Google is preparing to expand the availability of Duplex, its automated calling feature for Google Assistant, to iPhones in the coming weeks, allowing users of the digital assistant to book tables at restaurants in 43 states across the United States.
Source:: Apple Insider
Facebook is embarking on a “privacy-focused” roadmap, shifting away from the public focus that has landed it in multiple scandals, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook was spotted in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, meeting with White House officials and business leaders as part of his role on the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, with the aim of improving the future prospects of the United States’ workforce.
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Hackers are taking advantage of “dev-fused” iPhones, meant only for internal usage within Apple, to discover how systems and sensitive components in the smartphone function, with the publicly-unavailable variant now a highly prized tool for security researchers searching for vulnerabilities in the hardware and in iOS.
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Starting Thursday Sonos will sell a revised “Gen 2” model of its AirPlay 2-compatible One smartspeaker, largely similar to the original but better futureproofed. [Corrected with Thursday launch date]
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Apple has refreshed part of its website detailing the iPhone’s key features, with the “iPhone can do what?” page highlighting the smartphone’s different functions and services, including those relating to privacy, usability, and entertainment.
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Apple has released its 13th Supplier Responsibility Progress report, and has noted that all final assembly sites for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods, and HomePod are now certified Zero Waste to Landfill, conserving billions of gallons of water and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Wednesday’s submission of the “Save the Internet Act” is attempting to reverse a repeal of regulations by the Federal Communications Commission in 2017.
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The European Union appears to be abandoning plans for a tax on digital services, which at one point would have impacted Apple’s sales along with the likes of Amazon, Google, and Facebook.
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Fitbit on Wednesday launched a handful of new wearables to challenge the Apple Watch, led by the Versa Lite, a less expensive version of its Versa smartwatch.
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