Apple and Google announced today that they will lead an industry-wide initiative to draft a specification that alerts users to unwanted Bluetooth tracking after numerous cases of Bluetooth trackers like Apple’s AirTag being used for stalking or other criminal apps. Other tracker makers like Samsung, Tile, Chipolo, eufy Security, and …
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Apple introduces savings accounts for its Apple Card with a 4.15% interest rate
Customers of Apple Cards in the US can open an Apple saving account and earn interest through it. Click here for more information about Apple’s new product. Because interest rates are fluctuating so much these days, Apple stated when it first announced the new financial product back in October that …
Read More »The iPod is (re)invented by Apple
Apple created a pocket-sized device that plays music, videos, and books without a smartphone or smartwatch. Cupertino, near. Apple has filed a patent application for a headphone-case-meets-pocket-computer with a touchscreen display and the guts to browse tunes, movies, weather, and maps. Apple reinvented the iPod because time is flat. Apple …
Read More »Apple Music Classical is now available for download to everyone
Apple’s new app for classical music, Apple Music Classical, is now available for download. The app is free for everyone, but you need an Apple Music subscription. Notably, it is not available in countries like China, Japan, Korea, Russia, Taiwan and Turkey. The company said that there are more than …
Read More »Greg Brockman of OpenAI talks in an interview about how GPT-4 isn’t perfect, but neither are you
Yesterday, OpenAI released the eagerly anticipated text-generating AI model, GPT-4, and it’s an intriguing piece of work. GPT-4 is much better than its predecessor, GPT-3, because it makes more factually correct claims and makes it easier for developers to describe its style and behavior.It is also multimodal in that it …
Read More »Instagram co-founders launch personalized news app Artifact with new features
Instagram’s co-founders’ personalized news reader, Artifact, is now open to the public without sign-up. Last month, Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger unveiled their latest venture as an invite-only experience, promising their news app would later include social features like discussing the news with friends. Today’s launch removes Artifact’s …
Read More »iOS WhatsApp video calls get picture-in-picture
WhatsApp’s iOS update adds picture-in-picture. This lets callers use WhatsApp or other apps without muting the video. The 23.3.77 iOS app introduced this feature. Previously, if you switched apps on your iPhone during a WhatsApp video call, the other person couldn’t see your feed. The new feature lets you respond …
Read More »DoorDash adds new rider safety features, such as fewer notifications
DoorDash, a delivery service, is launching new features for riders, including fewer notifications, a request that clients refrain from texting them while they are driving, and messaging that encourages one-tap replies. In order to reduce the number of notifications sent to delivery partners while they are in transit, DoorDash is …
Read More »In the 1940s, the USA had a functional mobile phone network
A mobile phone advertisement from the 1940s has recently been rediscovered by Open Culture. Long before the iPhone or the brick from the 1980s Wall Street guy, it depicts a functioning mobile phone. The first part of the advertisement tries to explain the advantages of being mobile and able to …
Read More »In 2022, the Chinese smartphone market will reach a 10-year low
As COVID-19 shakes the second-largest economy in the world, China’s smartphone market is experiencing a speed bump after a decade of frantic growth. According to research firm Counterpoint, the nation’s smartphone shipments fell 14% year over year in 2022, hitting a ten-year low. According to Canalys, it was also the …
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