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A team of robotics researchers at Apple have designed and prototyped a lamp-like robot with lifelike movements, according to a blog post and accompanying video published last month on the Apple Machine Learning Research website. The lamp, which reminds us of the cute Pixar mascot Luxo Jr., may hint at Apple's future plans.
The video shows the robot interacting with a person in a lifelike manner. For example, the person asks the robot what the weather is like that day, and the robot looks out the window
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Huaweiās revenue hit $118.3 billion in 2024, a 22% year-over-year increase amid US sanctions. Consumer business and smart car solutions drive impressive performance. Profit margins show pressure from R&D investments. Chinese tech giant Huawei shattered market expectations on Wednesday, announcing a staggering 860 billion yuan ($118.3 billion) in revenue for 2024 ā its fastest growth... Read more Ā» Read more āŗ
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The US governmentās primary foreign aid organization is losing the vast majority of its staff, forcing the agency's lifesaving work to screech to a halt. Read more āŗ
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Google this week announced that the Google app for iOS now supports Auto Dark Mode on compatible iPhones and iPads. Auto āDark Modeā will ensure that dark mode is on regardless of the website that you're browsing using the app's built-in browser, but Google warns that the quality of the conversion to dark mode can vary. Websites with an existing dark theme will default to that instead of using Google's... Read more āŗ
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Old ICE press releases have a little piece of new HTML thatās doing a lot of work. Read more āŗ
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Elon Musk may be working for the White House, but no one will say what his job is ā and records show his position as "unlisted." Read more āŗ
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won plaudits from critics for saying her congressional salary is her only income and she doesn't trade stocks. Read more āŗ
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The massive insurer hired a lawfirm that specializes in defamation to force a public apology from a doctor in Texas following a post on social media. Read more āŗ
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Elon Muskās Department of Government Efficiency is moving fast and breaking the law ā lots of laws. The scope of Trump and Muskās sweeping effort to purge the federal workforce and slash government spending has shocked the political world ā in part for its ambition, but also in part because of its disregard for the [ā¦] Read more āŗ
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The Slayer herself revealed that a Buffy revival has been in the works for a while ahead of this week's announcement. Read more āŗ
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Elon Muskās Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has reportedly infiltrated the headquarters of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the agency that collects and shares vital weather and climate information. Sources have told The Verge, as well as other news outlets, that theyāre worried about drastic changes that could impact the publicās access to [ā¦] Read more āŗ
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Litigation efforts are finally starting to catch up to Musk's blitzkrieg against the government. Read more āŗ
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The Boys' Antony Starr, Obi-Wan Kenobi's Rupert Friend, and Avatar's Sam Worthington auditioned too. Read more āŗ
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Apple today launched a new app called "Invites," which is designed to allow users to plan events like birthday parties, graduations, baby showers, and more. The app supports creating invitations that can be sent out to people. There are options to choose a background image from the Photos app or select an emoji background, with font customization available. Apple automatically adds in information from the Maps and Weather apps so... Read more āŗ
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During today's earnings call covering the first fiscal quarter of 2025, Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked about whether he felt there was room for form factor innovation in future iPhone models, with the question hinting perhaps spurred by rumors of the upcoming "iPhone 17 Air." Cook often declines to provide insight into future products during earnings calls, but he did give an encouraging answer. "I think there's a lot... Read more āŗ
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As early as this week, Apple plans to introduce a new iCloud-based service for event invites, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter, Gurman said the new service is codenamed "Confetti" within Apple. He said the service will offer users a "new way to invite people to parties, functions, and meetings." He did not say if this functionality would be available through a new standalone app, or... Read more āŗ
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Apple is in the final stages of selecting a key supplier for its next-generation foldable display technology, according to a new report from the Naver blog account "yeux1122," citing a source within Apple's supply chain. According to the report, Apple has maintained strict technical requirements for potential suppliers, focusing on maintaining current industry standards for thickness, size, and curvature radius while demanding significant improvements in durability and crease prevention. Some... Read more āŗ
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Starting next week, Apple's retail stores will no longer offer AppleCare+ plans as a one-time purchase, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Instead, he said the stores will only offer AppleCare+ as a subscription. For example, AppleCare+ for the iPhone 16 Pro Max costs $9.99 per month, or $199 upfront for two years. The latter option would no longer be available at Apple's stores. Fortunately, Gurman said AppleCare+ will remain available... Read more āŗ
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Installing Doom on a range of unusual hardware devices has become a fun challenge for programmers, and we've seen the game running on everything from the Apple Watch to the MacBook Pro Touch Bar. Over the weekend, another Doom demo was uploaded to YouTube, this time showing the game running on Apple's $50 Lightning to HDMI Adapter. The Lightning Digital AV Adapter is more than just a dongle, because it... Read more āŗ
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Malware that includes code for reading the contents of screenshots has been found in suspicious App Store apps for the first time, according to a report from Kaspersky. Dubbed "SparkCat," the malware includes OCR capabilities for sussing out sensitive information that an iPhone user has taken a screenshot of. The apps that Kaspersky discovered are aimed at locating recovery phrases for crypto wallets, which would allow attackers to steal bitcoin... Read more āŗ
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Apple designed Macs with Apple silicon chips to automatically turn on and start up when the Mac's lid is opened or when the Mac is connected to power, but there is a workaround in macOS Sequoia if you don't like this behavior. In a new support document, Apple provided separate instructions on how to prevent an Apple silicon Mac from turning on when the lid is opened or when it's... Read more āŗ
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Apple today released an updated version of iOS 18.3 that's designed specifically for the iPhone 11, āiPhoneā 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. The update has a build number of 22D64. āiPhoneā 11 users can download the new software by going to Settings > General > Software Update. Apple first released iOS 18.3 last Monday, and it is likely that this new version has a fix for a bug... Read more āŗ
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Apple this week increased the prices for its monthly AppleCare+ subscription prices for the iPhone, raising the cost by 50 cents for all models in the United States. Standard āAppleCareā+ for the iPhone 16 models is now priced at $10.49 per month, for example, up from the prior $9.99 per month price. The 50 cent price increase applies to all available āAppleCareā+ plans for Apple's current āiPhoneā lineup, and it... Read more āŗ
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