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How does Apple Intelligence protect users’ privacy

Apple Intelligence is deeply integrated into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, delivering intelligence that’s useful and relevant to the user.
Apple ensures user privacy and security with on-device processing and Private Cloud Compute, where users' data is never stored or shared with Apple.
Privacy experts and advocates are cautiously optimistic about Apple Intelligence, but want to see how it performs in practice.
Apple plans to provide software images of Private Cloud Compute to allow security researchers to verify its functionality and identify any issues.

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The Stream Team: Friday the 13th in AQ3D includes a pirates vs. ninjas war

AQ3D celebrates Friday the 13th with a pirates vs. ninjas war.
The event includes murder, revenge, whispers from a mysterious island.
MJ must choose a faction to be a part of.
Tune in at 8:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, September 13th, 2024.

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Apple sees iPhone 16 Pro Max shipping date slip just minutes start of preorders

The shipping date for the iPhone 16 Pro Max has been delayed by a week due to high preorder demand.
Within 18 minutes of preorders opening, shipping dates for all iPhone 16 models slipped into the following week.
The 1TB desert titanium iPhone 16 Pro Max initially showed shipping in 5-7 days during the first 18 minutes.
The white and black 1TB editions of the iPhone 16 Pro Max went immediately to 7-10 days for shipping.

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How to use the new Reduce Interruptions Focus on iPhone

Reduce Interruptions Focus in iOS 18 helps concentrate on a task by cutting down disturbance intelligently.
It lets you know if an alert is important by using Apple Intelligence and silences any that it thinks are not.
iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia add a new Focus mode called Reduce Interruptions that can figure out if an alert is important or not.
The process of setting up Reduce Interruptions Focus for iPad or Mac is similar to iPhone.
You can use the People and Apps section to allow or silence alerts from specific individuals and installed applications.
The Reduce Interruptions Focus mode is available on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and newer models, iPad with an Apple silicon chip, and Mac with an Apple silicon chip.
You can activate the Reduce Interruptions Focus just like other modes from Control Center or by touching and holding the “Reduce Interruptions” label on the Lock Screen.
The Reduce Interruptions Focus will silence notifications deemed unimportant and stack them up in your Notification Center.
When it’s time to turn it off, you can do that from Control Center or by touching and holding the “Reduce Interruptions” label on the Lock Screen.
Apple Intelligence can get things wrong; hence, it is recommended to turn off all Focus modes when expecting a critical call or email.

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Unicode 16.0 release features new ‘face with bags under eyes’ emoji and more

The Unicode Consortium has released version 16.0 of the Unicode standard, adding 5,185 new characters, including eight new emoji.
The new emoji include a shovel, a fingerprint, a leafless tree, a radish, a harp, a purple splat, and a flag for the island of Sark. The standout is the 'face with bags under eyes' emoji.
Software makers like Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, etc., will need to design iterations and release software updates to incorporate the new emoji.
The 'face with bags under eyes' emoji is expected to be very useful.

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StopTheMadness Pro 9

StopTheMadness Pro 9 introduces a new feature that allows users to run custom scripts on any web page.
The JavaScript snippets feature is supported in Safari on macOS and iOS, as well as in Firefox.
Unfortunately, the feature is not available in Google Chrome or Chromium web browsers due to limitations of Chrome extension manifest version 3.
Apple's choice to support content blockers and web extensions but not app extensions in Safari web apps creates frustration among users.

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UPDF: The first AI-driven PDF tool designed for Mac, iOS, and iPad [sponsored]

UPDF is an A.I.-powered PDF tool designed for Mac, iOS, and iPad.
It offers advanced functionality such as summarizing, translating, and explaining content.
UPDF offers multiple features for PDF editing and annotation, such as text adjustment, highlighting, and comments.
It also offers tools for enhancing and personalizing documents, such as stickers, drawing options, and a lifelike pencil tool.
Encryption, redaction, and watermarking options help to keep documents secure.
UPDF helps users quickly grasp the main ideas and relationships within their documents by converting PDFs into mind maps.
Another notable feature is its ability to allow users to interact with images in their PDF files, extracting text and other content using AI-enabled OCR.
In addition, it provides cross-platform support, multiple tabs, and up to 110GB of cloud storage.
UPDF hits the trifecta of power, usability, and price, making it a more cost-effective option compared to Adobe Acrobat.
New users can grab a one-month AI subscription for just $1 with discounts of up to 43% and a $5 coupon available for select items.

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How to hide distracting ads and items from a web page in Safari

Using the new ‘Hide Distracting Items’ feature in Safari, you can hide specific ads, images, AI chat boxes, and blocks of text from a web page.
You can use this option to hide any sensitive portions of a web page, or if you’re in a public place with others viewing your screen.
This feature is available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with beta 5 of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia.
On iPhone or iPad, select “Hide Distracting Items” from the More Options menu and then hide any item on the screen by tapping it and selecting the ‘Hide’ option.
While this feature can hide ads, it is not an ad-blocker and requires consistent use to maintain a clean page.
It can also potentially change the look and feel of a website if certain elements are hidden.
The Hide Distracting Items feature is not compatible with bypassing paid content.
This feature is inconvenient to use as it requires you to consistently use it on a certain website.
You can unhide the distracting items by selecting the “Show Hidden Items” option.
Reader mode is still available to hide all ads and other distracting items from a supported web page to improve readability.

