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☆ Israel Tells More Gazans to Leave, and Supreme Court to Hear Pharma Case
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( New York Times Audio | Ian Stewart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you haven’t already, download it here — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. The Headlines brings you the biggest stories of the day from the Times journalists who are covering them, all in about five minutes.

Organizations: New York Times, Times

☆ The Cavalry Is Not Coming
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( New York Times Audio | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling and provides news, depth and serendipity. It is available to Times news subscribers on iOS. If you haven’t already, download the app and sign up for our weekly newsletter. Our new audio app is home to “This American Life,” the award-winning program hosted by Ira Glass. The app includes a “Best of ‘This American Life’” section with some of our favorite bite-size clips, so you can enjoy the show even if you don’t have a lot of time.

Persons: Ira Glass Organizations: New York Times

☆ Fighting Resumes in Gaza, and a Blocked TikTok Ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( New York Times Audio | Ian Stewart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Organizations: New York Times, Times

☆ An Extended Truce, and Kissinger’s Complicated Legacy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( New York Times Audio | Ian Stewart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Organizations: New York Times, Times

☆ ChatGPT one year on: From viral AI bot to OpenAI's boardroom battle
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 30 (Reuters) - We asked ChatGPT, OpenAI's viral chatbot, how it felt on its first birthday. The generative AI craze has disrupted several industries from cloud computing and customer service to movie editing and screenplay writing. Reuters GraphicsCHATGPT APP DOWNLOADSSix months after ChatGPT's website launch, OpenAI introduced the chatbot application to Apple's (AAPL.O) iOS in May and later on Android in July. With these applications running mostly on the cloud, vendors of cloud computing services, including Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet, have also seen their shares surge. Microsoft (MSFT.O) and Alphabet (GOOGL.O) have invested billions to improve their cloud computing capabilities and take on more AI workloads as businesses embrace such tools.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, ChatGPT, Sam Altman, chatbots, Bard, Anthropic's Claude, Character.AI, Microsoft's, OpenAI, John Grisham, George R.R, Martin, Jonathan Franzen, Akash Sriram, Harshita Mary Varghese, Zaheer Kachwala, Jaspreet Singh, Sweta Singh, Saumyadeb Organizations: REUTERS, Microsoft, Reuters, Android, Nvidia, Nasdaq, TECH, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms' (META.O) paid no-ads subscription service, which it rolled out in Europe this month, breaches EU consumer laws, Europe's largest consumer group said on Thursday as it took its grievance to consumer protection authorities. Meta has said it launched the paid no-ads subscription service, which applies to Facebook and Instagram, to comply with EU rules requiring companies to give users a choice on whether their data can be collected and used for targeted ads. It also took issue with the "very high subscription fee for ad-free services" which could deter users. The ad-free service cost 9.99 euros ($10.96) monthly for Web users and 12.99 euros for iOS and Android users. Meta has said these prices are in line with Google's (GOOGL.O) YouTube and Spotify's (SPOT.N) premium services and with Netflix (NFLX.O).

Persons: Dado Ruvic, NOYB, Meta, BEUC, Ursula Pachl, Pachl, Foo Yun Chee, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Meta, REUTERS, Rights, European Consumer Organisation, CPC, Facebook, EU, YouTube, Netflix, Thomson Locations: Rights BRUSSELS, Europe, Austrian, Brussels

☆ All kids want for Christmas this year … Robux and gaming subscriptions
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Nicole Randol — a Missouri-based mother of two boys, ages 6 and 10 — recently posted a message on a popular Facebook parenting group about Robux, the virtual gaming currency for the platform Roblox: Target was having a 40%-off sale for Robux. “I expect it to be the most exciting thing they open [on Christmas],” Randol, who bought two $100 Robux cards, told CNN. Gaming subscriptions continue to gain popularity, too. “What’s changed, naturally, is the games that families are playing.”According to ESA, more than 212 million Americans play video games on a regular basis. Still, with the rise of subscriptions and gaming currency, what lands under the Christmas tree may be smaller in size than years before.

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☆ An Endorsement for Nikki Haley, and More
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( New York Times Audio | Ian Stewart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Organizations: New York Times, Times

☆ Don’t Be Afraid of the iPhone’s NameDrop Feature, Experts Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | More About Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“To the extent there’s panic here about nonconsensual taking of contact information, I’m not that worried,” he said. To use the feature, Apple users need to have updated their devices to the latest version of the operating system — iOS 17.1 for the iPhone or WatchOS 10.1 for the Apple Watch, both of which have the feature enabled as a default setting. They can then choose to exchange contact details, or one may simply receive contact information from the other without reciprocating. NameDrop works similarly to AirDrop, which allows users of Apple laptops, iPhones and iPads to exchange photos as long as they are within Bluetooth and Wi-Fi range. And even then, the only information that is shared are the details that users have added to their contact cards.

