Tech
AI Summary
- Apple anticipates iPhone price increases due to AI-related memory crunch, while Snap faces stock decline after launching expensive AR glasses.
- AI's societal impact is viewed negatively by most Americans, with concerns about control and rapid advancement, while companies grapple with AI ROI.
- Concerns arise over cybercriminals exploiting vulnerabilities in firewalls and app store enforcement, alongside global discussions on AI control and national security.
- AI startups are diversifying, with Anthropic exploring carbon removal and Odyssey securing significant funding for world models, though OpenAI reportedly faces substantial financial losses.
- The tech industry sees shifts in strategy with social media exploring user-controlled algorithms and newsletters, while hardware innovation continues with new speakers and AR devices.
Sources
TechCrunch
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How to turn off AI in your Google Docs
2 hours ago
by Amanda Silberling
AI, evergreenHere's what you need to do to get those pesky "write with Gemini" pop-ups to go away.
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AI is hurting Apple in more ways than one: it may force iPhone price increases
4 hours ago
by Kirsten Korosec
Hardware, Apple, Tim CookCEO Tim Cook said in a recent interview that the situation is "unsustainable."
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Chi-Hua Chien saw Facebook coming — now he says the real AI winners won’t be selling AI
6 hours ago
by Connie Loizos
Venture, Chi-Hua Chien, Goodwater CapitalChi-Hua Chien has spent more than two decades as a venture capitalist, but he thinks like a cultural anthropologist.
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Roelof Botha joins SpaceX’s board of directors
6 hours ago
by Sean O'Kane
AI, Space, Venture, Elon Musk, roelof botha, SpaceXThe former Sequoia Capital leader is filling an "existing vacancy" on SpaceX's board, days after the company went public in the largest IPO ever.
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After unveiling ridiculously expensive AR glasses, Snap’s stock takes a dive
7 hours ago
by Lucas Ropek
AI, Hardware, In Brief, SMART Glasses, Snap, specsSnap's long-awaited smart glasses debut hasn't exactly done wonders for the company's stock.
Hacker News
- Lore – Open source version control system designed for scalability 13 hours ago
- Taxonomy of the Occlupanida (parasitoids on bread bag tags) 4 hours ago
- US holds off blacklisting DeepSeek, more than 100 firms deemed security risks a day ago
- Storied Colors – a catalogue of named colors 5 hours ago
- Leaked financial docs show OpenAI is losing billions of dollars a year 6 hours ago
Engadget
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Tim Cook says Apple price increases are 'unavoidable' due to memory crunch
5 hours ago
by Anna Washenko
AppleRAMaggedon claims another one.
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The iPhone Air 2 will reportedly land next spring with a second camera
6 hours ago
by Anna Washenko
SmartphonesThe ultralight may become a permanent fixture in Apple's smartphone lineup.
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ChatGPT now has a hub for scheduled tasks
6 hours ago
by Igor Bonifacic
AITIL you can schedule prompts in ChatGPT.
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Epic Games details how it's embracing generative AI in Unreal Engine
7 hours ago
by Kris Holt
Gaming, AIEpic Games is making generative AI a big part of upcoming versions of Unreal Engine.
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Anthropic's design assistant now works better with its coding agent
8 hours ago
by Igor Bonifacic
AIAnthropic's tools are getting chummy with each other.
