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September 17, 2024
NEWS

CBS News

The 9 best laptops for fall 2024 are whip-smart thanks to AI

Best laptop: Asus Zenbook S 16 · Best budget laptop: Asus Vivobook 16 · Best Apple MacBook Pro: 16″ MacBook Pro with M3 Max processor · Best Apple MacBook for average users: 13″ MacBook Air with M3 processor · Best Windows laptop for average users: HP Omnibook …

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Forbes

AI Overlords To AI Overload: Why The AI Hype Needs A Reality Check

Artificial intelligence was once the villain in dystopian sci-fi, with Hal 9000 from 2001: A Space Odyssey epitomizing the fear of AI run amok. For years, the specter of AI overlords dominated conversations, from boardrooms to the public sphere.

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CNBC

Apple iOS 18 update is live: These are the most important new iPhone security features to protect your private life

Apple’s new iOS 18 operating system for the iPhone was released Monday. While most of the focus has been on the new iPhone 16 and Apple Intelligence AI features, some tech experts say the new hardware is incremental at best, while the AI is first going …

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Fortune

Here’s what you should know about Apple’s new sleep and hearing health features

The company unveiled “groundbreaking” technology including AirPods that function as “clinical grade” hearing aids and sleep apnea detection capabilities for the Apple Watch. Nic Coury/AFP/Getty Images.

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Forbes

Apple AirPods 4 Review: Great Price, But Is That Enough?

The more expensive model adds Active Noise Cancellation and a wireless-chargeable case. I’ve reviewed them both and will pick out differences in the pricier model where relevant. AirPods 4: Design.

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The Washington Post

Apple improved green bubble chats with iOS 18. But not enough.

When your iPhone chats involve one or more people with Android phones, you’re not actually using Apple’s technology. Instead, everyone’s messages are funneled over flip-phone era SMS technology in the dreaded green bubbles that you get every time you …

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WIRED

Apple’s New Passwords App May Solve Your Login Nightmares

Apple’s latest iPhone software update, iOS 18, arrives today and includes a new app: Passwords. For the first time, Apple is taking your phone’s ability to save login details and putting them in a standalone app. It could help improve millions of …

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CNBC

The Apple Watch Series 10 offers mostly minor upgrades, but faster charging is a big plus

The new Apple Watch Series 10 hits stores on Friday. I’ve been testing it for the past five days, and there are enough refinements to appeal to first timers and those considering an upgrade; There’s a bigger screen, faster charging and new polished …

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Reuters

Apple shares slip as shorter iPhone 16 shipping times signal soft demand

“The key factor is the lower-than-expected demand for the iPhone 16 Pro series … the major selling point, Apple Intelligence, is not available at launch,” Ming-Chi Kuo, a Taiwan-based analyst at TF International Securities, said in a blog post.

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CNN

Tile’s new Life360-powered item finders just gave AirTags a run for their money

Each tackles the same mission of helping you locate lost or stolen items, just with some new tricks. Integrating one of the most popular lineups of Bluetooth trackers on the market with the app’s technology makes the Tile Mate and its other new …

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