uses computers to create jokes, as some comedians begin using AI chatbots for improv and roasts — Machines are getting better at making us laugh — and challenging our notions of humanity in the process| Roger Montti / Search Engine Journal: |
WordPress.com debuts a 100-year domain name registration for $38K, offering managed hosting and 24/7 customer service; domains are typically capped at 10 years — WordPress announces the availability of 100-year domain name registrations that include 24/7 assistance and managed web hosting
More: WordPress.com News, PCMag, WordPress.com on YouTube, Scripting News, and zylstra.org
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Forums: Hacker News and r/Wordpress
| James Hunt / The Block: |
A Pepe memecoin team member says three former colleagues stole ~16T Pepe tokens worth $15M from the project's multisig before selling them on crypto exchanges — - Approximately 16 trillion Pepe tokens ($15 million) were illicitly transferred to crypto exchanges OKX, Binance …
More: Unchained Crypto, Decrypt, NewsBTC, Bitcoin News, CryptoGlobe, Inside Bitcoins, CryptoSlate, and Ethereum World News
Threads: @carnage4life. X: @pepecoineth, @yazanxbt, @notgrubles, @intern, @crypto_noddy, @eth_ben, and @pauly0x
| Clive Cookson / Financial Times: |
A look at the UK's new DARPA-inspired Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA), which has a four-year £800M budget to invest in breakthrough tech like AI — Head of Advanced Research and Invention Agency tells FT it has appointed directors charged with selecting projects
X: @braincures, @matthewclifford, @drdrasko, @workmj, @braincures, @clivecookson, and @wi_john
LinkedIn: Michael Jackson, Mark Lewis, Carlos López-Gómez, Andy Sellars, Matt Clifford, and Kate Bingham. Forums: r/ukpolitics
| Stephen King / The Atlantic: |
Stephen King reflects on his books being used for AI training, arguing the sum is lesser than its parts, so far, as creativity can't happen without sentience — One prominent author responds to the revelation that his writing is being used to coach artificial intelligence. — Self-driving cars.
More: The Verge, Gizmodo, Insider, Decrypt, and Bloomberg
| Wes Davis / The Verge: |
Linus Tech Tips founder Linus Sebastian addresses the theft allegations and ethical missteps, but not sexual harassment claims, that prompted a production pause — Linus Media Group (LMG) founder Linus Sebastian explained LMG's HR policies and how it will improve accuracy and ethics in a video posted to YouTube last night.
More: Linus Tech Tips on YouTube, Sportskeeda, Sportskeeda, and Dexerto
X: @linustech, @thiojoe, @dexerto, and @a_mrbenmitchell
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube offers insights meant to guide Shorts creators, including how the Shorts algorithm differs from long-form YouTube's algorithm and what counts as a view — YouTube this week put out a new video meant to address creators' questions over its short-form video platform, YouTube Shorts.Sponsor Posts
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