WhatsApp users have expressed frustration at the fact that there is no way to remove the new Meta AI chatbot feature from the messaging app, raising concerns that the company is seeking to use their private chats to train the bot.
Meta says the AI chatbot can’t read messages unless one of the chat participants chooses to share it, but adds that the company is “listening to feedback” from users …
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Dashlane is rolling out a major update to its enterprise tools with the launch of Omnix, a new platform designed to combat AI-driven phishing attacks and shadow IT. The product aims to move IT teams past traditional vault-based password management and gives them the tools to manage, detect, and respond to real-time credential threats.
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Apple chipmaker TSMC says that it will make chips with a sub-2nm process size for the first time ever in 2028, and that the development of 1.4nm chips will allow for greater AI capabilities.
The iPhone maker is generally first in line for the company’s most advanced chipmaking capabilities, so we can expect the chips – slightly confusingly dubbed A14 – to debut in 2028 iPhones …
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Ongoing trade conflicts between the US and China have highlighted again how dependent Apple is on China for its product manufacturing. Today, a new report details the company’s plans to shift more of its supply chain to India, and the ways China is complicating those efforts.
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Ray-Ban Meta glasses now offer a live translation feature to all owners, after an earlier small-scale test. You can download language packs in advance, enabling translation even when you don’t have a mobile data connection.
The Meta AI features, which lets you ask the glasses questions about what you’re seeing, has also now launched in EU countries, and there are new frame and lens combos too …
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Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Apple Watch, and to celebrate the device’s impact in users’ lives, Apple is giving away a special pin entirely free. Here are the details.
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Apple’s rumored iPhone 17 Air won’t just be thinner than the standard iPhone 17. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, it may also share an important hardware feature with the iPhone 17 Pro models.
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We’re just weeks away from WWDC, and today a new rumor has offered fresh details regarding what Apple has in store for iPadOS 19 and its macOS-like upgrades, including a menu bar and ‘Stage Manager 2.0.’
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Today Majin Bu shared a rumor about two big productivity upgrades coming to iPadOS 19 this year. But per Bu’s source, iOS 19 will make your iPhone far more powerful too, particularly when connected to an external display.
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Joining the ongoing price drops we spotted yesterday on the black Apple Watch Ultra 2, today’s best Apple deals are kicking off with even lower prices across the M3 MacBook Air lineup with new Amazon all-time lows landing on various configurations, alongside Apple’s upgraded 24GB M4 MacBook Air at the $1,272 low and models starting from $910. We also spotted a pair of Twelve South accessories deals, including its Find My-equipped PlugBug wall charger and its metal/walnut wood HiRise Pro monitor stand to join some solid offers on monitors, charging gear, and more. All of that and more awaits below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
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