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In today's Techpresso:

💻 Google is developing an Android desktop mode

🚨 Apple’s AI partnership with Alibaba raises alarms

🤖 OpenAI's GPT-5 to combine multiple tools into one experience

⚠️ Apple Pay and Apple Cash are down for many iPhone users

🫠 MIT says prominent AI productivity study used unreliable data

🎁 + 9 other news you might like

🔮 + 6 handpicked research papers and tools

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💻 Google is developing an Android desktop mode LINK
  • Google is actively creating an Android desktop environment, similar to Samsung's DeX, with initial developments now visible in the Android 16 beta version.
  • This new feature provides a user interface with a taskbar, application drawer, and movable, resizable windows, allowing for improved multitasking capabilities on external screens.
  • The introduction of this native desktop solution, anticipated with Android 17, could significantly lower the cost of obtaining a DeX-like experience on more affordable smartphones.
🚨 Apple’s AI partnership with Alibaba raises alarms LINK
  • Washington officials are raising concerns over Apple's reported decision to partner with Alibaba for delivering artificial intelligence capabilities on iPhones in the Chinese market.
  • Because OpenAI cannot operate in China, Apple explored local AI providers and appears to have selected Alibaba to incorporate its AI technology into Chinese iPhones.
  • American lawmakers fear this collaboration could strengthen China's AI prowess, potentially granting access to user information or aiding the advancement of Alibaba's AI models.
🤖 OpenAI's GPT-5 to combine multiple tools into one experience LINK
  • OpenAI's next foundational model, GPT-5, intends to improve current AI abilities and lessen the necessity for users to frequently switch between different digital instruments.
  • A primary goal for the technology firm is to integrate its diverse elements like Codex and Operator more closely, offering a cohesive system for people.
  • Furthermore, the screen interaction tool "Operator" is anticipated to receive an upgrade shortly, which could make it a substantially more effective aid for individuals.
⚠️ Apple Pay and Apple Cash are down for many iPhone users LINK
  • Many iPhone owners are experiencing difficulties with Apple Pay and Apple Cash, preventing them from completing transactions or sending money to others through these services.
  • The payment system disruptions reportedly commenced around 11:00 a.m. Eastern time, according to user accounts and observations of failed transactions involving Apple's digital wallet features.
  • Apple has now officially recognized the service interruptions on its system status page, confirming ongoing problems with Apple Pay, Apple Cash, Apple Card, and the Wallet application.
🫠 MIT says prominent AI productivity study used unreliable data LINK
  • MIT has publicly questioned a prominent AI productivity study, stating the institute has no confidence in the reliability or validity of the data it presented.
  • The research, authored by a former PhD student, initially reported substantial gains in new materials, patent applications, and product innovations due to AI assistance.
  • After an internal review triggered by complaints, the university announced its lack of trust in the paper's veracity and asked the author to withdraw the publication.

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  • Google's AI answers are changing user behavior by sharply reducing clicks to websites LINK
  • Walmart prepares for a future where AI agents do the shopping LINK
  • Microsoft says it would sell Office without Teams to get Europe off its back LINK
  • Google reverses course after blocking Nextcloud Files app LINK
  • Apple research tackles the English accent of AI LINK
  • Your next password could be a piece of plastic LINK

Trending research and tools

KVSplit: helps Macs with Apple Silicon run bigger AI models and process much longer text inputs by using memory more efficiently. LINK
XTool: a cross-platform Xcode replacement that builds and deploys iOS apps using SwiftPM on Linux, Windows, and macOS. LINK
Merliot: a hub that plugs do-it-yourself physical devices into large language models, enabling control through natural language. LINK
Solidis: a tiny, high-performance TypeScript client for Redis and other RESP-compatible servers, with zero dependencies, designed for serverless use and supporting RESP2/RESP3. LINK
Fahmatrix: a lightweight Java library, inspired by Pandas, for working with tabular data and simplifying data understanding on the JVM. LINK
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