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Apple's next-gen Siri is still far off, but this week the company announced that it'll be using Google's Gemini AI for its new foundation models. In this episode, Devindra and Engadget's Igor Bonifacic discuss why Apple teamed up with Google again, instead of OpenAI or Anthropic. Also, they chat about Meta's Reality Lab layoffs, which is refocusing the company on AI hardware like its smart glasses.Subscribe!iTunesSpotifyPocket CastsStitcherGoogle PodcastsTopicsMeta announces 1000+ layoffs, closes 3 VR studi
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Here come another influx of refugees to competing sites like Threads and Bluesky. Read more âș
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AI still can't produce code as well as most junior programmers he's worked with, David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails and co-founder of 37 Signals, said on a recent podcast [video link], which is why he continues to write most of his code by hand. Hansson compared AI's current coding capabilities to "a flickering light bulb" -- total darkness punctuated by moments of clarity before going pitch... Read more âș
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Speaking as she departs as Lucasfilm president, Kennedy didn't outright confirm Johnson's potential trilogy of films was truly deadâbut suggested the 'Last Jedi' backlash pushed the director away for the forseeable future. Read more âș
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As of Jan. 16, get the DJI Neo 2 drone at Amazon for $599. That's the drone's lowest price ever so you can capture 4K content from the sky. Read more âș
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Elon Musk now dominates the rich list while Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have tumbled down the rankings largely due to their charitable giving. Read more âș
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A new report says Nvidia's presence is about to shrink drastically in China. Read more âș
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There is no war on protein. But pretending there is goes hand-in-hand with the Trump administrationâs appeal to traditional masculinity. Read more âș
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Only around 300 cases of so-called "keto rash" have been documented worldwide. Read more âș
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Commentary: Supernatural is now a zombie workout app on the Quest, and the metaverse just lost its best reason to join. Read more âș
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The fate of Warner Bros. Discovery remains the biggest story in Hollywood, with Paramount Skydance refusing to back down from its rival bid to the proposed Netflix acquisition of the company. If the Netflix deal does go through, the companyâs co-chief executive, Ted Sarandos, has attempted to ease concerns around what could mean for theaters. In an interview with The New York Times, Sarandos responded to a question about his... Read more âș
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A new report underscores the vastly disproportionate role the super-rich play in driving the climate crisis. Read more âș
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Top musician Jean-Philippe Ri-Opy escaped a cult and led a difficult life. He turned things around with the help of Chris Martin who gave him a piano. Read more âș
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Plus, Cate Blanchett will return for the live-action 'How to Train Your Dragon' sequel. Read more âș
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Payroll and HR platform Gusto is piloting stablecoin payouts powered by Zerohash, aiming to cut cross-border payment times. Read more âș
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I left the Marines to become an entrepreneur. While the skills I learned in the military helped my transition, I struggled with civilian work life. Read more âș
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An anonymous reader shares a report: China is pulling the plug on a key advantage held by high-frequency traders, removing servers dedicated to those firms out of local exchanges' data centers, according to people familiar with the matter. Commodities futures exchanges in Shanghai and Guangzhou are among those that have ordered local brokers to shift servers for their clients out of data centers run by the bourses, according to the... Read more âș
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It takes a lot to get people to movie theaters these days â and it might get even harder to catch blockbusters on the big screen in the near future. Or at least thatâs what streaming giants like Netflix, which controversially acquired Warner Bros. Discovery in December, want you to think. The staggering $83 billion [âŠ] Read more âș
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In October, Apple caved to pressure from the Trump administration and removed ICEBlock â and similar apps which crowdsourced the location of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement activity â from its App Store. Apple's stated rationale? The apps could "be used to harm law enforcement officers." But armed-to-the-teeth ICE officers donât need protection from civilians. Apple had that exactly backward.That became impossible to ignore on Wednesday, when ICE agent Jonathon Ross... Read more âș
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If you received a bunch of password reset requests from Instagram recently, you're not alone. As reported by Malwarebytes, an antivirus software company, there was a data breach revealing the "sensitive information" of 17.5 million Instagram users. Malwarebytes added that the leak included Instagram usernames, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and more. The company added that the "data is available for sale on the dark web and can be... Read more âș
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Tesla will stop selling its $8,000 Full Self-Driving (FSD) option and make it strictly a monthly subscription service after February 14, CEO Elon Musk announced on his X platform. Musk didn't reveal the price or why he's making the switch, though FSD is already available by subscription for $99 per month or $999 per year. The shift could be advantageous for buyers, particularly if they decide to dump their new... Read more âș
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Your neighborhood GameStop might be on the chopping block, along with more than 400 other retail locations across the US. As first reported by Polygon, the retailer is pursuing a severe cost-saving measure by closing up several hundred physical locations. According to a blog that keeps track of GameStop closures, there are 410 locations that are confirmed to be closing or are already closed, along with another 11 that are... Read more âș
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Several of Meta's VR studios have been affected by the company's metaverse-focused layoffs. The company has shuttered three of its VR studios, including Armature, Sanzaru and Twisted Pixel. VR fitness app Supernatural will no longer be updated with fresh content.Employees at Twisted Pixel, which released Marvel's Deadpool VR in November, and Sanzaru, known for Asgard's Wrath, posted on social media about the closures. Bloomberg reported that Armature, which brought Resident... Read more âș
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Apple and Google have confirmed that Geminiâs models power the new version of Siri and other generative AI features. CNBC broke the news, but Apple and Google soon followed up with a lengthy joint statement. Hereâs part of it: âApple determined that Googleâs Al technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models⊠Apple Intelligence will continue to run on Apple devices and Private Cloud Compute, while maintaining Appleâs... Read more âș
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Last month, Instagram began rolling out a new set of controls that allowed users to personalize the topics recommended to them by the Reels algorithm. Now, Meta is making that feature available to all English users of the app globally, along with the ability to highlight their top topics for the coming year. The feature begins with a selection of topics Meta's AI thinks you're interested in based on your... Read more âș
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X may soon provide more insight into how its algorithm works. On Saturday, Elon Musk posted on the platform to say that the company "will make the new X algorithm, including all code used to determine what organic and advertising posts are recommended to users, open source in 7 days."Â X's recommendation algorithm has been the subject of investigations by France and the European Commission, the latter of which recently... Read more âș
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Matthew McConaughey filed trademark applications to prevent his likeness from being used by AI companies without permission, and the US Patent and Trademark Office has approved eight so far. According to the Wall Street Journal, the trademarks were for video and audio clips featuring the actor staring, smiling and talking. One was for a video of him standing on a porch, while another was for an audio recording of him... Read more âș
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Taiwanese officials have issued an arrest warrant for OnePlus CEO Pete Lau on allegations of illegally employing workers in Taiwan. Two Taiwanese citizens who worked for Lau have also been indicted. The China-based smartphone company has been accused of illegally recruiting more than 70 engineers from Taiwan. Members of the Shilin District Prosecutors Office claim that OnePlus reportedly set up a shell company in Hong Kong with a distinct name,... Read more âș
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