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Jess Weatherbed

Jess Weatherbed

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    EU competition chief isn’t happy with Apple’s AI snub.

    Apple cited “regulatory uncertainties” and “interoperability requirements” under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) as reasons for delaying its AI features on EU iPhones, but Margrethe Vestager suggested something more sinister is at play at a Forum Europa event on Thursday:

    “I find that very interesting, that they say ‘we will now deploy AI where we’re not obliged to enable competition.’ I think that is the most stunning, open declaration that they know 100 percent that this is another way of disabling competition where they have a stronghold already.”

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Time is also partnering with OpenAI.

    It joins other media companies like News Corp, Axel Springer, The Financial Times, Vox Media, The Atlantic, and The Associated Press in licensing content for training AI models like ChatGPT.

    Financial details for the deal have not been disclosed. Time COO Mark Howard says:

    “This partnership with OpenAI advances our mission to expand access to trusted information globally as we continue to embrace innovative new ways of bringing Time’s journalism to audiences globally.”

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    Jess Weatherbed
    Apple Vision Pro launches in first countries outside the US.

    The headset is now available to buy in China, Japan, and Singapore, with Apple documenting the international launch via a recent blog post.

    The Apple Vision Pro will also roll out to Germany, France, Australia, the UK, and Canada on July 12th, with preorders for those regions available starting today at 5AM PT.

    Deirdre O’Brien attending the launch of Apple Vision Pro in China.
    Apple’s Senior Vice President of Retail, Deirdre O’Brien, attending the launch of Apple Vision Pro in China.
    Image: Apple
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    Jess Weatherbed
    SpaceX will bring down the International Space Station.

    The contract granted by NASA — worth up to $843 million — will see SpaceX develop a vehicle to safely deorbit the space station “in a controlled manner after the end of its operational life in 2030.”

    NASA says the station will remain in use until then, and expects both the station and deorbit vehicle to break apart upon re-entry to avoid risk to populated areas.