Weekly Tech Recap: Apple rolls out AI features with iOS 18.1 developer beta, Nothing Phone 2a Plus launched and more
iPhones, iPads and Macs. Users running iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS 15.1 Developer Beta can now experience enhanced features such as Siri's contextual awareness, automatic movie creation in the Photos app, and advanced writing tools, while Safari has been updated with the AI-powered Summarize feature, which provides concise summaries of web pages and articles.Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) upgraded its ticketing system on WhatsApp to allow users to recharge their metro smart card right from the Meta owned app.
Users can make the payment by choosing their preferred methods like UPI, Debit cards and credit cards. The new service is powered by PeLocal and is available for all lines in Delhi NCR region including Gurugram Rapid metro.Reddit CEO Steve Huffman announced an end to free data scraping on the platform and is now demanding that Microsoft and other tech companies pay up to access Reddit's data.
As per the The Verge, Huffman highlighted the importance of these deals for maintaining control over Reddit’s data and ensuring its responsible use. Without such agreements, Reddit cannot oversee how its data is presented or utilized, risking potential misuse."Without these agreements, we don’t have any say or knowledge of how our data is displayed and what it’s used for, which has put us in a position now of blocking folks who haven’t been willing to come to terms with how we’d like our data to be used or not used," Huffman said in an interview with The Verge.London based smartphone maker Nothing launched its mid-range smartphone, Nothing Phone 2a Plus in India this week.
The smartphone is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7350 Pro 5G SoC, featuring an octa-core 4nm chipset paired with a Mali-G610 MC4 GPU. Users can
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