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Today β€” 26 June 2024NYT: Technology

Off to Norway, With Three A.I. Travel Assistants

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By: Ceylan Yeğinsu
26 June 2024 at 05:02
Can artificial intelligence devise a bucket-list vacation that checks all the boxes: culture, nature, hotels and transportation? Our reporter put three virtual assistants to the test.
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Apple’s App Store Policies Charged Under New E.U. Competition Law

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By: Adam Satariano and Tripp Mickle
24 June 2024 at 14:55
The company’s App Store policies are illegal under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, according to regulators in Brussels.

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Margrethe Vestager, who oversees competition policy at the European Commission, said Apple’s App Store policies prevent consumers from being aware of better offers.

Japan and South Korea Are Fighting Over an App at a Tense Time

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By: River Akira Davis
24 June 2024 at 00:01
SoftBank and Naver helped bridge geopolitical relations with a joint venture to own the operator of the messaging app Line, but now the partnership is fraying.

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Diplomats and international relations experts fear that a rift over the ownership of a Naver-SoftBank venture could again put stress on ties between Japan and South Korea.

TikTok Lays Out Past Efforts to Address U.S. Concerns Over Potential Ban

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By: Sapna Maheshwari
20 June 2024 at 16:43
The company said the disclosures support its argument that a law signed by President Biden in May is unconstitutional.

Β© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

TikTok creators gathered for a news conference with members of Congress in March. TikTok has said that a ban of the app would violate the First Amendment.

An A.I.-Powered App Helps Readers Make Sense of Classic Texts

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By: Steven Kurutz
13 June 2024 at 16:33
Margaret Atwood and John Banville are among the authors who have sold their voices and commentary to an app that aims to bring canonical texts to life with the latest tech.

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Along with an intellectually curious patron, the professors John Kaag, left, and Clancy Martin have started an unusual publishing venture.

Can Apple Rescue the Vision Pro?

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By: Kevin Roose
11 June 2024 at 16:33
The $3,500 β€œspatial computing” device has gathered dust on my shelf. Can tweaks and upgrades save it from obsolescence?

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Apple’s $3,500 first-generation Vision Pro is going for as little as $2,500 on resale websites.

Is Your Driving Being Secretly Scored?

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By: Kashmir Hill
9 June 2024 at 05:00
The insurance industry, hungry for insights into how people drive, has turned to automakers and smartphone apps like Life360.

Β© Andres Kudacki for The New York Times

A safety feature of the Life360 app tracked the driving habits of Kathleen Lomax and her family, including her daughters, Brigitte, left, and Morgan.

Can I Opt Out of Meta’s A.I. Scraping on Instagram and Facebook? Sort Of.

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By: Jesus JimΓ©nez
7 June 2024 at 15:49
Social media users voiced worries about a move by Meta to use information from public Instagram and Facebook posts to train its A.I. But the scraping has already begun. Here’s what to know.

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Meta sent notifications to European users of Facebook and Instagram letting them know that their public posts could be used to train its A.I. β€” including its chatbot and other services it develops β€” starting on June 26. In the United States, public posts are already being used to train the services.

How to Trace Your Ancestry Using Your Phone’s Free Tools

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By: J. D. Biersdorfer
5 June 2024 at 09:00
Everyday tools and free apps on your mobile device can help you collect, translate and digitize new material for your family-tree files.

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Although simply taking a picture of a picture might do a decent job of digitizing an image, Google’s PhotoScan app directs you to capture the picture in multiple shots before it combines everything together to remove glare and enhance the finished file. This can be especially useful for old tintypes like this one or faded photo prints.

What to Know About the Open Versus Closed Software Debate

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By: Mike Isaac
29 May 2024 at 05:02
A.I. companies are divided over whether the technology should be freely available to anyone for modifying and copying, or kept close for safekeeping.

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Meta’s open-source A.I. system is available to any developer to download and use.

Taiwan, on China’s Doorstep, Is Dealing With TikTok Its Own Way

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By: Meaghan Tobin and Amy Chang Chien
16 May 2024 at 20:55
The island democracy was early to ban TikTok on government phones, and the ruling party refuses to use it. But a U.S.-style ban is not under consideration.

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For years, Taiwan has been one of the world’s top targets of online disinformation, much of it originating in China.

Artificially Intelligent Help for Planning Your Summer Vacation

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By: J. D. Biersdorfer
8 May 2024 at 05:05
Travel-focused A.I. bots and more eco-friendly transportation options in online maps and search tools can help you quickly organize your seasonal getaway.

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Layla is one of the many travel-oriented online services that use artificial intelligence to help plan vacations and other trips.

How Pastor Chad Nedohin Helped Turn Trump Media Into a Meme Stock

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By: David Yaffe-Bellany and Matthew Goldstein
27 April 2024 at 00:51
Chad Nedohin, a part-time pastor, is among the fans of Donald J. Trump who helped turn Trump Media into a meme stock with volatile prices.

Β© Amber Bracken for The New York Times

Chad Nedohin, a podcaster and part-time pastor in Canada, has urged people to invest in Trump Media & Technology Group and hold on to the stock.

Meta Says It Plans to Spend Billions More on A.I.

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By: Mike Isaac
24 April 2024 at 18:31
Along with the higher spending, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp projected lighter-than-expected revenue, causing its stock to plummet.

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Quarterly results on Wednesday underscored Meta’s repositioning of itself as a company poised to capitalize on the industrywide fervor for artificial intelligence.
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