Month: March 2025

How to Use Apple’s Image Playground to Generate AI Art

Create pictures from text prompts with iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. Source

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Is it safe to travel with your phone right now?

In recent weeks, airport Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents have drawn public outcry for denying travelers US entry based on searches of their phones. A doctor on an H-1B visa was deported to Lebanon after CBP found “sympathetic photos and videos” of Hezbollah leaders. A French scientist was turned…

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An old smartwatch favorite makes a comeback

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 76, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, sorry if your bracket’s busted, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I have been shirking most of my…

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How to Get Free Tickets to TV Tapings and Movie Screenings

Passes to advanced film screenings and live TV tapings are highly coveted, but with some persistence, planning, and insider knowledge, you could score seats at these exclusive events. Source

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Should You Smoke (Food) Indoors?

Countertop gadgets that let you prepare smoked foods inside your home have thus far been imperfect or impractical. But they’re getting closer. Source

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To Truly Fix Siri, Apple May Have to Backtrack on One Key Thing—Privacy

The Siri that was promised back in 2011 never quite materialized. Now the big upgrade promised as part of Apple Intelligence is delayed “indefinitely.” Why can’t Apple get Siri right? Source

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