Meta’s chief AI scientist warned CEO Mark Zuckerberg that OpenAI’s ChatGPT could spell trouble for the company — and that he needed to act fast before it was too late. Six weeks after OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, Yann LeCun got real with Zuckerberg as they waited in line for lunch at Meta’s headquarters …
There’s a new iMessage-client app for Android that promises to bring blue bubbles to your smartphone without tricks or a Mac server in the middle. While you might be skeptical at first – believe me, after Nothing’s announcement and that other app that raised security concerns, I was too – this looks to have solved …
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For years, Meta (then Facebook) wanted to unify Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram. It began implementing that plan by allowing Instagram users to talk to Facebook Messenger users three years ago. But WhatsApp integration never came. WhatsApp was the only end-to-end encrypted service of the three, which was a problem. Still, Meta wanted to bring …
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A few days after seeding the watchOS 10.2 beta 4, Apple is now releasing watchOS 10.2 RC to developers as the testing cycle nears its end. Although we still don’t know much about changes with the Apple Watch operating system, Cupertino is finally adding one of the promised features exclusive to Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple …
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The breach of 23andMe user profiles in early October saw hackers obtain the personal data of millions of users, prompting multiple class action lawsuits across the United States and Canada, the company said in a Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure. Hackers targeted users whose 23andMe passwords matched those found online as a result of other …
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With macOS 14.2 RC now available to developers, Apple nears the end of the testing cycle of this upcoming operating system. This new testing version comes after almost a month that the new M3 Macs have been released. Although macOS Sonoma still lacks a few features, version 14.2 is finally adding a few of them, such as: Sticker …
Leaders at the National Institute of Standards and Technology reiterated the need for a common lexicon of terms relevant to artificial intelligence systems and machine learning models as the technologies continue to advance and be used globally. Speaking during an Athens Roundtable event on Friday, NIST’s associate director for emerging technologies at the Information Technology Laboratory …
The tvOS 17.2 update is just around the corner. With the latest beta, Apple added a Siri Remote tweak for Apple TV users to improve everyone’s experience significantly. If you usually only press the Siri button by mistake or prefer to avoid the personal assistant, Apple is giving a new life to the side button …
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IBM and Meta launched the new AI Alliance today, in collaboration with over 50 founding members and collaborators around the world, including AMD, Anyscale, CERN, Cerebras, Cleveland Clinic, Cornell University, Dartmouth, Dell Technologies, EPFL, ETH, Hugging Face, Imperial College London, Intel, INSAIT, Linux Foundation, MLCommons, MOC Alliance operated by Boston University and Harvard University, NASA, …
The internet is on fire after the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 finally dropped — but Elon Musk is unlikely to be picking up a copy when the game comes out in 2025. The Tesla boss and X owner said that he was unable to finish the worldwide smash hit GTA 5, which …
Third-party app stores are coming to the iPhone and iPad in Europe, as is iPhone sideloading and support for third-party payment systems. Apple might dread it, and it’s not ready to announce it. But the Digital Markets Act (DMA) legislation in the region is pretty clear. iOS and the App Store are gatekeeper services, so …
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