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🕶️ Snap unveils new AI-powered glasses
🧠 Neuralink's breakthrough vision restoration implant gets FDA approval
🎬 First major agreement between AI startup and Hollywood studio
🙃 LinkedIn is training AI on user data by default
📜 California passes actor protection laws on AI clones
🫣 Apple pauses iPadOS 18 rollout for M4 iPad Pro after bricking complaints
🎁 + 9 other news you might like
🔮 + 3 handpicked research papers and tools
🕶️ Snap unveils new AI-powered glassesLINK
Snap's new fifth-generation Spectacles are AR glasses that overlay visual information and applications directly on their see-through lenses, offering an augmented reality experience without obscuring the user's vision.
The Spectacles use Snap's new operating system, Snap OS, and include features like two processors, four cameras, micro-projectors, and cooling chambers to enhance performance and user experience.
The glasses are part of a subscription-based Spectacles Developer Program, costing $99 per month, and Snap has partnered with OpenAI to help developers create experiences that integrate real-world context.
🧠 Neuralink's breakthrough vision restoration implant gets FDA approvalLINK
Neuralink, owned by Elon Musk, received "breakthrough device" clearance from the FDA, but this does not indicate a developed cure for blindness.
The FDA's breakthrough devices program allows developers priority review and interaction with FDA experts during the premarket review phase.
Neuralink's new device, Blindsight, aims to increase electrode density to restore limited vision, but it faces significant challenges and misconceptions regarding its ability to grant sight to the blind.
🎬 First major agreement between AI startup and Hollywood studioLINK
Runway, a startup specializing in AI video tools, has partnered with Lionsgate to train a custom video model using the studio's movie catalog.
The collaboration will give Lionsgate's creative talent access to the model to enhance their filmmaking and directing capabilities.
This partnership marks the first public collaboration between a generative AI startup and a major Hollywood studio, preceding similar discussions by Disney and Paramount.
🙃 LinkedIn is training AI on user data by defaultLINK
LinkedIn is currently leveraging user data to enhance its generative AI products, without having updated its terms of service to inform users about this practice.
According to multiple LinkedIn users and a statement provided to 404 Media, the platform is processing user data for AI improvements but has not yet disclosed this in its terms.
The company has assured that it plans to revise its terms of service "shortly" to clearly communicate the data usage to its users.
📜 California passes actor protection laws on AI clonesLINK
California governor Gavin Newsom has signed two bills, AB 2602 and AB 1836, to limit the unauthorized use of performers' likenesses by AI technology.
AB 2602 prevents companies from using a digital version of an actor in a project without the actor's informed consent and legal representation.
AB 1836 requires entertainment companies to obtain permission from a deceased performer's family or estate before creating or distributing a digital replica of them.
🫣 Apple pauses iPadOS 18 rollout for M4 iPad Pro after bricking complaintsLINK
Apple has halted the iPadOS 18 update for M4 iPad Pros due to reports of the software causing devices to become unresponsive or "bricked."
Apple confirmed to Ars Technica that the update was "temporarily removed" to address an issue affecting a small number of M4 iPad Pro devices.
While some users have successfully installed iPadOS 18, others experienced issues, and Apple is offering hardware replacements for affected devices, which indicates a significant bug.
Other news you might like
SpaceX fined for ‘illegal’ launch of rockets.LINK
YouTube Communities are like mini Discords for creators.LINK
Google gets win from European court as €1.5 billion fine overturned.LINK
Microsoft, BlackRock form fund to sink up to $100B into AI infrastructure.LINK
Apple is now manufacturing one of its iPhone chips in the US.LINK
Norway now has more electric vehicles than petrol-powered cars.LINK
JPMorgan could take over Goldman’s Apple Card business.LINK
Zynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit games.LINK
Discord end-to-end encryption rolling out today for audio and video calls.LINK
Latest research and tools
wordfreq: a linguistic tool capturing language usage up to 2021, it will not be updated due to unreliable post-2021 data, spam, and the influence of language models skewing word frequencies.LINK
Scramble: an open-source Chrome extension that uses AI to improve your writing in the browser, offering customization and more privacy compared to Grammarly.LINK
Rustpad: an open-source, efficient, and minimal collaborative text editor that enables real-time code writing collaboration in a browser without requiring a database, leveraging WebAssembly and WebSocket for fast, in-browser execution and self-hosted deployment.LINK
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