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Sam Altman was winning on the stand, but it might not be enough

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Who, me? | Image: The Verge; Getty Images After two weeks of hearing from assorted witnesses that he was a lying snake, the jury finally heard from the lying snake himself: Sam Altman. At the end of the testimony, his lawyer William Savitt asked him how it felt to be accused of stealing a charity. "We created, through a ton of hard work, this extremely large charity, and I agree you can't steal it," Altman said. "Mr. Musk did try to kill it, I guess. Twice." Altman was fully in "nice kid from St. Louis" mode, and did a passable impression of a man who was bewildered at what was happening to him. When he stepped down from the stand holding a stack of evidence binders, he even look … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/toBunVI

iOS 27 might add a lot more customization to the Camera app

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Apple's next iOS update could include something phone photographers have been waiting for: a lot more control over the Camera app. According to Bloomberg 's Mark Gurman, the Camera app will be "fully customizable" in iOS 27 and users will be able to "pick their own set of controls - called widgets - that run along the top of the interface." Gurman notes that the Camera app will keep the current set of default widgets, but starting with iOS 27, you will "be able to switch over to an 'advanced' array of options or choose their own items." From there, you'll reportedly be able to select from a new "Add Widgets" tray, with widgets split into thr … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/iCWS9L0

Meta won’t let you block its AI account on Threads

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Meta announced on Tuesday that it's testing a Threads feature that lets users tag a Meta AI account to get answers to questions or context about a conversation on the platform. If you've spent any time looking at replies on X as of late, this new feature sounds a lot like Meta's take on people tagging xAI's Grok. But, as reported by Engadget , Threads users quickly discovered that you can't block the new Meta AI account, and they aren't happy about it. Meta has invested heavily in AI as it works to catch up to rivals like OpenAI and Google, spending billions to hire AI talent . It launched a new AI model called Muse Spark in April , which it s … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/xKIOzir

Meta will tell parents when their teens add new interests to their Instagram algorithm

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Starting Tuesday, parents can get more details about what their teens are up to on Instagram. Meta is adding a feature to its Teen Accounts that shows parents the "general topics their teens engage with," like "basketball" or "fashion." Meta also says it will soon start notifying parents when their teen adds a new interest to their algorithm. In December, Meta announced its "Your Algorithm" feature, which lets users choose topics they want to see more or less of in Instagram. Meta noted in its Tuesday blog post that users with Teen Accounts are already limited in what topics they can add to their algorithm - content shown to users with teen … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/XyHCPOU

Here’s what Mira Murati’s AI company is up to

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Thinking Machines, the AI company founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, announced Monday that it's working on something called "interaction models." The idea behind interaction models, according to Thinking Machines , is that they will let people "collaborate with AI the way we naturally collaborate with each other - they continuously take in audio, video, and text, and think, respond, and act in real time." As explained by Thinking Machines: Today's models experience reality in a single thread. Until the user finishes typing or speaking, the model waits with no perception of what the user is doing or how the user is doing it. Until th … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/7HKCZb5

Govee’s new portable smart lamp is on sale for the first time 

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If you’ve always liked the idea of the Philips Hue Go portable lamp but couldn’t justify the $100+ price tag , Govee recently released a much cheaper alternative, the Govee Table Lamp Classic , and it’s already receiving its first discount. Right now, you can pick the rechargeable smart lamp up at Amazon for $63.99 ($16 off), which makes it less than half the price of Philips’ portable smart lamp. Govee Table Lamp Classic Where to Buy: $79.99 at Amazon The cordless lamp features a built-in 4,800mAh battery, which can last up to 30 hours with colored lighting enabled, though that drops to around five hours when using brighter white lighting. That’s not quite as long as the Philips Hue Go, which Philips says can last up to 48 hours on a charge, but on the flip side the Govee is brighter, delivering up to 500 lumens of brightness. It’s also lightweight enough to easily carry from room to room or bring outside, though you’ll want to be careful out...

Palantir’s true believers are wearing this jacket

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In late April, Palantir - the software company that, in recent years, has perhaps become best known for its defense industry contracts and work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement - announced that it would be adding new products to its merch store. The latest offering was a cotton chore coat. At $239 and in bright blue and black options, the jacket looks like a standard offering that has, by way of photographer Bill Cunningham , trickled down into mainstream menswear for years. This jacket is a pastiche of 19th century French workwear that was worn by people actually doing physical labor; the only noticeable difference is that a dainty … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/UwBnR9i