There won’t be any Apple Intelligence image-generating features in iOS 18.1 when it releases in October, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter.
But Apple plans to include its Image Playground and Genmoji features in iOS 18.2, he writes. Historically, those updates have come around mid-December, so perhaps we’ll be slinging holiday-themed “emoji” at each other soon enough.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission warned this week about “universal” chargers for e-bikes and the like, recommending only using those “tested and approved to work safely with your device.”
Using an incompatible charger can cause the battery to ignite and result in a serious fire. Between January 1, 2023 and May 16, 2024, CPSC received 156 reports of fire and thermal incidents involving “universal” chargers for micromobility products, including reports of serious injuries and property damage.
The agency also warned against specific charger brands.
[U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission]
In honor of the September 8th anniversary of the original Star Trek series premiere, Paramount Plus has assembled a free-to-watch YouTube playlist of the first episodes (including two-parters like “Encounter at Farpoint”) of most of the franchise’s series, along with a handful of shorts. They’re free from September 7th – 13th.
That doesn’t include Star Trek: Prodigy, which is over on Netflix, and not free.
A 2-hour-long documentary about The Boy and the Heron called Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron was spotted on Max by French animation outlet Catsuka.
According to Max’s description, it was “filmed with exclusive access to Studio Ghibli across an astonishing seven years” of Miyazaki’s work making his latest post-retirement movie (which, by the way, is also now available to stream).
Employees at the Penn Square Mall store, represented by the Communication Workers of America (CWA), will vote on September 22nd whether to ratify the agreement, which includes “up to 11.5%” wage increases, paid time off, and health benefits, according to the CWA.
The agreement follows a Maryland Apple Store that ratified its own union deal last month.
[Communications Workers of America]
Someone posted a Hacker News link to a demo of HNTerm, a command line tool that lets you browse that site using the MacOS or Linux Terminal. Here’s the GitHub link.
There are other similar tools, as this comment points out, but it’s a fun reminder that Terminal can do more than things like tweaking how long notifications stick around or adjusting your Mac’s power schedule.
[hnterm.ggerganov.com]
