A new teaser promises the “next generation of earbuds,” with a launch set for 8AM PT on February 12th. The brief glimpses in the video match leaks we’ve seen of the WF-1000XM6, the high-end sequel to 2023’s excellent XM5.
GPT‑5.3‑Codex, its new coding and development model, is apparently the first “that was instrumental in creating itself.” No, that probably doesn’t mean ChatGPT is ready to build its own Skynet, but it can help in debugging and testing:
“The Codex team used early versions to debug its own training, manage its own deployment, and diagnose test results and evaluations—our team was blown away by how much Codex was able to accelerate its own development.”
Even after his 2008 conviction as a sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein still had friends in Silicon Valley. The New York Times details the companies that took his money — including Coinbase, wearable manufacturer Jawbone, and Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures — along with more he considered investing in, including Palantir, SpaceX, and Spotify.
[The New York Times]
The fine, a measly £247,590 (about $335,000), is because Imgur owner MediaLab wasn’t checking users ages, and so handled young kids’ data without proper consent measures. After the ICO warned a fine was coming last September, Imgur started blocking UK users entirely — a ban which is still in effect.
As expensive bundled packages, premium live sports pricing, and restrictive walled gardens proliferate, customers have turned to TV piracy instead. Now why do I feel like I’ve seen this one before?
NotSoSavvy:
Hey, the exact same problem that drove people to Torrenting comes up again! It’s weird that as soon as watching things legally becomes more of a hassle than watching them illegally, people start watching illegally again. It’s almost like people hate walled gardens and it’s generally in a company’s best interests to have wider, easier distribution they get a smaller cut from than try and make their own Netflix or something.
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There are many important safety reasons to support China’s move to ban hidden, electric door handles from EVs, but also a pettier one: they’re just bad, unintuitive, and inconvenient handles.
verge_user_m65nybmy:
Rejoice! Concealed handles are so dumb. What do you mean I have to press one side then pull the other? Just give me a handle ffs
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The company sells its tech to ICE, among other government departments, and business is booming: its annual revenue from the US government grew 55 percent, to $1.855 billion, over the last year. That growth is speeding up, with $570 million of government revenue from the last quarter alone.
[Palantir]
I used to compare Elon Musk to an old boss of mine who would spin up a company division every time he found a new hobby, but this might be just as apt:
ElectricOrchestra613:
Elon Musk’s constant new ventures and subsequent mergers just feels like the corporate equivalent of creating a new email every time you want to sign up for a free trial.
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