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The Mood-Shift Edition Friday, September 27, 2024

Meta, Apple Snub EU’s AI Pact, by Pieter Haeck and Mathieu Pollet, Politico

The failure to corrall support among some of the world's leaders developing cutting-edge AI models shows how governments, including in the EU, still grapple with how to impose instant controls on the fast-developing technology, despite stark warnings in the past two years that it comes with grave risks to the world.

It also showed a mood shift among some tech firms in their support for regulatory controls on AI. A campaign led by Meta this month warned that “in recent times, regulatory decision-making has become fragmented and unpredictable” and that the EU risked missing out on AI technology that could “turbocharge productivity."

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Apple Releases New AirPods Pro 2 Firmware, by Juli Clover, MacRumors

There is no word yet on what's included in the firmware, but Apple is planning to add hearing aid and hearing test features to the ‌AirPods Pro‌ 2 in the not too distant future.

Apple Releases Another Security Update For iTunes On Windows, by Filipe Espósito, 9to5Mac

Apple on Thursday published the security content notes for iTunes 12.13.3, which was recently released for Windows users. According to the company, the update fixes an exploit that allowed a local attacker to elevate his privileges. Apple says the exploit has been fixed with “improved restrictions.”

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Subscription Management Platform RevenueCat Acquires A ‘Spicy’ Audiobooks App (??!!), by Sarah Perez, TechCrunch

The novel idea here is to bring a subscription-based app in-house to serve as a testing ground for RevenueCat’s new features and functionality, the company says. Plus, it will serve as part of RevenueCat’s “build in public” philosophy.

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No, I am not in a hurry to have tons of AI on Apple devices. Take your time, Apple.

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