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Jay Peters

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    Apple released security fixes for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS.

    You can now grab iOS 18.1.1, iPadOS 18.1.1, macOS 15.1.1, and visionOS 2.1.1, though all of the updates appear to be focused just on those security fixes. Apple shared more detail about some of the issues, which may have been actively exploited, in support documents.

    Update: Added support documents.

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    Jay Peters
    Fortnite now lets you follow creators.

    Could be handy if you want to keep track of what your favorite creators are making, or where else to find them on the internet.

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    Jay Peters
    Netflix’s Squid Game mobile game is coming out soon.

    Squid Game: Unleashed, a “multiplayer battle royale game,” will be released for Netflix subscribers on December 17th, nine days before the launch of season 2 of the show.

    Honestly, I don’t think Unleashed looks very good. But Netflix’s mobile games lineup has certified bangers like The Rise of the Golden Idol, so if Unleashed is a bust, there’s other things to play.

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    Jay Peters
    Azure AI Foundry is Microsoft’s new ‘unified’ AI application platform.

    The idea with Azure AI Foundry is that it will help organizations manage their AI tools. As Microsoft says in a blog post:

    Azure AI Foundry helps bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI technologies and practical business applications, empowering organizations to harness the full potential of AI efficiently and effectively.

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    Jay Peters
    Reminder: Valve’s white Steam Deck OLED goes on sale soon.

    You can buy it starting at 6PM ET / 3PM PT. It will be available “everywhere Steam Deck ships,” Valve says, though at $679, it’s $30 more expensive than the highest-end OLED in black. The white version comes with a special white carrying case, too.

    Valve’s white Steam Deck OLED.
    Image: Valve
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    Jay Peters
    Mastodon is growing, too.

    The platform may not be seeing Bluesky and Threads numbers, but the lines are also going up for Mastodon right now, according to Mastodon CEO Eugen Rochko.

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    Jay Peters
    Apple is deleting some very old iCloud device backups.

    iCloud device backups will require iOS 9 as of December 18th, meaning that if you have one stored in iCloud from iOS 8 or earlier, you’ll need to save it locally if you don’t want to lose it.