iOS 18: A new Control Center
iOS 18 features a redesigned Control Center with new customization options and multiple control screens. Users can now swipe between multiple control screens for easier access to frequently used controls. A new controls gallery allows customization of control buttons, including changing their size.
Developers can integrate controls from their apps, enabling features like remote car starting. Additionally, users can customize the lock screen controls and assign Control Center buttons to the Action button on the iPhone 15 Pro.
And yes, the control center doesn't follow tinted mode.
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iOS 18 features a redesigned Control Center with new customization options and multiple control screens. Users can now swipe between multiple control screens for easier access to frequently used controls. A new controls gallery allows customization of control buttons, including changing their size.
Developers can integrate controls from their apps, enabling features like remote car starting. Additionally, users can customize the lock screen controls and assign Control Center buttons to the Action button on the iPhone 15 Pro.
And yes, the control center doesn't follow tinted mode.
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Apple made an iPad calculator app after 14 years
It also supports Apple Pencil, meaning that you can write down math problems and the app will solve them thanks to a feature Apple calls Math Notes.
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Next, I want to talk about a feat that some may have concluded must be a mathematical impossibility. That's right, we're bringing caclulator to iPad. By leveraging what makes iPad so unique, it makes solving math easier than ever.
It also supports Apple Pencil, meaning that you can write down math problems and the app will solve them thanks to a feature Apple calls Math Notes.
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iOS 18 will let you record calls — and tells everyone for their privacy
The image shows a new recording option on the Phone app, which displays a soundwave, along with how long you’ve been recording. It will automatically tell call participants that they’re being recorded.
It then transcribes your call in the Notes app, where you can generate a summary using the new Apple Intelligence AI system. Audio transcription will only be available in English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, and Portuguese.
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The image shows a new recording option on the Phone app, which displays a soundwave, along with how long you’ve been recording. It will automatically tell call participants that they’re being recorded.
It then transcribes your call in the Notes app, where you can generate a summary using the new Apple Intelligence AI system. Audio transcription will only be available in English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, and Portuguese.
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iOS 18 Lets You Lock and Hide Your Apps
iOS 18 introduces a feature allowing app locking or hiding via Face ID scan. Locked apps prompt for secondary authentication upon access. While not all apps are lockable, most, including third-party ones, can utilize this feature. Users can also hide locked apps, moving them to a hidden folder.
Locked or hidden apps remain concealed from search, notifications, and system areas. Disabling the lock feature requires a Face ID scan, ensuring security. This extends to iPad devices as well.
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iOS 18 introduces a feature allowing app locking or hiding via Face ID scan. Locked apps prompt for secondary authentication upon access. While not all apps are lockable, most, including third-party ones, can utilize this feature. Users can also hide locked apps, moving them to a hidden folder.
Locked or hidden apps remain concealed from search, notifications, and system areas. Disabling the lock feature requires a Face ID scan, ensuring security. This extends to iPad devices as well.
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A revolutionary update in macOS 15 - Window Tiling
Window Tiling is finally supported in macOS with the new update. This makes it easier to arrange windows automatically on your screen without manually dragging and resizing each one individually or switching into full-screen mode.
This is a revolutionary change in macOS. We do not know if it supports keyboard shortcuts, and if it doesn't, Rectangle would still be quite useful.
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Window Tiling is finally supported in macOS with the new update. This makes it easier to arrange windows automatically on your screen without manually dragging and resizing each one individually or switching into full-screen mode.
This is a revolutionary change in macOS. We do not know if it supports keyboard shortcuts, and if it doesn't, Rectangle would still be quite useful.
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iOS 18: Enhanced Messaging
Text Formatting and Effects:
iOS 18 introduces text formatting options, including bold, italics, underline, and strikeout. Users can add text effects to messages with new effects like Big, Small, Shake, etc. It also supports scheduling messages and using any emoji for tapback.
Rich Communication Services (RCS):
iOS 18 now supports Rich Communication Services (RCS), with the original features like higher resolution media, larger file sharing, etc. RCS replaces SMS/MMS as the default communication protocol on the iPhone.
