Thursday, March 21, 2024

As "censorship free" social network Parler returns to the iOS App Store, CEO Ryan Rhodes talks new features, moderation, and building "a true open platform" (Wired)

Wired:
As “censorship free” social network Parler returns to the iOS App Store, CEO Ryan Rhodes talks new features, moderation, and building “a true open platform”  —  The “free speech” social media alternative is back on Apple's App Store ahead of its official relaunch.



Chinese state media: during his visit to Shanghai, Tim Cook says "there's no supply chain in the world that's more critical to us than China" (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Chinese state media: during his visit to Shanghai, Tim Cook says “there's no supply chain in the world that's more critical to us than China”  —  Apple chief Tim Cook has said China is “critical” to its business in comments made during a visit to the country …



YouTube TV rolls out Multiview support on iOS and iPadOS, letting users watch four TV channels at once; Android support will roll out "in the coming months" (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
YouTube TV rolls out Multiview support on iOS and iPadOS, letting users watch four TV channels at once; Android support will roll out “in the coming months”  —  Google has confirmed that YouTube TV is now rolling out support for Multiview on the iPhone and iPad, but the feature won't arrive on Android for a while.



X launches API top-up packs, letting developers fetch roughly 10,000 more posts for $100 after exceeding their tier's limits midway through a month (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
X launches API top-up packs, letting developers fetch roughly 10,000 more posts for $100 after exceeding their tier's limits midway through a month  —  Social network X (formerly Twitter) launched new top-up packs for its developer API program on Tuesday.  These paid upgrades will allow developers …



Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Solana meme coin SLERF raised $10M in a presale, hitting $1.7B in trading volume, but the developer claims to have "burned" tokens set aside for an airdrop (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)

Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk:
Solana meme coin SLERF raised $10M in a presale, hitting $1.7B in trading volume, but the developer claims to have “burned” tokens set aside for an airdrop  —  “This is not a joke I really f****d up and im really sorry.  Was a simple mindless misclick when I was in the process of burning the the lp," the developer said



YouTube Music has introduced the 'Hum to Search' feature; know what it can do

YouTube's 'Hum to Search' feature allows users to find songs by humming melodies for 3 seconds on Android. Simply tap the microphone icon, listen to the results, and hum again if needed. https://ift.tt/WdZMOFE

Monday, March 18, 2024

Big AI deal to be signed between Apple and Google; Gemini could soon power iPhone AI features

Apple plans iOS 18 with Google, Samsung, OpenAI collaboration for new features like Gemini-powered images and AI, aiming to address tech challenges and boost Google, building on past Apple-Google partnership. https://ift.tt/octljUe

Sunday, March 17, 2024

A US judge rules Apple must face a class-action suit over AirTag stalking, as three plaintiffs made sufficient negligence and liability claims under CA law (Rachel Graf/Bloomberg)

Rachel Graf / Bloomberg:
A US judge rules Apple must face a class-action suit over AirTag stalking, as three plaintiffs made sufficient negligence and liability claims under CA law  —  - Judge says three plaintiffs made sufficient negligence claims  — Apple had argued it couldn't be held responsible for misuse



An interview with Aaron Levie about Box's acquisition of Crooze, as Box embraces the content management industry's shift toward AI and workflow automation (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)

Ron Miller / TechCrunch:
An interview with Aaron Levie about Box's acquisition of Crooze, as Box embraces the content management industry's shift toward AI and workflow automation  —  It's part of a shift across the content management industry  —  Box began life almost 20 years ago in a dorm room at USC …



A look at issues and monetization options for Apple CarPlay; sources: Apple plans to produce 20M-25M units of the entry and mid-tier AirPods launching this fall (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A look at issues and monetization options for Apple CarPlay; sources: Apple plans to produce 20M-25M units of the entry and mid-tier AirPods launching this fall  —  Apple's new CarPlay interface was originally designed to fend off Android, but now it's Apple's last hope to conquer the automotive industry.



How China's spending may swamp India's chip ambitions; TrendForce: China's share of global mature-node production will grow from 31% in 2023 to 39% in 2027 (Megha Mandavia/Wall Street Journal)

Megha Mandavia / Wall Street Journal:
How China's spending may swamp India's chip ambitions; TrendForce: China's share of global mature-node production will grow from 31% in 2023 to 39% in 2027  —  India is making a play for the semiconductor space—but fallout from U.S.-China tensions and China's deep pockets could get in the way



Arizona's Maricopa County is set to have the second largest concentration of US data centers by 2028, as the state races to increase electricity production (Pranshu Verma/Washington Post)

Pranshu Verma / Washington Post : Arizona's Maricopa County is set to have the second largest concentration of US data centers by 202...