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Apple to release AI-focused macOS Sequoia September 16 in record time

Apple will release macOS Sequoia on September 16, its earliest major desktop operating system launch ever, as the company leans heavily on AI features to drive a new wave of hardware upgrades. The new OS, first unveiled at WWDC 2024, introduces a suite of AI-powered features called Apple Intelligence and crowd-favorite iPhone Mirroring. Industry analysts

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Apple to release AI-focused macOS Sequoia on September 16

Apple will release macOS Sequoia on September 16, its earliest major desktop operating system launch ever, as the company leans heavily on AI features to drive a new wave of hardware upgrades. The new OS, first unveiled at WWDC 2024, introduces a suite of AI-powered features called Apple Intelligence and crowd-favorite iPhone Mirroring. Industry analysts

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Bending Spoons plans to lay off 75% of WeTransfer staff after acquisition

Italy-based app company Bending Spoons, which owns Evernote and Meetup, is planning to lay off 75% of the staff of file transfer service WeTransfer, TechCrunch has learned. Bending Spoons acquired the Dutch company in July for an undisclosed amount. The company confirmed the plans for the WeTransfer layoff to TechCrunch. The staff that is being

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Meta will let third-party apps place calls to WhatsApp and Messenger users — in 2027

Meta on Friday published an update on how it plans to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European law that aims to promote competition in digital marketplaces, where the law concerns the company’s messaging apps, Messenger and WhatsApp. As Meta notes in a blog post, the DMA requires that it provide an option

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YouTube to limit teens’ exposure to videos about fitness and weight across global markets

YouTube is going to limit teens’ exposure to videos that promote and idealize a certain fitness level or physical appearance, the company announced on Thursday. The safeguard first rolled out in the U.S. last year and is now being introduced to teens globally. The announcement comes as YouTube has faced criticism over the past few

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Kinsome aims to bridge the generation gap with its new app for kids and grandparents

Over a year ago, former Session M exec Eben Pingree received the news that his mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Two days later, his father-in-law was given the same diagnosis.  To create lasting memories and help his three young children bond with their grandparents, Pingree — along with his co-founders Mike Gerbush, Ashley Hawking, and

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