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Image: The Verge News Corp, the parent company of media outlets like The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, is suing the AI search engine Perplexity for infringing copyrighted content. In a lawsuit filed on Monday, News Corp alleges Perplexity copies news articles, analyses, and opinions “on a massive scale.” Perplexity is an AI startup that trains its AI search models using content from around the web, allowing it to respond to user queries with a summary of its sources. As outlined in the lawsuit, Perplexity bills itself as a platform that lets users “skip the links” to online articles, which News Corp alleges drives “customers and critical revenues away from those copyright holders.” In addition to accusing Perplexity of reproducing some... Continue reading…

Ahead of next week's release, Apple seeded iOS 18.1 RC. The Release Candidate version of the company's major iOS 18 update comes packed with Apple Intelligence features, in addition to other tweaks and functions available for iPhone users with devices not supported by Apple's AI platform. With iOS 18.1 RC, Apple offers the following Apple Intelligence features: Writing Tools: Users can rewrite, proofread, and summarize text nearly everywhere they write, including Mail, Notes, Pages, and third-party apps Improved Siri: With a new design, Siri can maintain context between requests. Even if you stumble over words or shift what you’re saying mid-sentence, Siri can understand what you actually want. Priority notifications: They appear at the top of the stack, letting you know what to pay attention to at a glance. Notifications are summarized, so you can scan them faster. Priority messages in Mail: Elevate time-sensitive messages to the top of your inbox, like an invitation that has a deadline today or a check-in reminder for your flight this afternoon. Reduce interruptions: With iOS 18.1 beta 1, an all-new Focus Mode understands the content of your notifications and shows you the ones that might need immediate attention, like a text about picking up your child from daycare later today. Email summarization: Tap to reveal a summary of a long email in the Mail app and cut to the chase. Record and transcribe calls in the Notes app: Just hit record in the Notes or Phone apps to capture audio recordings and transcripts. Apple Intelligence generates summaries of your transcripts, so you can get to the most important information at a glance. Smart Reply in Mail: Quickly draft an email response with all the right details. Apple Intelligence can identify the question you were asked in an email and offer relevant selections to include in your response. Clean Up: This Photos app feature can identify and remove distracting objects in the background of a photo without accidentally altering the subject. Summarization: Apple Intelligence can now summarize more than just Messages and Mail notifications. Besides that, iOS 18.1 RC also brings other important updates. With the previous beta, Apple added the following functions: Control Center tweaks: Apple now offers all Connectivity toggles as standalone options, which means users can ditch the built-in solution to the specific buttons; Drag and Drop with iPhone Mirroring: The latest beta of iOS 18.1 brings drag-and-drop for iPhone Mirroring, which was missing from the original release of iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia; Camera Control: There’s a new Camera Control option that lets you switch to the front-facing camera The company is also adding a hearing aid feature to AirPods Pro 2 with iOS 18.1 RC. BGR will let you know if we find anything else. Don't Miss: iOS 18: Features, release date, beta, download, Apple Intelligence The post iOS 18.1 RC now available with these features ahead of next week’s release appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: Apple Watch Series 10, Ninja Blender, Dreo space heaters, portable tire inflator, more Prime Day Yeedi robot vacuum deals: Best new models are up to $400 off Best Apple deals for October 2024 Best Dyson vacuum deals of Prime Big Deals Days 2024

