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Apple quietly purchases Silk Labs, may be looking to add assets to AI projects

Apple is apparently expanding its reach in the artificial intelligence field via the acquisition of Silk Labs, an on-device AI technology startup. Last Tuesday, an anonymous source reported that Apple quietly snapped up Silk earlier this year. Details of the acquisition are unknown, though the report estimates the deal was a trivial investment for Apple. […]

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Beddit to shut down cloud service on November 15th, Apple thought to be incorporating company’s technologies into its product line following acquisition

Here lies the fate of Beddit. Sleep tracking product company Beddit, which Apple acquired last year. is officially killing off its cloud service on November 15, 2018. As of Friday, September 21st, new users were unable to sign up for Beddit Cloud. In addition, existing users have until November 15, 2018 to use it before […]

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Valve Steam Link app en route to iOS, will allow iOS and tvOS devices to play Mac and PC games

This wasn’t expected, but it’s not a complete surprise either. Still, it could amount to something nifty. Valve Software has announced that it will begin releasing development tools to allow Steam Link and Steam Video apps for iOS enabling gamers to stream a PC or Mac game, or video content bought from the store, to […]

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1Password receives update, now offers “Travel Mode” feature

This could come in handy. Following an update pushed out last week, 1Password now includes a new feature that lets users selectively erase local data for maximum protection while traveling. The new “Travel Mode” feature erases all vaults/user profiles with the exception of those marked “safe for travel” from devices connected to a 1Password account. […]

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iOS researcher finds WhatsApp leaves traces of conversations behind

Well, at least the world of tech security isn’t boring. Upon examining disk images taken from the most recent version of the app, iOS researcher Jonathan Zdiarski discovered that the software retains and stores a forensic trace of the chat logs even after the chats have been deleted, creating a potential treasure trove of information […]