Apple Intelligence just arrived in beta this week, and now the company has published an in-depth overview of how some of its AI features were created. A key tidbit? Two of Apple’s foundation models were created using Google-made chips.
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The start of ‘a new era for Siri’ has arrived in iOS 18.1 beta 1. The new beta provides the first hands-on experience with an Apple Intelligence-infused Siri.
Here’s what the new Siri can do and what it’s like to use it.
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We finally have a preview of the Apple Intelligence features with iOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1 beta, which were released to developers yesterday. As we dig into what’s new in the betas, some Mac users have noticed that it may not be possible to use Apple Intelligence when macOS beta is installed on an external drive.
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According to multiple rumors, the iPhone 16 will feature a redesigned camera bump with vertically-aligned lenses. Now, a new image posted to social media by Sonny Dickson shows off iPhone 16 dummy units with that new design, alongside new color options for this year.
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This year’s iPhone 16 Pro colors will include bronze, according to a Weibo post. However, it’s likely this is just another way of labelling a color previously described as “rose.”
The post follows a look at the base model iPhone 16 colors we’re expecting to see this year …
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The Senate has passed two major child protection bills that could have a dramatic impact on how social media apps operate. Update: Congress went into recess before the KOSA Act could reach a vote in the House, and a Wired report suggests the House Republican leadership may not prioritize it when lawmakers return.
If the bills make it through the House to become law, then social media apps would have to make it possible for users to disable algorithmic feeds – with other changes also required …
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The latest version of ChatGPT has been described as “a data hoover on steroids” as a result of its new capabilities (like seeing everything happening on your screen) and extremely loose privacy policy.
While Apple Intelligence will use ChatGPT as a fallback option for queries which cannot be answered by the new Siri, Apple has put in place additional safeguards which will likely make it the safest way to use the chatbot …
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The first developer beta of the first Apple Intelligence features launched this week, which includes a few early Siri improvements – together with an extremely pretty new interface. Although I’m in the UK, I was able to use this approach to get access.
Since Apple will be calling all the new features a beta when it launches, what we are currently able to test is effectively the very first beta of a beta product – so expectations should be set accordingly …
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Apple is a technology company. It specializes in creating products. But as a global force in the world, it can also get caught up in international drama. Today, a new report details one such situation playing out that involves India, China, and competitor Vivo, with Apple disrupting a key acquisition.
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