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In today's Techpresso:

🧹 Meta is trying to clean up Facebook spam

🇮🇳 Apple may shift all US-bound iPhone production from China to India

🕵️‍♂️ Perplexity browser will track everything users do online for 'hyper personalized' ads

🤖 Apple’s secret robotics team is moving from AI division to hardware group

💰 Yahoo wants to buy Chrome

📉 Meta is laying off employees in Reality Labs

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🔮 + 6 handpicked research papers and tools

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🧹 Meta is trying to clean up Facebook spam LINK
  • Meta is intensifying its campaign against undesirable material on Facebook, targeting accounts attempting to manipulate distribution algorithms with lengthy text and numerous hashtags for greater exposure.
  • The social network will restrict content reach and revoke payment eligibility for profiles that publish pictures accompanied by completely unrelated descriptions to mislead or achieve unfair benefits.
  • Additionally, the company is reducing the visibility of comments recognized as coordinated inauthentic interactions and evaluating features for users and page managers to flag unhelpful or impersonating responses.
🇮🇳 Apple may shift all US-bound iPhone production from China to India LINK
  • Apple is exploring relocating its entire US iPhone production from China to India, primarily aiming to sidestep anticipated American import duties on Chinese goods.
  • The company intends to assemble all 60 million iPhone units destined for American buyers in India by 2026, substantially expanding its manufacturing presence in the nation.
  • This strategic move is influenced by potential hefty US levies on Chinese products, although India itself might face increased import taxes following a temporary exemption period.
🕵️‍♂️ Perplexity browser will track everything users do online for 'hyper personalized' ads LINK
  • Perplexity's chief executive officer revealed plans for its new browser, Comet, to monitor extensive user behavior online, gathering data far beyond the company's primary application.
  • This collected web activity, including purchase history and travel destinations, will help Perplexity build detailed user profiles necessary for delivering highly tailored advertisements within its platform.
  • Company leadership believes people will accept this level of observation because the resulting commercial messages displayed through features like the discover feed should be significantly more relevant.
🤖 Apple’s secret robotics team is moving from AI division to hardware group LINK
  • Apple is relocating its internal robotics unit from the artificial intelligence and machine learning division to the company's main hardware engineering department for future product oversight.
  • This previously obscured group has been researching advanced concepts like expressive AI lamps and potentially a tabletop home companion featuring a robotic arm and screen.
  • The departmental transfer could signify that the robotics initiative is progressing from early research stages into serious development for a potential consumer electronic device.
💰 Yahoo wants to buy Chrome LINK
  • Legacy company Yahoo expressed a desire to acquire the widely-used Chrome web browser should Google be compelled by a court ruling to divest the popular asset.
  • Acknowledging that web browsers are critical conduits for online searches, Yahoo has initiated internal development on its own browser prototype since the beginning of last summer.
  • Acquiring the prominent internet navigation tool could significantly increase Yahoo's search market presence, with financing for the multi-billion dollar deal secured through its owner, Apollo Global Management.
📉 Meta is laying off employees in Reality Labs LINK
  • Meta is reducing staff numbers within its Reality Labs unit, the division responsible for developing virtual reality hardware like Quest headsets and advancing metaverse projects.
  • These personnel changes coincide with significant operating losses reported by the division and are framed by the company as adjustments aimed at improving overall operational efficiency.
  • Impacted groups include employees working on VR games within Oculus Studios and the Supernatural fitness app, even as Meta actively recruits for artificial intelligence positions.

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  • OpenAI rolls out a ‘lightweight’ version of its ChatGPT deep research tool LINK
  • North Korean cyber spies created U.S. firms to dupe crypto developers LINK
  • Intel forecasts weak revenue amid trade tensions, shares fall LINK
  • Alphabet jumps 3% as search, advertising units show resilient growth LINK
  • Baidu launches new AI model amid mounting competition LINK
  • Waymo reports 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in U.S. LINK
  • Threads officially moves to Threads.com and updates its web app LINK
  • iPadOS 19’s Mac-like features leaked, and it’s nothing groundbreaking LINK
  • US bank regulators pull back guardrails on bank crypto activities LINK
  • An employee surveillance company leaked over 21 million screenshots online LINK
  • "You wouldn't steal a car" anti-piracy ads may have used a stolen font LINK

Latest research and tools

A Visual Journey Through Async Rust: a project visualizing Rust's async execution concepts, like concurrency, by plotting sine wave calculations from asynchronous tasks. LINK
Swift Container Plugin: the tool helps build container images for Swift servers using Swift Package Manager, making it easy to package and deploy them to the cloud or run locally. LINK
Infat: a macOS command-line tool letting users manage which apps open specific file types or links via a configuration file. LINK
PyGraph: Robust Compiler Support for CUDA Graphs in PyTorch: this paper introduces PyGraph, a system offering robust compiler support to effectively utilize CUDA Graphs within the PyTorch framework. LINK
Faasta: a self-hosted serverless platform that runs your code quickly and efficiently as WebAssembly modules using open standards for portability. LINK
BugStalker: a modern Rust debugger for Linux, designed specifically for Rust programs, enabling advanced runtime inspection and offering flexible interfaces for easier debugging. LINK

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