Morning Brew - August 09, 2024

A reliable source of billions of dollars in income is at risk for the iPhone maker.

The FCA’s actions have led to the removal of 48 apps from U.K. app stores, Lucy Castledine, the regulator’s director of consumer investments, said in an interview.

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Former CEO Bob Swan reportedly thought AI models wouldn’t be big anytime soon.

With the arrival of ChatGPT’s new Advanced Voice Mode, which offers nearly real-time, realistic interactions, Appfigures expects growth to continue in the months to come.

Google Home gets a potentially powerful AI infusion with Gemini intelligence.

“The amount of computing needed to train Llama 4 will likely be almost 10x more than what we used to train Llama 3,” Zuckerberg said.

Microsoft has spent a staggering amount of money on AI — and serious profits likely remain many years out.

OpenAI is leading a $60 million funding round for Opal, the same company behind the high-end Tadpole webcam, according to a report from The Information. While Opal will reportedly continue to sell its webcams, The Information reports that it’s also working on AI-enabled devices that people can use as “creative tools.”

2024 has experienced transformative changes with economic uncertainty and rising inflation forcing shoppers to become smarter with their spending habits. Gone are the days of revenge and doom spending

All free things must come to an end.

Elon Musk’s X wants to kill the ‘ratio.’

Puppeteer 23 now supports Firefox, simplifying browser automation and testing across both Chrome and Firefox.

Butterfly Keyboard users are receiving their settlements.

The standout additions to Titan Image Generator v2 include image conditioning, color palette control, background removal, and subject consistency.