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Emma Roth

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    Apple is getting closer to bringing notifications to third-party watches.

    The iOS 26.3 beta introduces a new “Notification Forwarding” setting that you can use to forward alerts to non-Apple watches, according to MacRumors. The feature comes in response to an order from the EU, and is still a bit limited, as it only forwards notifications to one device at a time.

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    Emma Roth
    RAM kit pricing tripled in just three months.

    As spotted by VideoCardz, data from the German outlet ComputerBase shows RAM kit prices spiking by an average of 252 percent from September to December. Meanwhile, the data suggests that the average price of SSDs — which is also affected by the RAM crunch — rose by almost 42 percent during the three months.

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    Emma Roth
    Zoom makes its AI Companion available on the web.

    As part of Zoom’s AI Companion 3.0 update, the company rolled out a web-based interface for its AI assistant that allows users to recap meetings, generate daily reports, and create to-do lists outside the video conferencing client. Users can try out the web-based AI Companion by navigating to ai.zoom.us.

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    Emma Roth
    The Creative Commons says pay-to-crawl shouldn’t be a website’s default setting.

    In a blog post, the nonprofit says it has “significant reservations” about systems that require AI companies to pay to train on their content, stating that they “could become new concentrations of power, with the ability to dictate how we experience the web.”

    Despite its concerns, the Creative Commons recently partnered with the RSL Collective to allow creators to collect “contributions” from AI companies, as it aims to “infuse concepts of reciprocity in standards that are ready for adoption.”

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    Emma Roth
    The Washington Post’s AI podcasts face backlash from staffers.

    The outlet’s standards editor called errors within the personalized AI podcasts “frustrating” as staffers report that the feature is “misattributing or inventing quotes” and “inserting commentary,” according to Semafor. The Washington Post launched AI podcasts earlier this week, offering users two AI hosts that discuss top stories tailored to reading habits.