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Apple Store Employees Start Vision Pro Training

Apple is now scheduling two-day classes to start sometime in January 2024. The pricey headset will reportedly only be available in stores so buyers can be guided through the setup process, which includes getting a custom fit on the device. The first-gen Vision Pro is being targeted at developers and enterprise customers, though anyone can purchase one. Those who spend that $3,499 will be able to tap into the "spatial video capture" that rolled out today via iOS 17.2 for iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, which have cameras powerful enough to record videos in three dimensions.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/apple-store-employees-start-vision-pro-training

TikTok to More Clearly Label Videos That Are AI-Generated

TikTok is launching a new set of labels for videos that were made with or significantly edited by artificial intelligence, which is intended to help creators better comply with a "synthetic and manipulated media" policy TikTok refreshed earlier this year.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/tiktok-to-more-clearly-label-videos-that-are-ai-generated

Soon You’ll Be Able to Control Your Samsung Fridge With LG’s App

In January, the alliance released its 1.0 spec to allow that connectivity using cloud-to-cloud communication between Wi-Fi-connected appliances, shortly after the launch of Matter, an "industry-unifying" standard from Amazon, Apple, Google, and others. Samsung and LG plan to roll out their implementations of the HCA spec during Q4 in eight countries: the US, United Kingdom, Korea, Italy, France, Spain, and Turkey.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/control-your-samsung-fridge-with-lg-app

Your Next Lyft Journey Will Be Full of Ads

Regular users of Lyft need to prepare themselves for a barrage of ads hitting the ride-hailing service's app this week. It's hard to believe someone would look at the Lyft app enough to make ads a viable money-making exercise. However, according to the company's chief business officer, Zach Greenberger, Lyft users check the app an average of nine times per ride. Combine that with detailed (anonymized) user data, and the potential for targeted advertising to generate additional revenue is there.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/your-next-lyft-journey-will-be-full-of-ads

End of an Era: Netflix Retiring DVD-by-Mail Service in September

“After an incredible 25-year run, we’ve decided to wind down DVD.com later this year,” says Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos. “Our goal has always been to provide the best service for our members but as the business continues to shrink that’s going to become increasingly difficult.”
https://www.pcmag.com/news/end-of-an-era-netflix-retiring-dvd-by-mail-service-in-september

RIP Google Glass Enterprise: Sales for Smart Glasses End

Remember Google Glass? It looks like the smart glasses line is finally dying out. On Wednesday, Google announced it's discontinuing the enterprise edition of the product, which had been retailing for $999. Despite the discontinuation of Glass Enterprise, Google told PCMag it still remains “deeply committed” to augmented reality products. “For years, we've been building AR into many Google products and we’ll continue to look at ways to bring new, innovative AR experiences across our product portfolio,” the company said in a statement.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/rip-google-glass-enterprise-as-sales-for-smart-glasses-end

GPT-4 Offers Human-Level Performance, Hallucinations, and Better Bing Results

When ChatGPT first appeared in November last year, it was like a light switch being turned on and we all gained access to a new level of artificial intelligence online. We're all still getting used to that, but OpenAI hasn't stood still. ChatGPT uses GPT-3.5, and OpenAI spent the last six months(Opens in a new window) using the lessons it learned from that alongside its adversarial testing program to create GPT-4, which blows GPT-3.5 out of the water.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/gpt-4-offers-human-level-performance-hallucinations-and-better-bing-results