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In today's Techpresso:

👀 Apple’s next big project

💥 New York Times source code leaks on 4chan

⚖️ Meta faces legal complaints over AI data plans

📱 Nokia CEO makes world's first immersive phone call

🖨️ HP CEO: Hybrid work is killing the print industry

🎁 + 6 other news you might like

🔮 + 6 handpicked research papers and tools

👀 Apple’s next big projectLINK

  • Apple’s potential smart home robots are being overseen by John Giannandrea, formerly of Google, but any humanoid model from Apple is projected to be at least a decade away.
  • Speculation includes simpler robotic concepts from Apple, like a smaller robot that might follow users around or a large iPad display on a robotic arm that can mimic head movements during calls.
  • Many homes present chaotic environments that could challenge robot functionality, making it difficult for companies like Apple to create reliable, autonomous home assistants in the near future.
  • 💥 New York Times source code leaks on 4chanLINK

  • An anonymous 4chan user leaked the source code for The New York Times, including the code for Wordle, making over 3.6 million files available for download.
  • The leaked archive contained numerous sensitive files like email marketing campaigns and ad reports, with only a few encrypted, but the claims about the leak’s extent are unconfirmed.
  • This breach is not the New York Times’ first cyberattack; in 2013, the Syrian Electronic Army also compromised the site, causing outages and defacements.
  • ⚖️ Meta faces legal complaints over AI data plansLINK

  • Activists claim that Meta's new privacy policy changes allowing the use of European user data to train AI models may violate data protection laws in Europe.
  • Meta has informed European users that from June 26, their public information on platforms like Facebook and Instagram will be used to improve AI models, without requiring user consent.
  • The privacy group noyb has filed complaints in 11 European countries to halt these changes, arguing that the lack of transparency violates GDPR requirements.
  • 📱 Nokia CEO makes world's first immersive phone callLINK

  • Nokia made the first phone call using 3D spatial audio over a cellular network, utilizing the 3GPP Immersive Video and Audio Services (IVAS) codec, which enables real-time directional sound.
  • The IVAS codec is a part of the upcoming 5G Advanced upgrade, offering benefits like faster speeds, better energy efficiency, and enhanced positioning, unlike current monophonic calls.
  • Nokia announced that the IVAS codec could allow spatial audio on most smartphones with at least two microphones, but the technology may still be years away from widespread adoption.
  • 🖨️ HP CEO: Hybrid work is killing the print industryLINK

  • HP CEO Enrique Lores revealed that the shift to hybrid work is causing a 20 percent decline in the number of printed pages in homes, offices, and SOHO environments compared to pre-pandemic levels.
  • Lores noted that the popularity of hybrid work is primarily responsible for the reduction in printed pages, impacting HP's core printing business significantly.
  • HP is exploring subscription-based models, with over 13 million customers currently subscribing to its all-in-one printing and ink services, as a potential solution to the industry's decline.
  • Other news you might like

    Apple needs to make the iPhone cool again. Today is its chance.LINK

    Nvidia is making a ton of money. Now, main supplier TSMC may charge Jensen Huang more for chips..LINK

    Surging cryptocurrency makes Binance's billionaire co-founder even wealthier while locked up in prison.LINK

    Elon Musk shuts down smartphone rumors: 'We are not going to do a Tesla phone'.LINK

    Virgin Galactic has ceased flying its only space plane. Now what?.LINK

    Microsoft announces three new Xbox including disc-less Xbox Series X, coming in late 2024.LINK

    Latest research and tools

    Libtree: visualizes how shared libraries are discovered or why they are missing by organizing the information in a tree format.LINK

    WebKit fix: addresses an issue specifically with the website news.ycombinator, bypassing the TextAutoSizing feature to enhance user experience by maintaining consistent text sizes.LINK

    Google Mesop: a Python-based UI framework that enables rapid development of web apps, offering features like hot reload and the ability to compose UIs from Python functions.LINK

    Omakub: turns a fresh Ubuntu installation into a fully-configured system for web development with a single command, eliminating the need for individual tool configurations.LINK

    Mexican Computers: A Brief Technical and Historical Overview: the paper provides an insight into the development and impact of computer technology in Mexico from its inception to the present day.LINK

    The failed migration of academic Twitter: the study discusses how efforts to move academic discussions from Twitter to alternative platforms have been largely unsuccessful.LINK


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