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Apple is no longer launching an AI service that can replicate a doctor and act as a personal health coach, according to Bloombergs Mark Gurman. The company has reportedly scaled back the unannounced initiative in recent weeks, following a recent organization reshuffling wherein services chief Eddy Cue took over the health division. While Apple has never officially announced the AI health coach, it was reported last year that the company was working on developing the service that has been unofficially dubbed Health+. It was supposed to be able to help users track food and correct workout forms using their iPhones camera, as well as to recommend lifestyle changes based on users health data. Apple even reportedly produced videos for the service, including ones explaining medical conditions and some training guides. Cue reportedly wanted Apple to move faster and be more competitive when it comes to its health-focused products, seeing as the most well-known names in the field like Oura are already offering a lot of compelling features on their iOS apps. He didnt think Apples plans could compete, Bloomberg said. Instead of rolling out an AI health coach as a whole package, Apple will instead release the individual features it has developed to its Health app over time. The videos it shot and the capability to make recommendations based on user data could be available early this year. Apple is also reportedly working on an AI health chatbot to answer wellness questions. Its just an interim solution, however, and the companys goal is to let its reported upcoming Siri chatbot handle those inquiries in the future. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/apple-reportedly-axed-its-planned-ai-health-coach-133000941.html?src=rss
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TikToks signature features that hooked users around the world are its algorithm and endless scroll. Now, though, the European Union has called those aspects of the app illegal and may order the company to alter them. Today, the European Commission preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act for its addictive design, the EUs regulator said in a press release. This includes features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and its highly personalized recommender system. It said that TikTok failed to put up safeguards to ensure that those addictive features dont harm the physical and mental wellbeing of users, including minors. For example, by constantly rewarding' users with new content, certain design features of TikTok fuel the urge to keep scrolling and shift the brain of users into autopilot mode'. Scientific research shows that this may lead to compulsive behaviour and reduce users' self-control, the regulators stated.TikToks current parental controls and features to limit screen time are insufficient, the Commission added, and TikTok may need to modify them. The platform may also be required to limit its infinite scroll and adjust its recommendation algorithms. The EU Commission will give TikTok an opportunity to rebut the findings and the company said would use any means available to challenge them. The commissions preliminary findings present a categorically false and entirely meritless depiction of our platform, the company told The New York Times in a statement.Europe opened its wide-ranging investigation against TikTok in February 2024 and has already found the company at fault for its data sharing practices and advertising transparency. If found guilty of violating the DSA, TikTok faces a fine up to six percent of its annual worldwide turnover. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/eu-says-tiktok-uses-addictive-design-and-must-change-131738425.html?src=rss
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The Last of Us series co-creator Craig Mazin is teaming with Hasbro Entertainment to create an HBO series based on the popular (and spicy) Baldurs Gate 3 game, Deadline reported. The show will be simply be called Baldurs Gate and the story will resume where Baldurs Gate 3 left off. Mazin will reportedly have full creative control and act as co-creator, writer, executive producer and showrunner. "It is a dream come true to be able to continue the story that [Baldurs Gate 3 developer] Larian and Wizards of The Coast created," Mazin said in a statement. "I am a devoted fan of DnD and the brilliant way that Swen Vincke and his gifted team adapted it. I cant wait to help bring Baldurs Gate and all of its incredible characters to life with as much respect and love as we can.Larian, which wont be making the Baldurs Gate 3 sequel, said it wasnt involved in the creation of the show. However, Larian CEO Swen Vincke said that to his knowledge, Mazin is a big fan of the game and even requested to visit the studio (Mazin told Deadline that he has put about 1,000 hours into the game). Mazin is best known for co-creating the Emmy-winning limited series Chernobyl as well as The Last of Us. The latter was widely praised for its first season but critics and fans were mixed on season 2, which deviated a bit more from the corresponding game. The show will reportedly feature familiar and new characters, but no other details have been released. A Baldurs Gate 4 game is not currently in development, so the series creators will have no source material to draw from. That gives them a lot of freedom, but also puts the storytelling onus fully on Mazin and his team of writers. Wizards of the Coast story head Chris Perkins will reportedly act as a consultant on the show to ensure it doesnt stray from its DnD origins. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/hbo-is-making-a-baldurs-gate-3-tv-show-130000864.html?src=rss
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