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Apple has resumed conversations with OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, to power some AI features coming to iOS 18, according to a new report in Bloomberg. Apple is also building its own large language models to power some iOS 18 features, but its talks with OpenAI are centered around a "chatbot/search component," according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman.
Apple is also reportedly in talks with Google to license Gemini, Google's own AI-powered chatbot, for iOS 18. Bloomberg reports that those talks are still on, and things could still go either way because Apple hasn't made a final decision on which company's technology to use. It's conceivable, Gurman says, that Apple could ultimately end up licensing AI tech from both companies or none of them.
So far, Apple has been notably quiet about its AI efforts even as the rest of Silicon Valley has descended into an AI arms race. But it has dropped enough hints to indicate that it's cooking
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After months of anticipation, President Biden finally signed the TikTok divestment into law this week. It will force ByteDance to either sell TikTok to another company within a year, or see the app banned from US app stores. Is this a wise move to rid control of the social app from the Chinese government, or is it government overreach before TikTok has done anything wrong? Engadget Senior Editor Karissa Bell joins Cherlynn and Devindra to dive into what's next for TikTok.
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 Tesla is facing a new probe from U.S. auto safety regulators related to its Autopilot driver assistance technology, even as a separate investigation has been closed.
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According to a court document viewed by Engadget, the Federal Trade Commission accused Amazon of using Signal's disappearing messages feature to conceal communications as part of its antitrust suit against the company. The FTC says the retailer continued to auto-delete its communications even after the agency notified it that it was under investigation and asked it to preserve them. Founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos and current CEO Andy Jassy are among the accused.
"For years, Amazon's top executives, including founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos, discuss[ed] sensitive business matters, including antitrust, over the Signal encrypted-messaging app instead of email," the FTC wrote in the full document, acquired by (Bezos-owned) The Washington Post. "These executives turned on Signal's ‘disappearing message' feature, which irrevocably destroys messages, even after Amazon was on notice that Plaintiffs were investigating its conduct."
The FTC wants a federal judge to compel Amazon to provide documents related to its data handling. The government agency says the retailer didn't disclose its Signal use until March 2022, ahead of a Wall Street Journal article highlighting
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Another week is coming to a close, which means it's time for another roundup of good tech deals. This week's highlights include a new low on Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra, which is $200 off and down to $1,100 for an unlocked model. That's not exactly cheap, no, but any savings should be welcome for what we consider the best premium Android phone. Elsewhere, a trio of recommendations from our wireless earbuds buying guide are on sale, including
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There are tons of deals on everything from TVs and headphones to refrigerators and dishwashers with thousands in savings to be had.
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