The bell icon that sometimes appears on Apple CarPlay's app switcher means Siri is automatically announcing incoming messages from first- and third-party apps, Engadget explains. The feature can be toggled easily, though Apple doesn't explain it on screen.
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iFixit's teardown of Apple's first foldable, the iPhone Duo, gave it a provisional repairability score of 5 out of 10, the highest it has ever given a foldable phone. Much of the teardown focuses on the hinge, and iFixit flagged details that could explain some early screen failures owners have reported.
Three months after Elon Musk promised a full-length AI-generated movie of "The Odyssey," Grok has released seven minutes, billed as Episode 1 of an Odyssey series. TechCrunch contrasts it with Christopher Nolan's largely practical film adaptation, which Musk had criticized over its casting.
Campaigns and PACs have already spent more than $137 million on AI-made ads ahead of the midterms, AI researcher Oren Etzioni writes in GeekWire. One example from the Senate Republicans' campaign arm shows Texas candidate James Talarico voicing commentary he never made, with only a faint "AI GENERATED" label. Etzioni warns most such clips carry no label and most voters can't spot them.
Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Slok says AI has delivered "zero financial payoff" to corporate America outside the tech giants. Looking at the S&P 500 minus Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla, he found flat profit margins and revenue per worker, with no evidence AI is lifting productivity yet.
