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Last week, Apple announced plans to launch the latest product in their long-running line of budget-friendly phones . The device, which many consumers tentatively titled the iPhone SE 4, is expected to release later this month, with a presale kicking off on Feb. 21. The initial announcement came jam-packed with surprises and updates, leaving Apple loyalists with plenty of new specs to pour over. If you’re interested in learning more about the iPhone SE 4, we’ve got you covered, with a brief but thorough deep dive into the latest Apple announcements , and a look ahead at what we can expect from the actual smartphone hardware. What Is The iPhone SE 4? The iPhone SE series dates back to 2016, when Apple execs decided to offer a budget-friendly alternative to their standard numeric line of smart devices. Unlike its contemporaries, including the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the SE would offer the latest in iOS services crammed into the outdated body of a previous model. While the device...
Apple is on a mission to end child pornography through this new tool. Gizmodo reports that although the tech company’s goal to crack down on child pornography seems like a great idea, it could very well be misused. The tool will use a “neural matching function” called NeuralHash which can determine if photos on a person’s device match known child sexual abuse material (CSAM) fingerprints. Security experts like Matthew Green say that the tool is a disaster waiting to happen. “I’ve had independent confirmation from multiple people that Apple is releasing a client-side tool for CSAM scanning tomorrow. This is a really bad idea,” said Green via Twitter. “These tools will allow Apple to scan your iPhone photos for photos that match a specific perceptual hash, and report them to Apple servers if too many appear.” Green, an associate professor at Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute, has both studied and written privacy methods for Apple throughout the years. He has also previously...
Consumer tech giant Best Buy just found a huge way to pledge its support toward Black and brown entrepreneurs in the tech industry. According to a press release, Brown Venture Group — a venture capital (VC) firm created to fund Black, Latinx and Indigenous tech entrepreneurs — announced that Best Buy has committed up to $10 million to its $50 million inaugural fund, considered one of the largest in the country dedicated to this group of techpreneurs. This commitment from Best Buy builds on its recent pledge to spend at least $1.2 billion with diverse businesses by 2025 with a focus on the tech industry. “We’re committed to taking meaningful action to address the challenges faced by BIPOC entrepreneurs,” Best Buy CEO Corie Barry said in a statement. “Through partnerships like this, we believe we can begin to do this by helping to build a stronger, more vibrant community of diverse innovators in the tech industry, some of whom we hope will become partners of Best Buy in the future.”...
Netflix has hired N’Jeri Eaton as its first-ever Head of Podcasts to help lead podcasting for the streaming giant’s marketing division. According to Bloomberg, Eaton — a former Apple Inc. and NPR executive — will support Netflix’s audio ambitions as its director of podcast programming as part of the company’s editorial and publishing team, which is headed by Michelle Lee and reports to marketing chief Bozoma Saint John. Eaton tweeted her excitement about her new appointment on Thursday (July 8) writing: “I’m thrilled to join @netflix as the Head of Podcasts. 16 years ago, I watched three DVDs from Netflix a day while working the late night lab shift at a university. My obsession for storytelling has taken me all kinds of places but this is truly a dream!” https://twitter.com/njerieaton/status/1413307047966220289?s=20 She previously announced her departure from Apple on social media as well after joining the company last August. “Today is my last day on the @ApplePodcasts team,” she...
Virginia Union University (VUU) is launching a new transformative initiative that’s pairing tech with generational wealth for its students. According to an announcement, the historically Black university has announced its partnership with Apple as well as a Smart Campus initiative, which will provide its first-year students with a bundle of the tech giant’s products to help them with their studies and prepare them for the workforce. The new initiative — referred to as “Mobile Learning, Mobile Life” — will reportedly start by offering the incoming class of 2025 an iPad Air, Apple Pencil, Smart Keyboard Folio, Apple Watch and AirPods Pro. VUU President and CEO Dr. Hakim J. Lucas claims that the Smart Campus initiative will not only assist students in their educational pursuits, but the devices will also be used to help them as they become working professionals and set them on a path to build up wealth for their families. “Creating a Smart Campus at VUU is critical to the academic...
In recent years, brilliant innovations in technology have occurred on account of diverse techies putting themselves in a position to bring their creative ideas to life. While there are many inventions that stem from people in STEM-focused fields, the reality is that these revolutionary technologies can come from any wide range of perspectives and people that come from all walks of life. Though Silicon Valley has been called out for its failure to diversify its workforces, Black and brown technicians and app developers around the world aren’t letting that stop them from creating their own seat at the table. Take for instance Apple’s recent efforts to boost diversity in tech as a result of its $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative. These efforts include creating programs that aim to address issues of racial equity in education, employment and economic inequality. Moreover, bold initiatives like this have created opportunities for diverse, self-taught app developers to be...
Spotify will soon host live audio conversations following its acquisition of Betty Labs, creators of the Locker Room app. Spotify shared the news in a press release, stating that this deal builds on its plans to create the “future formats of audio” and make its own original live audio content. Spotify will spend the next few months expanding the Locker Room app to offer more enhanced live audio experiences to attract more creators and fans. “Creators and fans have been asking for live formats on Spotify, and we’re excited that soon, we’ll make them available to hundreds of millions of listeners and millions of creators on our platform,” Spotify Chief Research and Development Officer Gustav Söderström said in a statement. “The world already turns to us for music, podcasts, and other unique audio experiences, and this new live audio experience is a powerful complement that will enhance and extend the on-demand experience we provide today.” Founded by Howard Akumiah in 2018, Betty Labs...
As part of Apple’s ongoing commitment to Black communities and creating opportunities for aspiring business leaders, the tech giant has announced a cohort of Black founders and developers for its latest Entrepreneur Camp. A recent blog post shares that Apple’s Entrepreneur Camp is welcoming a class of founders and their teams from 13 different app-driven companies to join its newly-launched program. Chosen participants for the program include: David Bosun-Arebuwa (B3am) Adam Taylor (Black) Cedric J. Rogers and Shaun Newsum (Cultural Genesis/ Bar Exam) Abdou Sarr (Film3D) Brent Brinkley (FormKey) Lybron Sobers (Health Auto Export) Casey Pollock (Hologarden) Ailton Vieira, Gabriel Taques, Maykon Meneghel, Mariana Lech, and Rodolfo Diniz (Hubli) Quintin Rodriguez-Harrison (Justice Royale) David Alston (Kickstroid) Aurelia Edwards (Nailstry) Ashley McKoy, Harold Lomotey, and Ositanachi Otugo (The Peek: TV Shows and Movies) Matt Garrison (TuneBend) The inaugural program — which is...
Apple has launched an app development program with women founders–specifically women of color in mind. Although the company has previously held workshops, talks, and accelerators, this is the first program focused on women-founded companies. Starting in January, Women will be able to receive support through Apple’s new Entrepreneur Camp. The two-week camp will offer one-on-one coding assistance from Apple engineers plus design, technology, and App Store marketing sessions. Inclusive of all who identify as women, participation requires the company to be founded, co-founded or led by women. Companies can also have at least one woman on the development team. “We wanted to focus on women who already have an app-driven business, and we don’t require them to have an iOS app,” Apple Senior Director of Worldwide Developer Marketing Esther Hare told TechCrunch . “This isn’t an incubator where you come with a good idea and we help you think through it. It’s about already having a good idea,...