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January 19, 2024
NEWS
CNET

From Visual Look Up to Safari Private Tabs: Hidden iOS 17 Features Make My iPhone Much Better
Nelson Aguilar is an LA-based tech how-to writer and graduate of UCLA. With more than a decade of experience, he covers Apple and Google and writes on iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings and more.
CNET

Galaxy S24 Ultra: One Day With Samsung’s New Phone
But Samsung’s newest phones are the first to come with Galaxy AI. It’s an umbrella term for tools and features powered by generative AI that can generate content and responses that sound conversational (but aren’t always accurate) after being trained on …
The New York Times

Apple Takes a Humble Approach to Launching Its Newest Device
The Vision Pro augmented reality device goes on sale Friday. Don’t expect Apple to host a splashy event to promote it. … A wearable computing device that looks like ski goggles sits on a display stand. … Tripp Mickle writes about Apple from San Francisco.
CNET

Netflix App Will Reportedly Not Be Available on Apple’s New Vision Pro
Disney Plus offers an immersive viewing experience using visionOS that allows you to watch select movies in 3D and stream shows and films in hyper-realistic environments. Choices include Marvel’s Avengers Tower or taking in a Tatooine sunset …
WIRED

A Flaw in Millions of Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm GPUs Could Expose AI Data
Patching every device affected by the LeftoverLocals vulnerability—which includes some iPhones, iPads, and Macs—may prove difficult. AI brain.
WIRED

Review: KEF LSX II LT Wireless Active Speaker System
Extensive wired and wireless connectivity. Useful control app. Deft and punchy sound. TIRED. An analog input would be nice. Not quite the scale to fill bigger rooms.
The Hindu

Best AI gadgets from CES ’24
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is renowned for being a technological showcase, and this year’s event undeniably belonged to the realm of Artificial Intelligence (AI). From AI bringing advancements in robotics to finding a solution for …
Nature.com

This robot grows like a vine — and could help navigate disaster zones
Researchers have demonstrated a robot that grows like a vine in response to stimuli such as light and pressure. The machine — named FiloBot — has a head that prints its body by melting and extruding plastic, which then solidifies as it cools.
Bethesda.net

Starfield Update 1.9.47.0 Notes – January 18, 2024 [IN BETA]
Our latest update is now available in our Steam Beta. This update brings over a hundred fixes and adjustments, most of which focus on quality-of-life improvements and quest fixes. Our …
CBS News

Sheryl Sandberg, who helped to turn Facebook into digital advertising empire, to leave Meta board
Sandberg left Google to join Facebook in 2008, four years before the company went public. As the No. 2 executive at Meta under CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Sandberg also took a lot of heat for some of its biggest missteps.