Wed. 09/18 – New Messages, New Headsets
Messages between Android and iOS are about to be encrypted. A new XR headset from HTC and new Spectacles from Snap. A big movie studio has signed up to use AI. Neuralink has implants for blindness. And why I’m kinda NOT gonna do a review roundup of the new iPhones.
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Show Notes
Messages between Android and iOS are about to be encrypted. A new XR headset from HTC and new Spectacles from Snap. A big movie studio has signed up to use AI. Neuralink has implants for blindness. And why I’m kinda NOT gonna do a review roundup of the new iPhones.
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- RCS texts on the iPhone aren’t encrypted now, but that could change (The Verge)
- Here’s how green bubbles are getting upgraded in iOS (The Verge)
- HTC Vive's Focus Vision is a $999 stab at high-end VR and mixed reality (Engadget)
- Snap’s new Spectacles inch closer to compelling AR (The Verge)
- Instagram, Facing Pressure Over Child Safety Online, Unveils Sweeping Changes (NYTimes)
- Lionsgate, Studio Behind ‘John Wick,’ Signs Deal With AI Startup Runway (WSJ)
- Musk's Neuralink gets FDA's breakthrough device tag for 'Blindsight' implant (Reuters)
- Apple iPhone 16 Pro review: small camera update, big difference (The Verge)
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