Arc is the biggest new thing in browsers in a long time — and the waitlist is finally gone.
Interesting new browser that's become pretty popular lately
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Comedian Sarah Silverman, novelists sue OpenAI for scraping books
Plus: Adobe is limiting how staff can use external generative AI tools, and the Pentagon is testing different large language models
And so far, they might succeed: Where's the smoking gun?
Climate change protesters dropped their pants at the Massachusetts Statehouse during a debate on a proposed tax relief package Thursday to bring attention to what they say is the need for swifter action against the use of fossil fuels.
Replacement volunteers have big shoes to fill.
Apple, the company, wants rights to the image of apples, the fruit, in Switzerland—one of dozens of countries where it’s flexing its legal muscles.
Global supply chains are a bitch.
EU votes in favor of adopting new AI regulations
Today, European Union lawmakers passed a draft law known as the AI Act which aims to place greater restrictions on how the technology can be used based on acceptable levels of risk. The new rules will require companies like OpenAI to disclose the data used to train their AI models. A final version o...
It'll require companies to disclose how they train their models, among other things... Final version isn't done yet.
That does sound pretty bad. Hopefully a new judge can be assigned.
Big screen without breaking the bank.
This is exactly what I'd wanted for a while. I did get an M1 MacBook Pro 16" when it came out, but I didn't really need all the extra power; I just wanted a bigger screen.
This would be the sweet spot for me if I didn't already have a MBP.
While judges do a have a lot of power, they aren't necessarily beholden to the politicians who appoint them. Trump learned that the hard way already at the Supreme Court.
Don’t underestimate his way of lying and cheating out of anything. All it takes is one closeted MAGA cultist on that jury.
There’s always some telemetry. But there’s a fair amount they do to truly make telemetry anonymous.
It's a given that the next iPhone is USB C. Notice that the Vision Pro also uses USB C. And for extra evidence, take a look at this Unbox Therapy short where he shows us a mold of the new iPhone 14. You can clearly see a USB C Port.
Having said that, I may be in the minority on this, but I'll miss Lightning. It's just such a small, elegant connector. It doesn't have a "tongue" like USB C so it's easier to clean both the male and female ports. USB C is great and all, and I know it has more capabilities with more pins and everything, but man I've really liked Lightning.
Apple fanboy here
I know it's trite to be an Apple fanboy on the Internet, but here I am!
Anyone else read Daring Fireball?
I Tried Apple’s Vision Pro Headset: A Hands-on Reaction
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Joanna Stern, patron saint of Apple reporting, on trying the ski goggles
New visionOS, R1 chip power "the first Apple product you look through, not at."
Reddit said on Tuesday it is laying off about 5% of its workforce, or 90 employees, joining a list of technology companies that have been cutting jobs across corporate America.
I'll miss you, dear Reddit. 😢 Long live Lemmy?