Messages via Satellite:
Messages via satellite enables communication in remote areas without traditional network coverage. Users can send and receive iMessages or SMS messages, and it works with all iMessage features with end-to-end encryption. The charges for satellite services are planned in the future.
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Text Formatting and Effects:
iOS 18 introduces text formatting options, including bold, italics, underline, and strikeout. Users can add text effects to messages with new effects like Big, Small, Shake, etc. It also supports scheduling messages and using any emoji for tapback.
Rich Communication Services (RCS):
iOS 18 now supports Rich Communication Services (RCS), with the original features like higher resolution media, larger file sharing, etc. RCS replaces SMS/MMS as the default communication protocol on the iPhone.
Messages via Satellite:
Messages via satellite enables communication in remote areas without traditional network coverage. Users can send and receive iMessages or SMS messages, and it works with all iMessage features with end-to-end encryption. The charges for satellite services are planned in the future.
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Elon Musk warns to ban Apple devices over OpenAI partnership
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has criticized Apple for integrating OpenAI's ChatGPT into its devices, calling it a security risk. He warned that Apple devices might be banned at his companies, including Tesla and SpaceX, if the integration proceeds.
Musk argues that Apple lacks the capability to secure data shared with OpenAI, compromising user privacy.
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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has criticized Apple for integrating OpenAI's ChatGPT into its devices, calling it a security risk. He warned that Apple devices might be banned at his companies, including Tesla and SpaceX, if the integration proceeds.
Musk argues that Apple lacks the capability to secure data shared with OpenAI, compromising user privacy.
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ARM demands destruction of all PCs with Snapdragon X
ARM and Qualcomm are clashing over licensing agreements. ARM claims Qualcomm broke the deal by buying Nuvia and using its cores in Snapdragon X chips, which isn't covered by their license. ARM, in their lawsuit, demands that Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Microsoft, Lenovo, Samsung and other smaller manufacturers should destroy all notebooks or mini PCs with Snapdragon X CPUs.
This might be why Microsoft prefers to work with Mediatek and Nvidia rather than Qualcomm.
Qualcomm fired back with a lawsuit, accusing ARM of not delivering promised items. ARM wants to push through a new licensing models to base license costs on the price of the device rather than the processor.
The first court hearing is in December 2024, so the fate of these devices is uncertain for now.
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ARM and Qualcomm are clashing over licensing agreements. ARM claims Qualcomm broke the deal by buying Nuvia and using its cores in Snapdragon X chips, which isn't covered by their license. ARM, in their lawsuit, demands that Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Microsoft, Lenovo, Samsung and other smaller manufacturers should destroy all notebooks or mini PCs with Snapdragon X CPUs.
This might be why Microsoft prefers to work with Mediatek and Nvidia rather than Qualcomm.
Qualcomm fired back with a lawsuit, accusing ARM of not delivering promised items. ARM wants to push through a new licensing models to base license costs on the price of the device rather than the processor.
The first court hearing is in December 2024, so the fate of these devices is uncertain for now.
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Apple is not paying OpenAI to use ChatGPT in iOS 18
Neither Apple nor OpenAI is paying the other for the integration of ChatGPT. Instead, Apple values the exposure and technology integration, considering it equal to monetary payment.
Apple aims to secure revenue-sharing deals with AI companies, earning a cut from AI partners who monetize chatbot results on Apple platforms.
Currently, OpenAI’s ChatGPT iOS app supports ChatGPT Plus payments through Apple's In-App Purchase system, giving Apple a 15-30% cut.
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Neither Apple nor OpenAI is paying the other for the integration of ChatGPT. Instead, Apple values the exposure and technology integration, considering it equal to monetary payment.
Apple aims to secure revenue-sharing deals with AI companies, earning a cut from AI partners who monetize chatbot results on Apple platforms.
Currently, OpenAI’s ChatGPT iOS app supports ChatGPT Plus payments through Apple's In-App Purchase system, giving Apple a 15-30% cut.
