Sources: the Pentagon used Claude in its major air attack in Iran, hours after Trump declared that the federal government will end its use of Anthropic's tools
Within hours of declaring that the federal government will end its use of artificial-intelligence tools made by tech company Anthropic …
Source describes the failed Pentagon-Anthropic talks: through the end, the Pentagon wanted to use Anthropic's AI to analyze bulk data collected about Americans
Right up until the moment that Pete Hegseth moved to terminate the government's relationship with the AI company Anthropic …
OpenAI says its DOD agreement upholds its redlines and “has more guardrails than any previous agreement for classified AI deployments, including Anthropic's”
We think our agreement has more guardrails than any previous agreement for classified AI deployments, including Anthropic's.
OpenAI and Microsoft say they “signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding for the next phase of our partnership”, and are working to finalize the terms
OpenAI and Microsoft said Thursday they have reached preliminary terms on a revised partnership and are “actively working to finalize” a definitive agreement.
Wyze says ~13,000 customers could briefly see others' camera feeds, after a similar issue in 2023; Wyze blames glitches in rebooting systems after an AWS outage
https://www.theverge.com/... The security issue is being blamed on “a third-party caching library,” but the company acknowledges that it let customers down @cassidy@mastodon.blaed...
Arc Search's Browse for Me feature, which creates custom webpages with search result summaries, faces a backlash over concerns about losing monetizable traffic
Pranav Dixit / Engadget : Threads: @thatadamguy , @fabiobracht , @paul_rietschka , @mcwm , @ezra , @crumbler , @drewharwell , and @jstaal X: @brianfagioli , @bilalbudhani , @gerge...
Arc Search's Browse for Me feature, which makes a custom web page with search result summaries, faces a backlash over concerns about web traffic and ad revenue
Arc browser's new feature summarizes search results, cheating those pages' creators out of valuable web traffic.
How Matter broke its promise of an easier smart home experience: the standard suffers from poor implementation, significant backpedaling, and glacial progress
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge :
Source: Instagram seeks to revive interest in Threads by getting creators to post more, making Threads a place for real-time updates about big events, and more
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Microsoft plans to discontinue Games with Gold on September 1 and to replace Xbox Live Gold with Xbox Game Pass Core, which includes 25+ games, on September 14
here's what you need to know Jade King / TheGamer : Xbox Game Pass Core Is A Bad Deal For Gamers Justin Diaz / Android Headlines : Xbox Game Pass Core is the new Xbox Live Gold Ste...
Microsoft aims to build a quantum supercomputer within 10 years, after claiming to have created scalable and stable qubits using Majorana particles in 2022
Microsoft today announced its roadmap for building its own quantum supercomputer, using the topological qubits the company's researchers …
NYC-based Pinecone Systems, which offers vector data storage for LLMs, raised a $100M Series B led by a16z at a $750M valuation, up from $168M in February 2022
Today, we are super excited to be partnering with Pinecone team … Guido Appenzeller : Super excited to announce our investment in Pinecone. Vector DB's are becoming a a pivotal bu...
In a bid to appease lawmakers and regulators, Microsoft outlines 11 app store principles, including equal treatment and allowing third-party payment processing
Microsoft hints it will open up Xbox store, changing its entire business model The Economic Times : Microsoft unveils new app store guidelines as it woos regulators on deal Financi...
iOS 15.4 beta adds Face ID use with a mask for iPhone 12 and newer, without needing Apple Watch authentication, by recognizing “unique features around the eye”
The iOS 15.4 beta that was introduced today added a new feature designed to allow Face ID to be used with a mask and without an Apple Watch for authentication.
Apple reports Q1 revenue of $123.9B, up 11% YoY, net income of $34.6B, up from $28.8B YoY, Services sales of $19.5B, up from $15.8B YoY, iPhone sales of $71.6B
Revenue up 11 percent to new all-time record — iPhone, Mac, Wearables, and Services revenue reach new all-time highs
Apple's Q1 sales in Greater China rose 21% to $25.8B, Americas grew 11% to $51.5B, Europe grew 9% to $29.7B, while Japan fell 14% to $7.1B
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Gurman: Apple's mixed reality headset will not be an all-day device and will be meant for bursts of gaming, communication, and content consumption
and that's totally fine Jon Fingas / Engadget : Apple said to have ruled out a metaverse for its mixed reality headset Malcolm Owen / AppleInsider : Apple Watch glucose & blood pre...
How Apple could radically improve its money management services: expand Apple Card beyond US, add checking and savings accounts, ambitiously expand Wallet, more
Hey everyone, it's Mark. Apple could shake up the fintech world with an Apple Card expansion, checking accounts and more.
A possible retail listing of Surface Pro 8 with a 13" 120Hz display, narrow bezels, and two Thunderbolt ports leaks ahead of Microsoft's event on September 22
Microsoft is holding a Surface hardware event on Wednesday — Microsoft is preparing to launch a new Surface Pro 8 model next week …
Apple has fired senior engineering program manager Ashley Gjøvik for allegedly leaking confidential information; Gjøvik has been tweeting about workplace issues
For months, Gjøvik has been tweeting allegations about harassment and intimidation at Apple