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Faulty facial recognition wrongly flags shoppers as thieves
AI facial recognition systems in UK retail stores are causing a rise in false shoplifting accusations against customers. Affected shoppers describe feeling shaken and say their privacy has been violated.
Full story at Futurism ↗ - Operating systems · Smartphones & apps
Apple explains fix for Watch's DST time bug
Apple published support steps for an Apple Watch bug that shows the wrong time by one hour after daylight saving changes. The issue only appears on the Always On display and can be fixed by switching watch faces or restarting the device.
Full story at MacRumors ↗ - Artificial intelligence · IT law & regulation
Michigan to use AI to assess prisoner risk
The Michigan Department of Corrections is deploying an AI system to classify incarcerated people by danger level and assign housing accordingly. Previously, staff committees at each facility performed these screenings.
Full story at Futurism ↗ - IT industry & companies · Chips & hardware
Apple again tops Nvidia as most valuable company
Despite a broader tech stock selloff, Apple reclaimed the title of world's most valuable company on strong iPhone and Services demand. The top spot has been swapping between Apple and Nvidia for some time.
Full story at AppleInsider ↗ - IT industry & companies
Apple to report Q4 2026 results on November 2
Apple will release its fourth-quarter 2026 financial results on November 2, the first under CEO John Ternus. A conference call with Ternus and CFO Kevan Parekh will follow to discuss the results.
Full story at AppleInsider ↗ - Artificial intelligence · IT law & regulation
OpenAI to honor new robots.txt AI-training signal
OpenAI said it will respect a shared robots.txt signal that lets website operators state their AI training preferences. This gives site owners a clearer way to opt in or out of participating providers' training.
Full story at openai.com ↗ - Artificial intelligence · Software & updates
Adobe tests AI agents editing like Photoshop pros
Adobe Research and UC San Diego built EditAgent, which picks specialized editing tools for each task instead of repeatedly trying one general editor. It performs well but requires about ten times more compute.
Full story at The Decoder ↗ - IT industry & companies
Palantir cofounder backs lab-monkey breeding startup
Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale launched Safer Human Medicine, a startup planning to breed macaque monkeys for medical experiments. His venture firm 8VC invested $20 million in the company.
Full story at Futurism ↗ - Artificial intelligence · New AI models · IT industry & companies
Stability AI gets new funding and new CEO
Stability AI secured significant new investment from a group of investors and appointed Prem Akkaraju as CEO. The company had earlier released Stable Diffusion 3 Medium as an open model.
Full story at Stability AI ↗ - Smartphones & apps
Xiaomi launches REDMI Note 17 in Bangladesh
Xiaomi officially launched the REDMI Note 17 Series in Bangladesh, offering 2 years of warranty and 1 year of screen protection. This gives buyers extra assurance for their device.
Full story at Xiaomi ↗
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