Apple’s App Store rules now more explicitly ban so-called “nudify” apps that generate intimate images of people without their consent using AI tools. The rule changes follow significant criticism toward Apple after X users used Grok earlier this year to make nonconsensual, sexualized deepfakes, including minors. Apple didn’t pull X or Grok from the App […]
For more than a decade, Apple has told other companies to build smart home devices for its platform. This week, Apple launched its own. The Apple Home Collection is a lineup of cameras, thermostats, sensors, a smart door lock, and a video doorbell, all codeveloped with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric. They arrive alongside HomeView, […]
It’s been a couple of days since Apple’s big smart home announcement, and we have some more information – and a bunch of new questions – about the Apple HomeView. The device has plenty of computing oomph, is always connected to power, and looks like a perfect place to run a bunch of apps. And […]
Delivery estimates for Apple’s first foldable, the $1,999 iPhone Duo, moved to January minutes after preorders opened on 16 October, across every colour and storage option. Store pickup stock for launch day also ran out. The phone goes on sale on 23 Oc…
Delivery estimates for the iPhone Duo slipped into next year in less than an hour after Apple opened preorders for it at 8AM ET on Friday. At the time of writing we are seeing late January delivery dates for every configuration on Apple’s website. The foldable is slated to launch in stores on October 23rd, […]
Few phones have been more anticipated than a foldable iPhone, but it’s finally here. The iPhone Duo was unveiled during Apple’s “Surprise and shine” event alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4 models. Apple’s first foldable has a 5.4-inch outer screen, and it unfolds to show off its […]
Both Nvidia and Apple have each contributed $25 million to the new White House ballroom being set up by President Donald Trump, the largest amount any donor has given. The numbers are from a donor list obtained confidentially by The Washington Post, wh…
Meta announced the Muse Spark Open AI model today, claiming that it’s the “most capable US open-weight model to date.” But the company also says that it’s the “the first model in its class” that can “run on your desktop using two Apple M5 Ultra Mac Studios with the latest MLX framework.” Meta and Apple, […]
We knew that a number of big tech firms were helping to fund the construction of Trump’s ballroom, but we didn’t know just how much they were giving to the cause. Now the Washington Post published a list of all the major donors to the White House ballroom project, along with how much each contributed. […]