The Verge
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Tim Cook says RAM expenses are ‘unsustainable’ and Apple is going to raise prices
5 hours ago
by Emma Roth
Apple, iPhone, macOS, News, TechApple is planning to raise prices in response to the ongoing memory shortage. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal , Apple CEO Tim Cook says "price increases are unavoidable:" We're doing our best to mitigate the huge increases that are being passed to us, and we've been trying to shield our customers from the increases, but the situation has become unsustainable. Cook doesn't say when Apple plans on raising prices or which products will be affected. The company has already stopped selling the Mac Studio with 512GB of RAM in March and later raised the starting price of
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VSCO launches Studio Pro mobile photo editing app and plans $500 per year subscription
6 hours ago
by Stevie Bonifield
Apps, Creators, News, TechVSCO is taking on Adobe with a new Studio Pro editing app rolling out today on iOS and coming to macOS later this year, as Bloomberg reports. At launch, the app offers tools for batch editing, style matching from a reference image, and sharing images through VSCO Galleries. VSCO says more features are coming later, including support for RAW images, advanced export options, and additional advanced editing tools like adjusting image aspect ratios. A press release says the app is made for managing high-volume editing projects, like "weddings, portraits, events, sports, school photography, and other large-scale photoshoots." The $500 per
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Epic wants to let you bring your Fortnite skins to other games
8 hours ago
by Jay Peters
Entertainment, Fortnite, Gaming, NewsEpic Games has been touting the potential of an interoperable metaverse for years , though that vision hasn't yet become a reality. But with Unreal Engine 6, the next major version of its game development engine, Epic plans to take a big step toward that theoretical future: it will let developers make games that can use a player's Fortnite skins and will let developers build skins of their own that work with Fortnite . "We're tackling this problem first because we want to prove things out with a system that's complex enough to be a meaningful existence proof of the
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Anthropic got hit by export rules nobody understands
9 hours ago
by Robert Hart
AI, Anthropic, PolicyAnthropic has spent much of this week fighting to get its newest AI models back online after the Trump administration abruptly ordered the company to cut access for all foreign nationals, including users inside the US and its own employees, forcing Anthropic to block access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for everyone. "To my knowledge, this is the first time US export controls have been used to control access to an AI model in this way." The Trump administration has not publicly explained the legal basis for the order, but in a statement on its website, Anthropic said the
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Two-thirds of Americans think AI is advancing too quickly
10 hours ago
by Terrence O’Brien
AI, NewsAccording to the latest Pew Research poll , 49 percent of Americans report using chatbots at least occasionally, but 63 percent think the tech is advancing too quickly. Overall, use of AI chatbots has increased dramatically since 2024, when only 33 percent reported using them. Specifically, ChatGPT's usage has doubled since 2023, with 44 percent of respondents saying they've used it. But opinions remain negative , with only 16 percent saying that AI will have a positive impact on society. Interestingly, it's the younger generations who both report using AI more and who are inclined to have a more pessimistic
Wired
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The Korean Telecom Giant at the Center of Anthropic’s Mythos Controversy
4 hours ago
by Louise Matsakis, Maxwell Zeff
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Seoul, MatesDays before Anthropic took its most advanced AI models offline, the White House ordered the company to revoke SK Telecom’s access to Claude Mythos over claims of alleged ties to China.
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Operating a Humanoid With Your Body Is a Hot Job in China’s Hardware Capital
9 hours ago
by Will Knight
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, AI, LabIn Shenzhen, workers at IO-AI Tech control humanoid robots using a VR rig reminiscent of Ready Player One.
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No, I Don’t Want to Watch Your Straight Hockey Show
9 hours ago
by Ej Dickson
Culture, Culture / TV, Straight, LacedFrom Amazon’s Off Campus to Netflix’s upcoming Icebreakers, the recent spate of hetero hockey romances shows Hollywood learned the wrong lessons from Heated Rivalry.
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The White House Wants Anthropic to Block All Jailbreaks. That May Not Be Possible
10 hours ago
by Hugo Lowell
Politics, Politics / Politics News, Inner, LoopTrump administration officials tell WIRED that if Anthropic wants to rerelease Fable 5, it will need to ensure the model's guardrails can't be circumvented. Security experts say that can't be done.
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The Gemini-Powered Google Home Speaker Is Finally Here
14 hours ago
by Julian Chokkattu
Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Gear / Products / Smart Home, Inside, VoiceArriving six years after Google’s last smart speaker, the new HomePod-style device was redesigned to play host to Gemini’s chatbot.