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Not only did InMarket Media sell precise location data without asking users for their consent, the data broker didn’t inform the third-party apps using its SDK, the FTC found.

Schmigadoon, Apple TV Plus’ musical comedy about a couple who wander into a magical town inspired by classic musicals like Brigadoon, has been cancelled after its Chicago style second season.

Behaviour Interactive cut around 45 jobs, according to Kotaku. The studio has confirmed that it did layoffs, saying that it let go less than three percent of the company.

In Super Fruit Ninja, you’ll use your hands to chop up fruit, according to a writeup on Apple’s website. I can see how it might be fun, but I don’t know if it will be $3,499 fun — especially when I can still just play Fruit Ninja on my phone.

404Media looks at how the site has escalated its verification policy after it was found to be hosting sexual assault videos:

9to5Google found code within the Google Messages app that suggests it’s going to add Bard to “help you write messages, translate languages, identify images, and explore interests.” The feature, codenamed “penpal,” will reportedly put Bard in a standalone chat where you can ask it to generate ideas, identify images, and make suggestions.

Samsung’s new AI photo editing tools will automatically place a watermark in the corner of your image to indicate AI was involved. However, one user found that you can get rid of the watermark by using Samsung’s object erase tool — which also uses AI.

If the Las Vegas Sphere just pivots to displaying pet photos, it’ll be the best piece of public infrastructure ever built. Put Jeeves on the Sphere! (Also: this is a fine excuse to put your cats in the comments, thanks in advance.)

Samsung announced yesterday that its new Galaxy S24 would become the first device to be able to post and view photos in HDR on Instagram. But this feature may be arriving on more devices soon, according to Meta spokesperson Cullen Heaney: