TLDR: Windows 11 Wi-Fi woes, Apple’s legal challenges, TikTok’s controversial terms, Google’s new features, and groundbreaking AI developments.
This article is a summary of a You Tube video “Microsoft Broke Windows Wi-Fi” by TechLinked
Key Takeaways:
- Windows 11 Wi-Fi Issue: The latest update is causing slow speeds and unstable connections, particularly affecting devices with Qualcomm Wi-Fi adapters and networks with the 802.11r fast roaming standard.
- Impact on Universities: The Wi-Fi issue is significantly affecting universities with large campuses, leading to recommendations for students to roll back the update.
- Apple Under Investigation: Bipartisan US lawmakers are urging the Department of Justice to investigate Apple for potential anti-competitive behavior against the tech company Beeper.
- Beeper vs Apple: Beeper created an Android app for sending iMessages, challenging Apple’s ecosystem. Apple’s response to this competition has triggered legal scrutiny.
- TikTok’s Legal Terms Change: TikTok altered its user terms and conditions, limiting legal challenges to specific Californian courts and imposing a one-year filing deadline for legal complaints.
- Litigation Against Social Media Giants: TikTok, Meta, and YouTube face legal challenges regarding the harms of social media use, especially concerning child safety.
- Apple’s Uncertain Future Innovations: Internal uncertainty within Apple about the key selling points of their upcoming products, including a $3500 headset.
- Apple’s Metal FX Upscaling: Questions arise over Apple’s new technology, with speculations about borrowing from AMD’s open-source FSR tech.
- Google’s Location Sharing Feature: Google introduces a location-sharing feature in its contacts app, akin to Apple’s “Share My Location”.
- Advancements in AI: Startups and researchers are developing self-replicating AI models and brain cell-based AI capable of learning and performing tasks without human input.
