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Apple is set to integrate its AI-powered Apple Intelligence features into the Vision Pro mixed reality headset. These updates will be introduced in the next version of visionOS, expected to launch in April. With the update, Vision Pro users will gain access to new apps, content discovery options, and other functionalities. A key addition will be the Spatial Gallery app, which will showcase a curated selection of spatial photos, videos, and panoramas compatible with the headset.

Initially, Apple Intelligence features will be available in English, with support for additional languages rolling out later in the year. The first AI tools to be introduced include Image Playground, Genmoji, Smart Reply, and Writing Tools.

Vision Pro and Spatial Gallery Apps

Apple is also launching a Vision Pro app for iPhone, which will offer new features such as a Discover tab, providing recommendations for experiences available on the headset. Another section, My Vision Pro, will provide usage tips and information about the device.

Meanwhile, the Spatial Gallery app will serve as a hub for spatial content, including photos and videos from various categories like art, entertainment, culture, lifestyle, sports, nature, and travel.

Enhanced Guest Mode

The next visionOS update will introduce improvements to Guest Mode, allowing users to sign in with a nearby iPhone or iPad. Additionally, they will be able to select which apps guests can access. Apple will also enable eye and hand tracking configurations to be saved for up to 30 days after the last use. These updates aim to enhance the Vision Pro experience, making it more intuitive and accessible for users and guests alike.

New AI Features And Dedicated iPhone App Arriving To Apple Vision Pro Soon

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OpenAI has expanded the availability of Operator, its advanced AI agent, to ChatGPT Pro users in multiple countries. Initially introduced in a research preview in January, Operator is designed as an automated personal assistant capable of handling various tasks, such as booking tickets and making reservations.

The company has now rolled out Operator to Pro users in countries including Australia, Brazil, Japan, Singapore, India, Canada, South Korea, and the UK, and it is also working on expanding access to the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, and Iceland, where availability is still under review. The expansion targets regions where ChatGPT access is already widespread.

Operator is now rolling out to Pro users in Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the UK, and most places ChatGPT is available.

Still working on making Operator available in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein & Iceland—we’ll keep you updated!

— OpenAI (@OpenAI) February 21, 2025

Operator is currently available only through a dedicated web page, but OpenAI plans to integrate it more seamlessly within ChatGPT in the future. ChatGPT Pro users with a $200 monthly subscription can access and benefit from the tool.

With the rise of AI-powered personal assistants, OpenAI faces competition from companies like Google, Rabbit, and Anthropic, which are also developing AI agents. OpenAI has emphasized that AI agents are the next big innovation, and its aggressive approach to expanding Operator reflects this vision. As OpenAI continues to refine and expand Operator, users can expect broader accessibility and enhanced functionalities, making AI-powered task automation a growing reality.

OpenAI Expands Operator AI Agent To ChatGPT Pro Users Globally

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Apple is set to give News+ subscribers more than a soupçon of fresh material. When iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 arrive in April, the company will add a Food section to News+.

This will include tens of thousands of recipes, along with stories curated by Apple News editors about healthy eating, restaurants, kitchen essentials and so on. Apple says “the world’s top food publishers” — including Allrecipes, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Good Food and Serious Eats — will supply the recipes and stories.

One notable omission from that list is The New York Times, which has a separate subscription for its famed Cooking app. As such, it seems Apple is trying to go toe-to-toe with one of the country’s papers of record on another front after it added games for News+ subscribers. Of course, there are plenty of other places you can go on the web for recipes and cooking tips.

Non-News+ subscribers will have access to a limited number of stories and recipes. An appetizer, if you will, to encourage folks to sign up for the full buffet.

New recipes will be added to the Recipe Catalog every day. You’ll be able to browse, search and filter the library. Apple says the format makes it easy to review the lists of ingredients and directions. There’s an option to view step-by-step instructions in full screen mode (which looks a bit like a lyrics screen in Apple Music). You can also save recipes for offline access, which could be useful for meal planning if you like to go off-grid once in a while.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/apple-is-adding-tens-of-thousands-of-recipes-to-news-194518874.html?src=rss

While 20th-century heists involved scoping out a location, recruiting a person on the inside and having a daredevil getaway driver waiting outside, the 21st-century version looks more like what Bybit experienced today. A hacker stole nearly $1.5 billion in Ethereum (ETH) and staked Ethereum from one of the exchange’s offline wallets, nabbing the largest cryptocurrency haul ever. One blockchain security expert said it’s likely the all-time biggest heist of any kind, not just crypto.

