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AI Summary

  • Apple is aggressively integrating AI across its product ecosystem, unveiling "Apple Intelligence" with enhanced Siri, iOS 27 features, and improvements to core apps like Photos and Shortcuts, aiming to compete with rivals.
  • OpenAI has confidentially filed for an IPO, signaling its intent to go public, a move that follows similar preparations by competitor Anthropic and intensifies the race among AI companies.
  • The tech industry is grappling with security concerns, as evidenced by Microsoft's open-source tools being hacked to steal AI developer passwords and Pentagon reports detailing Chinese tech firms' support for the military.
  • Waymo has acquired Apple's self-driving car development assets for $220 million, indicating a shift in Apple's autonomous vehicle strategy while bolstering Waymo's capabilities.
  • Valuation and financial transparency are becoming major discussion points, with Zepto's IPO filing highlighting rapid growth alongside significant losses and accusations of "dual-pricing" valuation tactics emerging against venture capital firms.

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  • Hue’s SpatialAware finally made me appreciate color-changing lights an hour ago by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
    Reviews, Smart Home, Smart Home Reviews, Tech

    Adding the new Bridge Pro breathed new life into my Hue setup. | Photo: Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge I've been a fan of Philips Hue smart lights since the early days. It's one of the few staples in my ever-changing smart home. However, when the Bridge Pro launched late last year , it wasn't immediately obvious why I should upgrade. The signature feature, MotionAware - which turns your lights into motion sensors - is neat, but I already have motion sensors. While I run two of Hue's standard bridges to accommodate all my lights and accessories, I'm not

  • Amazon employees ask Seattle to put the brakes on new data centers 2 hours ago by Hayden Field
    AI, Amazon, Policy, Report, Tech

    On Tuesday, the Seattle City Council will vote on whether to enact a one-year moratorium on new data centers - just two months after several companies proposed building five large-scale centers in the city. Among the moratorium's fiercest supporters are current employees from the city's biggest tech giant, Amazon, who joined others to testify in support of the policy last week. Data centers have sparked protests across the country over concerns about water consumption, local electricity prices, and noise. In Seattle and the surrounding King County, the issue is coming to a head. If the city council votes in favor

  • Donut Lab’s solid-state battery claim debunked by Ziroth 4 hours ago by Thomas Ricker
    Energy, News, Science, Transportation

    The devil’s in the details. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Donut Labs Donut Lab's solid-state battery claims have been thoroughly debunked by Ryan Inis Hughes on his popular Ziroth YouTube channel . According to Hughes, Donut Lab has engaged in deliberate, calculated deception by claiming to have a solid-state battery ready for mass production . In reality, it's nothing more than a standard lithium-ion design. Hughes' investigation got an assist from whistleblower Lauri Peltola , the former chief commercial officer (CCO) of Nordic Nano Group - the company supposedly partnered with Donut Lab to manufacture the batteries. Hughes

  • Instagram is finally letting everyone reorganize their profile grid 12 hours ago by Richard Lawler
    Apps, Instagram, Meta, News, Tech

    Nearly a year after it was announced , Instagram says it's delivering the ability to rearrange the posts in your profile grid. It had been available to some people in test groups, but as of June 8th, it's rolling out widely via the Android and iPhone mobile apps. Until now, the posts on your Instagram profile have been locked in chronological order beyond the ability to pin three posts at the top, but once the feature is live on your account, you can long-press and drag posts freely, no matter how old they are. Any posts that are pinned will

  • Apple’s Screen Time updates are too little, too late 13 hours ago by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
    Analysis, Apple, Apple Event, Report, Tech

    Ask to Browse is one of the new features coming to Screen Time. | Screenshot The Verge Apple spending a big chunk of its WWDC keynote on parental controls was surprising for several reasons. But the biggest is that, despite all the airtime, it didn't announce much new beyond a redesigned interface . Almost all the features touted already exist or are upgrades to current options. Why Apple chose to do this isn't a mystery. You can trace the threads from the recent landmark social media trials against Meta and Google to the protesters outside the Cupertino HQ today: Apple


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