Thursday, August 28, 2025

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Apple event update: iOS 26, Watch Ultra new features preview

Apple is ramping up for its September 9 showcase as it rolls out the iOS 26 public beta, complete with nuanced updates to the Podcasts app and teasing upgrades for the Apple Watch Ultra 3. The company is clearly stoking excitement for its next-generation iPhone event with a mix of software and hardware hints.

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OpenAI Launches Production-Ready Voice API with Cheaper, More Expressive ‘gpt-realtime’ Model

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI's Realtime API is now generally available, featuring the new gpt-realtime model for more natural voice agents at a 20% lower cost for developers.The post OpenAI Launches Production-Ready Voice API with Cheaper, More Expressive ‘gpt-realtime’ Model …

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Microsoft Unveils Home-Grown AI Models Reducing OpenAI Dependence

Microsoft announced a set of powerful in‐house AI models designed to reduce its dependency on OpenAI’s technology. The move aims to bolster its own AI ecosystem and product integration, proving that even tech giants can decide to play in their own backyard with a touch of defiant self-reliance.

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Anthropic Will Now Train Claude on Your Chats, Here's How to Opt Out

Juli Clover / macrumors - Anthropic announced today that it is changing its Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy, with plans to train its AI chatbot Claude with user data.New users will be able to opt out at signup. Existing users will receive a popup that allows them to opt out of A…

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VCs value Lovable at $4bn in flurry of bids, reports say

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Figma-Killer Framer Valued at $2B in New Funding Round As No-Code Heats Up

Riley Gutiérrez McDermid / gizmodo - Framer markets itself as a simpler alternative to Figma and Squarespace.

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Taco Bell slows down AI drive-thru push, admits technology isn't perfect

techspot - Taco Bell is one of several companies that uses voice-AI drive-thrus. It has more than 500 of them at various locations, but it's likely to be more selective when it comes to further expansion.Read Entire Article

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Honor’s Magic V5 foldable almost feels too thin

Daniel Cooper / engadget - As soon as I picked up Honor’s Magic V5, I was a little concerned about its durability. The fourth generation of Honor’s Android foldable may not be massively thinner than its predecessor, but it sure feels like it. Yes, it’s built with aerospace-grade ma…

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Apple ‘Awe Dropping’ iPhone 17 Event Sparks Rumor Frenzy

Apple is set to host its highly anticipated “Awe Dropping” event on September 9, where new iPhone 17 models and other innovations are expected to take center stage. The buzz intensifies with pre-order hints and rumors even suggesting a possible iPhone 17 Air reveal, leaving fans both excited and skeptical.

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Torrent app removal proves that third-party app stores will not be free of Apple control

appleinsider - Apple has blocked a torrenting app that is on a rival to its own App Store, meaning that the company can still dictate what apps are being sold.Apple only owns its App Store, but it still has some control over rivaflsDespite all of the noise about rival a…

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TransUnion admits 4.5M affected after third-party support app breached

Connor Jones / theregister - Credit agency offers own services as compensation Credit scoring and monitoring biz TransUnion says that it recently suffered a breach affecting nearly 4.5 million individuals.…

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US Congress Investigates Wikipedia Over Alleged Foreign Manipulation, Bias

Prabhanu Kumar Das / medianama - After the US Attorney asked for details of the Wikipedia moderation process on grounds that it allows foreign actors to manipulate information, the Congress’ House Committee on Oversight & Govt Reform has started an investigation into the matterThe post U…

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Microsoft now saves all Word files to the cloud by default

Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - Anyone who has used Microsoft Word for a number of years will remember the times they have been saved by the autosave feature. The move to the cloud complicated things slightly meaning that many people lost files when Microsoft changed the way the feature…

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Nvidia posts $46 billion revenue in another record quarter — Data center and gaming GPU sales break records

tomshardware - Nvidia posts a record-breaking Q2 FY2026 with $46.7 billion in revenue driven by record sales of AI GPUs and forecasts even stronger Q3 results despite ongoing uncertainities with H20 exports to China.

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Nvidia CEO Huang says bringing Blackwell AI chip to China 'is a real possibility'

cnbc - Huang predicted the artificial intelligence market in the world's second-biggest economy will grow 50% next year.

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Microsoft fires two employees over breaking into its president’s office

cnbc - The protesters, affiliated with the group No Azure for Apartheid, gained entry into Smith's office and had demanded that Microsoft end its direct and indirect support to Israel.

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