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Eric Schwartz, the head writer at Voicebot.ai, joined Bret Kinsella to break down the top Generative AI News (GAIN) of the week. Generative AI News - Featured Stories this Week OpenAI rumors spread for GPT-5 and the open-source G3PO. Is this the response to Meta's Llama 2? Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa are both expected to add generative AI capabilities in 2023. Could this finally lead to the blending of doing and knowing assistants? Generative AI Funding Fountain Inworld raised another $50M+ to bring total funding to around $120 million and now claims to have a $500 million valuation. Generative AI Product Garden Meta releases the open-source text-to-sound generator AudioCraft. Apple removes over 100 iOS apps from the Chinese App Store in advance of the new generative AI rules taking effect. Google Deepmind debuts a new generative AI communication language for instructing robots. And it works! Stack Overflow announced tentative steps into generative AI land with OverflowAI. News mobile app Artifact introduces celebrity voice clones you can have read the news to you. Winners and Losers We concluded with our generative AI winners and losers of the week. More About GAIN GAIN is recorded live and streamed via YouTube and LinkedIn on Thursdays. You can re-watch each week's discussion on Voicebot's YouTube channel. Please join us live next week on YouTube or LinkedIn. Also, please participate in the live show by commenting, and we are likely to give you a shoutout and may even show your comment on screen. Or, just listen here. You decide!
Rockstar might be teasing something with some logo changes, Plague Inc. has been pulled from China's App Store, which is very likely related to the coronavirus, Epic is unsure about data that is being shared about Fortnite, and we look at what games released today.
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The NatCon Squad, Episode 38: "Inflation isn't Transitory", Campus Diversity Menace Comes to Yale Law, Public School Covers up Rape by Trans Student, and Apple Removes Quran and Bible from Chinese App Store. With Josh Hammer, Emily Jashinsky, Ben Weingarten, and Rachel Bovard. The NatCon Squad is produced by the Edmund Burke Foundation and White House Writers Group. Follow us on Twitter: @NatConTalk For more information visit our website: nationalconservatism.org
This week on the Caixin-Sinica Business Brief: A Chinese jewelry company promises gold bars as collateral for loans — but something else is below the surface. Profits are up for industrial enterprises, but it’s still been a rough first half of 2020. Beijing changes the rules for Apple’s App Store for games that charge money. China’s regulators look like they’ll be allowing commercial banks to offer securities services to compete with foreign financial services companies as the sector opens up. And Didi Chuxing introduces driverless cabs in Shanghai. In addition, we speak with Caixin Global Managing Editor Doug Young about a dustup between the CEO and the board of directors at chipmaker ARM’s Chinese joint venture company. Read further coverage at caixinglobal.com
Welcome to East West Hurricane! 🌪We update you on the most essential news from Asia in tech, media, and business—the things you need to know that you probably haven’t heard in Western media.Follow us on Twitter and Instagram! ⚡️Apple Removes Thousands of Apps with New Chinese App Store Policy 🍎 Starting July, Apple will begin removing thousands of mobile apps from the Chinese App Store. This is a new policy to require all paid games to have approval from Chinese regulators before getting listed. Prior to this decision, game developers were able to still submit their apps to the App store while their government approvals were still processing. This was used by everyone from indie developers to major companies like Rockstar Games, the creators of the Grand Theft Auto series, to be able to make money technically without government approval. It’s expected that one third of all games on the Chinese App Store will be removed next month because of this policy. Anything that makes it harder for game developers to make money will have effects on the software community. And developing games for the huge Chinese market has always had additional challenges because of the government’s strict approval process, especially as the overall gaming industry continues to grow massively. In China, the mobile gaming industry last year reached a size close to $30 Billion. China’s Sports Are Reopening 🏀Last weekend, after five months of hiatus, the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) played their first set of games. While many things are back to normal, not every team’s roster has stayed the same. Some international players are actually stranded outside of China since the border is still currently closed to foreigners, and