Apple will scan iCloud items shared via public links for harmful content from iOS 27.3
Anything shared with the 'Anyone with the Link' option loses end-to-end encryption and gets checked by Apple, even with Advanced Data Protection turned on.
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Bluetooth’s new HDT mode is nearly four times faster and opens the way to lossless audio
The Bluetooth SIG's new High Data Throughput mode reaches 7.5 Mbps and will underpin standardized lossless and hi-res audio, expected in 2027.
Blue Origin unveils Northstar engine and a third stage to push New Glenn further
Blue Origin expects its new Northstar booster engine to cost a quarter as much as the BE-4 to build, while a hydrogen-fuelled third stage will send heavier payloads straight to geostationary orbit and the Moon.
Perplexity launches Teammates, always-on AI agents that own ongoing work
The new agents remember projects, act on their own and work inside Slack, but they require the $200-a-month Perplexity Max plan.
Dropbox buys Tigris Data and launches DBX Agent Cloud, storage built for AI agents
Dropbox is moving into infrastructure for AI builders with a new storage service and the planned purchase of Tigris Data, while its own app learns to act on files.
Meta’s Muse app can now talk back, with real-time voice and animated avatars
Users in the US can now hold spoken conversations with their Muse AI agent, whose avatar reacts with facial expressions and gestures; support for Meta's AI glasses is coming later.
Google’s Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash makes 15-second AI videos and cuts the price by 30%
Google's newest video model doubles down on longer clips and edit-by-chat, and it is now generally available to developers and businesses.
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