Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the company of trying to steal secret information. Apple says OpenAI conducted job interviews with its employees to access details about Apple's tools, work methods, and products that have not been released yet.
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Apple sued OpenAI in a federal court in California.
The lawsuit claims OpenAI tried to get confidential information through job interviews.
The information targeted includes Apple's tools, processes, and unreleased products.
Apple views OpenAI as both a competitor and a partner in the AI industry.
The lawsuit was made public on a Friday.
Apple wants to protect its trade secrets and intellectual property.
OpenAI has not publicly responded to the lawsuit yet.
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Apple has sued OpenAI and some former Apple employees, accusing them of stealing secret information about Apple’s product plans and technology. The lawsuit claims these individuals took Apple’s confidential details to help OpenAI develop its own hardware products.
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Apple filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI, two former Apple employees, and io Products for stealing trade secrets.
The ex-employees reportedly emailed themselves internal Apple information before joining OpenAI.
OpenAI denies interest in other companies' secrets and is reviewing Apple’s complaint.
Apple claims OpenAI uses confidential information to build its new hardware products, including an AI keyboard soon to be released.
Apple alleges OpenAI asks current Apple workers in job interviews to bring Apple parts as “props.”
io Products, a design firm founded by former Apple executive Jony Ive, was acquired by OpenAI last year.
Apple wants the court to stop OpenAI from using any confidential information and seeks money damages.
Apple said it tried to discuss these issues with OpenAI in February but received no response.
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Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the AI company of stealing secret information and designs from Apple to develop its own hardware device. The suit claims some former Apple employees joined OpenAI and took confidential materials with them.
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Apple sued OpenAI for allegedly taking trade secrets about unreleased products and technologies.
The lawsuit claims OpenAI recruited former Apple employees who shared confidential information.
OpenAI spent $6.4 billion to buy a hardware startup started by ex-Apple designer Jony Ive.
OpenAI’s chief hardware officer, formerly an Apple vice-president, is accused of encouraging employees to bring actual Apple parts to interviews.
Another former Apple worker is accused of downloading many secret Apple hardware files using a security flaw.
Apple and OpenAI had a partnership earlier in 2024 to include ChatGPT in Apple devices but later Apple used Google’s AI in Siri instead.
Apple wants financial compensation and a court order to stop OpenAI from using its secret information.
OpenAI said it is reviewing the lawsuit and denied interest in stealing trade secrets.
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Canada is updating its privacy laws with Bill C-36, called the Protecting Privacy and Consumer Data Act, to protect people's personal information better in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). The new law treats privacy as a basic right, offers special protection for children's data, and requires companies to be clear when AI makes important decisions about people.
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Bill C-36 is Canada’s first major update to private-sector privacy laws in over 25 years.
The law recognizes privacy as a fundamental human right.
It strengthens protection for children’s personal information.
People gain more rights to have their personal data deleted.
Companies must explain when AI or automated systems make significant decisions about individuals.
The bill addresses risks from AI systems that predict and profile people using data they may never have shared.
Experts warn that AI can make decisions based on inferences from data patterns, not just direct information.
The law aims to reduce risks of re-identifying individuals from supposedly anonymous data while supporting research and innovation.
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Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and two of its executives, accusing them of stealing Apple's secret information to help develop OpenAI’s hardware. Apple claims the former employees took important technology details while working at Apple and used them improperly at OpenAI.
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Apple sued OpenAI in a California court for stealing trade secrets.
The accused are Tang Tan and Chang Liu, former Apple employees now with OpenAI.
Tang Tan worked on Apple devices like the iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPod for over 20 years.
Chang Liu was an Apple electrical engineer for eight years with access to sensitive technology info.
Apple says OpenAI refused to discuss these theft claims when approached.
The lawsuit calls OpenAI’s new hardware efforts “rotten to its core” due to using stolen secrets.
Apple wants the lawsuit to stop the theft and uncover the full extent of the misused information.
OpenAI did not immediately respond to Apple’s allegations.
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China successfully recovered a reusable Long March 10B rocket booster for the first time by catching it on a ship in the South China Sea after launch. This method helps reduce weight and fuel use for future rocket launches and marks a step forward in China's reusable rocket technology.