After months of beta testing, Apple is finally seeding iPadOS 18.1 RC. With a release date expected for next week, this new version of iPadOS 18 includes several Apple Intelligence features, in addition to some other tweaks. Here's everything you need to know. iPadOS 18.1 RC adds the following Apple Intelligence features: Writing Tools: Users can rewrite, proofread, and summarize text nearly everywhere they write, including Mail, Notes, Pages, and third-party apps Improved Siri: With a new design, Siri can maintain context between requests. Even if you stumble over words or shift what you’re saying mid-sentence, Siri can understand what you actually want. Priority notifications: They appear at the top of the stack, letting you know what to pay attention to at a glance. Notifications are summarized, so you can scan them faster. Priority messages in Mail: Elevate time-sensitive messages to the top of your inbox, like an invitation that has a deadline today or a check-in reminder for your flight this afternoon. Reduce interruptions: With iPadOS 18.1 RC, an all-new Focus Mode understands the content of your notifications and shows you the ones that might need immediate attention, like a text about picking up your child from daycare later today. Email summarization: Tap to reveal a summary of a long email in the Mail app and cut to the chase. Smart Reply in Mail: Quickly draft an email response with all the right details. Apple Intelligence can identify the question you were asked in an email and offer relevant selections to include in your response. Clean Up: This Photos app feature can identify and remove distracting objects in the background of a photo without accidentally altering the subject. Summarization: Apple Intelligence can now summarize more than just Messages and Mail notifications. Another important change with iPadOS 18.1 RC is some tweaks to the Control Center. Apple now offers all Connectivity toggles as standalone options, which means users can ditch the built-in solution for the specific buttons. Alongside iPadOS 18.1 RC, Apple has seeded the Release Candidate versions of iOS 18.1, watchOS 11.1, macOS 15.1, tvOS 18.1, and visionOS 2.1. Don't Miss: iPadOS 18: Features, beta, download, Apple Intelligence, release date, and more The post iPadOS 18.1 RC now available with 9 Apple Intelligence features appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $40 in Amazon credit, Nintendo Switch games, $20 waterproof Bluetooth speaker, more Best Apple deals for October 2024 Today’s deals: Govee AI Sync Box 2, $55 Vizio soundbar, $499 M2 Mac mini, Acer Aspire Go 15 Slim laptop, more Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2024: Get $450+ free

Apple just seeded macOS 15.1 RC, the first major update to macOS Sequoia, which launched in September. An official release is expected next week. macOS Sequoia introduced iPhone Mirroring, which lets users control their iPhones remotely from the Mac. However, Apple said the ability to drag and drop files from one system to the other would be delayed. Cupertino added this feature with the macOS 15.1 RC. Besides that, the macOS 15.1 RC brings the following Apple Intelligence features: Writing Tools: Users can rewrite, proofread, and summarize text nearly everywhere they write, including Mail, Notes, Pages, and third-party apps Improved Siri: With a new design, Siri can maintain context between requests. Even if you stumble over words or shift what you’re saying mid-sentence, Siri can understand what you actually want. Type to Siri: The type-to-Siri function has improved for Apple Intelligence devices, as the assistant tries to complete the user’s queries. Priority notifications appear at the top of the stack, letting you know what to pay attention to at a glance. Notifications are summarized so you can scan them faster. Priority messages in Mail: Elevate time-sensitive messages to the top of your inbox, like an invitation that has a deadline today or a check-in reminder for your flight this afternoon. Reduce interruptions: With macOS 15.1 beta, an all-new Focus Mode understands the content of your notifications and shows you the ones that might need immediate attention, like a text about picking up your child from daycare later today. Email summarization: Tap to reveal a summary of a long email in the Mail app and cut to the chase. Smart Reply in Mail: Quickly draft an email response with all the right details. Apple Intelligence can identify the question you were asked in an email and offer relevant selections to include in your response. Clean Up: This Photos app feature can identify and remove distracting objects in the background of a photo without accidentally altering the subject. Summarization: Apple Intelligence can now summarize more than just Messages and Mail notifications. BGR will let you know if we find anything new in today’s macOS Sequoia 15.1 RC. You can learn more about macOS Sequoia below. Don't Miss: macOS Sequoia 15: Features, Apple Intelligence, download, beta, Mac compatibility The post macOS 15.1 RC now available with Apple Intelligence and iPhone Mirroring improvements appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: 10% off toys, 35% off Crest 3D Whitestrips, $50 foldable camera drone, more Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Today’s deals: Govee AI Sync Box 2, $55 Vizio soundbar, $499 M2 Mac mini, Acer Aspire Go 15 Slim laptop, more ECOVACS Fall Prime Day blowout: Up to $350 off best-selling robot vacuums like the T30S

