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  • Apple has filed a significant lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging trade secret theft and accusing former employees of compromising hardware designs.
  • Meta is facing increased scrutiny and regulatory pressure in the EU, with threats of fines for addictive features on Facebook and Instagram, while also removing a controversial AI image generation tool on Instagram.
  • The semiconductor industry is seeing major developments, with SK Hynix raising substantial funds for US expansion and China making strides in reusable rocket technology.
  • Streaming services like Disney+ and Netflix are reportedly exploring new models, including a potential free tier for Disney+ and the introduction of 'always-on' live TV channels by Netflix.
  • The AI landscape continues to evolve rapidly, with Hugging Face's CEO discussing companies moving away from renting AI models and news of OpenAI's 'preferred model' for Microsoft Copilot 365 amidst internal changes.

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  • Are you filthy enough for a $700 portable shower? 4 hours ago by Thomas Ricker
    Accessory Reviews, Reviews, Tech, Work anywhere

    A luxurious hot shower anywhere you go. Hot showers, like electricity, are a luxury that's easy to take for granted. That all changes after a few nights camping at a music festival, a week toiling at a backcountry job site, or overlanding all summer in the great unknown. An itchy scalp and the vague smell of warm clams suddenly make the idea of spending hundreds on a portable shower seem less absurd. I've been testing the Hottap Go from Australia-based Joolca while vanlifing to shower after surfing and to wash up after cooking. It features a 12L integrated water tank

  • No, Flock isn’t threatening people for debating surveillance 11 hours ago by Jay Peters
    News, Tech

    On Thursday, the Instagram account for a lecture series in Newport Beach, CA posted a photo of what appeared to be a cease and desist letter from the surveillance technology company Flock Safety. Flock has received significant backlash over its technology and work with law enforcement agencies, and this letter kicked off yet another wave of criticism against the company for allegedly trying to shut down discussions of its work. "WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED," the group, The Saturday Salon, wrote in the Instagram post , which has more than 3,000 likes. A separate post about the letter on Bluesky

  • Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts 11 hours ago by Jay Peters
    AI, Instagram, Meta, News, Tech

    Following significant backlash, Meta is turning off the feature it announced this week that let users generate AI images based on content from public Instagram accounts just by tagging them. The feature, as originally set up, meant that content from any public Instagram account could be used in AI creations without the account owner's permission. "Earlier this week, we announced that one way for people to generate images in Meta AI is by @-mentioning public Instagram accounts that they want to reference," Meta says in an update to a blog post about its new Muse Image AI model. "Our intent

  • The FCC is cracking down on DJI tech that dodged the foreign drone ban 13 hours ago by Sean Hollister
    Policy, Tech

    The Xtra Muse and the DJI Osmo Pocket 3. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Last year, we told you about Xtra , the company that lets DJI sneak its popular cameras into the US, and Skyrover, a brand seemingly selling DJI drones in disguise . They're just two of the many firms DJI is suspected of starting to skirt the United States' foreign drone ban . But it appears the FCC is finally doing something about "DJI front companies," as watcher Konrad Iturbe dubbed them last year . Today, the FCC is fining eight of them $25,000

  • Apple sues OpenAI for allegedly stealing hardware secrets 14 hours ago by Jay Peters
    AI, Apple, News, OpenAI, Tech

    Apple has sued OpenAI, alleging that engineers stole Apple secrets to advance the AI startup's hardware plans. In its complaint , Apple says it uncovered "a pattern of theft of Apple's trade secrets by OpenAI employees who were formerly at Apple." In addition to OpenAI, the lawsuit also names IO Products - Jony Ive's hardware startup, which OpenAI bought in 2025 - along with two specific employees, Tang Tan (OpenAI's chief hardware officer) and Chang Liu (who joined OpenAI from Apple in January). An Apple spokesperson shared this statement with 9to5Mac : At Apple, our teams are constantly developing breakthrough


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