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Daily Geek Drop: Meta Muse Charm skips the unlock
Meta's Muse Charm and Ray-Ban Audio push agents off the phone lock screen, while ChatGPT Voice, Gemini 4 timing, and wrist gadgets join the pile.
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No cost per token: Apple ships Mac Mini and Mac Studio as the anti-cloud AI desk
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Daily Geek Drop: Who's driving when nobody's at the wheel?
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Google's $899 Googlebook opens for preorder—a Gemini laptop bet on ditching Chromebooks
Preorders start at $899 with Magic Pointer, Rambler dictation, and a year of Google AI Pro. Ships October 4 from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo.
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Daily Geek Drop: Forced buying, forced bonds, and forced trust
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Apple’s $250M Siri settlement is open for claims—$25 a phone, payouts next year
U.S. buyers of Apple Intelligence-capable iPhones in a 2024–2025 window can file through Dec. 21, 2026. Checks won’t mail until after a Sept. 2027 hearing.
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Amazon blocks Meta’s Muse agent from shopping its store
Muse users hit a wall: Amazon says unauthorized AI agents violate its Conditions of Use—and it is not interested in silent shopping bots.
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Apple’s new CEO said the ideal AI device is the iPhone—while a home hub waits in the wings
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iPhone 18 Pro’s A20 Pro runs a 27B model at 2× the 17 Pro—then hits the memory wall
Adrien Grondin’s Bonsai 27B demo shows Apple’s dual-16-core Neural Engine and 12GB LPDDR5X crushing last year’s phone—while denser 2-bit models still won’t fit.