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Emma Roth

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    How Apple’s lobbyists are trying to make getting an ITC import ban even harder.

    The New York Times reports on the campaign pushing the US International Trade Commission “to put the public interest of a product ahead of a ban.”

    Apple tried avoiding its Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 import ban late last year by arguing it would have a “detrimental” effect on users. However, the ITC denied this request, saying “public interest favors the protection of intellectual property rights by excluding infringing products.”

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    Emma Roth
    Threads will now show trending topics for all users in the US.

    Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the feature is no longer in testing, which means you’ll now get to keep tabs on what people are talking about from the app’s search tab and For You feed.

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    Emma Roth
    Google DeepMind made an AI tool for analyzing soccer tactics.

    In a research paper published on Tuesday, Google DeepMind revealed that it has teamed up with Liverpool FC to develop TacticAI, an AI system that soccer coaches can use to get insights on corner kicks and player setups.

    TacticAI uses generative and predictive AI to help coaches figure out which player is most likely to receive the ball during corner kicks, whether a shot will be taken, and how to adjust player setup. The paper says human experts found that TacticAI’s suggestions are indistinguishable from real corners and were picked 90 percent of the time “over tactical setups seen in practice.”

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    Emma Roth
    After Quarterback, comes Reciever.

    Netflix’s latest sports docuseries follows the same format as the Peyton Manning-produced Quarterback. The only difference is that it highlights top NFL receivers, including Davante Adams, Justin Jefferson, George Kittle, Deebo Samuel, and Amon-Ra St. Brown.

    The eight-episode series, Receiver, hits Netflix this summer and comes as part of the streamer’s broader push into sports documentaries and live events.

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    Emma Roth
    Cross-saves for Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox are working again.

    Xbox didn’t get Baldur’s Gate 3’s most recent updates due to a bug that caused the game to crash on the Series X / S. This prevented players from loading cross-saves on platforms with the update.

    But now, Larian has announced that hotfixes #20, #21, and #22 are coming to Xbox, which should fix any issues with syncing game saves. The latest update also addresses some crashes and issues with Minthara’s dialogue.

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    Emma Roth
    Opera’s mobile browser is getting a lot of new users in the EU.

    The company credits the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) for the 164 percent increase in new iOS users it saw from March 5th to the 7th. Opera also saw significant user growth in specific countries, including a 402 percent spike in France and a 143 percent boost in Spain.

    Apple started letting iPhone users choose their default browser as part of its compliance with the DMA earlier this month. Besides Opera, Brave and Firefox are also seeing more iPhone users in the EU.

    A chart seeing user growth for Opera’s browser
    Image: Opera