In the tech industry, a former Apple engineer was sentenced this week to six months in prison for stealing trade secrets related to the company’s self-driving car technology. Elsewhere at Apple, Vision Pro owners are starting to realize that the only way to reset their device’s password is to go directly to his Apple Store.
On the app side, Tinder has a new warning system to suppress inappropriate messages. Finally, on the product side, Brian Eno released the Turntable II, a light-changing turntable.
Below, Hypebeast has compiled this week’s top technology articles to help you stay on top of the latest trends in the industry.
Apple engineer sentenced to six months in prison for stealing self-driving car technology
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A former engineer who stole Apple’s trade secrets has been sentenced to six months in prison. Zhang Xiaolang was indicted by the FBI in 2018. He was on parental leave while working on self-driving car technology at Apple, but when his leave expired he informed the company that he would not be returning.
Instead, Zhang started working for a self-driving car startup in China. Apple launched its own investigation into his departure and discovered that he had stolen files containing blueprints for self-driving car circuits.
If Apple Vision Pro users forget their password, they need to reset it in the store
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Owners of new Apple Vision Pro headsets should take special care not to forget their passwords. Unfortunately, if you forget it, you’ll have to go directly to the Apple Store to reset the password on your $3,500 device.
Users had posted on Apple’s support forums asking what to do if they forgot their password. bloomberg First reported. A company representative responded that the only way to reset it is to attach the developer strap to the headset, which connects the device to your computer via USB-C. After all, only developers who have registered with Apple can buy his $300 USD developer lanyard, which means the vast majority of users will have to reset it directly, at least until Apple invents a better fix. Become.
Brian Eno’s Turntable II was inspired by experiments with light
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Musician and artist Brian Eno is back with the second edition of his artistic turntable. Turntable II is inspired by his years of experimentation with light. The record player consists of acrylic LED lights that automatically phase in and out of a “colorscape”, regardless of whether a record is playing or not.
“When you don’t have to do anything in particular, like play a record, it’s a sculpture. So I like this idea of continuity,” Eno explains. As the Turntable II is a collector’s item, only 150 units will be made, priced at US$25,000 (£20,000) each. Turntable II is currently on display at Paul’s Stolper Gallery in London.
Tinder starts warning users if they are behaving inappropriately
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Tinder has new features designed to encourage respectful and positive interactions on the app. The dating platform has built a warning system that essentially tells users to ignore any inappropriate messages they send.
Tinder says it specifically looks for signs of harassment, impersonation, and even “advertising.” When a user sends a potentially inappropriate message, a warning appears saying, “Are you sure?”
Validation of these interactions is done both by algorithms and humans. People who receive multiple warnings risk being permanently banned from Tinder.