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📱 TikTok is back in the App Store

👀 Apple to unveil ‘newest member of the family’ on February 19

🔧 Arm to develop its own chip with Meta as first customer

🫠 DOGE website can apparently be edited by anyone

🤖 Anthropic’s next major AI model could arrive within weeks

🎥 YouTube Shorts now lets you create AI videos using prompts

🎁 + 9 other news you might like

🔮 + 4 handpicked research papers and tools

📱 TikTok is back in the App Store LINK

TikTok was restored on the App Store and Play Store in the US, after being removed on January 18 due to a national security law, with the app becoming available again on Thursday evening.

Other ByteDance applications like CapCut and Lemon8 were also reinstated, and Apple removed a rare support document that explained these previous removals.

After a significant drop in availability, TikTok's traffic rebounded to almost 90% of its pre-ban levels, and it was the second most downloaded app in the US last year.

👀 Apple to unveil ‘newest member of the family’ on February 19 LINK

Apple is set to unveil the new iPhone SE on February 19, 2025, as announced by CEO Tim Cook on X, marking a crucial launch for the company.

The release of the iPhone SE is expected to fill a gap in Apple's lineup due to dwindling stock and regulatory changes in Europe that affect current models.

The iPhone SE launch comes at a pivotal time for Apple, with the iPhone 16's underperformance and strong competition in the mid-range market driving the need for this refresh.

🔧 Arm to develop its own chip with Meta as first customer LINK

Arm has signed Meta as the first major client for its internally designed server CPUs, marking Arm's entry into direct chip sales and direct competition with firms like Qualcomm and Nvidia.

This significant transformation in Arm's business strategy could alter long-standing partnerships and disrupt the traditional x86-based server ecosystem historically dominated by Intel and AMD.

Arm's strategy mirrors Nvidia's model by designing chips in-house but outsourcing manufacturing, allowing entry into new markets while potentially straining relationships with partners like Apple and Qualcomm.

🫠 DOGE website can apparently be edited by anyone LINK

The DOGE.gov website, managed by Elon Musk's team for improving government efficiency, was found to be publicly editable due to a lack of proper security measures.

Security issues on the site were first revealed by 404Media, with input from two anonymous researchers, indicating the absence of any implemented protection.

Pages on DOGE.gov were altered to highlight these vulnerabilities, and the site was reportedly built on Cloudflare Pages, lacking government server hosting and showcasing numerous errors.

🤖 Anthropic’s next major AI model could arrive within weeks LINK

Anthropic is preparing to unveil a new AI model described as a "hybrid" that can alternate between deep reasoning and speedy responses, according to The Information.

The model will feature a "sliding scale" for developers to manage expenses, as its advanced reasoning functions require increased computational resources.

Expected to launch in the coming weeks, the model reportedly surpasses OpenAI's o3-mini-high in some programming tasks and excels in analyzing extensive codebases and business metrics.

🎥 YouTube Shorts now lets you create AI videos using prompts LINK

YouTube Shorts now integrates Google's Veo 2 video generation model, allowing users to create AI-enhanced clips and backgrounds using simple text prompts.

New capabilities include generating AI-based backgrounds and standalone video clips, enhancing the existing Dream Screen feature for more creative freedom in Shorts content.

Invisible SynthID watermarks will be applied to all AI-generated videos, with the features initially available in select regions and plans for global expansion in the future.

Other news you might like

• Gemini AI can now recall past conversations LINK

• Google Maps blocks reviews for ‘Gulf of America’ LINK

• Major publishers sue AI startup Cohere over copyright infringement LINK

• UK drops ‘safety’ from its AI body, now called AI Security Institute, inks MOU with Anthropic LINK

• Google's AI head wants employees to chill out over DeepSeek LINK

• Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin plans to lay off 10% of workforce as SpaceX dominates space race LINK

• Alibaba will censor Apple Intelligence in China LINK

• China's Baidu to make latest Ernie AI model open-source as competition heats up LINK

Latest research and tools

GITHUB • 92 points View Source
Neovim tee.exe binary dependency exhibiting illegitimate / unauthorized behavior: Neovim: a code editor experiencing security concerns with its bundled tee.exe binary, which is flagged as potentially malicious due to suspicious DNS lookups and network connections during installation on Windows 11.

GITHUB • 76 points View Source
JesseSort: A novel sorting algorithm that is faster than Python's default sort.: JesseSort: a novel sorting algorithm faster than Python's default sort by utilizing a new data structure called a Rainbow for efficient element organization and merging, achieving a runtime of O(n log n).

GITHUB • 49 points View Source
Ricochet: Peer-to-peer instant messaging system built on Tor hidden services (2017): Ricochet: an experimental peer-to-peer instant messaging system that ensures privacy and anonymity by not exposing your identity or contact list through its use of the Tor Network hidden services.

GITHUB • 25 points View Source
Status.sh: Bash script to generate a static status page: Status.sh: a simple Bash script that generates a static status page for monitoring websites and services with customizable alerts and notifications through email, SMS, or Pushover.

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