Apple’s Greenwashing Lies, Microsoft’s Spooky Face AI, Llama 3, + More! - TechLinked Apr 19, 2024

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SCRAPPLE

Apple shreds usable iPhones instead of reselling them

https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/04/18/apples-iphone-recycling-is-a-security-nightmare-for-e-waste-partners

Report by Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-04-18/apple-iphone-recycling-program-has-secrets

Accuses Apple of shredding devices https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/18/100000-iphones-stolen-instead-of-scrapped/

“Many of these devices remain in full working order, and could easily be wiped and resold on the used market.” https://lmg.gg/DByNl  (9to5Mac)

Working enough for almost 100,000 to be allegedly secretly sold in China https://lmg.gg/FOnBj (9to5Mac)

Apple sued in 2020 but is allegedly dropping the lawsuit https://www.phonearena.com/news/apple-wont-sue-the-company-that-stole-100k-iphones-sold-in-china_id157487

Probably didn’t want people to find out about the hypocrisy https://www.androidauthority.com/apple-iphone-environmental-hypocrisy-3435609/

Video they posted days ago on UK YT channel brags about robots that can recover recyclable materials from 23 models of iPhone https://youtu.be/ksHnnuP4DKQ?t=8

Robot can only recycle in a year what Apple sells in 48 hours https://lmg.gg/hYEDn (Android Authority)

Apple’s trade-in page literally says they’ll get your device “to a new owner” if it’s “in good shape” https://www.apple.com/shop/trade-in

 

PHOTO NO….

Microsoft’s VASA-1 makes freakishly realistic videos with a single picture and audio clip

https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/ai-image-video/microsoft-wants-your-photos-to-talk-vasa-1-is-a-new-ai-model-to-turn-images-into-talking-faces

Microsoft’s research https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/vasa-1/

Demo shows “talking faces can even be rotated” https://youtu.be/pCMoFge4wxo?t=34

Its most egregious sin: making Mona Lisa rap https://twitter.com/Hody_MH11/status/1780945011586093383

Microsoft’s AI explorer allegedly ARM exclusive

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/microsofts-upcoming-windows-11-ai-explorer-update-might-be-exclusive-to-arm-pcs

https://twitter.com/thebookisclosed/status/1780867353288245520

 

LLIVE, LLAUGH, LLAMA

Meta announces Llama 3 and widespread availability of Meta AI chatbot

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/04/meta-releases-chatgpt-like-ai-site-and-open-weights-llama-3-model/

Meta AI now available through its own website

https://www.meta.ai/

can respond to Facebook group posts, and it's confusing

https://www.facebook.com/help/336874012217220/computer-help/

“Meta may use your feedback on Meta AI's answers and your information from public groups to train the AI model, helping make the AIs better.”

 

 

QUICK BITS

 

PRICE SPICE

TSMC to charge more for making chips outside of Taiwan

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/tsmc-to-charge-premium-for-making-chips-outside-of-taiwan-including-its-new-us-fabs-ceo-says

https://www.businessinsider.com/tsmc-arizona-semiconductor-chip-fab-taiwan-china-president-joe-biden-2024-4

https://extremetech.com/computing/tsmc-will-charge-its-customers-more-for-us-made-chips

 

LITE ON DETAILS

EU doesn't like TikTok's new app

https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/18/tiktok_lite_eu_info_demand/

Pays users for watching https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80zdz2n8wwo

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/17/tiktok-questioned-lite-app-eu-children-addiction

 

CYBERF**KED VOL 2

Cybertruck accelerator pedal now caused recall

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/19/24134753/tesla-recall-cybertruck-faulty-accelerator-pedal-nhtsa-defect

https://www.engadget.com/tesla-is-recalling-cybertrucks-because-their-accelerator-pedals-could-get-stuck-123057430.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9ezp0lv039o

 

UN-BELL-IEVABLE

Scientists create, store, and retrieve quantum data for first time

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/device-store-retrieve-quantum-data

https://phys.org/news/2024-04-crucial-quantum-internet.html

https://www.sciencealert.com/major-first-quantum-information-produced-stored-and-retrieved

 

JUST CASH OUT

Amazon denies Just Walk Out stores are simply run by humans

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/17/24133029/amazon-just-walk-out-cashierless-ai-india

https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-just-walk-out-dash-cart-grocery-shopping-checkout-stores

Want to sell system to others https://apnews.com/article/amazon-just-walk-out-india-checkout-160bf03c1654f665834ab141e6db7516