One reason I’ve been underwhelmed by AI is that companies consistently frame it as a solution to every problem under the sun. That’s why Meta’s new Segment Anything Model (SAM 2) is so intriguing to me. SAM 2 doesn’t answer questions, write code, generate AI images, or compose music. Instead, as its name suggests, the…
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, has reported second-quarter revenue of $39.1bn, a 22% increase on its first quarter. The company reported that the cost of revenue had increased by 23%, driven primarily by higher infrastructure costs and costs associated with inventory in its augmented headsets division, Reality Labs. In his prepared…
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Apple is finally introducing homomorphic encryption into its products. This cryptographic technique is new for the tech giant but will be a massive revolution for privacy and encryption.According to a blog post detailing the release, Apple’s upcoming release will come as part of a new open-source Swift package. Essentially, this technique allows for encrypted data…
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Amidst the backdrop of a weak quarterly earnings report that saw Intel lose money for the second quarter in a row, Intel today has announced that the company will be cutting costs by $10 billion in 2025 in an effort to bring Intel back to profitability. The cuts will touch almost every corner of the…
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Ohio residents can now add their state IDs and driver’s licenses to the iPhone’s Wallet app. Ohio is the fifth US state to support this feature.First announced in September 2021, Apple revealed an ambitious plan to make its Wallet app the main wallet for every user. The company wanted every US state to add support…
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Alongside Intel’s weak Q2 2024 earnings report and the announcement of $10 billion in spending cuts and layoffs for 2025, the company is also relaying one other piece of bad news regarding its current chip deliveries. A brief report, posted on X by analyst Patrick Moorhead and citing a conversation with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger,…
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A new generation of Apple Vision Pro isn’t expected before 2026. However, rumors suggest this new model will be lighter, more power-efficient, have a better field of view, and unlock new capabilities with newer, faster processors.One of these improvements was first introduced on the M4 iPad Pro: Tandem displays. According to the Korean website Sisa…
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A new Android malware currently making the rounds is about as terrifying as any we’ve seen in recent months. Researchers from Cleafy Labs say that they analyzed a previously undiscovered Android remote administration tool (RAT) in May which they later dubbed BingoMod. The goal of the malware is to initiate money transfers on Android devices,…
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As we get closer to the iPhone 16 launch event, we’re bound to see more leaks showing the actual handsets or dummy units. Earlier this week, we saw iPhone 16 dummy units that revealed five of the colors Apple has chosen for this year’s iPhone 16 and 16 Plus.The same source has produced a similar…
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By Published: 01 Aug 2024 Governments around the world are prioritising cyber defence in response to the growing threat of cyber attacks. A new government may bring changes in organisational structures, requiring alignment of cyber defence strategies with new governance models and reassessment of resource allocation to ensure optimal funding and staffing for cyber defence…
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