Apple says the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air have Memory Integrity Enforcement, “industry-first, always-on memory safety protection”, like Microsoft and Google offer
Memory Integrity Enforcement is always-on safety protection designed to make life harder for spyware developers.
Apple announces the iPhone Air, with eSIM-only worldwide, a 5.6mm design, an A19 Pro chip, an N1 chip for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and a Center Stage front camera
a great choice. Gonna be hard to pick one over the other. [image] @ijustine : New iPhone 17 Air is soooo thin, wow. Feels like the first MacBook Air announcement.. #AppleEvent ......
Google says it revised its Android Earthquake Alerts algorithm after it failed to send the highest-level Take Action warnings to 10M people in Turkey in 2023
Google has admitted its earthquake early warning system failed to accurately alert people during Turkey's deadly quake of 2023.
Velvet Sundown, an AI‑created band with 850K+ monthly Spotify listeners and two albums in June alone, shows how some listeners are turning to anodyne AI music
that AI band that's gotten a lot of press — was, to some degree, a hoax. www.rollingstone.com/music/music- ... X: @o1dmanmike : Music influencers are talking about the Ai band The ...
Velvet Sundown, an AI‑created band with ~850,000 monthly Spotify listeners and two recent albums, shows how some listeners are turning to anodyne AI music
“ Rubber burns, the map fades away / Chasing the ghosts of yesterday.” Sure, fine. — The traffic receded as Chicago withdrew …
The UK's PM debuts plans to increase its public sector compute over 20x to spark a “national renewal”, saying the UK doesn't need to walk a US or EU path on AI
Going our own way will unleash national renewal — Artificial intelligence is the defining opportunity of our generation.
Meta required a public statesman like Nick Clegg after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, but now turns to the in-house Republican Joel Kaplan to appease Trump
The former UK politician was a public statesman when Meta required one. A different approach will be called for under Trump.
Meta appoints Joel Kaplan as Chief Global Affairs Officer, replacing Nick Clegg, who is leaving the company; Kaplan is Meta's most prominent Republican
www.semafor.com/article/01/0... [embedded post] Sam Jeffers / @worklesshard : Seems a bit backward for Clegg to leave now. Nothing will happen in the US for years, while EU DSA e...
Trump supports H-1B visas, saying “I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I've been a believer in H-1B”, siding with Musk in the MAGA debate on the issue
President-elect Trump told The Post Saturday he supports immigration visas for highly skilled workers …
Bookkeeping startup Bench, which raised $100M+ including from Shopify, closes down effective immediately; several employees say Bench also laid off staff
it's reputation-ending Leadership means accountability Rohit Mittal / @rohitdotmittal : Does anyone know how to go about buying Bench's assets? I'm sure investors have counsel to s...
TikTok users shouldn't count on Trump to save the app, as his stance has been inconsistent and the app's existence brings little upside for him post-election
One of Trump's first important decisions could be to deprive Gen Z of its favorite app. — A federal appeals court ruling …
TikTok still faces a US ban if not sold by January 19, after a federal appeals court ruled that Congress has the power to take action to protect US interests
Divest-or-Sell Order Slated to Go Into Effect Next Month Forbes : Sources: Tim Cook and senior Apple execs have been discussing how best to respond to potential TikTok ban, concedi...
TikTok still faces a US ban if not sold by January 19, after a federal appeals court ruled that Congress has the power to take action to protect US interests
Panel rules Congress has the power to shut down Chinese-backed app in the U.S. because of national security concerns
CrowdStrike SVP Adam Meyers apologizes before Congress over the company's faulty update that caused a global IT outage, to largely sympathetic House lawmakers
House lawmakers struck a sympathetic tone toward the company at a hearing where they nevertheless said nothing like that could happen again.
Instagram unveils Teen Accounts, a sweeping update to boost privacy and limit intrusive effects for under-18 users, including making accounts private by default
The app, which is popular with teenagers, introduced new settings and features aimed at addressing inappropriate online contact and content …
Nick Clegg says Elon Musk turned X into “a sort of one man, sort of hyper-partisan and ideological hobby horse”, contrasting Meta's content moderation with X's
RE: https://www.threads.net/... Claire Atkin / @catthekin : Nick Clegg unironically calling literally anyone else “elite” is lol Kali Hays / @kalihays1 : “It's honestly not used by...
Nick Clegg says Elon Musk turned X into “a sort of one man, sort of hyper-partisan and ideological hobby horse”, contrasting Meta's content moderation with X's
RE: https://www.threads.net/... Claire Atkin / @catthekin : Nick Clegg unironically calling literally anyone else “elite” is lol Kali Hays / @kalihays1 : “It's honestly not used by...
The European Court of Justice rules against Apple over a record €13B Irish tax bill, confirming a 2016 decision; filing: Apple will incur a ~$10B charge in Q4
https://www.bbc.com/... “The EU Commission accused Ireland of giving Apple illegal tax advantages eight years ago but the Irish government has consistently argued against the need...
The European Court of Justice rules against Apple over a record €13B Irish tax bill, confirming a 2016 decision; filing: Apple will incur a ~$10B charge in Q4
Europe's top court on Tuesday ruled against Apple in the tech giant's 10-year court battle over its tax affairs in Ireland.
Ex-Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch, who was acquitted on US fraud charges in June 2024, is among six missing after a superyacht sank off Sicily, per Italian authorities
A luxury superyacht carrying foreign tourists capsized and sank off the Italian island of Sicily in bad weather early Monday.