Fedora Linux available for all Apple Silicon Macs but one
We’ve seen Linux running on Apple Silicon Macs before, but this week marks the first time you can run Fedora Linux on M1 and M2 Macs.
This is a collaboration between Asahi Linux and the Fedora Project, and marks a key milestone in a project which ki...
2023 was the year of podcast cutbacks, with iOS 17 playing a role
2023 was the year of podcast cutbacks, argues a new piece today, pointing to a whole slew of layoffs and show cancellations.
It also argues that iOS 17 played a role, by replacing an artificially inflated picture of podcast popularity with a more re...
Department of Justice investigating Apple blocking Beeper; FTC too
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is carrying out at least a preliminary antitrust investigation into Apple blocking Beeper, the unofficial app which gave Android users access to iMessage. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) also appears to be “evaluating...
Apple Watch ban may not be the last, warns Stanford law professor
The Apple Watch ban which yesterday saw the Series 9 and Ultra models removed from sale may not be the last.
A Stanford law professor warns that we are likely to see more patent clashes between the consumer electronics and health tech worlds, and th...
New Apple Watch band connector: Three reasons to believe the reports (and one reason not to worry)
There have been recurring rumors that a new Apple Watch band connector is in the works, rendering existing bands incompatible with future Watch models.
There are three reasons to believe that the reports are true, but I’d expect the change to be a ...
Researchers working on enabling ‘Apple GPT’ and more to run on iPhone
We learned back in May that Apple is already using its own AI chatbot internally, which some have dubbed Apple GPT. A new research paper appears to be geared to enabling a ChatGPT-style system to run on iPhones.
A second Apple AI paper looks at ways...
Apple Pay down for some, says company; Apple Card and Apple Cash too
Apple Pay is down for some, with Apple’s system status page noting that the same is true for the Apple Card and Apple Cash.
As always, the “some users are affected” message can mean anything from a small number of users to almost everyone …
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Reddit moderator rebellion: CEO says AI moderation is part of the solution
The Reddit moderator rebellion earlier this year doesn’t seem to have fazed CEO Steve Huffman, who says that AI moderation is part of the solution.
Huffman says that he stands by the company’s decision to charge for API access despite the fact that ...
Death Stranding Director’s Cut for iPhone delayed, after Apple shoutout
Death Stranding Director’s Cut was one of the games highlighted by Apple during the iPhone 15 launch, noting that it would take advantage of the hardware-accelerated ray tracing of the two Pro models.
That was due to be released before the end of th...
VanMoof rescue plan will see replacement parts; new sales; e-scooter [U]
Anyone with a VanMoof ebike is likely concerned after the Dutch company confirmed that it is in financial trouble (and subsequently declared bankrupt).
Update: The new owners have announced details of the rescue plan, set to roll out in the first h...