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The Long March 10B rocket launched from Wenchang Space Launch Site on Hainan Island.
The booster returned and was caught by a net on an offshore vessel about 10 minutes after liftoff.
The rocket uses seven kerosene engines on the first stage and a methane engine on the second stage.
The Long March 10B can carry around 16 metric tons to low-Earth orbit, slightly less than SpaceX’s Falcon 9.
China’s method combines catching the rocket on a ship with a net, a technique different from SpaceX and Blue Origin’s landing methods.
This is China’s first controlled rocket recovery and makes them the third company after SpaceX and Blue Origin to do so.
The test flight demonstrated multiple engine restarts, precise navigation, and the sea-based net recovery system.
China plans to continue improving the rocket’s performance and reusable technology soon.
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Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in a California court, accusing the company of stealing trade secrets. The suit claims two former Apple employees now working at OpenAI took confidential information to help OpenAI build new AI-related hardware.
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Apple sued OpenAI, accusing it of stealing trade secrets to develop hardware for ChatGPT.
The lawsuit names two former Apple employees now at OpenAI: Tang Tan and Chang Liu.
Tang Tan helped design Apple devices like iPhone and Apple Watch, now OpenAI’s chief hardware officer.
Chang Liu was an Apple electrical engineer trusted with sensitive product work before joining OpenAI.
Apple claims Liu accessed and downloaded confidential Apple files after leaving the company.
The suit says Tan encouraged Apple employees interviewing with OpenAI to bring actual Apple parts.
Apple says it alerted OpenAI in February but received no response.
Apple is taking legal steps to protect its innovations and work.
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Last month, Circle, a company that manages a digital dollar called a stablecoin, froze $12.6 million after a court order related to illegal funds. However, this freeze also affected users with no connection to the illegal activity because the current technology cannot separate bad funds from good ones without impacting innocent people.
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Circle manages the second-largest stablecoin, a digital currency meant to always equal one U.S. dollar.
Circle froze $12.6 million based on a court order targeting illegal money.
The freeze also affected unrelated users, blocking their access to funds they lawfully own.
Current blockchain technology struggles to clearly separate illegal funds from legal ones.
Many banks and financial companies are moving assets onto blockchains, which are public digital ledgers.
Public transparency on blockchains can expose sensitive financial information, which is a problem for institutions.
Privacy-focused blockchains like Canton and Zama Chain offer more secrecy but complicate enforcement actions.
Enforcing freezes on such private blockchain systems risks affecting many users, not just those involved in wrongdoing.
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Angelo Martino, a ransomware negotiator hired to help victims reduce ransom payments, was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for working with cybercriminals to increase ransom demands. He shared confidential information from his clients with the ransomware group BlackCat and profited from the inflated payments.
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Martino worked for DigitalMint, a company that negotiates with ransomware criminals to lower ransoms for its clients.
Instead of helping victims, Martino gave secret negotiation details to BlackCat hackers to raise the ransoms.
Victims paid over $75 million in ransom, some of it made higher by the information Martino leaked.
Martino pleaded guilty, cooperating with authorities against two other conspirators, who received four-year prison terms.
He earned millions in cryptocurrency from the scheme and used it to buy homes, a boat, and cars.
The FBI seized some of Martino’s cryptocurrency assets.
The ransomware group BlackCat caused major problems in industries like healthcare and finances by encrypting data and demanding payment.
The U.S. government offers rewards up to $10 million for information on BlackCat members.
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The European Union says Meta, the company behind Instagram and Facebook, has designed addictive features that break EU rules. The EU wants Meta to change the apps to reduce harmful effects on users, especially young people, or face fines up to six percent of its yearly sales.
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The EU investigated Meta for two years and found it violated the Digital Services Act.
The EU wants Meta to stop features like autoplay videos, infinite scrolling, and highly personalized recommendations.
These features are said to cause users to use Instagram and Facebook compulsively, harming mental and physical health.
Meta must change default settings to turn off autoplay and infinite scrolling and reduce personalized feeds.
Meta disagrees with the EU’s findings and says it has taken steps to protect teenagers.
If Meta does not comply, it could be fined up to six percent of its annual revenue.
Experts say forcing Meta to change these features could seriously affect its business model.
