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Introducing Ferret, the LLM that Apple doesn’t want everyone to know yet

Dataconomy

Apple discreetly introduced the Ferret LLM, a multimodal language model that’s anything but ordinary. Released quietly on GitHub, Ferret LLM signifies Apple’s subtle stride towards openness, beckoning developers and researchers to unravel its potential. Want to learn more?

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Fusion-io Accelerates Flash Apps With Open Source Contributions.

Data Center Knowledge

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Fraunhofer’s new H.266 codec promises to cut the cost of streaming 4K video in half

The Verge

The Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute, the electrical engineering and computer science division of the esteemed German research organization, on Tuesday announced VVC , a new video codec standard that promises to bring around 50 percent efficiency gains in streaming video compression. 264/Advanced Video Coding (AVC) and H.265/High

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WordPress founder claims Apple cut off updates to his completely free app because it wants 30 percent

The Verge

Now, WordPress founding developer Matt Mullenweg is accusing Apple of cutting off the ability to update that app — until or unless he adds in-app purchases so the most valuable company in the world can extract its 30 percent cut of the money. It’s an open source project. Ben Thompson (@benthompson) August 21, 2020.

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The best free apps for video calling

The Verge

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to limit face-to-face association, most of us are relying on video calls to keep in touch with work colleagues, family, and friends — and if you’re also facing financial difficulties, free is best. The most popular video meeting app. Photo by Stefano Guidi/Getty Images. Host up to 100 participants.

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Why Attorney General Bill Barr is mad at Apple

Vox

In a statement that could serve as a harbinger of government-mandated privacy invasions to come, Barr harshly criticized Apple and called for a “legislative solution” to its obstinance. Thanks to the great work of the FBI — and no thanks to Apple — we were able to unlock Alshamrani’s phones,” Barr said in a press release.

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Apple is finally making it easy to hide from trackers

Vox

Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the company’s new operating systems at its Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple is cracking down on what it allows other companies to know about you. Apple has offered users a way to opt out of this tracking for a while now. Apple’s web browser, Safari, now blocks cookies by default.

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