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iPhone iOS 17.5 Update Causes Users’ Deleted Photos to Reappear

iPhone iOS 17.5 Update , Causes Users’ Deleted Photos to Reappear. Apple's latest iOS update is making years-long deleted photos resurface on customers' phones, and it's freaking them out. In particular, many users were shocked to see sensitive photographs, such as nudes, reappear on their phones, 'New York Post' reports. . I went to send a picture and saw that the latest pictures were [not safe for work] material we’d made years ago when we were living apart, Apple product user, via Reddit. But WTF. It was permanently deleted. Years ago but magically it’s back?? I checked my iPad and it also has pictures (some art work I did years ago). I feel so uncomfortable, Apple product user, via Reddit. Other users referred to the issue as "the worst software experience ever.". These just came out of nowhere this has to be the worst software experience ever. I thought Apple had a solid OS, ever since iOS 16 it's been shambles. , Apple product user, via X. Another person said that 25 previously-deleted voicemails also reappeared on their phone, 'New York Post' reports. . The reports could be down to an indexing bug, photo library corruption, or a syncing issue between local devices and iCloud Photos, Via MacRumors. Another possibility is that in attempting to fix a photo syncing bug that occurred in iOS 17.3, Apple has inadvertently caused a new syncing issue to occur that may involve iCloud backups, Via MacRumors

Closer Look: Kristen Wiig, Josh Lucas & More Discuss 'Palm Royale' Season Finale | THR Video

Executive Producers Abe Sylvia and Tate Taylor, along with stars Kristen Wiig and Josh Lucas sat down with THR's Mikey O'Connell to talk all about the season finale of their Apple TV+ show 'Palm Royale' in this Closer Look.

Comcast to Bundle Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+

Comcast to Bundle , Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+. On May 13, Comcast chief Brian Roberts announced the company's newest bundle, StreamSaver, NBC News reports. . Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ will be included in the bundle "at a vastly reduced price to anything available today," Roberts said. . This will be a pretty compelling package, Brian Roberts, Comcast chief, via statement. As streaming prices continue to climb, other media companies have also started to offer bundles, NBC News reports. . Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery recently announced a bundle consisting of Max, Disney+ and Hulu which will be available this summer. Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery recently announced a bundle consisting of Max, Disney+ and Hulu which will be available this summer. Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery recently announced a bundle consisting of Max, Disney+ and Hulu which will be available this summer. The prices for both companies' bundles have yet to be revealed. Comcast's bundle will be made available before Peacock raises its standalone price by another $2 ahead of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. . The ad-free service will now cost $13.99 per month. . The tier with ads will increase to $7.99 each month. . Meanwhile, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox Corp. have teamed up to create a streaming sports bundle that is scheduled to debut this fall. but critics allege that the venture violates antitrust laws, NBC News reports.

DR Congo accuses tech giant Apple of using 'blood minerals'

DR Congo Government Sends Notice to Apple Over 'Illegal Mineral Mining' | Oneindia News

The Democratic Republic of Congo issues a formal notice to Apple concerning 'blood minerals' allegedly used in iPhones and other products. Learn more about the accusations and the urgent response demanded from Apple. #DRCongo #Apple #BloodMinerals #CongoGovernment #NoticetoApple #AppleBloodMinerals #iPhone #Oneindia ~PR.274~ED.101~

OpenAI Removes ChatGPT’s Scarlett Johansson-Like Voice Option

OpenAI Removes ChatGPT’s , Scarlett Johansson-Like Voice Option. A ChatGPT voice known as Sky has made headlines for sounding like Johansson, The Verge reports. A ChatGPT voice known as Sky has made headlines for sounding like Johansson, The Verge reports. Her husband, Colin Jost, even joked about the topic recently on 'Saturday Night Live.'. ChatGPT has released a new voice assistant feature inspired by Scarlett Johansson’s AI character in ‘Her,’ which I never bothered to watch because without that body, what’s the point of listening?, Colin Jost, via 'SNL'. But on May 19, OpenAI announced that it will be removing the voice. The company also said that it did not intentionally mean for the voice to resemble Johansson. We believe that AI voices should not deliberately mimic a celebrity’s distinctive voice— , OpenAI, via statement. Sky’s voice is not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson but belongs to a different professional actress using her own natural speaking voice, OpenAI, via statement. To protect their privacy, we cannot share the names of our voice talents, OpenAI, via statement. The current ChatGPT voice profiles, Breeze, Cove, Ember, Juniper and Sky. were created after receiving over 400 voice and screen actor submissions, OpenAI said. New voice assistant features for ChatGPT will reportedly launch "in the coming weeks."

You No Longer Need an Account to Use ChatGPT

You No Longer Need an Account , to Use ChatGPT. OpenAI made the announcement in a blog post on April 1, The Verge reports. . It's core to our mission to make tools like ChatGPT broadly available so that people can experience the benefits of AI. , OpenAI, via blog post. More than 100 million people across 185 countries use ChatGPT weekly to learn something new, find creative inspiration, and get answers to their questions. , OpenAI, via blog post. Starting today, you can use ChatGPT instantly, without needing to sign-up. , OpenAI, via blog post. OpenAI went on to say that it's "rolling this out gradually, with the aim to make AI accessible to anyone curious about its capabilities.". OpenAI has also introduced "additional content safeguards" for ChatGPT. While the chatbot will no longer require an account to access, . other products such as DALL-E3 will still require an account. That product costs money to use. The company's other products, such as Voice Engine and Sora, are still only available "to a limited number set of users and partners," The Verge reports.

OpenAI and Microsoft Make Plans for $100 Billion Data Center

OpenAI and Microsoft Make Plans , for $100 Billion Data Center. According to The Information, the two companies are planning to build a data center that would house an AI supercomputer called "Stargate," Reuters reports. According to The Information, the two companies are planning to build a data center that would house an AI supercomputer called "Stargate," Reuters reports. The project, which could cost $100 billion or more, is reportedly set to launch in 2028. The tentative cost is roughly 100 times more expensive than some of the biggest data centers that exist today. . Demand for AI data centers has increased due to the rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence technology, Reuters reports. . This is because traditional data centers aren't as capable of handling the advanced tasks that AI requires. . Several supercomputers would be built across five phases. "Stargate" would be launched in the fifth phase, while a smaller supercomputer would be launched in the fourth phase, tentatively around 2026. Microsoft and OpenAI are reportedly in the third phase currently. We are always planning for the next generation of infrastructure innovations needed to continue pushing the frontier of AI capability, Microsoft spokesperson, to Reuters . The cost for the next two phases largely revolves around acquiring expensive AI chips. In March, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that the newest "Blackwell" B200 AI chip will cost between $30,000 and $40,000