Persons: ”, NameDrop Organizations: Apple, Apple Watch, Bluetooth

SoFi will no longer be offering crypto trading services starting on December 19, 2023. Account Minimum $0 ($1 for fractional shares; $2,000 for margin trading) Fees 0% ($5/month for Robinhood Gold) Pros Check mark icon A check mark. Buy, sell, or store more than 170 cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and dogecoinCheck mark icon A check mark. Limited staking options Insider’s Take Coinbase is one of the best investment platforms for crypto trading, staking rewards, and crypto storage. The crypto trading app has 24/7 customer support, zero trading fees, learning rewards features, and an online storage wallet.

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Meta announced the service for Facebook and Instagram last month. The ad-free service cost 9.99 euros ($10.90) monthly for Web users and 12.99 euros for iOS and Android users. Contrary to this law, Meta charges a 'privacy fee' of up to 250 euros per year if anyone dares to exercise their fundamental right to data protection," NOYB data protection lawyer Felix Mikolasch said in a statement. NOYB filed the complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority. The complaint will likely be forwarded to the Irish data protection watchdog which oversees Meta because it has its European headquarters in Ireland.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Meta, Max Schrems, Felix Mikolasch, NOYB, Foo Yun Chee, Matthew Lewis Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Meta, Facebook, EU, Austrian Data Protection, Netflix, YouTube, Google, Thomson Locations: Rights BRUSSELS, Europe, Austrian, Europe's, Vienna, Ireland, Brussels

☆ Israel-Hamas Truce Appears to Enter Another Day, and More
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( New York Times Audio | Ian Stewart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity. If you haven’t already, download it here — it’s available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and sign up for our weekly newsletter. The Headlines brings you the biggest stories of the day from the Times journalists who are covering them, all in about 10 minutes.

Organizations: New York Times, Times

☆ Hamas Releases More Hostages, and More
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( New York Times Audio | Patricia Sulbarán | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Organizations: New York Times, Times

☆ Ex-Google maps designer doesn't like the app's new look, says it's 'colder' and 'less human'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A former Google Maps designer said the app's new color palette feels "colder" and "less human." 15 years ago, I helped design Google Maps. Other Google Maps users echoed Laraki's critiques around the app's new colors. — Sasha Luccioni, PhD 💻🌎🦋✨🤗 (@SashaMTL) November 23, 2023"Why has Google maps all of a sudden changed the colors?" In other words, Google Maps users may've switched to Apple Maps for a good reason.

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☆ Israel and Hamas Agree to a Cease-Fire, and More
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( New York Times Audio | Patricia Sulbarán | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Organizations: New York Times, Times

☆ The Possum Experiment
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Ira Glass | More About Ira Glass | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Ira Glass Organizations: New York Times

☆ Microsoft Hires OpenAI’s Ousted C.E.O., and More
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( New York Times Audio | Patricia Sulbarán | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Organizations: New York Times, Times

☆ Apple's products are great, even if they're boring
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Michael Gartenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementIn the past, I've argued that Apple products have become boring because Apple seems to have lost its way with useful product innovation. But the truth is, there's a very good reason why Apple doesn't do drastic changes to its products: slow, steady and reliable products are keeping Apple on top. To be fair, under CEO Tim Cook, Apple has had several big hit new products: Apple Watch and Air Pods, come to mind. While Air Pods will work with others, they are really designed to work best with Apple products. But ultimately, even if you find Apple products boring rather than classic, they are a great choice for those looking for long-lasting, high-quality, user-friendly, reliable technology.

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☆ How I Learned to Shave
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( New York Times Audio | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: Ira Glass Organizations: New York Times

Organizations: New York Times

Organizations: New York Times, Times

☆ Apple will make a big change to iPhone messages next year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | Samantha Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The change – first reported by tech site 9to5Mac – will add features, such as read receipt, typing indicators, better support for group chats and higher quality media sharing of images and videos, across platforms. Apple told CNN in a statement it will add support for the standard, called RCS (Rich Communication Services), later next year. Meanwhile, Google, which already has support for RCS within its messaging app, has been vocal about wanting Apple to adopt the standard. The move, however, doesn’t necessarily mean the green bubbles (Android or other users) and blue bubbles (Apple users) that are displayed when messaging someone on the other platform will go away anytime soon. “Instead, RCS support will enable a smoother and better customer experience of iPhone users communicating across platforms.

Persons: iMessage, Apple, Steve Jobs, Tim Cook, Cook, ”, Dipanjan Chatterjee, Michael Inouye, ” Inouye, Chatterjee, ” Chatterjee, that’s Organizations: CNN, Apple, Communication Services, Universal, Google, Commission, European Union, “, Forrester Research, ABI Research, GSM Association Locations: Europe

☆ Israel and Hamas Near a Hostage Deal, and More
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( New York Times Audio | Patricia Sulbarán | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Organizations: New York Times, Times

Organizations: New York Times

☆ How to use Google Maps to decide when to leave for Thanksgiving
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Jake Piazza | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The new updates will start to roll out in the next few weeks, according to the company's blog post. More than 1 billion people use Google Maps every month and Google has made concerted efforts to continually update the service to make travel easier. These holiday tools are Google Maps' second batch of updates in the last month. Google Maps is also allowing for more discourse within their content review. Google Maps says it's an effort to help its users "make a more informed decision," and that rollout begins now.

Organizations: Google, Shoppers

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