Foldable Fallout
iFixit pokes the iPhone Duo, SpaceX borrows $40 billion for chips, and an AI model goes rogue on GitHub.
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iFixit opened the iPhone Duo and found possible causes of early screen failures, plus a 5/10 repairability score that is still the best yet among foldables, with some details on how Apple may hide the crease on the folding display.
Why it matters Early screen and hinge failures on a first-generation foldable bear directly on whether buyers can trust the design and repair it.
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r/opensource bans AI projects under new rules announced October 24, covering any project that uses, is made by or is intended for AI, and adding strict requirements on project age and contributors.
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A Brotli flaw is triggering patches across Node.js, .NET, PowerShell and Python packages, since an out-of-bounds write in Google's decoder can lead to code execution.
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