Reddit user content being sold to AI company in $60M/year deal
It’s being reported that a deal has been struck to allow an unnamed large AI company to use Reddit user content for training purposes …
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The five reasons people give for returning the Vision Pro
Friday was the day when the 14-day return period expired for those who bought their spatial computer on day one, and Apple is reportedly taking a keen interest in reasons people give for returning the Vision Pro.
A new report over the weekend didn’t...
Apple safe for now from antitrust legislation in Korea – as local companies fight back
Apple has had to make some big changes to accommodate Europe’s Digital Markets Act – even if those changes seem exceedingly unlikely to have gone far enough. But for now, at least, the company is safe from similar antitrust legislation in South Korea …...
2025 iPhone SE 4 to use OLED screen from iPhone 13 – report
The 2025 iPhone SE 4 will see Apple’s entry-level model get an upgrade to an OLED screen, over the LCD one used on all models to date, according to a new supply-chain report.
It says Apple is seeking to minimize the cost of the upgrade by re-using a...
Apple folding screen prototypes failed tests, project on hold – sketchy report
A report by a Chinese blogger with 1.7M followers says that Apple folding screen prototypes failed to pass tests set by the company.
They go on to claim that “the project has been temporarily shelved,” though this is almost certainly a misinterpreta...
Vision Pro latency the best on one metric; lags behind Meta on another
Scientific tests of Vision Pro latency show that Apple’s spatial computer lives up to Apple’s claims of superiority over rival headsets – but only in the first of two metrics.
This means that the passthrough feature, which lets you see the real worl...
Apple Watch sweat measurement described in new patent application
A newly-published patent application describes a method for Apple Watch sweat measurement, which could provide useful data to athletes, as well as guiding fluid intake after exercise.
The patent describes how perspiration measurement could be automa...
New York City sues Meta, Google, Snap, and TikTok for allegedly harming children’s mental health
New York City is suing Meta, Google, Snap, and TikTok for allegedly harming children’s mental health. The state of New York has previously accused social media companies of deliberately seeking to get teens addicted to their apps …
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Wearing Vision Pro in public isn’t an issue, but clearly isn’t intended – Arstechnica
We’ve been seeing a number of people wearing Vision Pro in public, and it’s even been suggested that this is a positive thing for Apple and its customers.
But one reviewer who made a specific point of using the device while walking the streets, and ...
Apple Keyframer generates AI animation from a still image and text prompt
Apple has announced an innovative new artificial intelligence tool which could enable anyone to create animations. Apple Keyframer is an AI animation generator that needs nothing other than a still image and a text instruction.
It comes just a few d...