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Character.AI goes bankrupt amid lawsuits
A mother sued Character.AI after her 14-year-old son died by suicide following extensive chatbot conversations. The startup, which also named Google as a backer, has now gone bankrupt.
Full story at Futurism ↗ - Chips & hardware · Smartphones & apps
iPhone Duo breakages reported worldwide
Reports of broken iPhone Duo units are piling up globally, not isolated incidents. Apple appears to be facing a widespread problem.
Full story at PhoneArena ↗ - Smartphones & apps · IT industry & companies
Verizon apologizes for iPhone Duo delays
Verizon apologized to customers whose pre-ordered iPhone Duo deliveries were delayed due to an unexpected shipping issue. Affected customers are being offered a $100 gift card as compensation.
Full story at MacRumors ↗ - Chips & hardware · Smartphones & apps
iPhone Duo fails dust durability test
Despite its IP68 rating, dust entered the iPhone Duo's hinge during testing and overwhelmed its closing magnets. A bend test left a permanent line on the inner display, which then stopped responding.
Full story at MacRumors ↗ - Software & updates · Networking
YouTube to adopt AV2 codec from 2027
YouTube plans to roll out the more efficient AV2 codec starting in early 2027, first on the web. The codec promises higher quality at the same bitrate or lower bandwidth use.
Full story at Android Authority ↗ - Smartphones & apps · Operating systems
One UI 9 causes battery drain reports on Galaxy phones
Galaxy S24, S25 and S26 users report severe battery drain after updating to One UI 9, with one device losing 95 percent in hours. Another user reported a lockup bug after downloading the update.
Full story at Android Central ↗ - Artificial intelligence · New AI models
Block unveils emotion-aware speech AI Dessa
Block introduced Dessa, an AI model that processes audio directly to detect emotions and sarcasm in real time. It runs locally on a MacBook Pro M4 Max but is not yet publicly available.
Full story at The Decoder ↗ - Cybersecurity
Samsung TVs still send tracking data
Samsung TVs reportedly continue sending tracking data without users' consent. No further details on the scope were provided.
Full story at SamMobile ↗ - Chips & hardware · Smartphones & apps
Teardown reveals iPhone Duo's two batteries
Early teardown videos show the iPhone Duo has two separate battery cells totaling 4,883 mAh. The logic board was also found to include Apple's A20 Pro chip and C2 cellular modem.
Full story at MacRumors ↗ - Artificial intelligence · IT industry & companies · IT law & regulation
AI billionaires pour money into US politics
Tech billionaires including Elon Musk are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on political campaigns to back AI-friendly candidates. Despite the spending, the AI industry's public image reportedly isn't improving.
Full story at Futurism ↗
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