(Podcast) Upgrade 627: Do Not Use, Do Not Turn Off
In the latest Upgrade podcast, hosts discuss Apple's RAM strategy, FileMaker tangents, and puzzling rumors and legal cases. The episode explores Apple's hardware decisions and industry speculation.…
Apple Inc. is a technology company that develops Apple Silicon chips (M-series, A-series) optimised for on-device machine learning, and integrates AI into iOS, macOS, and its Apple Intelligence features.
In the latest Upgrade podcast, hosts discuss Apple's RAM strategy, FileMaker tangents, and puzzling rumors and legal cases. The episode explores Apple's hardware decisions and industry speculation.…
Apple is showing users a consent popup when some AI prompts are sent to Google Cloud, including for image-generation features in Apple Creator Studio and selected iOS 26 and iOS 27 beta features. The …
Apple has added Siri AI support to the Apple Watch with the watchOS 27 beta 3 update, enabling users to access the smarter Siri directly from their wrist. The feature relies on a nearby Apple Intellig…
Apple released iOS 27 beta 3, enabling users to fine-tune Siri's speaking pace and expressivity with five adjustment levels for each of two available voices. The new sliders, previously grayed out, no…
Apple's watchOS 27 introduces three major health upgrades for Apple Watch, including perimenopause and menopause support via Cycle Tracking, enhanced Workout Buddy features with new insights and Spani…
Apple has added a new popup in iOS 27 and iOS 26 that notifies users and requests permission when their data is sent to Google Cloud to power certain AI features, such as shape generation in iWork and…
Apple's latest iOS 27 beta 3 enables Siri voice customization with adjustable pace and expressivity sliders, part of a broader generative AI overhaul to make the assistant more natural. Users can choo…
Apple released watchOS 27 beta 3, bringing an upgraded Siri AI experience and a dedicated Siri app to the Apple Watch for the first time. The new Siri app syncs across Apple devices, allowing users to…
Apple released iOS 27 beta 3 to developers today, introducing updates to Siri AI, Apple Intelligence, and various system refinements. The beta includes changes to Reminders, Camera Siri Mode, and new …
Over 150,000 people applied to Joi AI's paid study testing AI-guided masturbation, forcing the company to create a public selection process. The AI companion platform aims to explore the relationship …
Apple released the third beta of macOS Golden Gate to developers, featuring design improvements and AI-powered Siri with chatbot capabilities. The update includes enhanced transparency controls, unifo…
Apple seeded the third betas of iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 to developers for testing, introducing Siri AI, a chatbot similar to ChatGPT, and new Apple Intelligence features across apps. The update includes …
Apple released iOS 27 beta 3 for developers, continuing its summer beta cycle ahead of a public release this fall. The update focuses on Siri AI, a rebuilt assistant powered by new Apple Foundation Mo…
Apple seeded the third beta of watchOS 27 to developers, two weeks after the second beta. The update includes Siri AI, a Dynamic app grid, and performance optimizations, and is available for compatibl…
Apple seeded the third beta of visionOS 27 to developers, two weeks after the second beta. The update introduces Siri AI with capabilities similar to ChatGPT, new spatial environments, curved app wind…
Apple senior silicon product manager Doug Brooks touted Macs as 'amazing' AI devices in an interview published after Apple raised Mac and iPad prices by hundreds of dollars, making the claims appear o…
Nvidia was ranked the top 'company of the future' by The Wall Street Journal, but analyst Horace Dediu argues the chipmaker's success is largely due to luck, comparing it to a lottery winner. Dediu no…
Apple senior product manager Doug Brooks said the Mac mini and Mac Studio have seen "incredible demand" for running AI agents, citing the need for isolated, always-on systems. Brooks emphasized Apple'…
Small language models (SLMs) are increasingly powering next-generation AI agents, challenging the assumption that larger models are always better. NVIDIA research shows SLMs excel at repetitive, speci…
The European Union AI Act requires AI-generated content to be identifiable via watermarks or digitally signed metadata, with C2PA Content Credentials as a key implementation. However, C2PA adoption is…