Apple and Meta discuss AI partnership for iOS 18
Apple and Meta have discussed a partnership that would see Meta AI models integrated into iOS 18 for Apple Intelligence.
This integration would likely be similar to the deal Apple has struck with ChatGPT, which is currently the only third-party partner for Apple Intelligence.
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Apple and Meta have discussed a partnership that would see Meta AI models integrated into iOS 18 for Apple Intelligence.
This integration would likely be similar to the deal Apple has struck with ChatGPT, which is currently the only third-party partner for Apple Intelligence.
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Microsoft Account to local account conversion guide erased from official Windows 11 guide
Microsoft has been pushing Windows 11 users to sign in with a Microsoft Account, making it harder to use a local account. Instructions on how to switch from a Microsoft Account to a local account were recently removed from the official Windows 11 guide.
Converting your Windows 11 PC's login from a Microsoft Account to a local account is a pretty simple process. All you have to do is go to the Settings app, proceed to Accounts > Your info, and select "Sign in with a local account instead."
The removal suggests Microsoft wants to limit this option for the average consumer.
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Microsoft has been pushing Windows 11 users to sign in with a Microsoft Account, making it harder to use a local account. Instructions on how to switch from a Microsoft Account to a local account were recently removed from the official Windows 11 guide.
Converting your Windows 11 PC's login from a Microsoft Account to a local account is a pretty simple process. All you have to do is go to the Settings app, proceed to Accounts > Your info, and select "Sign in with a local account instead."
The removal suggests Microsoft wants to limit this option for the average consumer.
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Google Chrome 128 Canary Introduces Offline AI with Gemini Nano Model
Google Chrome 128 Canary introduces a native feature with a 3.25 billion parameter quantized Gemini nano model running locally, providing AI capabilities with less than 100ms latency and using under 2GB of RAM.
It is free of cost, operates offline and is proposed for all browsers. It cannot search for information on the web. To enable this AI feature, users need to sign up for the "Built-In AI proposal preview."
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Google Chrome 128 Canary introduces a native feature with a 3.25 billion parameter quantized Gemini nano model running locally, providing AI capabilities with less than 100ms latency and using under 2GB of RAM.
It is free of cost, operates offline and is proposed for all browsers. It cannot search for information on the web. To enable this AI feature, users need to sign up for the "Built-In AI proposal preview."
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Google no longer developing Material Web Components
MWC offered a library of Material 3 components — Button, FAB, Icon button, Checkbox, Chips, Dialog, Divider, Elevation, Focus ring, List, Menu, Progress indicators, Radio, Ripple, Select, Slider, Switch, Tabs, and Text field — that developers could use on websites.
Earlier this month, the team announced (h/t Artem Russakovskii) that MWC has entered maintenance mode and will no longer see updates with all future plans abandoned.
The original team is “investigating ways to continue development of new features and components, including identifying new maintainers.”
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MWC offered a library of Material 3 components — Button, FAB, Icon button, Checkbox, Chips, Dialog, Divider, Elevation, Focus ring, List, Menu, Progress indicators, Radio, Ripple, Select, Slider, Switch, Tabs, and Text field — that developers could use on websites.
Earlier this month, the team announced (h/t Artem Russakovskii) that MWC has entered maintenance mode and will no longer see updates with all future plans abandoned.
MWC is not deprecated or going away, but Material Design is no longer actively staffing its development.
The original team is “investigating ways to continue development of new features and components, including identifying new maintainers.”
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Apple and Meta discuss AI partnership for iOS 18 Apple and Meta have discussed a partnership that would see Meta AI models integrated into iOS 18 for Apple Intelligence. This integration would likely be similar to the deal Apple has struck with ChatGPT,…
Apple shelved the idea of integrating Meta’s AI models over privacy concerns
Apple briefly held talks with Meta about the possibility of a partnership way back in March when Apple was talking to multiple companies to explore integration of their models with their devices.
However, the company shelved the idea of putting Meta’s AI models on iPhones over privacy concerns. Partnering with Meta also won’t do a lot of good to Apple’s image.
