Apple made an AI image tool that lets you make edits by describing them

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Apple researchers released a new model that lets users describe in plain language what they want to change in a photo without ever touching photo editing software.

The MGIE model, which Apple worked on with the University of California, Santa Barbara, can crop, resize, flip, and add filters to images all through text prompts.

MGIE, which stands for

The inventor of the market's most famous recession indicator says 3 factors will ensure a coming downturn isn't too painful

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  • The inverted yield curve means that a recession is still likely, the indicator's inventor wrote this week.  
  • However, excessive labor demand, a stronger housing market, are factors that will dampen the impact. 
  • The economist said the Fed is misreading inflation and should cut rates immediately.

The inverted yield curve has been flashing red for 15 months, but don't think that

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Toyota overcomes its EV skepticism to announce a three-row electric SUV for the US

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Toyota is investing $1.3 billion in its Kentucky plant to support the production of EVs.

Toyota is pumping $1.3 billion into its factory in Kentucky for “future electrification efforts,” including the production of a currently unnamed three-row electric SUV for the US market. The news comes as a bit of a surprise, as the largest automaker in the world is also one of the

Meta's Threads app is getting a bookmarking feature to save posts

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Threads is beginning to test a bookmarking feature to allow users to save posts, according to Instagram head Adam Mosseri. The update is beginning as a “limited test,” but the “heavily requested” feature will eventually have a permanent place on the service, the company said.

According to screenshots shared by Meta, the “save” button on Threads will look very similar to Instagram’s version of the

Spider-Man 2's delayed New Game+ mode is coming on March 7

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Insomniac Games has long-promised a New Game+ mode for its hit superhero sim Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and it’s arriving on March 7. The mode was supposed to drop at the tail-end of 2023, but was delayed until 2024. The forthcoming update won’t just be about New Game+, as Insomniac promises “new suits and more.”

We don’t exactly know what the mode will look like, as the developer urges players to keep