Étiquette : apple (Page 1 of 9)

Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year

19 novembre 2023 / noflux

“Apple says it will work with the GSMA members on ways to further improve the RCS protocol. This particularly includes improving the security and encryption of RCS messages. Apple also told 9to5Mac that it will not use any sort of proprietary end-to-end encryption on top of RCS. Its focus is on improving the RCS standard itself. For comparison’s sake, Google’s implementation of end-to-end encryption is part of the Messages app on Android rather than the RCS spec itself. ”

Source : Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year – 9to5Mac

«Avec Apple Vision Pro, la collecte des données passe de la sphère privée à celle de l’intime» – Frédéric Kaplan

14 juin 2023 / noflux

“La grande faiblesse du système d’OpenAI est qu’il est situé hors du monde, sans lien avec le contexte social et physique. Les conversations avec ChatGPT sont purement linguistiques, sans aucun ancrage dans une réalité partagée.
Le modèle de langage que développera Apple va au contraire pouvoir bénéficier de données d’entrainement liées à des flux visuels et aux capteurs 3D d’Apple Vision Pro qui donnent une représentation très détaillée du contexte dans laquelle a lieu l’interaction, et du suivi du regard de l’utilisateur. Ce sont des informations d’une pertinence incroyable pour comprendre le sens des interactions conversationnelles.
Si le produit est un succès, Apple sera sans doute la seule entreprise au monde capable de lier les modèles de langue avec l’attention, l’intentionnalité et les compétences d’un locuteur situé dans un contexte physique et social. La fusion de ces informations pourrait donner lieu à un système d’intelligence artificielle encore plus puissant que ceux développés par toutes les autres entreprises de la Silicon Valley.”

Source : «Avec Apple Vision Pro, la collecte des données passe de la sphère privée à celle de l’intime» – Heidi.news

Tous les sites d’Apple sont à présent alimentés à 100% par de l’énergie renouvelable – Apple (2018)

30 avril 2023 / noflux

“Dans le cadre de son engagement pour lutter contre le changement climatique et créer un environnement plus sain, Apple a annoncé aujourd’hui que tous ses sites à travers le monde sont désormais alimentés à 100 % par de l’énergie propre. Cet exploit porte sur les magasins, les bureaux, les centres de données, ainsi que les sites en colocation dans 43 pays, y compris les États-Unis, le Royaume-Uni, la Chine et l’Inde. L’entreprise a également annoncé que neuf partenaires de la chaîne de production se sont engagés à alimenter toute leur production pour Apple avec de l’énergie propre, ce qui porte à 23 le nombre total de fournisseurs engagés dans cette démarche. ”

Source : Tous les sites d’Apple sont à présent alimentés à 100% par de l’énergie renouvelable – Apple (FR)

How Apple’s iCloud Private Relay Can Keep You Safe

16 novembre 2022 / noflux

“iCloud Private Relay deploys what Apple calls « dual-hop » architecture—there are two stops or relays between your device and the internet. One stop is run by Apple, where the IP address is visible but the name of the website you’re visiting is encrypted; the second stop is run by Apple’s « third-party partners » and knows the website you’re visiting but not what your IP address is (it has the responsibility of assigning a new IP address for you). Trending Now Cybersecurity Expert Answers Hacking Questions From Twitter Most Popular gear Wish List 2022: 42 Incredible Gifts to Give and Get Gear Team Multi-colored network of pipes with see-through sections that reveal small pale blue spheres traveling through the pipes security The Hunt for the FTX Thieves Has Begun Andy Greenberg gear 14 Gift Ideas to Tempt the Home Chef Scott Gilbertson High angle view of numbers made from wood cut-outs on purple background. security Twitter’s SMS Two-Factor Authentication”

Source : How Apple’s iCloud Private Relay Can Keep You Safe | WIRED

Emergency SOS via satellite made possible by $450M Apple investment

11 novembre 2022 / noflux

“A $450 million investment from Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund provides the critical infrastructure that supports Emergency SOS via satellite for iPhone 14 models. Available to customers in the US and Canada beginning later this month, the new service will allow iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models to connect directly to a satellite, enabling messaging with emergency services when outside of cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. A majority of the funding goes to Globalstar, a global satellite service headquartered in Covington, Louisiana, with facilities across the US. Apple’s investment provides critical enhancements to Globalstar’s satellite network and ground stations, ensuring iPhone 14 users are able to connect to emergency services when off the grid. At Globalstar, more than 300 employees support the new service.”

Source : Emergency SOS via satellite made possible by $450M Apple investment – Apple

Apple – Self Service Repair Store

27 avril 2022 / noflux

“Order genuine Apple parts and rent or buy the tools you need to repair your device.”

Source : Self Service Repair Store

11 février 2022 / noflux

“We’ve become aware that individuals can receive unwanted tracking alerts for benign reasons, such as when borrowing someone’s keys with an AirTag attached, or when traveling in a car with a family member’s AirPods left inside. We also have seen reports of bad actors attempting to misuse AirTag for malicious or criminal purposes. Apple has been working closely with various safety groups and law enforcement agencies. Through our own evaluations and these discussions, we have identified even more ways we can update AirTag safety warnings and help guard against further unwanted tracking.”

Source : An update on AirTag and unwanted tracking – Apple

Apple sues NSO Group to curb the abuse of state-sponsored spyware

24 novembre 2021 / noflux

« Apple today filed a lawsuit against NSO Group and its parent company to hold it accountable for the surveillance and targeting of Apple users. The complaint provides new information on how NSO Group infected victims’ devices with its Pegasus spyware. To prevent further abuse and harm to its users, Apple is also seeking a permanent injunction to ban NSO Group from using any Apple software, services, or devices ».

Source : Apple sues NSO Group to curb the abuse of state-sponsored spyware – Apple

Apple announces Self Service Repair

17 novembre 2021 / noflux

« Apple today announced Self Service Repair, which will allow customers who are comfortable with completing their own repairs access to Apple genuine parts and tools. Available first for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 lineups, and soon to be followed by Mac computers featuring M1 chips, Self Service Repair will be available early next year in the US and expand to additional countries throughout 2022. Customers join more than 5,000 Apple Authorized Service Providers (AASPs) and 2,800 Independent Repair Providers who have access to these parts, tools, and manuals ».

Source : Apple announces Self Service Repair – Apple

Delays Aren’t Good Enough—Apple Must Abandon Its Surveillance Plans | Electronic Frontier Foundation

6 septembre 2021 / noflux

“The features Apple announced a month ago, intending to help protect children, would create an infrastructure that is all too easy to redirect to greater surveillance and censorship. These features would create an enormous danger to iPhone users’ privacy and security, offering authoritarian governments a new mass surveillance system to spy on citizens. They also put already vulnerable kids at risk, especially LGBTQ youth, and create serious potential for danger to children in abusive households. The responses to Apple’s plans have been damning: over 90 organizations across the globe have urged the company not to implement them, for fear that they would lead to the censoring of protected speech, threaten the privacy and security of people around the world, and have disastrous consequences for many children.”

Source : Delays Aren’t Good Enough—Apple Must Abandon Its Surveillance Plans | Electronic Frontier Foundation