After a few weeks of testing, Apple is finally releasing the RC versions of tvOS 18.1 and visionOS 2.1. So far, it's unclear what are the changes the company is making to these software updates. Still, Apple has some announced features that have been delayed from the original releases of tvOS 18 and visionOS 2. For example, we expected tvOS 18.1 to add the following features: Robot vacuum cleaners are now compatible with the Home app, so they can participate in automation and scenes and can be activated by a user’s voice using Siri. Screen savers: Movies and TV screen savers are yet to be added; 21:9 support: When connecting your Apple TV to a projector, Apple will give you the option to watch content in this frame. visionOS 2 also lacks one important feature, and visionOS 2.1 RC could add them: Mac Virtual Display: It will feature a higher resolution and larger size, creating an ultra-wide display equivalent to two 4K monitors side by side.  Image source: Apple Inc. In addition, a rumor expects Apple to add Apple Intelligence to Apple Vision Pro in 2025. With that, Apple’s spatial computer would be part of this AI platform, along with the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Cupertino could potentially be waiting for Apple Intelligence to launch and get its best features before expanding to another software. At this moment, we don't know if the RC versions of tvOS 18.1 and visionOS 2.1 add any changes. Last Friday, Apple released another beta of visionOS before the RC on Monday. If Apple adds new features to tvOS 18.1 or visionOS 2.1 in RC, we’ll make sure to update this article with the latest features. With these system major updates just released to all users, we can’t wait to see what else Apple has in store for them. Don't Miss: tvOS 18: Release date, features, download, Apple TV compatibility, more The post Apple seeds tvOS 18.1 and visionOS 2.1 RC ahead of official release appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: Govee AI Sync Box 2, $55 Vizio soundbar, $499 M2 Mac mini, Acer Aspire Go 15 Slim laptop, more Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Today’s deals: 10% off toys, 35% off Crest 3D Whitestrips, $50 foldable camera drone, more Top Prime Day deals: $169 AirPods Pro 2, $170 Apple Watch SE, laptops, Bose headphones, robot vacuums, more

A few weeks after Apple started testing watchOS 11.1, the company is now seeding watchOS 11.1 RC. During most of the beta cycle, it was unclear what Apple was adding to the system. However, late in the development, the company added sleep apnea detection for the newest Apple Watch models. This feature has been announced during the iPhone 16 event. Apple explained during the keynote that sleep apnea is a potentially serious condition where breathing stops repeatedly during sleep. “The condition, which is estimated to impact more than 1 billion people worldwide, goes undiagnosed in most cases. If left untreated, sleep apnea can have important consequences on health, including an increased risk of hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, and cardiac issues.” To detect sleep apnea, Apple Watch uses the accelerometer to monitor small movements at the wrist that are associated with interruptions in normal respiratory patterns, tracked by a new Apple Watch metric called Breathing Disturbances. While some of these disturbances are normal, they are important to track as they can be used to help understand restfulness of sleep and, when occurring frequently over multiple nights, may be associated with sleep apnea. Users can view their nightly Breathing Disturbances in the Health app, where they are classified as elevated or not elevated and can be viewed over a one-month, six-month, or one-year period. WatchOS 11.1 RC brings the new sleep apnea algorithm, which analyzes breathing disturbance data, so Apple Watch can notify a user if the data indicates consistent signs of sleep apnea. The notification will include the time period when potential sleep apnea occurred and educational materials on the importance of seeking treatment. It will also include a PDF providing three months of breathing disturbance data, notification details, and additional information to reference during a conversation with a healthcare provider. Apple says the sleep apnea notification algorithm was developed using advanced machine learning and an extensive data set of clinical-grade sleep apnea tests. In addition to watchOS 11.1 RC, the company is also seeding the Release Candidate versions of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, macOS 15.1, tvOS 18.1, and visionOS 2.1. Don't Miss: watchOS 11: Features, download, release date, beta, Apple Watch compatibility, and more The post watchOS 11.1 RC now available with sleep apnea detection appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Prime Day Yeedi robot vacuum deals: Best new models are up to $400 off Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2024: Get $450+ free Today’s deals: 10% off toys, 35% off Crest 3D Whitestrips, $50 foldable camera drone, more Today’s deals: $119 off iPad mini, $120 heated jackets, Energizer batteries, $30 Crock-Pot, more

