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 A San Francisco City Attorney has sent cease-and-desist letters to Apple and Google demanding the removal of 13 AI "face-swap" apps that can generate nonconsensual nude images, according to WIRED.
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 It is now mid-July, and that means the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are now just two months away. The devices are expected to look similar to the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max, but there will still be many year-over-year changes, with rumored features including a smaller Dynamic Island, 5G via satellite, and more.
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AI PROBLEMS New York Times: I Got Slopped. This link goes to a gift article. "My biography is 90 pages long and should be shorter. It combines facts about me that are […]
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Even if you don't use AI, I found some useful features in the iOS 27 beta. They're smaller, quality-of-life changes, but you won't want to skip them.
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A VPN can help you watch every FIFA World Cup 2026 match, potentially even for free.
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Catch Madonna, BTS, Shakira, Justin Bieber and more during the championship game on Sunday.
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Apple sued OpenAI, accusing the company of stealing its trade secrets. But what now? CNET's Bridget Carey breaks down what to expect next -- and how it might impact OpenAI's hardware plans.
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 Since iOS 26, a malfunctioning iPhone has been able to boot itself into Recovery Assistant, with no Mac or PC required. However, you could only get there if your device failed to start up and dropped into recovery on its own.
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 Apple has reportedly sent legal letters to dozens of former Apple employees now working at OpenAI, telling them to preserve potentially relevant documents and communications as it continues to pursue its trade secret lawsuit against the AI company.
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Apple is blaming an Apple Music price hike on "rising licensing costs."
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Also, we try to make sense of OpenAI's rumored AI smart speaker.
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Apple's streaming box is now much more expensive than comparable alternatives. Should you opt for a Fire TV or Roku instead?
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Camera upgrades in the Z Flip 8, Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra appear to be slim.
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 For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Satechi to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a MacBook Neo and a set of color-matched MacBook Neo accessories to go along with it. A second-place winner will also get a set of Satechi's new accessories.
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Xi Jinping said that the development of artificial intelligence systems should be a "symphony of global collaboration."
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And if you want one, you better save up, because it costs a cool $13,130.
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When providing information about countries with restricted speech, the AI models behind chatbots and agents often sidestep prompts or offer responses trained on censored materials.
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Google's new Gemma model brings offline AI processing to the Pixel 10, enabling local text, image, and audio tasks while reducing reliance on the cloud.
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The bike isn't motorized and is completely toddler-powered.
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Here's how McLaren protects its team and what experts want F1 fans to know before race day.
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Ah, so that's why we didn't hear about ChatGPT at WWDC this year.
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Tesla's Autopilot may fail to recognize children at times, but the company certainly recognizes their potential as future buyers.
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Swapping in filtered water when brewing hot beverages improves the taste -- but that's only half of the story.
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ANTI-AI ACTIVISM Wall Street Journal: The AI backlash has tech executives fearing for their lives. This link goes to an MSN-syndicated, non-paywalled version of the article. "In recent months, mounting opposition to […]
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Pollen, wildfires, and other airborne particles can turn summer into a respiratory nightmare. We tested 15 top units using a custom smoke bomb test. These are the best air purifiers for removing smoke, allergens and more from your home's air.
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Officials said the decision was aimed at promoting competition.
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 Apple chip supplier TSMC has announced a $100 billion increase to its U.S. chip investment, bringing its total commitment to $265 billion.
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France and Germany want to quit relying on America and China for key technology like artificial intelligence, but they're having to choose where to do it.
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 Apple has made the first macOS 27 Golden Gate public beta available for testing before the new Mac operating system's official release in the fall. Keep reading to learn whether you should install it on your Mac, and if so, how to go about it.
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Flock is setting up surveillance cams and drones in cities nationwide. Citizens are fighting back. Here's everything you should know.
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The $399 Signal Ring by Vital Signals claims to deliver cuffless, calibration-free blood pressure readings from the finger.
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A technical assistant to President Trump won around $100,000, according to the prediction market, which flagged the activity to the federal government.
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Samsung's book-style folding phone lineup may be expanding to include both a widescreen variant along with an Ultra model.
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Google has been ordered by the EU to open up key Android handset features to rival AI voice assistants.
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Is your inbox full of unnecessary newsletters? Gmail's built-in tool will save the day.
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 Apple today added the iPad mini with the A17 Pro chip to its refurbished store in the U.S. and Canada for the first time since the device was released in October 2024. Other key features include an 8.3-inch display, a 12-megapixel Center Stage camera, and a Touch ID power button. There is no availability in any other countries yet.
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DATA CENTERS New York Times: Data Centers to Add Billions in Power Costs in 13 States. This link goes to a gift article. "PJM, the nation's largest electrical grid operator, on Tuesday […]
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The last-four clash sees Harry Kane's Three Lions take on Lionel Messi and co. in a battle to face Spain in Sunday's final.
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The rumors keep coming for Google's latest flagships.
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OpenAI launched GPT-Live for ChatGPT Voice, allowing the assistant to listen and speak at once while GPT-5.5 handles more complex tasks.
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In the months ahead, the company will add AI-powered voice search for its smart TVs and streaming players. While Roku's existing voice search can find specific programs, actors, or genres, the upgrade will allow for more conversational queries, such as "What's the Barbie movie about?" or "How scary is The Shining." It will also support follow-up questions.
Other forthcoming Roku features include a "What do you like to watch?" feature to tweak Roku's home screen recommendations, live scores in the Sports section, and a search function in Roku's live TV guide. Roku is also updating its recently-launched Streaming Stick and Streaming Stick Plus to support private listening through Bluetooth headphones and earbuds.
TV-focused AI
Unlike rivals Amazon and Google, Roku isn't trying to launch an all-purpose AI that also happens to work on TVs. Roku doesn't sell its own smart speakers, and users primarily interact with voice control through the mic button on Roku remotes. The new AI-powered assistant will only respond to entertainment-related queries, Roku says.
"Even in this case, with us evolving Roku voice to now answer entertainment Q&A, we are specializing in a TV-related solution only," Amit Desai, Roku's director of product and UX for voice and conversational AI, told reporters. He added that the feature will use a combination of in-house and commercial AI technology.
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