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BeReal hit with privacy complaint over how it asks EU users to agree to tracking

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Right after BeReal got acquired by French mobile games publisher Voodoo this summer, the candid selfie-sharing app which has been popular with Gen Zers changed how it asks users to consent to tracking. The resulting pop-up is now the target of a privacy complaint in Europe. Confirmed breaches of the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulation […]

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Microsoft begins testing the ability to share files between iPhones and Windows PCs

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Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it’s starting to roll out a way for users to share files between their iPhone and Windows 11 or Windows 10 PCs via the company’s Phone Link app and Link to Windows app. The capability is rolling out now to Windows Insiders. Windows Insiders can now download the latest Phone

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Here’s how OpenAI uses your data when you use ChatGPT through Apple’s integrations

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Following Apple’s integration of OpenAI’s ChatGPT within iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, OpenAI has detailed how your data is handled when you use ChatGPT through Apple’s integration.  You can use ChatGPT through Apple’s integrations without logging into a ChatGPT account, but you get access to additional features if you log into your account.

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Video app Kino, from the maker of Halide, is Apple’s iPhone app of the year

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ChatGPT may currently be the No. 1 app on the iPhone App Store in the U.S., but it’s not Apple’s iPhone app of the year. That honor goes to a newer app for videographers, called Kino. Launched this spring from Lux, the company behind the professional photography app Halide, Kino advances mobile video recording with

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Google’s AI Overviews will soon be able to answer math and coding questions

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AI Overviews, the AI-generated summaries Google supplies for certain Google Search queries, will soon be able to handle “more complex topics” and “multimodal” and “multi-step” searches, the company says, including advanced math questions and coding problems. The expanded capabilities are driven by the newly launched Gemini 2.0 model, which Google says should also deliver improvements

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Google Gemini can now do more in-depth research

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Google is upgrading Gemini, its chatbot platform, with the ability to “reason” through a research problem and compile a comprehensive report. The updated Gemini offers a feature called “Deep Research” that Google says uses “advanced reasoning” and “long context capabilities” to generate research briefs. The briefs are presented in the Gemini apps and can be

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Learn how to use Apple Intelligence’s ‘Image Playground’

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Apple announced Wednesday that iOS 18.2 is now available, which comes with exciting image generation features, such as “Image Playground,” Apple’s image creation feature that creates cartoon-like images from text descriptions. Here’s what you need to know about the Apple Intelligence feature, including what it is and how to use it.  What is Image Playground?

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Mantel’s app lets collectors show off their sports cards and other treasures

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Back in February, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian teamed up with Brent Montgomery (“Pawn Stars” producer) and Evan Parker (former general manager at The Athletic) to launch Mantel, a social network allowing collectors to share their latest finds, such as sports cards, TCGs (trading card games), comic books, coins, stamps, sneakers, watches, and more.  Initially available

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After you check out your Spotify Wrapped, explore these copycats 

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Spotify’s annual Wrapped feature just dropped, giving listeners a fun, personalized summary of their listening habits, and it has gained immense popularity over the years. As a result, many companies have seized the opportunity to create similar year-in-review experiences, offering users a recap of their habits, preferences, or interactions from the past year. Here are

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