Apple ratchets up prices, blames the cost of memory
… And at the very high end, an M3 Ultra Mac Studio—which features 96GB of memory—sees a $1,300 price increase to $5,299. …
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Claude Code's product lead talks usage limits, transparency, and the "lean harness"
… It’s still the one that has the most power-user features, it’s where most of our features land first, and it’s also just the fastest for us to iterate on. …
Paramount accuses Netflix of "scorched-earth campaign" against WBD merger
…Disney’s Fox studios merger resulted in “eliminated production units, significant job losses, and canceled projects.” Delrahim’s letter claims that this argument overlooks Disney’s modifications to its feature film release…
Gemini becomes Google's fastest-growing product ever as it hits 1B users
… Virtually every Android phone in the world right now ships with the Gemini app and multiple features that guide people toward using the AI. …
Slate Auto gets serious about privacy for its bare-bones EV pickup
… We would rather be precise and trusted than overpromise connected features or collect data without a clear customer benefit.” Of course, you don’t need to bring a smartphone with you to drive your Slate; leave it at home, and you’re as untraceable as someone riding around in a Toyota SR5 in 1985. …
Weather-monitoring firm hangs dark cloud over customers’ heads by forcing new app
… AcuRite risks polarizing customers who don’t like the new app, especially since it is missing some features that the old app has. …
Google hit with $1 billion in fines as EU braces for Trump battle
… Google has maintained that the DMA currently favors “commercial interests of a small set of intermediary sites” and complying has already delayed some of Google’s AI features “by up to a year.” However, the EC said the fines were “proportionate and appropriate,” following a “thorough investigation,… …
SpaceX to acquire AI coding platform Cursor for $60 billion
… Cursor was one of the first tools to fully bake features that leverage large language models into an IDE. It’s a branch of Visual Studio Code with heavy AI integration. However, incumbent platforms and bigger AI companies have since rolled out comparable features. …
Florida sues OpenAI, Sam Altman after multiple ChatGPT-linked murders
… When asked if the state planned to pursue all AI companies—not just OpenAI—Uthmeier said Florida is “certainly” looking at other platforms, but “ChatGPT appears to be the most egregious,” with Altman “central” to pushing features that are dangerous to kids. “Get ready for a fight, and there’s not o… …
OpenAI feels “burned” by Apple’s crappy ChatGPT integration, insiders say
… That makes it harder for users to access the features, OpenAI apparently feels. And Apple’s other choices, like using small windows providing limited information when responding with ChatGPT outputs, seems to ensure that users can easily ignore the features, sources said. …