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All of us watching The Phantom Menace back in 1999: "Why does any of this matter? Who gives a shit about the taxation of trade routes?!" George Lucas in February 2025:

Gemini 2.0 Flash rolling out to Gemini app on Android, iOS Following Thursday’s announcement, Gemini 2.0 Flash is now appearing in the Gemini app on Android and iOS.  more…

Gemini 2.0 Flash rolling out to Gemini app on Android, iOS

Trump Says Tariffs Will ‘Definitely Happen’ With European Union US President Donald Trump said he will “definitely” place new tariffs on the European Union, reiterating complaints about the US trade deficit with the bloc and what he sees as insufficient EU imports...

LATEST: US President Donald Trump said he will “definitely” place new tariffs on the European Union, reiterating complaints about the US trade deficit with the bloc and what he sees as insufficient EU imports of American cars and agricultural products.

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Oh Dear, Did Someone Steal Something From OpenAI? OpenAI is investigating whether DeepSeek used its work to build its model—an ironic twist for a company that’s built plenty on, well, other people’s work.

Dear OpenAI, What’s that saying? Karma’s a…well, you know. And if you don’t, GPT-4 can easily complete that sentence.

This was a fun one to write.

www.wsj.com/tech/ai/oh-d...

Apple and SpaceX Link Up to Support Starlink Satellite Network on iPhones Apple Inc. has been secretly working with SpaceX and T-Mobile US Inc. to add support for the Starlink network in its latest iPhone software, providing an alternative to the company’s in-house satellit...

NEW: Apple, SpaceX and T-Mobile have secretly been working together to launch Starlink satellite support for iPhone customers.

It’s a secret addition in iOS 18.3 and Starlink will slowly roll out in beta for T-Mobile users who apply.

Details here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

U.S. Navy bans use of DeepSeek due to 'security and ethical concerns' The U.S. Navy issued a warning to its members to avoid using DeepSeek "in any capacity," due to "potential security and ethical concerns."

www.cnbc.com/2025/01/28/u...

Happy Apple Software Update day! 1/27/25

Sequoia 15.3 (24D60)
Sonoma 14.7.3 (23H417)
Ventura 13.7.3 (22H417)
iOS & iPadOS 18.3 (22D63)
iPadOS 17.7.4 (21H414)
audioOS 18.3 (22K557)
tvOS 18.3 (22K557)
watchOS 11.3 (22S555)
visionOS 2.3 (22N896)

PSA: iOS 18.3 RC users have a new update available for download Apple released new software updates to the public today, including iOS 18.3, macOS 15.3, and more. But alongside those updates, the company has also shipped new beta versions for users running the iOS 18.3 RC and more. more…

PSA: iOS 18.3 RC users have a new update available for download

'iPhone 17 Air' With Rear Camera Bar Allegedly Shown in Leaked Photo A leaker known as "Majin Bu" today shared an alleged image of a component for the rumored, ultra-thin "iPhone 17 Air" model. The blurry, pixelated image shows a pair of rear iPhone shells with a pill-shaped, raised camera bar along the top. On the…

'iPhone 17 Air' With Rear Camera Bar Allegedly Shown in Leaked Photo

iOS 18.3: Here are Apple’s full release notes As we reported earlier, the iOS 18.3 Release Candidate is now available to developers and public beta users. This likely represents the final beta for iOS 18.3 before the update is released to the general public. As such, Apple has now shared its…

iOS 18.3: Here are Apple’s full release notes

Apple releases RC betas for tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, watchOS 11.3 Apple has just released a lineup of new beta software. The RC (release candidate) beta is rolling out now for tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, HomePod 18.3, and more. more…

Apple releases RC betas for tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, watchOS 11.3

macOS 15.3 RC now available ahead of public launch Apple has released a new beta for macOS Sequoia 15.3. The brand new developer RC beta is rolling out now. more…

macOS 15.3 RC now available ahead of public launch

‘HomePad’: Here are five features coming with Apple’s brand new product Apple is launching a brand new Home product soon. I’ve been calling it ‘HomePad,’ and these are five of the core features it will bring with it. more…

‘HomePad’: Here are five features coming with Apple’s brand new product

Amazon iPhone 16 Hack Warning Issued—What You Need To Know Hackers are reported to be targeting Amazon customers with a convincing iPhone 16-based hack—here’s what’s happening and what you need to do to not become a victim.

G'night John Boy. By me @forbes.com: Amazon account attackers use iPhone 16 as bait in an alleged new twist on existing scam.

#infosec

www.forbes.com/sites/daveyw...

Why This OnlyFans Model Posts Machine Learning Explainers to Pornhub Justice Alito should watch this Pornhub video about calculus.

Dear Alito: We read pornhub for the articles ok

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Happy birthday little cat 🐈

China Discusses Sale of TikTok US to Musk as One Possible Option Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok if the company fails to fend off a controversial ban on the short-video app, according...

New: Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok if the company fails to fend off a controversial ban on the short-video app, according to people familiar with the matter

Sonos CEO Patrick Spence is out after company ‘let far too many people down’ Sonos CEO Patrick Spence has been replaced in his role and is leaving the company. Its interim CEO says this is because the company “let far too many people down.” Customers have been calling for Spence to be sacked ever since the disastrous launch of…

Sonos CEO Patrick Spence is out after company ‘let far too many people down’

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Cybertruck explodes outside of Trump Tower in Las Vegas on New Years Day

Meta confirms they plan to add tons of AI-generated users to Facebook and Instagram

They will have bios, profile pics and can share content

(via Financial Times)

Happy New Year 😁

Yaaaayyy!! Bluesky just hit 25 MILLION users!! 🎉 🥳 🎊
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The Mystery Drones Are Back—This Time Over New Jersey The swarms appear similar to those that flew over sensitive military sites in Virginia last year.

There are mystery drones flying all over New Jersey. And I'm on the case. But even better our top @wsj.com security reporters are. Lots of new details in here on the latest bizarre episode involving large, unmanned aircraft flying freely over America:

After decades of denial, the Pentagon finally admits it’s baffled by UFOs After nearly eight decades of official denial and obfuscation of the UFO phenomenon, the new head of the Pentagon’s UFO analysis office made a remarkable admission last month.

thehill.com/opinion/nati...

She Joined Facebook to Fight Terror. Now She’s Convinced We Need to Fight Facebook. Hannah Byrne joined Facebook to combat far-right extremism. She’s now convinced the tech giant can’t be trusted with such power.

theintercept.com/2024/12/04/m...