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After axing Android KitKat last year, Google will discontinue the Lollipop operating system this year.

Google officially suspends support for Android Lollipop after a decade

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Code found in Apple's backend seems to confirm that all four new iPhone 16 models coming this fall will feature the A18 chip.

iPhone 16 — Apple code leak reveals chip for all four new iPhones

Tech companies are turning to controversial tactics to feed their data-hungry artificial intelligence models, vacuuming up books, websites, photos, and social media posts often unbeknownst to the creators, WIRED reported. AI companies are generally secretive about their sources of training data, but an investigation by Proof News found some of...

Apple, Nvidia Anthropic Used Thousands Of Swiped YouTube Videos To Train AI

Update July 13, 2024: This source now says Apple has scrapped its planned iOS 17.5.2 update. Original story below. Apple is preparing to imminently release iOS 17.5.2, which will come with the build number 21F101. There’s no word on what’s new in iOS 17.5.2, but the update will focus on bug fixes and performance improvements rather than new features.

iOS 17.5.2 coming soon for iPhone users [Update: Canceled]

Apple’s latest scary attack ad takes a rather blatant shot at Google’s browser for the ton of tracking cookies it uses — claiming that Safari is “a browser that’s actually private.”

Apple tells over a billion iPhone users to stop using Chrome — here’s Google’s response

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There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

We've known for a while that is . While the company says it has been integrating that into various aspects of the voice assistant, it's also working on a more advanced version of Alexa that it plans to charge users to access. Amazon has reportedly dubbed the higher tier "Remarkable Alexa" (let's hope it doesn't stick with that name for the public rollout).

Amazon reportedly thinks people will pay up to $10 per month for next-gen Alexa

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CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

I often snap screenshots on my smartphone, typically to provide images for the articles I write. Sometimes, I need to capture more of the screen than I can see at once. For example, I may want to capture a scrolling webpage, a long email, or another type of content that can't fit on the phone's screen at one time.

How to take a scrolling screenshot on Android, iOS, and iPadOS

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Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful are pretty much unified in their expectations of what will happen between Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) and Paris Buckingham (Diamond White), who recently announced their engagement.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans believe Thomas will dump Paris for Hope

This last minute Google Pixel Fold deal is definitely worth checking out. As Amazon Prime Day comes to a close, we’re still seeing some more deals pop up. Including one for last year’s Google Pixel Fold, which is now just $1,199. That makes it even cheaper than the OnePlus Open, which is also on sale for Prime Day.

Google's original Pixel Fold is a jaw-dropping $1,199 for Amazon Prime Day

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How can Astrology tell you about your worst friends? Astrology is the concept of using the placement of the planets and their related astrological signs, or the Signs of the Zodiac, to determine the course of a life. These placements based on your birth date, time, and location can give you a wealth of information about your personality traits and character and predict events throughout your life based on your sign and current placements. Of course, this is a quick overview, and doing actual natal charts and horoscopes is much more complicated. But now you have a basic idea of what astrology is.

5 Zodiac Signs That Could Be Your Worst Friend

Anika Jindal

The type of gasoline you use matters most when it comes to keeping your car running. While most gas stations claim to provide high-quality fuel, not all gasoline is created equally. You should avoid some gas brands that can ruin your car.

Worst Gas Brands That Can Ruin Your Car

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Marriage is a significant life decision that requires extreme commitment, understanding, devotion and a heck of a lot of compromise. While many people dream of a lifelong partnership, others find the concept of marriage challenging. Astrology offers insights into personality traits and behaviors, suggesting that certain zodiac signs might face more difficulties in maintaining a traditional marital relationship. This article explores the five zodiac signs that are often considered less suited for marriage due to their unique characteristics and tendencies when it comes to lifelong commitment.

The 5 Zodiac Signs Not Meant for Matrimony

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SAMSUNG has revealed that a raft of new camera tricks, including a Astro Portrait feature, are being rolled out to older devices soon. The features will be included in the jam-packed the One UI 6.1.1 update, which arrived hand-in-hand with two new phones. It's the software that will come pre-installed...

Samsung reveals nine features coming to Galaxy phones soon with a free Android upgrade – including new camera tricks

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A few years ago, Apple introduced us to The Underdogs, a group that quit their jobs and founded a paper-box startup company. Since then, we’ve seen this group of colleagues unravel the 101 of creating a company, learn how to work from home, and even what to do when their Mac was stolen on the street—all of that with Apple devices and features, of course.
In the latest installment of Cupertino’s ads, the group is now out of the office for “one heck of a business trip” to Thailand to find a new packaging factory for their most significant contract, which...

Apple’s longest-running series isn’t on TV+, but it just got a new episode

An investigation from Proof News published Tuesday reports that some of the world's largest tech companies, including Apple and Nvidia, are training AI systems with YouTube video transcripts without creators' permission. The report, which includes a search tool to determine if a YouTube channel is in the dataset, says "subtitles...

Apple Trained Its AI on YouTube Transcripts Without Permission, Report Says

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AI brand Anthropic is bringing its Claude app to Android two months after making its debut on iOS. Claude, in case you’re not familiar with it or need a refresher, is a generative AI platform similar to ChatGPT. It answers questions given to it via prompts. These prompts can include paragraphs of text, files, images, or a combination of all three at once. As revealed in a recent announcement post, the Android app runs on Claude 3.5 Sonnet which the company states is their most powerful model yet. It possesses multilingual processing to provide “real-time language translation” and “advanced reasoning”. The...

Claude AI is now on Android where it could dethrone ChatGPT as the most secure AI app

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

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Apple Denies Training Apple Intelligence on YouTube Subtitles Amid Controversy

Just recently, WIRED and Proof News carried an investigation alleging that Apple and other tech behemoths including NVIDIA and Salesforce had used YouTube subtitles to train...

Apple Denies Training Apple Intelligence on YouTube Subtitles Amid Controversy

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