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Evening StandardiOS 18.0.1: Apple releases software update to fix several iPhone bugs
Users who have downloaded it say it makes their iPhones run more smoothly and the apps snappier
- Engadget
Engadget Podcast: Why the Windows 11 2024 update is all about Copilot AI
In this episode, Devindra and Cherlynn chat about Microsoft's current AI priorities, and what it means for people with older PCs.
- LA Times
Sonos tries to get its groove back after upsetting loyal customers
Sonos, known for its wireless speakers, has a plan to earn back trust from its customers after the botched launch of a new app angered its fans as competition with Google, Apple and other companies heats up.
- TechCrunch
Meta's Movie Gen model puts out realistic video with sound, so we can finally have infinite Moo Deng
No one really knows what generative video models are useful for just yet, but that hasn't stopped companies like Runway, OpenAI, and Meta from pouring millions into developing them. Meta's latest is called Movie Gen, and true to its name turns text prompts into relatively realistic video with sound... but thankfully no voice just yet. Movie Gen is actually a collection (or "cast" as they put it) of foundation models, the largest of which is the text-to-video bit.
- Engadget
Apple will reportedly debut its in-house 5G modem with the iPhone SE 4
According to 9to5Mac, the iPhone SE 4 will be the first iPhone to use Apple's in-house 5G modem.
- Evening Standard
When is the iPhone SE 4 release date? What to know about Apple’s mid-range marvel
The smartphone could pack the best upgrades from three generations of Apple’s flagships
- Engadget
Samsung’s One UI now covers all of its consumer devices, including TVs and appliances
Samsung will begin using the One UI name for all its consumer devices, including mobile devices, TVs and home appliances.
- CNN
Chinese hackers access US telecom firms, worrying national security officials
A highly skilled group of Chinese government-linked hackers has in the last several months infiltrated multiple US telecommunications firms in a likely search for sensitive information bearing on national security, multiple sources briefed on the matter told CNN.
- INSIDER
How a teenager used a spoof cell tower to steal personal information from thousands of people
Police in New Zealand say they caught a teen carrying out a massive "smishing" scam using a device that forces cellphones to connect to its network.
- The Telegraph
Billionaire Mulberry owner charged in corruption investigation
Mulberry’s billionaire owner has been charged in Singapore for his role in a scandal involving thousands of pounds’ worth of gifts he gave to a former government minister.
- PA Media: UK News
Woman died of heart attack caused by stranger repeatedly raping her, court told
Natalie Shotter, 37, had been on a night out before she was sexually assaulted and killed on a park bench in London in July 2021, jurors have heard.
- People
Meet Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi's 2 Kids: All About Son Jaden and Daughter Jaz
Grand Slam champions Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi share two children
- CNN
Professor who correctly predicted 9 presidential elections weighs in on ‘October surprise’
CNN’s Michael Smerconish asked presidential historian Allan Lichtman about the October surprise and if it ever impacts his prediction for who will win the race for the White House.
- The Guardian
At 12 she was abused by a friend’s father. Police told her parents she was asleep so there was no need to let her know. The problem? They were wrong …
Franky Dean’s story highlights the moral dilemmas of crimes with ‘unknowing victims’
- The Daily Beast
Michael Moore Warns This Move Could Cost Kamala Harris The Election
On the same day Vice President Kamala Harris is campaigning in Flint, Michigan, filmmaker Michael Moore is warning of a fatal “mistake that could be made in these final 4-5 weeks” until Election Day.“If Harris is advised by her wealthy donors to shun the left and drop her more progressive positions in favor of a ‘move to the center,’” Moore writes in a new Substack post, it could “reduce or depress the vote.” The Fahrenheit 9/11 director grew up in the suburbs of Flint, and made the Midwestern c
- HuffPost
Anderson Cooper Struggles To Speak After Watching Weird Melania Trump Clip Live On Air
"Sorry, it’s the first time I’m seeing that. That’s the weirdest promo I’ve ever seen," the CNN anchor said.
- Associated Press
US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels
The U.S. military struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday, going after weapons systems, bases and other equipment belonging to the Iranian-backed rebels, U.S. officials confirmed. Military aircraft and warships bombed Houthi strongholds at roughly five locations, according to the officials. Houthi media said seven strikes hit the airport in Hodeida, a major port city, and the Katheib area, which has a Houthi-controlled military base.
- HuffPost UK
Vladimir Putin Still Hasn't Stopped Ukraine's Incursion Into Russia – And Even The West Is Puzzled
Two months later, and Kyiv's small – albeit astonishing – occupation of Russian territory is going strong. Western officials don't understand how.
- The Telegraph
Iran’s supreme leader swears Israel ‘won’t last long’
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has sworn that Israel will not “last long” in a defiant sermon in Tehran on Friday.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Made Crass Jokes About Death of Rally Attendee in Leaked Recording
Donald Trump was reportedly caught on tape turning the grieving widow of a man who died at one of his rallies into a source of amusement for his super-wealthy dinner guests.The recording, obtained by The Guardian, apparently comes from a private meal Trump held Aug. 10 in Aspen, Colorado. In it, the Republican presidential nominee reportedly recalled a meeting with the wife of Corey Comperatore, the man who was killed by shots fired at Trump by Thomas Crooks at a Pennsylvania rally in July.“So t