While Apple is in the midst of rolling out new Apple Intelligence features as part of iOS 18, it’s also working on yet-to-be-announced features for iOS 19. One of those features is an upgraded version of Siri powered by more advanced large language models, or LLMs. The news was detailed in a new report today from Bloomberg.
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I’ve had my M4 Mac mini for two weeks now, and it still seems kind of remarkable that this tiny little box can do so much. My uses for the M4 mini are probably unconventional, but that’s also the beauty of the product: it serves a versatile set of needs, all at a very low price point (). Here are my takeaways after a fortnight of use.
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More than a year ago, WhatsApp began testing a new feature for transcribing audio messages into text. The feature was only available to beta users, but starting today, everyone can benefit from voice message transcripts on WhatsApp.
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Apple has been running many different ads to promote the iPhone 16 – and most of them are related to Apple Intelligence. This time, however, the company has launched a new ad focused on highlighting the performance of the A18 Pro chip, which powers the iPhone 16 Pro models.
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Bloomberg yesterday reported that Apple is currently testing an “LLM Siri” within the company, with the intention of announcing it as an iOS 19 feature.
That will likely see it previewed in June at WWDC 2025, but the report says that it won’t actually go live before the spring of 2026 …
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The Camera Control feature I was most looking forward to was half-press to lock focus and exposure – a key feature of traditional cameras.
While I’m very happy to have this in the latest beta, testing it in real-life use definitely confirms its status as the first attempt at a beta feature …
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An Apple ebooks antitrust investigation being carried out by the European Union has been closed without reaching a conclusion.
The EU says the probe ended is because the complaint against the company has been withdrawn, but that’s likely because it had become irrelevant …
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