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Fired employee accessed company’s computer 'test system' and deleted servers, causing it to lose S$918,000
Kandula Nagaraju, 39, was sentenced to 2 years and 8 months for unauthorized access to NCS SG's "test system". Kandula’s former team managed this system which was used to test new software before launch.
After being fired in November 2022, Kandula, feeling "confused and upset", used administrator credentials to access NCS SG's test system from India and Singapore, deleting 180 virtual servers between January and March 2023.
Kandula wrote and executed scripts to delete the servers despite being unauthorised. His laptop, containing the scripts, was seized by the police. He had searched on Google for scripts to delete virtual servers.
His actions caused NCS SG a loss of S$918,000.
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Kandula Nagaraju, 39, was sentenced to 2 years and 8 months for unauthorized access to NCS SG's "test system". Kandula’s former team managed this system which was used to test new software before launch.
After being fired in November 2022, Kandula, feeling "confused and upset", used administrator credentials to access NCS SG's test system from India and Singapore, deleting 180 virtual servers between January and March 2023.
Kandula wrote and executed scripts to delete the servers despite being unauthorised. His laptop, containing the scripts, was seized by the police. He had searched on Google for scripts to delete virtual servers.
His actions caused NCS SG a loss of S$918,000.
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Dave Burke steps down as VP of engineering for Android
Dave Burke, VP of engineering for Android, announced he's stepping down but will remain as an "advisor" while exploring roles in AI/bio at Alphabet. Burke, with Google since 2007, played key roles in Nexus, Pixel, Android TV, and Chrome mobile apps. Burke hasn’t said who will be taking over his role going forward.
Immediate changes to Android aren't expected.
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Dave Burke, VP of engineering for Android, announced he's stepping down but will remain as an "advisor" while exploring roles in AI/bio at Alphabet. Burke, with Google since 2007, played key roles in Nexus, Pixel, Android TV, and Chrome mobile apps. Burke hasn’t said who will be taking over his role going forward.
There’s no way to sum up almost 1.5 decades of work in a single email. But I wanted to say thank you for the once-in-a-lifetime, awe-inspiring opportunity. I stayed so long because of our incredible impact – building the future of computing at planet scale.
Immediate changes to Android aren't expected.
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New Linux malware is controlled through emojis sent from Discord
A new Linux malware named 'DISGOMOJI' has been discovered, targeting Indian government agencies. Linked to a Pakistan-based threat actor 'UTA0137', it uses Discord and emojis for command and control (C2). The malware targets the custom Linux distribution BOSS, used by Indian government agencies.
It was found in a UPX-packed ELF executable within a ZIP archive, likely distributed via phishing emails. Upon execution, it displays a PDF lure, a beneficiary form from India's Defence Service Officer Provident Fund and downloads additional payloads including DISGOMOJI and '
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A new Linux malware named 'DISGOMOJI' has been discovered, targeting Indian government agencies. Linked to a Pakistan-based threat actor 'UTA0137', it uses Discord and emojis for command and control (C2). The malware targets the custom Linux distribution BOSS, used by Indian government agencies.
It was found in a UPX-packed ELF executable within a ZIP archive, likely distributed via phishing emails. Upon execution, it displays a PDF lure, a beneficiary form from India's Defence Service Officer Provident Fund and downloads additional payloads including DISGOMOJI and '
uevent_seqnum.sh' to steal data. Using the open-source project discord-c2, it connects to a Discord server, awaiting emoji commands to exfiltrate data and steal credentials.DISGOMOJI listens for new messages in the command channel on the Discord server. C2 communication takes place using an emoji-based protocol where the attacker sends commands to the malware by sending emojis to the command channel, with additional parameters following the emoji where applicable. While DISGOMOJI is processing a command, it reacts with a “Clock” emoji in the command message to let the attacker know the command is being processed. Once the command is fully processed, the “Clock” emoji reaction is removed and DISGOMOJI adds a “Check Mark Button” emoji as a reaction to the command message to confirm the command was
executed.
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