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou posted on X that the hacker took control of one of the exchange’s cold (offline) wallets, manipulating a planned transfer and sending it to an unknown party. “The signing message was to change the smart contract logic of our ETH cold wallet,” Zhou wrote. He explained that the hacker “took control of the specific ETH cold wallet we signed and transferred all ETH in the cold wallet to this unidentified address.”

Rob Behnke, co-founder and executive chairman of blockchain security company Halborn, told Bloomberg the heist was likely the “largest incident ever, not just crypto.”

The Bybit hack eclipses the previous record crypto thefts, including $620 million taken in 2022 from the Ronin Network and $610 million from Poly Network in 2021. There was also the infamous Mt. Gox hack of 2011, which took 850,000 Bitcoins. That translated to around $450 million in losses at the time. But one asterisk on Bybit’s “biggest ever” title is that the Mt. Gox haul would be worth significantly more today: over $81 billion. It’s hard to imagine what numbers for similar incidents could look like in a decade.

According to Bloomberg, Bybit had around $16.2 billion in assets before the hack, averaging over $36 billion in daily trading. Friday’s theft accounted for around nine percent of its total assets. As news of the heist spread, Ether dropped as much as 6.7 percent from its high of the day. Bitcoin also shaved about three percent off its high on Friday.

In what sounds like the ultimate embodiment of the “This is fine” meme, Zhou capped his X post by reassuring customers that everything is okie-dokie at Bybit. “Please rest assured that all other cold wallets are secure,” he posted. “All withdraws are NORMAL.” (Normal in all caps is most definitely a sign that things are peachy.)

To be fair, Zhou said Bybit had already secured around 80 percent of the funding needed to cover the loss through partner bridge loans. So, perhaps the Dubai-based exchange will recover from the incident better than one would imagine. “Your money is safe, and our withdrawals are still open,” he added on a livestream.

On the other hand, Bybit’s X account posted a request for help. After stating that its security team and blockchain forensic experts were on the case, it added, “Any teams with expertise in blockchain analytics and fund recovery who can assist in tracing these assets are welcome to collaborate with us.”

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/bybit-hacked-for-almost-15-billion-in-the-biggest-crypto-theft-ever-212248349.html?src=rss

While 20th-century heists involved scoping out a location, recruiting a person on the inside and having a daredevil getaway driver waiting outside, the 21st-century version looks more like what Bybit experienced today. A hacker stole nearly $1.5 billion in Ethereum (ETH) and staked Ethereum from one of the exchange’s offline wallets, nabbing the largest cryptocurrency haul ever. One blockchain security expert said it’s likely the all-time biggest heist of any kind, not just crypto.

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou posted on X that the hacker took control of one of the exchange’s cold (offline) wallets, manipulating a planned transfer and sending it to an unknown party. “The signing message was to change the smart contract logic of our ETH cold wallet,” Zhou wrote. He explained that the hacker “took control of the specific ETH cold wallet we signed and transferred all ETH in the cold wallet to this unidentified address.”

Rob Behnke, co-founder and executive chairman of blockchain security company Halborn, told Bloomberg the heist was likely the “largest incident ever, not just crypto.”

The Bybit hack eclipses the previous record crypto thefts, including $620 million taken in 2022 from the Ronin Network and $610 million from Poly Network in 2021. There was also the infamous Mt. Gox hack of 2011, which took 850,000 Bitcoins. That translated to around $450 million in losses at the time. But one asterisk on Bybit’s “biggest ever” title is that the Mt. Gox haul would be worth significantly more today: over $81 billion. It’s hard to imagine what numbers for similar incidents could look like in a decade.

According to Bloomberg, Bybit had around $16.2 billion in assets before the hack, averaging over $36 billion in daily trading. Friday’s theft accounted for around nine percent of its total assets. As news of the heist spread, Ether dropped as much as 6.7 percent from its high of the day. Bitcoin also shaved about three percent off its high on Friday.

In what sounds like the ultimate embodiment of the “This is fine” meme, Zhou capped his X post by reassuring customers that everything is okie-dokie at Bybit. “Please rest assured that all other cold wallets are secure,” he posted. “All withdraws are NORMAL.” (Normal in all caps is most definitely a sign that things are peachy.)

To be fair, Zhou said Bybit had already secured around 80 percent of the funding needed to cover the loss through partner bridge loans. So, perhaps the Dubai-based exchange will recover from the incident better than one would imagine. “Your money is safe, and our withdrawals are still open,” he added on a livestream.

On the other hand, Bybit’s X account posted a request for help. After stating that its security team and blockchain forensic experts were on the case, it added, “Any teams with expertise in blockchain analytics and fund recovery who can assist in tracing these assets are welcome to collaborate with us.”

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/bybit-hacked-for-almost-15-billion-in-the-biggest-crypto-theft-ever-212248349.html?src=rss