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📈 Google Gemini overtakes ChatGPT in app charts
👓 Snap unveils Snap OS 2
🤝 US and China reach TikTok framework deal
📉 China rules that Nvidia violated its antitrust laws
🕵️ North Korean hackers used ChatGPT for fake military IDs
📰 Rolling Stone publisher sues Google over AI summaries
🎁 + 11 other news you might like
🔮 + 6 handpicked research papers and tools
📈 Google Gemini overtakes ChatGPT in app charts LINK
Google's Gemini is now the most downloaded free iPhone app in the US according to Apple's latest charts, moving the previously dominant ChatGPT into the second spot on the list.
The app's sudden leap to the top is likely driven by buzz surrounding its new, free Nano Banana AI image editor, which is built directly into the main Gemini software.
This editing tool lets people change scenarios or backgrounds in a photo using natural language prompts while keeping the main subject's original appearance consistent throughout all the modifications.
👓 Snap unveils Snap OS 2 LINK
Snap unveiled Snap OS 2.0 for its developer-only Spectacles, adding functional apps like an improved web browser with voice input, a new gallery, and live translation tools to make the glasses more practical.
The software introduces two AI translation apps: one for voice-to-text conversations with speech bubbles and another that translates text from real-world objects in your field of view.
Users can now watch videos recorded on the glasses in a new gallery app or view trending clips from Snapchat’s Spotlight feed with comments appearing in a separate window.
🤝 US and China reach TikTok framework deal LINK
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the US and China have a “framework” deal for TikTok, confirming that the commercial terms between two private parties have been fully agreed upon.
Just before the news broke, President Donald Trump hinted on his Truth Social platform that an agreement was reached to save a company very much wanted by young people.
This agreement was announced only days before the fourth TikTok ban deadline on September 17, as delegations from both countries met in Madrid to discuss economic policy matters.
📉 China rules that Nvidia violated its antitrust laws LINK
China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued a preliminary finding that Nvidia violated antitrust law by not following the rules set for its 2020 Mellanox Technologies acquisition.
The regulator began its anti-monopoly investigation last December after the US announced new export controls, and the timing of this statement appears linked to upcoming US-China trade talks.
As a result of the violation, the chipmaker could be fined up to 10 percent of its previous year's sales and may also be forced to change its business practices.
🕵️ North Korean hackers used ChatGPT for fake military IDs LINK
The North Korean hacking group Kimsuky used ChatGPT to craft a deepfake of a South Korean military identification card to make their targeted phishing attempt appear much more credible.
Instead of a real document, the email linked to malware capable of extracting data from the devices of journalists, human rights activists, and researchers who were targeted by the attack.
Cybersecurity firm Genians discovered the scheme and found they could bypass ChatGPT’s refusal to create government IDs by simply altering the prompt, reproducing the fake for their own investigation.
📰 Rolling Stone publisher sues Google over AI summaries LINK
Penske Media, the publisher of Rolling Stone, filed a lawsuit against Google claiming the company illegally uses its copyrighted articles to create answers for its AI Overviews feature.
The lawsuit argues Google now forces publishers to supply their content for AI summaries that cannibalize search referrals as a condition for being included in standard web results.
The publisher states it has seen “significant declines in clicks from Google searches” since the tool launched, which hurts the ad and subscription revenue that depends on site visits.
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Latest research and tools
RustGPT: a large language model built from scratch in pure Rust to demonstrate the inner workings of modern AI without relying on external machine learning libraries.LINK
A qualitative analysis of pig-butchering scams: this research analyzes the stages and psychological tactics scammers use to build long-term relationships with victims before stealing their money.LINK
Titania Programming Language: a language based on Oberon-07, designed as an educational tool to teach compiler development.LINK
For Good First Issue: a directory of open-source projects focused on social impact, helping volunteers find opportunities to contribute their skills to causes like fighting climate change.LINK
Omarchy on CachyOS: an installation script that implements DHH's Omarchy desktop configuration on top of the performance-optimized CachyOS Linux distribution.LINK
DriftDB: an experimental database that allows you to query the state of your data at any point in the past.LINK
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