A new report by a corporate watchdog says that Apple spent €7M ($8.1M) lobbying the EU in the past year, making it the joint second-largest spender in the tech sector. It says tech giants now spend more on EU lobbying than Big Pharma and the automotive industries combined. It also reveals that Apple held a […]
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Apple researchers have released Pico-Banana-400K, a comprehensive dataset of 400,000 curated images that’s been specifically designed to improve how AI systems edit photos based on text prompts. The massive dataset aims to address what Apple describes as a gap in current AI image editing training. While systems like GPT-4o can make impressive edits, the researchers
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A mother with court-ordered custody of her children has described how Apple’s Family Sharing feature can be weaponized by a former partner. Apple support staff were unable to assist her when she reported her former partner using the service in controlling and coercive ways … more…
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Apple is about to drop iOS 26.1, the first major point release since iOS 26 was rolled out in September, and there are at least six notable changes and improvements to look forward to. We’ve rounded them up below. Apple has already provided developers and public beta testers with the release candidate version of iOS
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A bipartisan bill could lead to teams being banned from using AI chatbots, in response to parents expressing concerns about inappropriate content ranging from sexual conversations to assistance with suicide planning. If the proposed GUARD Act becomes law, then it could impact Apple in three different ways – including the company’s plans for the new
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Withings’ U-Scan, the company’s toilet-mounted health sensor first unveiled at CES 2023, is now available in both the U.S. and Europe after a two-year delay. The compact device analyzes urine samples automatically, part of Withings’ latest effort to bring passive health tracking into everyday routines. The commercial version launches with two interchangeable testing cartridges: Nutrio
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With Slow Horses season five coming to an end today, Apple TV is keen to keep the British crime drama series based off Mick Herron novels rolling. Based off the book of the same name, new TV show Down Cemetery Road debuts with a two episode premiere on Apple TV today. The series stars Ruth
Apple has released Pico-Banana-400K, a curated 400,000-image research dataset which, interestingly, was built using Google’s Gemini-2.5 models. Here are the details. more…
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Apple competitor Samsung has a line of “Family Hub” smart refrigerators equipped with integrated displays, and anything with a display can show you an ad. Starting later this month, Samsung is planning to take advantage of that refrigerator advertising space, and Family Hub refrigerators in the U.S. will get a widget that shows ads. Samsung
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