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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Sources: Apple has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using its technology to power some features in iOS 18; talks with Google on using Gemini remain ongoing  —  – The iPhone maker has also been holding discussions with Google  — Negotiations center on powering AI chatbot in iOS 18 update Source link

YouTube is reportedly bringing a couple of design tweaks to users gradually. The video streaming platform has been spotted testing a redesigned ‘Skip Ads’ button that is shown when displaying some ads to non-premium users. The service is also rolling out rounded corners for the video player. Once the changes are rolled out, the Skip

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: A US appeals court reverses a 2021 ruling that prevented New York from enforcing a law requiring ISPs to offer low-cost broadband plans to low-income consumers  —  New York obtains significant win for states’ ability to regulate broadband.  —  A federal appeals court today reversed a ruling … Source link

And Just Like That…, the sequel of the hit HBO series Sex and the City, has been renewed for a third season by American streamer Max (formerly, HBO Max). The news comes just ahead of the show’s season two finale, which will air on Warner Bros Discovery’s streaming service on Thursday. In a statement, Sarah

Andy Edser / PC Gamer: Microsoft partners with IBM to release the MS-DOS 4.0 source code under the MIT license on GitHub  —  Fond memories of beige machines.  —  Ah, the PC in the spare room.  Back when “going on the computer” was an event, not a daily necessity, I cut my teeth on MS-DOS

Sony has planned yet another promotional sale for the PS5 in India, promising a discount of Rs. 7,500. The offer is only applicable on the 4K Bluray-equipped disc version of the console, and goes live Thursday, August 24, at select online and brick-and-mortar retailers. The sale is slated to run for nine days, going into

Mathieu Dion / Bloomberg: IBM plans to expand its semiconductor packaging and testing plant in Bromont, Quebec, with more than CA$1B in investments over the next five years  —  – The chips-packaging facility has about 1,000 employees  — ‘What you really need is a full supply chain onshore’: Thomas Source link

Meta Platforms is breaking European data privacy rules in Norway, the country’s data regulator told a court on Wednesday, in a case that could have wider European implications. Meta has been fined one million crowns (roughly Rs. 8 crore) per day since August 14 for breaching users’ privacy by harvesting user data and using it

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: Filing: FTC says Jeff Bezos, Andy Jassy, and other Amazon execs used Signal’s disappearing messages to conceal evidence in FTC’s antitrust case against Amazon  —  – Agency accuses retail giant of failing to preserve documents  — Top executives communicated via Signal disappearing chats Source link

WhatsApp view-once images and videos allow you to send images and videos to other users that can be opened only once, and the company is working on a tweak to the interface that will make sharing these messages easier than before. According to details shared by WABetaInfo, a WhatsApp feature tracker, the application will allow