The EU will make its final decision in a few months, allowing Meta to respond first.
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Harry Styles’ song "As It Was" has become the fifth most-streamed song ever on Spotify. This means many people have listened to the song on the streaming platform more than almost any other song.
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"As It Was" is a song by singer Harry Styles.
It reached the rank of the fifth most-streamed song on Spotify.
Spotify is a music streaming service where people listen to songs online.
Being one of the most-streamed songs means it has a very high number of plays.
This achievement shows the song’s wide popularity among listeners.
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Every year, 37 children die from being left alone in hot cars. New car technology is being developed to help stop these tragedies, and simple reminders can also save lives.
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About 37 children die annually after being trapped in hot cars.
Extreme heat inside parked cars can cause fatal conditions very quickly.
New automotive technology is emerging to alert drivers if a child is left in the car.
Simple reminders, like leaving a personal item in the back seat, can prevent accidents.
Awareness about this issue is growing to encourage safer practices among parents and caregivers.
The article points to both technological solutions and basic habits as important safety tools.
Preventing these deaths requires cooperation between technology makers and the public.
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Valve has started showing game compatibility ratings for its new Steam Machine device, separate from the Steam Deck ratings. However, many games that Steam Deck struggles to run well still have an unknown status for Steam Machine, leaving unclear which titles perform well on the more powerful hardware.
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Valve expanded its Steam Deck Verified program to include the Steam Machine, which is designed for living room use.
Steam Machine ratings appear on Steam store pages next to the Steam Deck compatibility info.
Games that Steam Deck can run are mostly verified for Steam Machine too.
Some games that Steam Deck cannot run well show as "Unsupported" on Steam Deck but have an "Unknown" Steam Machine compatibility status.
Valve says it is “still learning about” the compatibility of many Steam Deck unsupported games on Steam Machine.
Steam Machine uses SteamOS, an operating system developed by Valve for running games.
Games with small text that is hard to read on Steam Deck often get upgraded to "Verified" on Steam Machine because it is played on a bigger TV.
Games requiring an on-screen keyboard get a warning on both devices, so users might want a wireless keyboard nearby.
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A new report from the AI detector company Pangram shows that a lot of content on social media platforms like X and Reddit is created by AI. LinkedIn has the highest share of AI-generated posts, making up nearly two-thirds of such content on the platform.
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Pangram is a company that detects content created by artificial intelligence (AI).
Their recent study found many social media posts are made using AI tools.
LinkedIn has the most AI-generated content compared to other social sites.
Nearly 66% of AI content detected on social media comes from LinkedIn.
Other platforms with notable AI content include X (formerly Twitter) and Reddit.
Max Spero, Pangram’s CEO and co-founder, shared these findings in a CBS News interview.
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A recent firmware update caused some Philips Hue Bridge Pro smart hubs to stop working, showing a red light and becoming unusable. Philips recognized the problem and is now offering free replacements for affected devices while working on a fix to prevent more devices from breaking.
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A firmware update (version 2071353020) released in early June caused some Hue Bridge Pro devices to stop working.
The issue mainly affected users who disabled automatic updates and installed the update after it had been stored on the device for over 10 days.
Fewer than 100 devices were impacted, according to Philips.
Philips is providing free replacement devices to customers with broken Hue Bridge Pros, regardless of warranty status.
Customers need to reconnect and reconfigure their smart lights and accessories on the new Bridge Pro, which is time-consuming.
Philips is rolling out a new update to stop more devices from breaking.
The Hue Bridge ecosystem currently does not support backing up or migrating settings between certain Bridge models easily.
Users reported difficulty and frustration in resetting devices and rebuilding their lighting setups after the update caused their devices to fail.
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Scientists have made the most accurate measurement yet of how Earth's rotation twists space and time, a phenomenon predicted by Einstein's theory of relativity called frame dragging. They used a heavy, small satellite called LARES-2, which looks like a disco ball, to track this effect by reflecting laser beams from the ground.
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Frame dragging is a gravitational effect predicted by Einstein, where a rotating mass drags space and time around it.
Measuring Earth's frame dragging is hard because Earth is much lighter and spins slower than black holes.
The LARES-2 satellite is made of a dense metal alloy and is shaped like a solid sphere about 40 cm wide.
