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Apple Intelligence reportedly may not arrive until October with iOS 18.1
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to introduce Apple Intelligence with iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1, which the company expects to be out by October.
Elon Musk shared a doctored Harris campaign video on X without labeling it as fake
Elon Musk shared an altered version of Kamala Harris’ campaign video on Friday night that uses a deepfake voiceover to say things like, “I was selected because I am the ultimate diversity hire,” in the VP’s voice.
Apple has reached a contract agreement with unionized US retail employees for the first time
Apple and the unionized employees at its Towson, Maryland retail store have reached a tentative agreement that could secure them better pay, job protections and more.
DOJ says TikTok collected users’ views on issues like abortion, gun control and religion
The Department of Justice on Friday night asked a federal court to reject TikTok’s bid to have the law that could ban it overturned, citing national security concerns that include its alleged use of internal search tools to collect information on users’ views around sensitive topics.
Websites accuse AI startup Anthropic of bypassing their anti-scraping rules and protocol
iFixit and Freelancer have accused Anthropic, the AI startup behind the Claude large language models, of ignoring their "do not crawl" robots.txt protocol and policy to scrape their websites' data.
Apple’s M3 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM is $200 off right now
Apple’s M3 MacBook Air combines Apple’s lightest and thinnest laptop design with the cutting-edge horsepower of the latest Apple silicon chip. You can get the 2024 model on sale for $200 off right now.
Here's how to stop Grok's AI models using your tweets for training
X automatically opted users into letting Grok's AI models train on their tweets and interactions with the chatbot. Here's how to opt out.
The 10th-generation iPad is back down to $300, plus the rest of this week's best tech deals
The week after Amazon's Prime Day can be a bit sleepy for deals, but we still found a few decent discounts on gear we've tested and recommend.
The 65-inch LG C3 OLED TV is nearly half off for today only
The 65-inch LG C3 OLED TV is nearly half off for today only. That brings the set down to a record low of $1,300.
NASA's Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars that could indicate ancient life
A Martian rock sample collected by Perseverance contains "chemical signatures and structures" that could've been formed by ancient microbial life from billions of years ago.
Apple agrees to stick by Biden administration's voluntary AI safeguards
Apple has joined more than a dozen other tech companies in signing up for the Biden administration's voluntary AI code of practice.
North Korean who used ransomware to attack US healthcare providers has been indicted
A grand jury in Kansas City has indicted Rim Jong Hyok, a North Korean intelligence operative who allegedly used ransomware to attack health providers' systems in the US.
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Samsung Galaxy Ring review: A bit basic, a bit pricey
The Galaxy Ring is comfortable and seemingly basic, but actually delivers detailed insight on your sleep, walks and runs.
Apple's 14-inch MacBook Pro laptop with an M3 Pro chip is $300 off at Amazon
Apple's well-specked 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M3 Pro chip, 18GB of memory and 512GB of storage is on sale for the lowest price we've seen yet at Amazon.
The Morning After: OpenAI reveals its AI-powered search engine, SearchGPT
The biggest news stories this morning: AI video startup Runway reportedly trained on ‘thousands’ of YouTube videos without permission, The best cameras for 2024, WhatsApp hits 100 million monthly active US users.
The best fitness trackers for 2024
Here's a list of the best fitness trackers you can buy, as chosen by Engadget editors.
The best cameras for 2024
Here's a list of the best cameras you can buy, as chosen by Engadget editors.
California Supreme Court upholds classification of gig workers as independent contractors
Ride-share companies scored a victory in the California Supreme Court, allowing them to continue classifying gig workers as independent contractors rather than employees. Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and other gig-economy companies invested around $200 million in the passage of Proposition 22, which voters approved in 2020.
OpenAI unveils SearchGPT, an AI-powered search engine
The launch of SearchGPT comes amid growing competition in AI-powered search.
Sonos apologized for messing up its app and has offered a roadmap for fixing everything
Sonos apologized for messing up its app and offered a roadmap for fixing everything. Various features will be coming back online through October.