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The former materials lead at Apple has been sued by the company, with the complaint addressing alleged misappropriation of trade secrets that were then sold to an unnamed publication in exchange for favorable coverage of a startup.
Apple has reportedly signed a multi-year, first look deal with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer's Imagine Entertainment to produce films for Apple TV+. No specific projects were named for the film deal, though it will produce a slate of scripted feature films for Apple's streaming service, In addition to the multi-year film deal, Apple has also extended its existing first-look deal with Imagine Documentaries, which it inked in 2019. Apple and Imagine have produced several projects since that deal was signed, including documentary "Dads," directed by Bryce Dallas Howard, and "Peanuts in Space:...
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Security researchers have discovered what appears to be the first browser side-channel attack that's Javascript-free, and Apple M1 chips may be more vulnerable to it. The attack is built entirely from HTML and CSS, and is described as "architecturally agnostic." The researchers say they've found it to work across Intel, Samsung, AMD, and Apple Silicon CPUs, according to The 8-Bit. According to a research paper published by Cornell University, the researchers say they started with the goal of exploring how effective disabling or restricting JavaScript could be in mitigating attacks. Through...
Alongside all of Apple's work in Apple AR, and "Apple Glass," regarding live experiences, the company wants users to be able to record, edit, and later view AR — together with automatically-generated extras. Apple has previously researched ways of recording AR — and playing those recordings back on 2D devices such as the iPad. Separately, it's also investigated recording AR audio, and it has already included VR editing in Final Cut Pro. Now it's continuing to explore ways of achieving recordable, useful AR, in a pair of newly-revealed patent applications. "Computer-generated Reality ...
Apple is researching how to use new sensing methods to detect the early signs of a swelling battery, and how to not just tell the user that it's happening, but how to prevent it.