Apple says it will check iCloud items shared
Apple says it will check iCloud items shared to "Anyone with the link" for "harmful content" in 27.3 OS versions, and may delete the content or disable accounts
TL;DRApple will scan publicly shared iCloud links for harmful content and may delete files or ban accounts.
Why it matters: Sets precedent for policing user content on cloud services; affects how people share files privately.
Anthropic's text watermark is easy to bypass on several older Claude
TL;DRAnthropic's text watermark can be easily disabled on older Claude models with one parameter change.
Apple cut some engineers' daily AI spending cap
TL;DRApple is cutting internal AI spending despite making AI central to its strategy.
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