🪐 Peeling Back the Atmosphere //

James Webb Space Telescope shares initial findings on TRAPPIST-1's rocky exoplanets; innermost planet appears uninhabitable, but more research to come.

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🆕 A contemporary edge //

Pepsi unveils new logo and branding.

The changes are aimed at aligning with consumers' memories of the brand while drawing attention to Pepsi's zero sugar line, a key part of the company's growth plan.

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🍏 Buy Now on iPhone, Pay Later //

But so far only in the US. Apple has finally launched its own buy now, pay later service called Apple Pay Later.

It enables Apple Pay users to apply for loans ranging from $50 to $1000 and pay them back over four payments within six weeks with zero interest and no fees.

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🕹 TLoU on PC //

The Last of Us: Part 1's long awaited PC port launched on Steam with 36% positive feedback - players complained about regular crashes and plentiful performance issues.

Despite technical problems, the action game from Naughty Dog became Sony's fourth biggest release on PC.

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🌀Out-of-control race //

Over 1,100 notable figures sign open letter calling for pause on powerful AI experiments.

Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, Jeff Orkin, and others are among the signatories.

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It's Thursday! Here's the news:

// Instagram's new feature: Save posts with friends in a dedicated section
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// Android 13 QPR3 Beta improves PIN privacy for phone safety
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🍏 WWDC 2023 //

Apple will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference from June 5 to June 9. As always, the company will showcase the latest iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS software updates.

But journalists are also expecting big news about the Reality Pro headset, which could be the first new product category for Apple in a while.

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💡 Bing adds ads //

Microsoft experiments with ads in AI-powered Bing chatbot.

While the exact details of what these ads will look like are still being determined, they will show up in the new Bing chat, similar to the traditional search results.

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🌊 Lost and found //

A story with a happy ending about an Apple Watch lost at sea and its successful return to its owner.

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Friday! And the news is:

// Google's collaboration with ADT produces a new home security product
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// New supply chain attack targets 12 million user phone system customers
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🔐 Cloudy Azure Exploit //

A vulnerability in Microsoft's Azure Active Directory allowed for unauthorized access to multiple applications, including Bing, potentially compromising users' private data, but was fixed in February 2023.

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🤖 Pausing the AI Race //

Elon Musk and 1,100 others call for a pause in developing advanced AI systems due to potential risks, while a Goldman Sachs report warns of significant job disruption but also potential economic benefits.

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🌐 Browser you've never seen //

The Browser Company launches Arc mobile app, dringing sidebars to iPhones and changing the way we interact with the Internet.

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🎞 Retrocomputing in practice //

One enthusiast has made waves in the tech community by getting the OpenAI model ChatGPT running on a computer from 1984 running DOS.

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☝️A free ride is over //

AI image generator Midjourney halts free trials.

Midjourney's CEO, David Holz, announced the decision after "extraordinary demand and trial abuse" caused disruptions for paying users.

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🏃 Full body tracking //

Apple has been granted patents that detail using its Watch, Earbuds, and a future headset for full body tracking.

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Happy Saturday! What's new today?

// Italy orders ChatGPT ban over data privacy breach
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// Android Beta launches Nearby Share for Windows app
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