Monthly Archives: June 2023

‘Ducking hell’ to disappear from Apple autocorrect

One of the most common swear words will no longer be automatically changed when you type out a message.

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Yes, interactive widgets are coming to iPhone, too, in iOS 17

Apple is giving its widgets platform an upgrade with its latest software releases. In addition to now becoming available on Apple Watch and Mac, widgets on iPhone and iPad will also become interactive in iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, the … Continue reading

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LlamaIndex adds private data to large language models

Last fall, after playing around with OpenAI’s GPT-3 text-generating AI model — the predecessor to GPT-4 — former Uber research scientist Jerry Liu discovered what he describes as “limitations” around the model’s ability to work with private data (e.g., personal … Continue reading

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Bitcoin is little changed after SEC sues Coinbase for acting as an unregistered broker

Cryptocurrency prices were little changed after the Securities and Exchange Commission sued crypto services provider Coinbase.

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Apple Vision Pro demo roundup: Here’s what everyone is saying

Apple let some people try out its new mixed-reality headset, the Vision Pro. Here’s what they’re saying.

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A.I. poses new threats to newsrooms, and they’re taking action

News executives are bracing for a torrent of disinformation from generative artificial intelligence and are starting to consider protective solutions.

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After Binance, US SEC sues Coinbase for securities laws violations

This morning, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Coinbase, the largest domestic cryptocurrency exchange, for securities laws violations. The suit comes just one day after the SEC sued Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world by volume, … Continue reading

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Binder maker For Them is launching community for queer and trans folks

Meeting the needs, practical and emotional, of the queer, trans, and nonbinary community is both sensitive and pressing. This is something that For Them, a genderqueer wellness company founded by Kylo Freeman, is leaning into. “We started as a binder … Continue reading

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SEC sues Coinbase over exchange and staking programs, stock drops 15% premarket

The U.S. securities regulator alleged that the exchange was offering 13 different assets that were considered securities and operating as a broker and exchange.

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MoveIt hack: What action can data-breach victims take?

Experts give advice to the more than 100,000 warned their personal data is in the hands of cyber-criminals.

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