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With iOS 18, Apple brings Activation Lock to iPhone parts

Apple has released iOS 18 RC build, which introduces Activation Lock for iPhone parts.
Activation Lock ties your Apple Account to specific components using their unique serial numbers.
This feature aims to deter the selling of parts from stolen iPhones on the gray market.
When a used part is detected, the iPhone will require the Apple Account password of the original device owner.

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Netflix discontinues support for iPhones and iPads running iOS 16

Netflix will end support for iPhones and iPads running iOS 16.
Devices like iPhone X and first-generation iPad Pro won't run the latest version of Netflix.
An alert has been displayed on iOS 16 devices, prompting users to install iOS 17 or later.
While the app currently works for iOS 16 users, it will likely stop functioning in the future.

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Alan Pope: Where are Podcast Listener Communities

Linux Matters uses a presence in many places, but primarily team members hang out to chat on Telegram and Mastodon which are fast, reliable, stay synced across devices, have features they enjoy, and at least one of them isn’t run by a wierd billionaire.
The company links to various other places on their homepage where listeners can chat, mostly to each other and not them. Linux Matters has not considered much Matrix, Signal, or even IRC due to terrible user experience and other flaws.
Linux Matters repeatedly considered asking the listeners about their preferred chat platforms via their existing channels. But that seems flawed because the team uses what they like, and no matter how many people prefer something else, they’re unlikely to move.
Some of the other podcasts presented instead use email, Mastodon account, Twitter account, Discord server, IRC channel, Discourse website, Slack channel, LinkedIn, Web form, Signal group, WhatsApp, and Facebook, among others, to engage with their communities.
Few of the podcasts have contact details broke out to a separate page, or made it more obvious, as they feel that listeners are likely to be viewing an episode page, or looking at a specific show metadata, so it’s better putting the contact details there.
Linux Matters has an active public Telegram channel, Discord Channel, Mastodon, Twitter, and email. Linux Matters uses Telegram and Mastodon through which team members hang out to chat.
Linux Matters has not considered Matrix, Signal, or even IRC as alternatives to Telegram and Mastodon as they have terrible user experience and other flaws.
The team uses what they like, instead of asking the audience about their preferred chat platforms via their existing channels, as they are unlikely to move.
These podcasts use email, Mastodon, Twitter, Discord, IRC, Discourse websites, Slack channels, LinkedIn, Web forms, Signals group, WhatsApp, or Facebook to interact.
Few podcasts have contact details that are broken out to a separate page, or made it more obvious, preferring to put the contact details on each episode or specific metadata pages.

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Neofetch is over, but many screenshot system info tools stand ready

Neofetch, a terminal-based system information tool, has ended its development.
Neofetch displayed key system information and an ASCII-art image of the operating system or distribution.
The last update to Neofetch was made three years ago, and its creator has moved on to farming.
Neofetch was popular among users who wanted to take cool screenshots of their systems.

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How to set up an Apache2 virtual host with Laravel on Ubuntu

To set up an Apache2 virtual host with Laravel on Ubuntu, follow these steps:
1. Install Apache2: Use 'sudo apt update' and 'sudo apt install apache2' commands.
2. Install PHP and Required Extensions: Use 'sudo apt install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-xml php-mbstring php-curl' command.
3. Configure Apache for Virtual Hosts: Enable 'mod_rewrite' module and restart Apache with 'sudo a2enmod rewrite' and 'sudo systemctl restart apache2' commands.
4. Set Up Laravel Directory: Move your Laravel project to '/var/www/laravel' directory, set correct permissions with 'sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/laravel' and 'sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/laravel' commands.
5. Create Virtual Host Configuration: Create a virtual host configuration file with 'sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/laravel.conf' and add the necessary content.
6. Enable the Virtual Host: Enable the new virtual host with 'sudo a2ensite laravel.conf' command and disable the default site if necessary with 'sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf' command.
7. Update /etc/hosts: Edit the /etc/hosts file and add the domain mapping.
8. Restart Apache: Restart Apache with 'sudo systemctl restart apache2' command.
9. Test in Browser: Open your browser and visit the assigned domain to see your Laravel application.

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Apple TV+ debuts trailer for first German original series ‘Where’s Wanda?’

Apple TV+ debuts trailer for first German original series ‘Where’s Wanda?’
The eight-episode dark comedy stars Axel Stein and Heike Makatsch.
The show follows a family's search for their missing daughter, uncovering secrets within their neighborhood.
The series will premiere globally on October 2, 2024, with new episodes releasing weekly.

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Windows 11's latest major update isn't even out yet for most users, but it's already causing problems

Windows 11's latest major update, version 24H2, is causing problems for some users after installing update KB5043080.
Users have reported issues with the update installation, including stalling, rollback procedures, and 'Operation not supported' error.
The problem seems to mainly affect PCs with certain Intel or AMD chips and users who manually install the update through the Windows Insider Program or Microsoft Update Catalog.
Users affected by the issue can try resolving it by downloading and reinstalling update KB5043080 or newer from the Microsoft Update Catalog.

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