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Apple briefly held talks with Meta about the possibility of a partnership way back in March when Apple was talking to multiple companies to explore integration of their models with their devices.
However, the company shelved the idea of putting Meta’s AI models on iPhones over privacy concerns. Partnering with Meta also won’t do a lot of good to Apple’s image.
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EU charges Microsoft with antitrust violations over Teams
The European Commission has charged Microsoft with antitrust violations for bundling its Teams app with its Office suite, marking the first such charges in over a decade. This gives Teams an undue advantage over competitors like Slack and Zoom.
In April, Microsoft proposed unbundling Teams from Office beyond Europe to avoid regulatory action, but officials found the measures insufficient. Microsoft faces potential fines of up to 10% of its annual global revenue if found guilty of violating competition rules.
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The European Commission has charged Microsoft with antitrust violations for bundling its Teams app with its Office suite, marking the first such charges in over a decade. This gives Teams an undue advantage over competitors like Slack and Zoom.
In April, Microsoft proposed unbundling Teams from Office beyond Europe to avoid regulatory action, but officials found the measures insufficient. Microsoft faces potential fines of up to 10% of its annual global revenue if found guilty of violating competition rules.
We are concerned that Microsoft may be giving its own communication product Teams an undue advantage over competitors by tying it to its popular productivity suites for business. If confirmed, Microsoft’s conduct would be illegal under our competition rules. Microsoft now has the opportunity to reply to our concerns.
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Meta makes its AI chatbot available to all users in India
Meta has launched its Llama 3-powered AI chatbot to all users in India The chatbot is available on WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and Facebook. Users can access the chatbot through app search bars and the Meta.AI website.
The AI can suggest Reels, answer questions about posts, generate images, and assist in group chats. However, it has shown biases, such as adding turbans to images of Indian men.
Unlike Google’s Gemini, which supports nine local languages, Meta AI does not yet support local Indian languages. It supports English only.
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Meta has launched its Llama 3-powered AI chatbot to all users in India The chatbot is available on WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and Facebook. Users can access the chatbot through app search bars and the Meta.AI website.
The AI can suggest Reels, answer questions about posts, generate images, and assist in group chats. However, it has shown biases, such as adding turbans to images of Indian men.
Unlike Google’s Gemini, which supports nine local languages, Meta AI does not yet support local Indian languages. It supports English only.
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Google is killing infinite scroll on search results
Google is discontinuing continuous scroll in its search results, reverting to the classic pagination bar starting today on desktop and in the coming months on mobile. Continuous scroll, introduced on mobile in October 2021 and on desktop in December 2022, will be phased out.
Google aims to improve search result delivery speed, as automatic loading of additional results didn't significantly enhance user satisfaction. This change may impact website click rates and Search Console data. The bottom of desktop search results will now feature a "Next" button, and mobile will show a "More results" button.
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Google is discontinuing continuous scroll in its search results, reverting to the classic pagination bar starting today on desktop and in the coming months on mobile. Continuous scroll, introduced on mobile in October 2021 and on desktop in December 2022, will be phased out.
Google aims to improve search result delivery speed, as automatic loading of additional results didn't significantly enhance user satisfaction. This change may impact website click rates and Search Console data. The bottom of desktop search results will now feature a "Next" button, and mobile will show a "More results" button.
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rabbit data breach: all r1 responses ever given can be downloaded
On May 16, 2024, the Rabbitude team discovered critical hardcoded API keys in Rabbit Inc's codebase, affecting services like ElevenLabs, Azure, Yelp, and Google Maps.
These keys allow:
• Unauthorized access to sensitive data.
• Altering responses or bricking R1 devices.
• Changing TTS settings.
The ElevenLabs key allows to:
• Get a history of all past text-to-speech messages
• Change voices
• Add custom text replacements
• Delete voices, crashing the rabbitOS backend.
Despite being aware of the breach for over a month, Rabbit Inc has not rotated the keys. The api keys continue to be valid.
