Apple prices Vision Pro accessories: travel case, battery pack, and Light Seal at $199 each; Solo Knit and Dual Loop bands at $99 each.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-20
Apple Vision Pro travel case - $199 Vision Pro battery pack - $199 Vision Pro Light Seal - $199 Solo Knit band - $99 Dual Loop band - $99
Apple releases Vision Pro accessories including a travel case, a battery pack, and a Light Seal, plus Solo Knit and Dual Loop bands.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-20
Apple Vision Pro travel case Vision Pro battery pack Vision Pro Light Seal Solo Knit band Dual Loop band
All X users on Android can receive audio and video calls.
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X all users Android
Josh Robert Nay reports trying X video calls on Android with his wife for about 15 minutes and gives a brief positive review.
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Josh Robert Nay @joshrobertnay X video calls on Android
Only X Premium subscribers on Android can place audio and video calls; non-Premium users can only receive them.
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X Premium subscribers Android
Reports indicate Apple includes a free polishing cloth with every Apple Vision Pro purchase.
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Apple polishing cloth (included with Vision Pro purchase)
X previously launched audio and video calling on iOS in October 2023.
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X audio calling video calling iOS October 2023
X rolls out audio and video calling on Android.
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X audio calling video calling Android
Perplexity is offering one year of Perplexity Pro (valued at $200) free to the first 100,000 buyers of the Rabbit R1.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-20
Perplexity AI first 100,000 Rabbit R1 purchasers
Rabbit's R1 will use Perplexity AI's tech to answer user queries; the first 100K buyers of the $199 device get one year of Perplexity Pro, worth $200, for free
TechCrunch · 2024-01-20 · #24
Stability AI releases the Stable LM 2 1.6B language model.
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Stability AI Stable LM 2 1.6B
Stability AI releases Stable LM 2 1.6B, which the company says outperforms other small AI language models on most benchmarks, including Microsoft's Phi-2
VentureBeat · 2024-01-20 · #12
Belkin offers a third-party battery holder/clip for the Apple Vision Pro priced around $49.95.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-20
Belkin battery holder (Vision Pro) - $49.95
TikTok is testing AI Song, a Bloom-powered tool that generates songs from text prompts and allows users to toggle the song's genre.
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TikTok AI Song Bloom (LLM)
TikTok is testing AI Song, a tool powered by the LLM Bloom that generates songs from text prompts and allows users to toggle the song's genre
The Verge · 2024-01-19 · #27
The 2023 World Economic Forum generated excitement about ChatGPT.
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World Economic Forum ChatGPT
World leaders at the 2024 World Economic Forum fret over AI-powered misinformation and job displacement, following excitement about ChatGPT at the 2023 WEF
Washington Post · 2024-01-19 · #29
Ello launched in 2014 as a social network alternative to ad-driven platforms.
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Ello
A history of Ello, which defined itself as an alternative to ad-driven social media, from its 2014 launch and funding to its quiet sale and sudden death in 2023
Waxy.org · 2024-01-19 · #33
Microsoft makes Reading Coach, an AI-powered tool that provides learners with personalized reading practice, available for free on the web.
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Microsoft Reading Coach
Microsoft makes Reading Coach, its AI-powered tool that provides learners with personalized reading practice, available for free on the web
TechCrunch · 2024-01-19 · #30
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta aims to build AGI and eventually open-source it.
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Mark Zuckerberg Meta AGI
Zuckerberg says Meta wants to build and open source AGI, and brings AI group FAIR closer to the generative AI team; Meta will own 340K+ H100 GPUs by 2024's end
The Verge · 2024-01-19 · #9
Users were confused by Artifact's ever-growing set of features, which diluted the app's value and hurt engagement.
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Artifact users features
A look at the reasons why Artifact failed, including not growing its user base outside the US and user confusion about its ever-growing set of features
TechCrunch · 2024-01-19 · #7
Artifact, a news app from Instagram's co-founders, announced it was shutting down after failing to gain critical mass.
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Artifact
A look at the reasons why Artifact failed, including not growing its user base outside the US and user confusion about its ever-growing set of features
TechCrunch · 2024-01-19 · #7
Apple releases Vision Pro accessories: travel case, battery pack, and Light Seal priced at $199 each, and Solo Knit and Dual Loop bands priced at $99 each.
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Apple Vision Pro travel case ($199) Vision Pro battery pack ($199) Vision Pro Light Seal ($199) Solo Knit band ($99) Dual Loop band ($99)
Apple Vision Pro and its accessories are available for pre-order.
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Apple Apple Vision Pro Vision Pro accessories
Apple identifies health care, training, and education as key market areas for the Vision Pro in an internal video and memo.
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Apple Vision Pro health care training education
Internal video and memo: Apple sees health care, training, and education as key areas for the Vision Pro, and will give employees a 25% discount on the device
Bloomberg · 2024-01-19 · #4
Searches indicate Meta's apps may also be unavailable on Apple Vision Pro.
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Meta apps on Apple Vision Pro
YouTube and, according to a source, Spotify are not planning to launch a native Apple Vision Pro app or to allow their iPad app to run on the platform
Bloomberg · 2024-01-19 · #2
The Vision Pro is equipped with an M2 chip featuring an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, and is offered with 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options.
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Vision Pro M2 chip 8-core CPU 10-core GPU 256GB storage 512GB storage 1TB storage
Apple opens pre-orders for the Vision Pro, which has an M2 chip with an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, and comes with 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options
MacRumors · 2024-01-19 · #1
All users can receive audio/video calls on X, but only Premium subscribers can place them.
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X receive calls (all users) place calls (Premium subscribers)
X rolls out audio and video calling to Android following the October 2023 iOS launch; all users can receive calls but only Premium subscribers can place them
TechCrunch · 2024-01-19 · #5
Apple opens pre-orders for the Vision Pro in the United States.
confirmed 1 article 2024-01-19
Apple Vision Pro United States
Apple opens pre-orders for the Vision Pro, which has an M2 chip with an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, and comes with 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options
MacRumors · 2024-01-19 · #1
According to a source, YouTube and Spotify are not planning to launch a native Apple Vision Pro app or allow their iPad app to run on the platform.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-19
YouTube Spotify native Apple Vision Pro app iPad app running on Apple Vision Pro
YouTube and, according to a source, Spotify are not planning to launch a native Apple Vision Pro app or to allow their iPad app to run on the platform
Bloomberg · 2024-01-19 · #2
Source says users of YouTube and Spotify would be steered toward the web version on Apple Vision Pro.
rumored 1 article 2024-01-19
YouTube Spotify web
YouTube and, according to a source, Spotify are not planning to launch a native Apple Vision Pro app or to allow their iPad app to run on the platform
Bloomberg · 2024-01-19 · #2
X rolls out audio and video calling to its Android client following the October 2023 iOS launch.
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X audio calling video calling Android
X rolls out audio and video calling to Android following the October 2023 iOS launch; all users can receive calls but only Premium subscribers can place them
TechCrunch · 2024-01-19 · #5
Apple confirms the Vision Pro headset weighs between 600 and 650 grams depending on Light Seal and headband configuration.
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Apple Vision Pro (600\u2013650 grams)
Meta's Quest 3 weighs 516 grams and the Quest Pro weighs 722 grams.
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Meta Quest 3 (516 grams) Quest Pro (722 grams)