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Four ways to prevent AI killing us all within 10 years

Two high-profile computer scientists from Princeton University, and coauthors of the book AI Snake Oil, have weighed in on the question of whether AI will kill us all by the end of the decade.

The pair have become well known for their work in separating fact from fiction in the AI world, and have now responded to an admission by Anthropic that there is a greater than 10% chance that AI could kill all humans within the next ten years …

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Samsung reportedly rushing new trifold phone in response to iPhone Duo

It was already clear that Samsung was worried about the impact of the iPhone Duo on its foldable phone range, and there’s now further evidence of the Korean company’s concern.

A blogger who aggregates reports from Chinese social media says there are signs that the company is bringing forward the launch of its Galaxy Z Trifold 2, despite the seeming failure of its predecessor …

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Which new Apple products will launch this year – and which won’t?

Apple may still be cleaning up after the end of the iPhone launch, but attention is already turning to an October event.

There are still a lot of new products we’re expecting the company to unveil, with the most exciting of these including touchscreen MacBooks and a smart home hub we’ve been dubbing the HomePad. But which ones will launch this year, and which ones will have to wait until next year … ?

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New Apple Watch features may require new legal precedent for privacy

Two new Apple Watch features may see the device running up against privacy laws in multiple US states. That’s because the new Live Rewind and Siri Recap features audio-record conversations.

The devil is very much in the detail here, since neither feature makes audio recordings accessible to anyone, and it seems likely that the issue will need to be tested in the courts in order to set a new legal precedent …

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Lukewarm orders for iPhone 18 Pro, says analyst – but it doesn’t mean much

A high-profile analyst has said that demand for the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max appears “lukewarm” based on pre-order wait times.

Jeff Pu notes that most iPhone 18 Pro configurations are available for immediate delivery and that the longest wait for the most popular iPhone 18 Pro Max extends only to three to four weeks …

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iOS 27 code shows you may be able to replace Siri AI with Claude or ChatGPT [Poll]

It’s been more than a year since we asked whether Apple should give us the option of choosing our own AI chatbot to replace Siri AI. At that time, the majority of you were in favor.

A developer who has been studying the code in iOS 27 and macOS 27 has discovered that it does indeed appear at least some people will have this option …

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Here’s how the iPhone Duo compares to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8

CNET has a series of pieces comparing the iPhone Duo to three current Android foldables. While it’s a little frustrating to tackle the comparisons separately, it seems clear that the site views Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 as the device the Duo needs to beat.

That’s in large part because the two devices share similar passport-style aspect ratios rather than the tall and thin design of other foldables, and are priced only $100 apart …

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