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04 Oct

Apple will reportedly debut its in-house 5G modem with the iPhone SE 4

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Bloomberg recently reported that Apple is close to releasing an updated iPhone SE, which will be its first update to the low-end model since 2022. According to 9to5Mac, Apple is also planning to use the phone as a launching pad for its in-house 5G modems. The company purchased the majority of Intel's smartphone modem business for $1 billion back in…

04 Oct

WordPress founder sued for alleged libel and attempted extortion

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The WP Engine web hosting service is suing WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and his company Automattic. This follows a public feud over the WordPress trademark. The federal lawsuit accuses Mullenweg of “abuse of power, extortion and greed.”This is the latest volley in an ongoing battle between WordPress and WP Engine, but it requires a bit of background. WordPress is the…

04 Oct

YouTube Shorts can now run up to three minutes

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YouTube Shorts are about to get quite a bit longer. Starting on October 15, the platform is increasing video limits from one minute to three minutes. TikTok, arguably Shorts' biggest competitor, has allowed users to share 10-minute videos for over two years. The new update should work for any Shorts that are square or taller in aspect ratio, and it…

04 Oct

Texas is suing TikTok for allegedly violating its new child privacy law

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against TikTok claiming the company violated a new child privacy law in the state. It's set to be the first test of Texas’ Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act since it went into effect just over a month ago.Under the law, parts of which were struck down by a…

03 Oct

OpenAI now has a $4 billion credit line on top of $6.6 billion in funding

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Keeping ChatGPT running is expensive as heck, so OpenAI needs access to plenty of cash to make sure the lights stay on. A day after the company said it had secured $6.6 billion in funding — the biggest ever funding round for a startup — it confirmed that it has a new $4 billion revolving line of credit. OpenAI has…

03 Oct

OpenAI rolls out Canvas, its newest ChatGPT interface

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OpenAI is beta testing a new workspace interface for ChatGPT called Canvas. The AI giant unveiled its new ChatGPT workspace on its official blog and it’s currently available for ChatGPT Plus and Team users. Enterprise and Edu users will be able to access Canvas sometime next week.Canvas is a virtual interface space for writing and coding projects that allow users…

03 Oct

Samsung’s latest software update may be bricking older phones

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If you have an older Samsung Galaxy smartphone, you may want to hold off on the latest software update. 9to5Google reported that the update that has been rolling out from Samsung over the past few days is bricking devices from the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10 series of phones. The publication also found some users reporting the same issue…

03 Oct

Tesla’s fifth Cybertruck recall is due to a rear-view camera glitch

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Tesla issued another recall for more than 27,000 Cybertrucks. This is the fifth time the electric truck has been recalled in the last year.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued the recall due to an image delay from the rear-view camera. The delayed rear-view camera failed to produce an image to the driver of what’s driving behind them within…

03 Oct

Google will expand Gemini Live to over 40 languages in the coming weeks

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Gemini Live, Google’s AI chatbot you can talk to like a person, is about to support more languages. The company is rolling out support for the generative AI virtual assistant in over 40 languages in the coming weeks.Gemini Live is Google’s take on “free-flowing, natural conversations” in this new generative AI era. You can use it for things like brainstorming…

03 Oct

Samsung’s FAST TV Plus service is going all in on K-dramas

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Samsung TV Plus, the company’s FAST live TV app preinstalled on its TVs, is getting many more K-dramas. Over 4,000 hours of K-Dramas, K-Thrillers, K-Crime and K-Romance from Samsung’s home country of South Korea were added to the ad-supported streaming app on Thursday.The content comes from partnerships with “Korea’s most acclaimed production companies,” including CJ ENM, NEW ID and the…