56 posts tagged ‘Privacy’
Apple to Add RCS Messaging in iOS 17 Update
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Lance Ulanoff (Hacker News, MacRumors): Apple will finally add RCS messaging standard support to the iPhone through a software release early next year, the company told TechRadar.[…]“Later next year, we will be adding support for RCS Universal Profile, the standard as currently published by the GSM Association. We believe the RCS Universal Profile will offer […]
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Permissions Requests
Jason Snell (Reddit, Hacker News): Due to an extremely weird series of troubleshooting maneuvers, I recently found myself having to set my Mac up from scratch without migrating any of my preferences for the first time in longer than I’d like to admit.[…]More than anything else, though, the experience reminded me that Apple has a […]
Threads now lets users opt out of having their posts appear on Facebook and Instagram
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In response to user feedback, Instagram’s Threads will now let users turn off automatic sharing of their Threads posts to other apps, including Instagram and Facebook — a move that had not gone down well with Threads users. Hoping to gain more traction and interest in its Twitter/X rival, Meta in late August began displaying […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Humane Ai Pin
Juli Clover (Hacker News): Humane, a tech startup run by former Apple designer Imran Chaudhri, today officially unveiled its first product, the Ai Pin. Priced at $700, the Ai Pin is a standalone device that Humane says was built from the ground up for artificial intelligence.The Ai Pin attaches to a clothing item using a […]
Apple’s Blue Ocean
John Siracusa (Hacker News): I just can’t shake the idea that a return to removable, user-accessible batteries has now become a blue-ocean opportunity just waiting for Apple to seize it.[…]There’s more headroom than there has ever been to accommodate a tiny bit more size and weight in Apple’s portable products.[…]Second, people still crave the advantages […]
Invidious and FreeTube
Invidious (Hacker News): Invidious is an open source alternative front-end to YouTube.[…]Invidious protects you from the prying eyes of Google. It won’t track you either![…]Invidious allows you to subscribe to channels and create playlists, without needing a YouTube account. FreeTube (Hacker News): FreeTube is an open source desktop YouTube player built with privacy in mind. […]
Cue Testimony in US v. Google
David Pierce (MacRumors, Hacker News): Apple is in court because of something called the Information Services Agreement, or ISA: a deal that makes Google’s search engine the default on Apple’s products. The ISA has been in place since 2002, but Cue was responsible for negotiating its current iteration with Google CEO Sundar Pichai in 2016. […]
Unlimited Kagi Searches
Kagi (Hacker News): We’re thrilled to announce that unlimited search is now included in our $10/month Professional plan and our Ultimate, Family, and Duo plans. […] With new search sources proving more cost-efficient, the improved efficiency of our infrastructure, and the broader market embracing Kagi, we can again offer an unlimited experience to a broader […]