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Yes, Apple is also training on public web data
From Apple’s Machine Learning Research blog: Introducing Apple’s on-Device and Server Foundation Models
We train our foundation models
Matt Birchler
My (not so) brief thoughts on WWDC 2024, 24 hours later
I’ve had a little time to let the WWDC keynote sink in, and wanted to share my overall feelings
The compromise of how Android and iOS 18 do themed icons
iOS 18 will add the ability for users to theme their home screen by setting all icons to a custom
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THAT FEATURE IS SO COOL! I’ll never use it, though.
Daryl Baxter writing for iMore: iPadOS 18 Looks Great, but It Still Doesn't Fix the iPad's
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Who will get your vote in the Miss AI pageant?
Chloe Veltman for NPR: Fake Beauty Queens Charm Judges at the Miss AI Pageant
Models created using generative artificial intelligence
I’m going to have fun at WWDC
The cynic in me knows that WWDC is a corporate event meant to get people excited about what Apple is
How I use YouTube (without the stress it apparently causes other folks)
YouTube might be my favorite website in the world, and apparently that’s at odds with the opinion of many
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What happens when you defederate a server
Carl Colglazier, Nathan TeBlunthuis, and Aaron Shaw in their study, The Effects of Group Sanctions on Participation and Toxicity:
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One OS always has a solution. The other makes you write WWDC wishlists and pray.
There are a bunch of things that are different about macOS and iPadOS, but the thing that separates these platforms
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Comfort Zone is real, and (I hope you think) it's spectacular
I promise I won't do this for every episode, but how can I not post when it'
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Behind the scenes of turning Comfort Zone into a reality (members post)
Behind the scenes of how we got to the debut of Comfort Zone!
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Windows Recall seems like it may actually be a security mess
Tom Warren: Windows AI feature that screenshots everything labeled a security ‘disaster’
Despite Microsoft’s promises of a secure and
Welcome to Comfort Zone!
I'm excited to announce Comfort Zone, a new podcast featuring myself, Christopher Lawley, and Niléane!
Comfort Zone is
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Donald Trump goes up 34 on his nearest competition
David Remnick: Donald Trump Is Guilty in His New York Hush-Money Trial | the New Yorker
The conviction on these felony
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Supporting smaller creators and the unflinching march of time (members post)
We all have a finite amount of resources to move around, and today I'm exploring how I can make decisions that subtly shift what type of businesses and hobbyists I want to support. Oh, and time is a cruel, unflinching monster.
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My desire to kill iPadOS has been greatly exaggerated
Jeff Benjamin writing for 9to5Mac: Improving iPadOS != making it macOS
For years, the iPad Pro has sported hardware under the
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Guillermo Del Toro convinced Alfonso Cuarón to direct Prisoner of Azkaban (thank you, Guillermo!)
Carly Thomas for The Hollywood Reporter: Alfonso Cuarón Says He Directed ‘Harry Potter’ Movie Only After Guillermo Del Toro Called
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Vibes-based security and Windows Recall
Paul Thurrott: Windows 11 Recall Is Not a Privacy Concern
But we all knew this was coming, that privacy advocates