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Apple announced that Tim Cook will transition from CEO to executive chairman in September, with John Ternus, a longtime Apple engineer, named as the new CEO. Cook expressed gratitude for the opportunity to lead Apple and confidence in Ternus's ability to guide the company to new achievements.
OpenAI’s updated Codex app for Mac introduces a native computer-use feature that interacts with multiple Mac apps in the background via advanced accessibility APIs, enabling precise control without bringing them to the foreground. This technology, evolved from the acquired Sky app, allows Codex to automate complex tasks more efficiently and accurately than other models by reading app interface hierarchies rather than relying on screen recording or AppleScript, marking a significant advancement in AI-driven Mac automation.
Lisa Melton shares her personal memories and experiences working with Steve Jobs at Apple, recounting moments from design reviews, interactions, and the impact he had on projects like Safari. She highlights Steve's intensity, expectations for excellence, and occasional glimpses of his more human side, reflecting on the privilege and lasting impression of knowing him personally.
The DaVinci Resolve Photo page introduces Hollywood's advanced color grading tools for still photography, offering professional-grade controls such as primary color correction, curves, qualifiers, and Power Windows, along with AI-driven features like Magic Mask and Depth Map for precise edits. It supports native RAW formats up to 32K resolution and provides non-destructive transforms, collaborative cloud workflows, and GPU acceleration for fast processing and exporting, enabling photographers and colorists to manage, grade, and deliver high-quality images efficiently.
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/photo
The article explores “abliterated” local large language models (LLMs) that have their safety guardrails—implemented via reinforced learning from human feedback—removed through a mathematical process called orthogonalization. Unlike traditional uncensored models, abliterated LLMs bypass refusal behaviors and respond directly to any prompt, offering a more raw, unfiltered conversational experience, though sometimes at the cost of stability and reasoning performance. These models appeal to users seeking unrestricted AI interactions on local machines without editorial constraints, highlighting a trade-off between openness and reliability in AI usage.
https://www.makeuseof.com/tried-abliterated-local-llm-nothing-like-others/
Apple Frames 4 is a major update to Federico Viticci’s shortcut that adds official Apple product bezels to screenshots, featuring faster performance, support for all recent Apple devices, multiple frame colors, proportional scaling for merged screenshots, and an extended API for automation. Additionally, a new open source Apple Frames CLI has been released, enabling developers to automate screenshot framing from the Mac Terminal quickly and integrate it into agent-based workflows, making it a powerful tool for professionals who handle large volumes of screenshots.