for the Beijing Ducks, their foreign head coach is stuck outside of China. The next question many fans are asking is — what about other sports? The Chinese Super League, the country’s biggest football league, plans to restart some time next month in July. If you look to the rest of the world, it’s been quite a mixed bag — some European football leagues like the Premier League and Bundesliga have already resumed, without fans in stadiums. On the other end of the spectrum, the Belarus national football league has actually kept playing all of their matches over the last few months during the coronavirus crisis.In motorsport, the Shanghai Grand Prix was supposed to happen in April but was cancelled. There is some talk that Formula One will be potentially rescheduling races in Asia for the second half of this year, and Shanghai is actually lobbying to host two races if the reopening happens. A Formula One Grand Prix generally brings a lot of press and economic benefits to the host city—one good example of this is the Grand Prix that has taken place in Baku, Azerbaijan since 2017. One PWC study calculated the city has received half a billion dollars in economic benefit because of the Grand Prix. So it’s a very attractive event for many cities, including Shanghai.Steam’s Chinese Expansion Comes With Strings Attached 🎮Steam is a digital distribution platform, one of the world’s biggest for selling video games. The platform has 95 Million active users and sells billions of dollars worth of games every year. Currently, 30 million users access the platform from China, where you can only use Steam by going through a VPN. The company has operated in this grey zone for a long time, until an official Steam partnership with local Chinese company Perfect World was announced in 2018.Earlier this year, an early beta version of the new ‘Steam China’ has appeared to include censorship features, restricted times to play games, and fewer titles. Once again, issues of government regulation are a hugely important factor for anything related to gaming in China. The Chinese PC Gaming market was worth $15 Billion last year and there are a reported 321 Million PC gamers in China. By creating a new Steam China, Steam might be hoping to legitimise their huge business in China, but they might also end up annoying gamers and developers. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit eastwesthurricane.substack.com
A food delivery driver in Beijing tests positive. China is interested in joining the Asia-Pacific region’s 11-country trading bloc, a former commerce minister says. Wirecard's downfall may begin from China. A debt-ridden SOE in Qinghai is under bankruptcy reorganization. Apple is to remove thousands of games from its Chinese App Store. Plus, Trump blocks H-1B visa.
Rockstar might be teasing something with some logo changes, Plague Inc. has been pulled from China’s App Store, which is very likely related to the coronavirus, Epic is unsure about data that is being shared about Fortnite, and we look at what games released today.Links:Rockstar Games is updating its website with mysterious new imagery (GamesRadar)Pandemic simulation game 'Plague Inc' pulled from China's App Store (Mashable)Statement on the Removal of Plague Inc. from the China App StoreEpic questions SuperData on Fortnite figures (gamesindustry.biz)
Apple Juice Show Notes Episode #: 164Date: 12/02/18Hosts: Ken CooperThis Week’s Apple HeadlinesMicrosoft Passes Apple to Become Most Valuable U.S. CompanySupreme Court questions Apple's arguments over App Store antitrust suitQualcomm CEO says company is ‘on the doorstep’ of a resolution with AppleApple Facing Class Action Lawsuit Over Lack of Filters in MacBooks and iMacs Causing Trapped DustiPhone orders cut for the second time, claims supply-chain reportReports of a 'second wave' of iPhone production cuts are probably wrongApple VP Greg Joswiak says iPhone XR has been the top-selling iPhone each day since releaseTrump suggests 10% tariffs for iPhones & MacBooks imported from China in new interviewDeputy Attorney General suggests Apple’s strong privacy position defeats ‘legitimate law enforcement’After India threatened to ban iPhones, Apple approved country’s ‘DND’ spam-filtering appApple continues Chinese App Store sweep, removing over 700 apps for improper updatesApple set to attend major machine learning conference, highlights over 100 open ML jobsTim Cook to give keynote address at anti-Semitism and anti-hate summit in New YorkApple Launches App Development Program for Female Entrepreneurs and App DevelopersDriveSavers Lets Consumers Retrieve Data From Locked iOS Devices for $3,900Apple Promo Offers Up to $100 in Extra Trade-In Credit Toward New iPhone XR or XSApple Begins Selling Certified Refurbished Sixth-Generation 9.7-Inch iPads at 15% DiscountReminder: Apple's $29 iPhone battery replacement program ends December 31Apple shares reminder about December 