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On May 16, 2024, the Rabbitude team discovered critical hardcoded API keys in Rabbit Inc's codebase, affecting services like ElevenLabs, Azure, Yelp, and Google Maps.
These keys allow:
• Unauthorized access to sensitive data.
• Altering responses or bricking R1 devices.
• Changing TTS settings.
The ElevenLabs key allows to:
• Get a history of all past text-to-speech messages
• Change voices
• Add custom text replacements
• Delete voices, crashing the rabbitOS backend.
Despite being aware of the breach for over a month, Rabbit Inc has not rotated the keys. The api keys continue to be valid.
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Flipkart launches payments app, Super.money
Flipkart has launched Super.money, a payments app available in beta on the Play Store, as it expands its fintech ventures after separating from PhonePe in late 2022.
The app supports UPI transactions. Super.money is promising “real cashback” and not “useless rewards” for paying, sending or receiving money via the app
Super.money also plans to introduce secured cards and lending, with partners including DMI Finance, Axis Bank and Credit Saison India.
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Flipkart has launched Super.money, a payments app available in beta on the Play Store, as it expands its fintech ventures after separating from PhonePe in late 2022.
The app supports UPI transactions. Super.money is promising “real cashback” and not “useless rewards” for paying, sending or receiving money via the app
Super.money also plans to introduce secured cards and lending, with partners including DMI Finance, Axis Bank and Credit Saison India.
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Figma Config 2024
Figma AI: Figma AI includes features like:
• Visual Search to locate components
• Efficiency updates for automating tedious tasks
• Make Designs to generate UI layouts from text prompts
• Making Prototypes
• Automatic Layer Renaming, etc.
These AI tools will be free during the 2024 beta period. Sharing your customer content with Figma for AI training is optional.
UI3: The third redesign of Figma, UI3, offers an immersive canvas, a component-centered UI, and a new icon set. It focuses on user feedback and aims to create more space for future features.
Figma Slides: Figma Slides is a new tool for creating, collaborating on, and presenting slides. Available in free beta, it will offer plans starting at $3 per user/month in early 2025, which simplifies and enhances slide creation process.
Dev Mode Updates: New updates in Dev Mode include Ready for Dev View, Focus View, and Code Connect. These features improve collaboration, streamline workflows, and ensure consistent adoption of design systems across frameworks.
Quality-of-life Improvements: Usability updates include:
• More intuitive Auto Layout
• Readily accessible UI Kits like Apple iOS and Google Material Design 3
• A responsive prototype viewer
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Figma AI: Figma AI includes features like:
• Visual Search to locate components
• Efficiency updates for automating tedious tasks
• Make Designs to generate UI layouts from text prompts
• Making Prototypes
• Automatic Layer Renaming, etc.
These AI tools will be free during the 2024 beta period. Sharing your customer content with Figma for AI training is optional.
UI3: The third redesign of Figma, UI3, offers an immersive canvas, a component-centered UI, and a new icon set. It focuses on user feedback and aims to create more space for future features.
Figma Slides: Figma Slides is a new tool for creating, collaborating on, and presenting slides. Available in free beta, it will offer plans starting at $3 per user/month in early 2025, which simplifies and enhances slide creation process.
Dev Mode Updates: New updates in Dev Mode include Ready for Dev View, Focus View, and Code Connect. These features improve collaboration, streamline workflows, and ensure consistent adoption of design systems across frameworks.
Quality-of-life Improvements: Usability updates include:
• More intuitive Auto Layout
• Readily accessible UI Kits like Apple iOS and Google Material Design 3
• A responsive prototype viewer
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Character.AI now allows users to talk with AI avatars over calls
Character.AI now allows users to interact with AI avatars via phone calls, supporting multiple languages including English, Spanish, and Chinese. The feature, tested by over 3 million users making 20 million calls, aims to aid language practice, mock interviews, and enhance role-playing games.
