Messages between Android and iOS are about to be encrypted. A new XR headset from HTC and new Spectacles from Snap. A big movie studio has signed up to use AI. Neuralink has implants for blindness. And why I’m kinda NOT gonna do a review roundup of the new iPhones.

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• RCS texts on the iPhone aren’t encrypted now, but that could change (The Verge)
• Here’s how green bubbles are getting upgraded in iOS (The Verge)
• vives-focus-vision-is-a-999-stab-at-high-end-vr-and-mixed-reality-120054049.html">HTC Vive's Focus Vision is a $999 stab at high-end VR and mixed reality (Engadget)
• Snap’s new Spectacles inch closer to compelling AR (The Verge)
• teens-safety-privacy-changes.html">Instagram, Facing Pressure Over Child Safety Online, Unveils Sweeping Changes (NYTimes)
• Lionsgate, Studio Behind ‘John Wick,’ Signs Deal With AI Startup Runway (WSJ)
• Musk's Neuralink gets FDA's breakthrough device tag for 'Blindsight' implant (Reuters)
• Apple iPhone 16 Pro review: small camera update, big difference (The Verge)

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