23-27 App Store review downtimeiOS 12 adoption crosses 75%, according to Mixpanel, beating iOS 11 upgrade rateApple stops signing iOS 12.0.1 following release of iOS 12.1 & 12.1.1 beta testingApple rolls out fourth developer beta of tvOS 12.1.1 for testingApple releases fourth developer beta of macOS 10.14.2 to testerswatchOS 5.1.2 Will Enable ECG App on Apple Watch Series 4Apple Watch users 34 percent more active when exercises tracked, says insurerApple Watch Series 4 with cellular continues international rollout with launch in NorwayApple Pay now available in BelgiumTarget appears to be testing in-store Apple Pay in San Francisco, limited to app-only elsewhereApple Music coming to Amazon Echo speakers in time for the holidaysApple Shares New Shot on iPhone Ad Featuring Lavishly Decorated Japanese TrucksUpdated AirPods with wireless charging case expected in early 2019, redesign coming in late 2020My Dance with the Keto Diet - Danny TammaroHow to Reach Us:Dan - @DMTammaro on Twitter or Danny Tammaro on Facebook, iPhonaddict.com (now in Apple News) and the iOSDocked PodcastKen - @krc2 on Twitter or krc2clearwater on InstagramYou can also reach us on Twitter @AppleJuiceCast or email the podcast at applejuice@tekside.net, we would love to hear from youIn ClosingPlease subscribe to the show in iTunes or Google Play and take the time to leave us a review and comment. We have a Patreon page. This gives our dedicated and loyal listeners an opportunity to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month. If you would like to support us, visit our support page at www.patreon.com/tekside. Show notes are available on our website at tekside.net/applejuice . Also be sure to check out all our other great podcasts, blogs, photo galleries and the TEKSide store on tekside.net. Thank you all for listening! Goodbye!
iPS 211: Making Your App China-Friendly On today's episode of iPhreaks, Gui Rambo, Erica Sadun, Jaim Zuber and special guest – Guanshan Liu talk about Making Your App China-Friendly. Guanshan is on the show today to give some tips on how to prepare your apps to get into the Chinese App Store. Don’t miss this one! [00:25] – Introduction to Guanshan Jaim met Guanshan when he was at O-camp. Guanshan was one of the speakers and gave a talk called Make Your Apps China-Friendly. He talked about some of the challenges that people face when trying to get their apps into the Chinese market. Guanshan works at Booking.com and now lives in Shanghai. [01:15] – Why to get into Chinese App Store There’s a huge market in China. More Chinese people are going abroad and Chinese users have these smartphones. These smartphones have iOS, but most of them are Android. The people are spending lots of time on their phones every day. [03:10] – Things to do to get your apps ready for China First, you need to support Simplified Chinese because not everyone in China can read English. [03:25] – Simplified Chinese difference There are two ways of writing Chinese. One is Simplified Chinese, which is used in Mainland China. The other one is called Traditional Chinese. It is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. Most of the time, people can relate on both Simplified and Traditional Chinese. [03:50] – Dialects You can still communicate via Simplified Chinese even though there are many dialects in China. But that also depends on the accuracy of translation because sometimes the same word doesn’t mean the same thing. Chinese is not that easy. [04:25] – Different versions for different parts of China Booking uses the same app in China as the rest of the world. They use an iPhone API so they don’t need to create a separate app only for China. That really depends on your project. [07:00] – Strategies on creating apps for many cultures or languages You only need some knowledge about the people. The data from companies like Alibaba are different. For example, today, there is an app that when you tried to search, it will not return the result. [09:40] – Designing for different age groups Young people, they have different tastes. They use an app a different way. For example, they like to send comments and share what they’re watching. They like to shout-out their opinions to other people. They love these features. They are available on radio content providers in China. The idea is originally from Japan but Chinese people also allow it. As they listen to it, they can talk and share them with their friends. [12:15] – Most users are not going to use cellular data for your app Cellular data in China is for sale and very expensive. That is true for many developing countries like Brazil. So you have to think about that if you’re targeting any developing country. If you want to test your app with connectivity, you can use the Network Link Conditioner. You can turn it on and it will degrade your internet connection like a fake bad connection. You can use that to get an idea of how a person in a really bad connection will use your app. It’s very important for a place like China. But Wi-Fi is fairly ubiquitous in the big cities like Shanghai. In most places, there are also free Wi-Fis. [15:05] – First steps to be China-Ready It would be good to find a Chinese user to test your app. Most developers in the States, they’ve always been taught to keep their apps simple. With the Alibaba app, it’s different. It has full of stuff. There are lots of icons everywhere. That’s the norm in China. Picks Guanshan Liu Book: Rework Erica Sadun Manga: Monkey King Blog: Simulating a Second Finger During Drag Gui Rambo Chibi Studio iOS Drag and Drop (Session 203)
