Wes Davis
A Halide update was rejected from App Store review over its camera permissions prompt.
How do you explain why a camera app needs camera permissions? Spotted by 9to5Mac.
(The update, version 2.16.2, did eventually get approved!)
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“All of physics,” you say?
Sam Altman published some thoughts today about what artificial intelligence will mean in a couple of decades.
Although it will happen incrementally, astounding triumphs – fixing the climate, establishing a space colony, and the discovery of all of physics – will eventually become commonplace.
The Intelligence Age
[ia.samaltman.com]
Wes Davis
Is your Mac obsolete?
Apple has updated its vintage and obsolete products list. MacRumors notes that the company now considers the 2018 13-inch MacBook Pro to be vintage, while the 27-inch 5K iMac from late 2015 is officially obsolete, as is the 2016 12-inch MacBook.
“Vintage” products are still generally eligible for repair by Apple service providers, while those deemed obsolete may not be.
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Are Meta Avatars about to get their glow-up?
The Meta app has started teasing improvements to Horizons avatars when users try to edit them, according to an X post spotted by UploadVR.
The slides promise “more expressive, authentic stickers, profile pics, and more,” along with updated editing controls and ways to quickly change your avatar’s look. I’d imagine we’ll learn what that all means this week during Meta Connect.
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OpenAI wants to help get more AI in more places.
The company announced OpenAI Academy, which it says “will invest in developers and organizations leveraging AI to help solve hard problems and catalyze economic growth in their communities.”
Details such as how to apply and when the program will launch are scant, but OpenAI says the academy will offer AI training and technical guidance and $1 million in API credits, among other things.
