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Linux devs are fighting the new age-gated internet

The open-source community is looking for a way out of the wave of new laws requiring operating systems to collect users’ ages.

Stevie Bonifield
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4P is the first dual camera version of its handheld baby steadicam.

Following the Osmo Pocket 4’s debut nearly a month ago, DJI announced a long-rumored dual camera alternative called the Osmo Pocket 4P during the Cannes film festival today. While it can capture footage in the high-dynamic range 10-bit D-Log2 format, details on the 4P’s zoom capabilities, pricing, and US availability weren’t revealed.

The DJI Osmo Pocket 4P camera displaying a desert on screen.
Image: DJI
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Twelve South’s PowerClip is a tiny dual-cable power bank that won’t weigh you down.

A power bank can only revive a dying phone if you actually have it with you. The 2,000mAh battery in Twelve South’s new $39.99 PowerClip can’t fully replenish a dead phone, but it can give you a few more hours of use. And at just 45 grams and about the size of an AirPods case, it’s easy to carry every day.

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<em>The PowerClip features two short but built-in USB-C cables that can both be used simultaneously to charge two different devices.</em>
<em>The power bank is available in five colors including mint, fuchsia, slate, teal, and dune.</em>
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The PowerClip features two short but built-in USB-C cables that can both be used simultaneously to charge two different devices.
Image: Twelve South
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
OpenAI’s deal with Apple isn’t working out as planned.

OpenAI thought it would get more subscribers from how ChatGPT was baked into Apple’s operating systems and that there would be deeper integration, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

The company is considering taking legal action against Apple, which could include “sending the iPhone maker a notice alleging breach of contract without necessarily filing a full lawsuit at the outset,” Gurman reports.

TC Sottek
TC Sottek
RAM prices are so high that I’m keeping a six-year-old PC alive.

The AIO water cooling unit for my homebuilt PC just failed, and so I briefly considered building a new system. Then I looked at current RAM/SSD prices. They’re so outrageous that I’ll indefinitely stay out of my usual five-year cycle of a rebuild. I’d love to hear from my fellow PC builders in the comments whether they’re also feeling stuck with their hardware.

The only silver lining? Maybe there’ll be less e-waste from the consumer market.

Elizabeth Lopatto
Elizabeth Lopatto
Molo is suggesting that Greg Brockman’s conduct makes him untrustworthy.

“17 times during his testimony I had to ask him to answer the question,” Molo says. Dude, you don’t want this. If they’re considering conduct, they’re considering your client’s conduct, which was remarkably bad.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Antonio G. Di Benedetto
And another one. Another chip maker for Googlebooks.

MediaTek shared in a blog post that it will have chips in Google’s upcoming Googlebooks, joining Intel and Qualcomm. Interestingly, it mentions bringing Dimensity smartphone chips, not the Kompanio chips it already had in Chromebooks (and were quite good).

I don’t know why Google didn’t announce chip partners like it did laptop partners in its weird Googlebook tease.

Nilay Patel
Nilay Patel
Sony... these photos look terrible.

Sony’s trying to show off the AI Camera Assistant on the new Xperia 1 VIII, but I’m not sure a bunch of blown-out photos with weird ideas about highlights and shadows will convince anyone this is worth it. Our own Dominic Preston says he saw better results in his briefing, but this is looking pretty grim. (h/t Manideep!)