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UK watchdog accuses Apple of failing to effectively monitor for underage sexual images

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The UK’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children says Apple has been undercounting how often child sexual abuse material appears on its platforms. According to a The Guardian story, Cupertino isn’t reporting the actual number of CSAM detections on its products.As tech companies are obligated to share possible child sexual abuse material…

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Tiptop wants to save you money with easy, instant trade-ins at checkout

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Whether you know it or not, you’re likely sitting on a gold mine of unused personal electronics. Many of us have an old phone sitting in a drawer for a rainy day, or a laptop stashed in a closet that we never took the time to wipe. What if there was a quick and easy…

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AWS, Microsoft and Google urge datacentre kit suppliers to improve Scope 3 data collection

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Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google and Microsoft claim their ability to accurately assess the Scope 3 emissions generated by their activities is being hampered by lacklustre embodied emissions data provided by the third parties that build and kit out their datacentres. The three hyperscale public cloud firms, along with Meta, Digital Realty and Schneider Electric,…

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I might skip the iPhone 16 entirely if Apple delays its Siri AI launch

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I’m a longtime iPhone user who is dying to upgrade to an iPhone 16. I might go for a non-Pro device for the first time, something I’ve told readers before. The iPhone 14 Pro proved to me that I no longer need a Pro iPhone.I’m looking for three things from the iPhone 16: better battery…

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Threads turns 1 with 175M active users, so why does it still feel empty?

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A year ago, Meta debuted Threads, its response to Elon Musk acquiring and quickly destroying Twitter. As users wanted somewhere new to migrate, mostly because they disagreed with Elon Musk’s decisions for the platform, Mark Zuckerberg took the lead in announcing this new social network that would use Instagram’s user base but focus on writing…

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Fluid AI Assistant is so much better than ChatGPT in one key way

4 minutes of reading / AI, Apple, chatbot, ChatGPT, Intel, iPhone, Meta, Tech / By

Since ChatGPT dropped in late 2022, we have made significant progress in deploying AI software on our devices. Generative AI powers new features in all sorts of apps. We’re also witnessing the early days of personal AI assistants that do more than just answer questions. They can control various app features on phones and computers.But…

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Apple Intelligence is free, but premium AI features may need a paid subscription

4 minutes of reading / AI, Apple, chatbot, ChatGPT, Cloud, Google, iCloud, Intel, iPad, iPhone, Meta, Tech / By

Before Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024, I said Apple AI should generally be free to iPhone users, laying out all the reasons why Apple can’t afford to charge a subscription fee for the service. I did mention one exception that would have me gladly pay for AI access: A smarter Siri that works…

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Why on-device AI Is the future of consumer and enterprise applications

8 minutes of reading / AI, ChatGPT, cloud computing, cybersecurity, data privacy, internet of things, machine learning, Meta, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Samsung, Snap, Tech / By

Unless you’re an accountant, the whole end-of-year tax filing can be a nightmare. While you might look forward to your return, you’re probably not too excited about coughing up money to a tax expert or spending a couple of hours filing yourself. But what if the entire process could be completed with a digital assistant…

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Executive interview: Open models pros and cons

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Meta’s research arm has opened up a number of its internal artificial intelligence (AI) projects to the wider research community in a bid to help it improve its AI models. Fundamental AI Research (Fair) is the open science research group at the social media company. It comprises between 500 to 600 people across Europe and…

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The man who was supposed to keep ChatGPT safe is working on AI superintelligence instead

4 minutes of reading / AI, Apple, ChatGPT, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Tech / By

About a month ago, Ilya Sutskever announced his departure from OpenAI. Considering what had happened in November when OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was fired and then promptly rehired following all the outrage, this wasn’t a surprise.Sutskever was a cofounder and chief scientist at OpenAI. He was also the man who was supposed to make ChatGPT…

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