Every new iPhone model seems to suffer from at least a few major bugs. Last year, iPhone 15 Pro owners complained about the iPhone overheating. While Apple said it was due to unoptimized apps, tests showed that the A17 Pro chip was also more likely to overheat than other chips. This time, iPhone 16 Pro users are complaining about a bug that causes their phones to randomly freeze and restart. As first spotted by MacRumors, people are complaining on Reddit and Apple Support Community forums. It's unclear why this issue happens, but users report that their iPhones unexpectedly freeze and then reboot. More impressively, this bug has been haunting iPhone 16 Pro users since its release a month ago. Even with iOS 18.0.1 and the latest iOS 18.1 beta version don't fix this bug. Some iPhone 16 Pro users say they have this issue when in StandBy mode. However, most people complain that it's random. Eventually, the display will stop responding or be almost unresponsive, and then the iPhone will quickly restart. In one of the longest threads on Reddit, the first iPhone user to report the issue wrote: My iPhone 16 pro has crashed and restarted at least 5 times in the last hour :( it’s also a little bit slow in some scrolling , all I was doing was looking for wallpapers and trying to change my icons and it started after I tried changing the tint on the icons, when it would just freeze and turn off :( now it’s been freezing when I tried deleting an app or even turning off low power mode. Is anybody experiencing this too ?:/ People continue to complain that this software issue is haunting them. While rebooting or factory resetting the iPhone seems to improve the situation for a while, this bug makes a comeback. Despite this iPhone 16 Pro bug, BGR reported several other problems iPhone users have with this new generation. You can learn more about them below. Don't Miss: 6 biggest iPhone 16 problems that people are complaining about The post iPhone 16 Pro users are complaining about a major bug that Apple has no plan to fix appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Prime Day Yeedi robot vacuum deals: Best new models are up to $400 off Today’s deals: 10% off toys, 35% off Crest 3D Whitestrips, $50 foldable camera drone, more Best Apple iPad deals of Prime Big Deal Days 2024, with prices from $199 Best Dyson vacuum deals of Prime Big Deals Days 2024

A hidden medieval Jewish cemetery, once believed to be lost, has been rediscovered beneath the Barbican Estates in London, close to the remnants of an ancient wall within the Thomas More Garden. The Barbican cemetery and surrounding buildings had been destroyed by the Nazis during World War II, and when the Barbican residential complex was built starting in the 1960s it was constructed directly over where the cemetery had once stood.  The burial ground has been dated back (1066-1157) to the early Norman period, making it the first Jewish cemetery in England. It remained in use until the expulsion of Jews from England in 1290, after which the site was desecrated and fell into neglect. The Jewish Square Mile Project: A Cultural Revival The project to rediscover the cemetery was spearheaded by the Jewish Square Mile project, a volunteer group founded by Howard and Gaby Morris, reports The Metro UK. After hearing long-standing rumors of the cemetery, the couple dedicated themselves to finding it. They were drawn to the stories shared by Father Jack Noble of St Giles Cripplegate, an ancient church within the Barbican, who gathered a group of Jewish residents to investigate whether the burial ground existed and, if so, to find its exact location. Read moreSection: NewsHistory & ArchaeologyHistoryAncient TraditionsRead Later 

Former President Donald Trump early Monday morning took to Truth Social to allege that Vice President Kamala Harris never worked at McDonald's.