Craig Federighi talks about the challenges behind keeping Apple Intelligence private

Apple had to achieve what Craig Federighi says were breakthroughs so that Apple Intelligence could use large language models in the cloud while still protecting users' privacy. Here's what Apple did. During the "It's Glowtime" event, Apple talked about Private Cloud Compute as the way that user privacy is protected. Apple aims for as much…

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Best portable power stations for winter camping are discounted now

Bluetti B300K powering your RV life Bring the comforts of home with you on your winter camping trip with Bluetti B300K, AC200, and PV350, which can power everything you might need from heating pads to lights for a days-long adventure. Whether you spend all your time traveling as a van life or RV life connoisseur,…

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Ikea adds Matter support to Dirigera hub, for real this time

Ikea's Dirigera smart home hub Two years after the Dirigera hub was announced with the promise of being Matter-compatible, Ikea is finally releasing non-beta firmware to facilitate this. Back in 2022, Ikea announced the Dirigera home hub that would work with its range of smart home devices. It was said to have Matter support, which…

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A new hack could steal your passwords from Apple Vision Pro

Apple Vision Pro's eye-tracking technology offers a new way to interact with typing, but hackers are already exploiting it to steal sensitive information. Here's what you need to know to protect your data. New technologies always come with new vulnerabilities. One such vulnerability, GAZEploit, exposes users to potential privacy breaches on Apple Vision Pro FaceTime…

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‘Flappy Bird’ to return to App Store after decade-long hiatus

'Flappy Bird' to return to iPhone in 2024 "Flappy Bird" fans have spent more than ten years trying to bring it back to mobile phones — and now the eponymous hero will return in 2024. Flappy Bird was a wildly popular game that first hit the Apple App Store in the first half of 2013.…

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Republican VP nominee J.D. Vance lays down baseless Apple slave labor claim

Republican VP nominee J.D. Vance Prospective Republican vice president nominee J.D. Vance attacked Apple with accusations of the iPhone maker using Chinese slave labor. Unsurprisingly, he's incredibly wrong, and a five-minute Google search would have made that clear. As the U.S. election roadshow continues to run until November's polling day, candidates and their parties are…

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FDA greenlights AirPods Pro 2’s hearing aid features

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the AirPods Pro 2 to get the announced clinical-grade hearing aid features in a future software update. During Apple's "Glowtime" special event, a software update for the AirPods Pro 2 was revealed, one which could help millions deal with hearing loss. At the time, the FDA was…

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Deciphering your storage space between your Mac and iCloud

A few years ago, Apple decided to offer seamless optimization for storage on your Mac. Instead of knowing where every byte (or gigabyte) lived, you could enable optimization in Photos or iCloud Drive. With this feature turned on, your Mac would automatically perform an ongoing tradeoff of available disk storage and iCloud storage. Presuming you…

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