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Apple boosts iPhone Duo orders amid strong demand; new museum search tool launched

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Apple is reportedly increasing its orders for the iPhone Duo by over 40% due to strong pre-order demand, with some reports indicating a 44% boost. This surge in demand has led to extended delivery dates for the device. In separate tech news, Google has explained that the Fitbit Edge lacks NFC because most Fitbit Charge 6 users did not utilize the feature. Additionally, a new semantic search tool called The Last Museum has been launched, offering access to 5.8 million artworks from major museums. Finally, a blog post argues against using Large Language Models (LLMs) for confidence scoring. AI

IMPACT LLM usage for confidence scoring is questioned, while other items focus on hardware and product launches.

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Apple boosts iPhone Duo orders amid strong demand; new museum search tool launched

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The Last Museum: Semantic search across 5.8M artworks from major museums Article URL: https:// lastmuseum.com/ Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?

    The Last Museum: Semantic search across 5.8M artworks from major museums Article URL: https:// lastmuseum.com/ Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5 0194522 Points: 3 # Comments: 0 https:// lastmuseum.com/ # Tech # Technology # TechNews # AI # Gadgets # Software #…

    LINKS lastmuseum.com
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Apple reportedly boosts iPhone Duo orders by more than 40% given strong demand Supply chain reports suggest that Apple has increased iPhone Duo orders by more t

    Apple reportedly boosts iPhone Duo orders by more than 40% given strong demand Supply chain reports suggest that Apple has increased iPhone Duo orders by more than 40% in response to what the company described as “extraordinary” pre-order demand. Delivery dates started slipping l…

    LINKS 9to5mac.com/…/apple-reportedly-boosts-iph…
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The Fitbit Edge doesn’t have NFC, and Google just revealed why Google says the vast majority of Fitbit Charge 6 owners never used NFC in the first place. https:

    The Fitbit Edge doesn’t have NFC, and Google just revealed why Google says the vast majority of Fitbit Charge 6 owners never used NFC in the first place. https://www. androidauthority.com/does-fitb it-edge-have-nfc-3726486/ # Tech # Technology # TechNews # AI # Gadgets # Software…

  4. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Apple Reportedly Boosts iPhone Duo Orders by 44% Strong pre-orders have reportedly prompted Apple to order millions more iPhone Duo units from suppliers, accord

    Apple Reportedly Boosts iPhone Duo Orders by 44% Strong pre-orders have reportedly prompted Apple to order millions more iPhone Duo units from suppliers, according to DigiTimes. Supply chain sources said Foxconn and component manufacturers had received instructions re… https://ww…

    LINKS macrumors.com/…/apple-boosts-iphone-duo-o…
  5. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Using LLM for confidence scoring is a bad idea Article URL: https:// rumple.github.io/blog/2026/10/ 20/asking-llm-for-confidence.html Comments URL: https:// new

    Using LLM for confidence scoring is a bad idea Article URL: https:// rumple.github.io/blog/2026/10/ 20/asking-llm-for-confidence.html Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5 0176082 Points: 48 # Comments: 30 https:// rumple.github.io/blog/2026/10/ 20/asking-llm-for-…

    LINKS rumple.github.io/…/asking-llm-for-confide…

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