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Upcoming 'Scary Fast' Event to Feature Apple's New M3 Chip and Enhanced Macs.
Apple's upcoming virtual event on October 30, dubbed "Scary Fast," is set to highlight the introduction of a new M3 chip and upgraded Mac products. The event, which will focus mainly on Macs, follows stock shortages of MacBook Pro and iMac, hinting at impending updates.
Despite earlier reports of supply chain delays pushing back the M3 release to 2024, the latest rumors suggest a potential unveiling is around the corner. The 24-inch iMac and M3 MacBook Pro are especially anticipated.
Updates to iPads, however, are not expected until next year. Amidst declining Mac sales earlier this year, the event provides a unique opportunity for Apple to boost its computer segment.
Motorola Reveals Bendable Android Phone with Adaptive Display at Lenovo Tech World '23.
Motorola showcased its innovative Adaptive Display concept phone at the Lenovo Tech World '23 event. The concept phone features a shape-shifting design that can be bent into different configurations. It can be worn like a smartwatch by bending it into a C-shape, allowing for wrist-worn operation.
Additionally, the phone can be bent to form a self-standing position, which provides a 4.6-inch display perfect for vertical tasks like video calls and social media scrolling. While the pricing and availability of the concept phone remain unknown, it represents an intriguing exploration of form factors in the ever-evolving smartphone market.
30+ State Attorneys General Sue Meta Over Children's Mental Health.
More than 30 state attorneys general have filed lawsuits against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, alleging that the platforms' addictive features harm children's mental health. The lawsuits claim that Meta designed its products to be addictive and intentionally deceived the public about the safety of its platforms. The states argue that Meta's algorithms and features push young users into harmful content and promote unhealthy engagement.
The lawsuits aim to force Meta to change its design practices and marketing and could result in financial penalties. The lawsuits follow growing concerns over the impact of social media on youth mental health. Meta has stated that it has made efforts to improve safety for teenagers and has introduced tools to support them.
Critics argue that regulatory action is needed in addition to litigation to address the issue. The lawsuits coincide with a wider investigation of TikTok's user engagement practices and their impact on young people.
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- Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to generate illegal child sexual abuse images online, posing a significant and growing threat to child safety, according to a report by the Internet Watch Foundation.
- Adult film star Riley Reid has launched Clona.AI, an AI chatbot platform offering fans intimate conversations with their favorite adult stars for $30 a month, using Meta’s Llama 2 large language model, which is heavily refined and retrained to mimic the personality of each star, allowing content creators to directly control the discourse of their AI clones to ensure it's in line with their personal preferences.
- The US government has ordered tech company Nvidia to immediately halt the shipping of its advanced artificial intelligence chips to China, a move originally planned to be effected 30 days from 17 October.
- Humane's first gadget, the AI Pin, which uses a mix of proprietary software and OpenAI’s GPT-4, will launch on November 9th. It will attach magnetically to clothing and has various features, including making calls, translating speech, and understanding nutritional information. A feature called the "Trust Light" illuminates when the device's camera, microphone, or sensors are recording data.
- A new tool called Nightshade could help artists prevent unauthorized use of their work in generative AI models.
- IBM has acquired Manta Software Inc., a leading data lineage platform, to enhance its capabilities in AI and data governance. The platform aids businesses in understanding their data flows, sources, transformations, and dependencies, thereby increasing transparency and ensuring correct data is used in AI models.
- YouTube Music now allows users to create custom playlist cover art using generative AI, rather than merging cover art for the first four songs of a playlist. The feature, initially available to English-speaking users in the US, enables the creation of AI-generated art in several categories, presenting five options to choose from.
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- Scientists, led by a team from Durham University, UK, have discovered an ancient river-formed terrain hidden under the Antarctic ice, providing insights into the ice sheet's historic stability and responses to climate changes. The area, believed to have been formed by rivers 14 million to 34 million years ago, spans 32,000 km2 beneath the Eastern Antarctic Ice.
- A recent analysis of lunar soil returned by the final Apollo mission in 1972 has revealed the moon is 4.46 billion years old, around 40 million years older than previously thought, according to researchers from The Field Museum of Chicago.
- The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected a never-before-seen feature in Jupiter's atmosphere, providing valuable insights into the planet's dynamic interactions. Using the telescope's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), researchers observed a high-speed jet stream in the lower stratosphere of Jupiter, measuring over 3,000 miles wide and moving at 320 miles per hour.
- NASA is facing a challenge in opening the container holding the dirt sample collected from asteroid Bennu during the OSIRIS-REx mission. The container, sealed with 35 fasteners, needs to be opened in a special glovebox to ensure minimal Earth contamination.
- A recent study led by Purdue University and NOAA has found an increase in pollutant metals in Earth's stratosphere, traced back to burned-up spacecraft upon reentry. Alongside spacecraft, micrometeorites also disintegrate and contribute to the chemical composition in the upper atmosphere.
