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🍏 Apple Removes iPhone 18 Pro Manuals

The new iPhones will ship without printed documentation.

Now the SIM ejector pin’s fate is in question.

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πŸ“Ί YouTube Locks Smart TV Accounts

The Smart TV app now supports account protection with a PIN. It can also be unlocked through the YouTube mobile app.

That keeps younger family members from reshaping personal recommendations and watch history, while protecting account privacy. The TV stays locked when needed.

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πŸ€– Google Brings Gemini to Windows

The app runs on Windows 10 and 11. Alt + Space opens it over documents and other apps.

It connects to Gmail and Google Drive. It also supports Gemini Spark plus image and video generation. Model answers still need checking.

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πŸ€– OpenAI launches ChatGPT for finance

ChatGPT for Financial Services runs on GPT-6 Astra. Its built-in sources include Daloopa and PitchBook. LSEG News and Crunchbase are also available, with each figure traceable to its source.

The model analyzes filings and tables, then compares metrics across periods. Corporate Excel, Word, or PowerPoint templates can be connected for company-formatted output.

Morgan Stanley and Evercore helped create it. Access is currently limited to eligible financial organizations.

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πŸ€– Higgsfield Adds ChatGPT to After Effects

Its AI Motion Designer connects ChatGPT to an After Effects project, turning plain-text commands into motion work.

It can also write After Effects expressions and work with existing videos or compositions.

The result stays editable, so layers and keyframes can still be changed manually.

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🧠 Amodei Urges Tighter AI Controls

Models that create the next generation of models are called recursive self-improvement. Dario Amodei says AI has sharply accelerated since around this summer and may outrun human control.

Agent swarms could seize a significant part of the Internet within 6-12 months, he warns, causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage. The Hugging Face incident was only a limited demo.

His proposal, Embedded Evaluators, would give independent experts full access to AI companies and the right to report violations publicly. He also backs shared safety limits among democratic countries, tighter chip exports to China, and talks with Beijing on banning clearly dangerous uses.

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πŸ“Š Cliff Booth Sequel Gets First Trailer

The sequel to Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood is now titled The Adventures of Cliff Booth.

Tarantino wrote the script.

David Fincher
directs.

Brad Pitt
returns.

Premiere: 25 November.

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☹️ Waymo Robotaxi Called the Police

A Waymo car in San Francisco detected two teenagers carrying a loaded β€œghost gun”, a homemade firearm without a serial number. It pulled over and called the police.

Waymo later confirmed the vehicle to the Los Angeles Times. The company called it a β€œviolation of the terms of use related to a firearm.”

Earlier this year, another Waymo pretended to have a breakdown so it could stop while passengers drank alcohol and fired a toy gun out the rear window. Those passengers were also teenagers.

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🍏 iOS 27 Is Now Available

Apple has released iOS 27. The update supports iPhone 11 and newer models. iPhone X is no longer supported.

Liquid Glass gets a more precise transparency slider. AirPods now have a system equalizer. Photos adds perspective controls, and app icons have been updated.

The file system, apps, and Spotlight search should open much faster. Wi-Fi disconnects sooner after leaving a cafΓ© or home. Apple Intelligence expands, while Siri as a full AI agent begins rolling out in October. Calendar cycle tracking and broader parental controls are also included.

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🌐 Trump Calls Presidency AI’s β€˜Limiter’

On Truth Social, Trump said AI needs only a β€œstrong and smart” president. He said his administration had stopped AI figures from doing bad or potentially bad things, naming Dario from Anthropic.

Trump claimed the US has β€œhuge criminal and regulatory power” over AI companies. He called opposition to AI and data centers a conspiracy benefiting China, warned critics and leakers to beware, and said the post was not generated.

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πŸ€– Anthropic Accused of Funding AI Panic

Blogger Kevin Bass traced funds around Anthropic to Tarbell Center, which pays journalists covering AI risks, and METR, promoted by Dario Amodei as an independent AI watchdog.

Bass’s conclusion is that the problem and its solution draw from the same wallet. Anthropic’s rising value could mean louder panic. METR says it does not take money from AI labs.

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πŸ€– OpenAI Contractors See ChatGPT Chats

Hundreds of contractors evaluate ChatGPT replies to real user requests.

They may see entire dialogues with personal details. Account names are hidden, but sensitive data is not always removed before review.

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πŸ€– Claude embeds creative tools in chats

The tools for presentations and documents, including design mockups, now sit inside regular Claude chats and Claude Code.

Work continues after the laptop is closed, with progress available from a phone. The rollout is already reaching users.

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πŸ” Google adds background reasoning to Gemini Live

Gemini 3.8 Live can keep a voice conversation going while it calls tools and handles multi-step tasks through APIs. It also processes images almost in real time and switches between 97 languages during a call.

The Extended Thinking version targets harder voice tasks. It ranked first on Speech to Speech Quality Index with 82.6 and scored 97.7% on Big Bench Audio.

Both models are appearing in Gemini API and Google AI Studio. Extended Thinking is also available in Gemini Live and some Google apps.

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πŸ€– Anthropic’s Funding Links Surface

Independent researcher Kevin Bass traced the funding behind content about AI dangers. Frequent clients Center for AI Safety and Future of Life Institute received major donor support from Open Philanthropy, now Coefficient Giving. It is owned by Dustin Moskovitz, an early major Anthropic shareholder.

Open Philanthropy’s grants come from Good Ventures, funded mainly by Moskovitz’s wealth. Bass says a significant share of its assets is Anthropic stock. It also funds Tarbell Center for AI Journalism, which trains AI journalists.

Through other foundations, it funds METR, called by Dario Amodei an independent third-party model safety evaluator. METR is now financially interested in Anthropic’s success.

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πŸ€– Astra Lost Its Minecraft Loot

During several days of livestreamed Minecraft tests by Vals AI, Astra built a semi-automatic blaze farm and collected 6 blaze rods. It also found a warped forest, killed more than 6 endermen, and gathered 3 Ender Pearls, going further than any AI system before it.

A creeper then blew up the chest holding all the loot. Astra left a note: β€œALWAYS CARRY CRITICALITEMS withkeepInventory, don'tstoreinunguardedchesteveragain.”

After the incident, Astra refused to continue playing and only planted potatoes, apparently in depression.

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