Apple to Peek at Your iPhone Data to Improve AI / Android Phones to Auto Restart After 3 Days / Text Scams Stole $470M From Americans

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TODAY'S MUST-READ STORY

Apple's Going to Take a Peek at Your On-Device Data to Improve Its AI

With an upcoming OS update, Apple will compare synthetic AI training data with real customer data to improve Apple Intelligence—but only if you opt in.

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Android Phones Will Soon Restart After 3 Days of Inactivity

The optional security feature will disable biometrics and require a passcode to unlock.

Text Scams Stole $470 Million From Americans in 2024

Numbers from 2024 show Americans lost over $470 million in text scams, with the most common being fake package deliveries and sham jobs.

FCC Chair Warns Europe: Choose Starlink Over China

With European countries looking for alternatives to Starlink, Brendan Carr urges them to avoid Chinese solutions, which he calls 'the real long-term bogey.'

Watch Out, Gemini: Samsung, Motorola in Discussions for Built-In Perplexity AI

If it's included by default on future Android phones, Perplexity may give Google's Gemini AI a run for its money.

Apple Patches iPhone Bug Involving Malicious Media Files

The zero-day flaw was exploited to attack specific iOS users, Apple warns.

Using Starlink Roam in a Congested Area? SpaceX May Block Your Access

A new Starlink condition allows SpaceX to block internet access for a Roam subscriber if they use the service in a 'sold out' area for more than two months.

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