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Eric Ravenscraft

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  1. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Eric Ravenscraft

    Here's Why You Should Care About the iPhone 18 Pro's 'Vapor Chambers' (opens the original)

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    During Apple’s big hardware announcement on Wednesday, the company placed a particular emphasis on the vapor chamber in the new iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. The glossed-over explanation is that these new vapor chambers can improve performance and reduce heat generation. But how exactly? And what does that mean for the phones you’re planning to buy? On a very simple level, vapor chambers work similarly to liquid cooling in other electronics systems like some desktop PCs or server racks. The goal is

  2. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Eric Ravenscraft

    Apple's 'Reference Image' Preserves Your Original Photos (Even After You Edit Them) (opens the original)

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    Figuring out what’s real online is only getting harder, and AI watermarks can only go so far to identify fakes. But today, Apple introduced a new standard to at least help identify real images taken directly on an iPhone: Apple Reference Image. It won’t solve the problem of finding the truth online, but it could be a helpful tool towards that goal. The new feature will be available on iPhone 18 Pro models to start. It works by taking signed sensor data from the camera and using it to create a re

  3. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Eric Ravenscraft

    Here's How AI Watermarks Work (and How to Properly Check for One) (opens the original)

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    Recently, Anthropic announced that its Claude models will soon begin marking its text output with invisible watermarks. At the same time, Google revealed that its own visible Gemini watermark on generated images will now be optional. These are just two contradictory examples of the wildly varied methods of watermarking AI output. So, let’s break down how AI watermarks work, and how you can detect them even when they're "invisible." The exact method for watermarking AI output will depend on the t

  4. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Eric Ravenscraft

    Here's How to Protect Your Privacy If Someone Is Recording You With Their Glasses (opens the original)

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    Meta’s smart glasses are earning a reputation for being a privacy nightmare—to put it mildly. While the company is taking steps to make it harder to record people without their knowledge, it’s still not possible to prevent being recorded. So, what can you do if you think someone is using their glasses to record you without your consent? Knowing whether or not someone is legally allowed to record you won’t necessarily protect you from being recorded, but it’s a solid foundation to start with. And

  5. Article · Aug 18, 2026 · Eric Ravenscraft

    Social Media Platforms Are Training Their AI Models on Your Content, but You Can Stop Them (Sometimes) (opens the original)

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    Recently, the Amazon-owned Twitch made headlines for announcing that it would allow users to opt out of having their streams, VODs, and chats fed into an AI training machine. This, understandably, made a lot of people upset. But, it turns out, Twitch might be one of the more moderate social media sites on this front. Most social media apps are training some kind of AI on your data, and few make it as easy as a single toggle to opt out at all. Almost every social media site out there makes it ext

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