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Jess Weatherbed

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    Govee’s new speaker provides its own mood lighting.

    The Govee Table Lamp 2 Pro is an all-in-one party pod that combines 210 independently controlled LEDs with JBL’s audio technology. The lamp is portable and rechargeable, with customizable lighting that can change between vibrant colors and warm or cool white lights to suit your personal vibe.

    There’s no word on pricing yet — we’ll know more when it launches sometime in late Q2 2025.

    The lamp and seethrough base combo make it look like a cool glowing ice block.
    The lamp and seethrough base combo make it look like a cool glowing ice block.
    Image: Govee
    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Spotify’s Partner Program is already pretty popular.

    Starting today, Spotify is paying creators in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada based on how much engagement their videos receive from paid subscribers, similar to platforms like YouTube.

    We don’t know how much video creators will earn, but there’s plenty of interest in the program — according to Spotify, almost 60 percent of eligible shows and networks have enrolled since it was announced last month.

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    Jess Weatherbed
    AI hallucinations are driving new scientific discoveries.

    This interesting overview by The New York Times explains how incorrect or misleading results from AI models are helping scientists to track cancer, design drugs, invent medical devices, and uncover weather phenomena by “dreaming” up new concepts to test.

    Amy McGovern, a federal AI institute computer scientist says:

    “The public thinks it’s all bad.But it’s actually giving scientists new ideas. It’s giving them the chance to explore ideas they might not have thought about otherwise.”

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Variable aperture is coming to iPhones... eventually.

    That’s according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who doubled down on previous claims that the wide rear camera will be upgraded for the iPhone 18 in 2026 in his latest blog post.

    Kuo says Dutch manufacturer BE Semiconductor will supply the aperture blade assembly equipment, allowing iPhone users to manually control how much light passes through the camera’s lens for the first time.

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    XAI is testing its Grok app.

    The iOS app is now listed on Apple’s App Store, and is currently available in beta in “Australia and a few countries” according to TechCrunch.

    This confirms rumors that started circulating in November regarding X developing a standalone app for its Grok chatbot. There’s no word yet on when a version will be made available to Android users.

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    [App Store]