iPS 211: Making Your App China-Friendly On today's episode of iPhreaks, Gui Rambo, Erica Sadun, Jaim Zuber and special guest – Guanshan Liu talk about Making Your App China-Friendly. Guanshan is on the show today to give some tips on how to prepare your apps to get into the Chinese App Store. Don’t miss this one! [00:25] – Introduction to Guanshan Jaim met Guanshan when he was at O-camp. Guanshan was one of the speakers and gave a talk called Make Your Apps China-Friendly. He talked about some of the challenges that people face when trying to get their apps into the Chinese market. Guanshan works at Booking.com and now lives in Shanghai. [01:15] – Why to get into Chinese App Store There’s a huge market in China. More Chinese people are going abroad and Chinese users have these smartphones. These smartphones have iOS, but most of them are Android. The people are spending lots of time on their phones every day. [03:10] – Things to do to get your apps ready for China First, you need to support Simplified Chinese because not everyone in China can read English. [03:25] – Simplified Chinese difference There are two ways of writing Chinese. One is Simplified Chinese, which is used in Mainland China. The other one is called Traditional Chinese. It is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. Most of the time, people can relate on both Simplified and Traditional Chinese. [03:50] – Dialects You can still communicate via Simplified Chinese even though there are many dialects in China. But that also depends on the accuracy of translation because sometimes the same word doesn’t mean the same thing. Chinese is not that easy. [04:25] – Different versions for different parts of China Booking uses the same app in China as the rest of the world. They use an iPhone API so they don’t need to create a separate app only for China. That really depends on your project. [07:00] – Strategies on creating apps for many cultures or languages You only need some knowledge about the people. The data from companies like Alibaba are different. For example, today, there is an app that when you tried to search, it will not return the result. [09:40] – Designing for different age groups Young people, they have different tastes. They use an app a different way. For example, they like to send comments and share what they’re watching. They like to shout-out their opinions to other people. They love these features. They are available on radio content providers in China. The idea is originally from Japan but Chinese people also allow it. As they listen to it, they can talk and share them with their friends. [12:15] – Most users are not going to use cellular data for your app Cellular data in China is for sale and very expensive. That is true for many developing countries like Brazil. So you have to think about that if you’re targeting any developing country. If you want to test your app with connectivity, you can use the Network Link Conditioner. You can turn it on and it will degrade your internet connection like a fake bad connection. You can use that to get an idea of how a person in a really bad connection will use your app. It’s very important for a place like China. But Wi-Fi is fairly ubiquitous in the big cities like Shanghai. In most places, there are also free Wi-Fis. [15:05] – First steps to be China-Ready It would be good to find a Chinese user to test your app. Most developers in the States, they’ve always been taught to keep their apps simple. With the Alibaba app, it’s different. It has full of stuff. There are lots of icons everywhere. That’s the norm in China. Picks Guanshan Liu Book: Rework Erica Sadun Manga: Monkey King Blog: Simulating a Second Finger During Drag Gui Rambo Chibi Studio iOS Drag and Drop (Session 203)
Special guest Glenn Fleishman returns to the show. Topics include China forcing Apple to remove VPN apps from the Chinese App Store, Wi-Fi vs. LTE networking, the open workspaces in Apple Park, Glenn's new letterpress project, the HomePod OS leak and iPhone D22, and more.
Christina, Brianna, and Simone talk about Apple's decision to pull some VPN apps from the Chinese App Store, the women who sell nudes on Patreon, and HBO h4ckz0rz.
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