Customers can now trade in Macs at Apple retail stores

Apple will now allow customers to bring in their used Macs to get store credit on purchases. The company's trade-in program has given credit for lightly used iPhones and Macs for quite some time. However, while you can easily bring your last-gen iPhone into an Apple retail store to get...
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Apple backtracks, says macOS utility Amphetamine can remain on the App Store

The app Amphetamine is a simple but useful macOS utility which can be configured to keep a Mac awake, preventing the computer from going into sleep mode. It's been available on the Mac App Store for some 6 years, where it's accrued over a thousand favorable ratings from users. Given... https://www.techspot.com/news/88141-apple-backtracks-macos-utility-amphetamine-can-remain-app.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

Gabe Newell believes brain-computer interfaces will let us edit who we are

In a recent interview with New Zealand’s 1 News, Newell delves deep into the topic of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). Bypassing physical body parts like eyes that limit our ability to experience things and interfacing directly with the brain could open up a whole world of possibilities and make the real... https://www.techspot.com/news/88401-gabe-newell-believes-brain-computer-interfaces-us-edit.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

OpenAI faces ChatGPT probe over data risk issues, damaging reputations

The agency sent a 20-page demand letter to OpenAI for records about how it addresses risks related to its AI models, writes The Washington Post. The Civil Investigative Demand also requests details about the company, its AI model and training, how it deals with privacy and prompt injection attacks, API... Read Entire Article https://www.techspot.com/news/99395-openai-faces-ftc-probe-over-chatgpt-damaging-reputations.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=blogger

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