Users can switch between calling and texting seamlessly and interrupt the AI with a tap. This follows the earlier launch of Character Voices, which enables characters to speak during chats.
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Character.AI now allows users to interact with AI avatars via phone calls, supporting multiple languages including English, Spanish, and Chinese. The feature, tested by over 3 million users making 20 million calls, aims to aid language practice, mock interviews, and enhance role-playing games.
Users can switch between calling and texting seamlessly and interrupt the AI with a tap. This follows the earlier launch of Character Voices, which enables characters to speak during chats.
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Xiaomi takes measures to prohibit Chinese devices from running international versions of the HyperOS
Recently, Kacper Skrzypek, a tester of the well-known official ROM Xiaomi.EU, posted on X/Twitter that Xiaomi has added a region detection mechanism in the boot wizard.
If the device hardware is a Chinese version but is running an international system, the boot wizard will not be able to complete and will prompt "Unsupported software".
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Recently, Kacper Skrzypek, a tester of the well-known official ROM Xiaomi.EU, posted on X/Twitter that Xiaomi has added a region detection mechanism in the boot wizard.
If the device hardware is a Chinese version but is running an international system, the boot wizard will not be able to complete and will prompt "Unsupported software".
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Major Windows BSOD issue takes banks, airlines, and supermarkets down
Thousands of Windows machines are experiencing a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) issue at boot today, impacting banks, airlines, TV broadcasters, supermarkets, and many more businesses worldwide
There is also Microsoft Azure outage today
Machines of Australian airline, banks have gone offline. UK broadcaster Sky News is currently unable to broadcast.
Berlin Airport, Ryanair, one of the biggest airlines in Europe is experiencing flight departures.
The US Federal Aviation Administration says all flights from Delta, United, and American Airlines are grounded due to a “communication issue.”
says one Reddit poster, while another says 70% of their laptops are down and stuck in a boot loop.
A faulty update from cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike is knocking affected PCs and servers offline, forcing them into a recovery boot loop so machines can’t start properly.
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Thousands of Windows machines are experiencing a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) issue at boot today, impacting banks, airlines, TV broadcasters, supermarkets, and many more businesses worldwide
There is also Microsoft Azure outage today
Machines of Australian airline, banks have gone offline. UK broadcaster Sky News is currently unable to broadcast.
Berlin Airport, Ryanair, one of the biggest airlines in Europe is experiencing flight departures.
The US Federal Aviation Administration says all flights from Delta, United, and American Airlines are grounded due to a “communication issue.”
Our entire company is offline
says one Reddit poster, while another says 70% of their laptops are down and stuck in a boot loop.
A faulty update from cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike is knocking affected PCs and servers offline, forcing them into a recovery boot loop so machines can’t start properly.
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You'll be posting tech news, formatting it according to our regular format. Sometimes, you will be provided with the source, and sometimes you have to find news yourself.
Some experience with managing a channel or a blog related to technology would be great. And of course, you won't be paid.
And please, don't stop posting after some days, be regular for at least a while. We'll guide you with the format and the sources.
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Proton Mail Introduces Open-Source AI Writing Assistant
Proton Mail has unveiled "Proton Scribe," an AI-powered writing assistant designed with privacy in mind. This new feature helps users compose emails, proofread content, and adjust language tone. Unlike other AI tools, Proton Scribe processes data locally by default, ensuring user privacy through zero-access encryption.
The tool uses open-source AI models without third-party involvement, setting a new standard for secure email services.
While initially focused on business users, Proton Scribe aims to provide a privacy-conscious alternative to data-hungry email platforms.
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Proton Mail has unveiled "Proton Scribe," an AI-powered writing assistant designed with privacy in mind. This new feature helps users compose emails, proofread content, and adjust language tone. Unlike other AI tools, Proton Scribe processes data locally by default, ensuring user privacy through zero-access encryption.
The tool uses open-source AI models without third-party involvement, setting a new standard for secure email services.
While initially focused on business users, Proton Scribe aims to provide a privacy-conscious alternative to data-hungry email platforms.
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