LARES-2 has 303 special reflectors that send laser beams back exactly to their source.
Scientists track LARES-2 with lasers from Earth to measure its orbit position within about 1 millimeter.
The satellite was launched in July 2022 and orbits Earth at about 12,265 kilometers altitude.
Using LARES-2 and another satellite in opposite orbits helps cancel out other forces caused by Earth's uneven shape.
The new measurements reduce uncertainty of frame dragging to just 0.2 percent, improving on previous results.
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The European Union has found that Meta’s features like auto-play and infinite scroll make Facebook and Instagram addictive, harming users including minors. The EU wants Meta to disable these features or face fines up to 6% of its global revenue under new digital laws.
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The European Commission (EC) says Meta did not properly assess addiction risks from features on Facebook and Instagram.
Auto-play, infinite scroll, and personalized content push users to keep scrolling in a way that can harm their mental and physical health.
Meta disagrees with the EU’s findings and says it has taken steps to protect teens, such as Teen Accounts with parental controls and screen time limits.
The EC says these measures are not enough because they require parents to know how to use them well.
The EU wants Meta to turn off addictive features by default, add breaks from screen time, and change content recommendations to show less engaging content.
If Meta does not comply, it could be fined up to 6% of its annual global income.
The EU’s Digital Services Act allows the Commission to enforce rules to protect the public from addictive online designs.
Meta is also facing a US lawsuit from 29 states claiming its platforms harm kids, with a trial set for August and potential fines of up to $1.4 trillion.
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NASA released a draft document explaining what it wants from U.S. companies building private space stations in low-Earth orbit. The International Space Station is expected to retire by 2030, so NASA is working to support private companies to keep humans in space without gaps.
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NASA plans the International Space Station to end operations around 2030, possibly extending two more years.
NASA wants private U.S. companies to build and operate new space stations to continue human presence in orbit.
A draft Request for Proposals (RFP) was recently released to clarify NASA’s expectations for these private stations.
NASA has funded several companies (Axiom Space, Vast Space, Voyager, Blue Origin, and possibly SpaceX) to develop concepts and plans.
NASA considered building a “core module” for the new stations to dock to but dropped that idea due to industry opposition.
Private companies feel relief that NASA won’t impose the core module but are concerned about lost time and financial challenges.
NASA’s safety rules and requirements will heavily influence the final station designs and funding plans.
NASA is one customer among many in a commercial marketplace for space stations.
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Qualcomm says that in the future, AI agents will decide whether AI tasks run on local devices or in the cloud, based on what works best. These agents will manage different AI models and decide where the work happens without the user needing to know, changing how computing systems are designed.
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Qualcomm executive Durga Malladi says AI agents will control where AI tasks run—on devices or in the cloud.
AI agents can handle multiple models at once and organize computing tasks automatically.
Qualcomm calls this approach "hybrid AI" because it mixes device-based AI and cloud-based AI depending on the task.
Factors affecting the decision include task type, speed needed, data sensitivity, and cost.
Robots and driver-assistance systems need quick responses, so they run some AI locally.
Qualcomm announced plans to buy AI software company Modular to help AI run smoothly across different hardware.
The company is expanding from mobile devices into data center AI computing.
CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs will work together more in AI systems managed by these smart agents.
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UK regulators propose new rules requiring major online platforms like Facebook, Instagram, X, and YouTube to block scam advertisements and prevent fraudsters from creating accounts. These measures aim to protect users from online fraud and will be legally enforced under the Online Safety Act, with possible fines for non-compliance.
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Big tech platforms in the UK must ban scam ads and stop scammers from making new accounts.
The rules target major platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube, Google, and ChatGPT.
Platforms must reduce the risk of account hijacking and ensure financial ads have legal approval.
If platforms fail to follow the rules, they could be fined up to 10% of their global revenue.
The UK regulator Ofcom launched a consultation on these rules, which closes in October, with final decisions expected next year.
The proposals also include protecting journalistic content and giving users options to limit harmful material.
Consumer groups and experts warn that AI is making scams more advanced, increasing the need for quick action.
Wikipedia was not classified as a full category 1 platform but labeled as an emerging platform with fewer restrictions.
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