• Apple’s latest acquisition fuels rumors of iPhone on-device AI capabilities

    Apple has more or less confirmed that they are working on their own AI technology. The rumors are claiming that the next iOS update could focus heavily on AI. We have also heard the rumored A18 chipset could feature additional hardware support for AI on the iPhone. Now according to a report from French business magazine Challenges, they claim that Apple has acquired a French startup that specializes in on-device computer vision technology. Why is this important? This is important because we have...

  • Apple Watch X: The latest on Apple’s plans for a major design refresh

    Apple is believed to be working on “the biggest overhaul yet” to the Apple Watch’s design. A new rumor today indicates that the next-generation Apple Watch could include a design change that frees up more space inside for other components – or that makes the device thinner. more

  • iOS 18: The latest on Apple's plans for on-device AI

    When WWDC kicks off on June 10, there will be a lot of attention on Apple’s plans for new artificial intelligence features. In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reiterates that one of Apple’s primary focuses will be on privacy and on-device intelligence. more

  • Apple’s first wave of AI features could be iPhone 16 exclusive

    Apple is planning to announce its progress in the generative AI realm as part of iOS 18 during June's WWDC. However, they may not be available on any iPhone currently on the market According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple's "first wave" of artificial intelligence will be entirely hardware based, rather than relying on cloud processing. With that, there's a chance the features might require some specialist hardware that isn't currently available on the latest iPhone handsets. ...

  • Biden’s Latest Power Plant Power Grab

    Almost two years after a similar rule was rejected by the Supreme Court, the Biden administration on Thursday released another final rule for regulating America’s Read More

  • Huawei’s new phone has a feature that even Apple’s iPhones do not

    The recently launched Huawei Pura 70 Ultra has a cool satellite feature that lets users send images, something that other phones do not have.

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    Apple in talks with OpenAI to bring AI features to the iPhone

    Apple is discussing with OpenAI about incorporating AI features on the next version of its iPhone operating system, iOS 18, just a few weeks before Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).

  • Adobe’s AI-Powered Express App Launches Worldwide

    The app is free, although more features are available for Creative Cloud subscribers.

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    The Economist Breaking Ranks to Warn of AI’s Transformative Power

    Unlike most top economists, Anton Korinek believes policymakers need to take AI’s disruptive potential more seriously.

  • Apple renews talks with OpenAI for iPhone generative AI features: report

    Apple Inc has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using the startup's generative AI technology to power some new features being introduced in the iPhone later this year, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The companies have begun discussing terms of a potential agreement and how OpenAI features would be integrated into Apple's next iPhone operating system, iOS 18, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. Apple and OpenAI did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for...

  • iOS 18 and iPhone 16 on-device AI plan becomes clearer

    Apple is rumoured to be taking a different approach to deploying generative AI in iOS 18 and in next-gen iPhone models, by keeping all processing on the device rather than sending it to the cloud and back to yield answers. Those reports appear well-grounded considering Apple's robust approach to user privacy and past form. Keeping requests entirely local will likely be faster and more secure than sending the information into the stratosphere and back. However, it's unclear whether the...

  • Adobe’s latest Firefly model generates AI art from images

    Adobe has unveiled the latest version of its Firefly AI model, bringing some huge updates to Generative Fill in Photoshop.  The Firefly Image model is the smarts behind Adobe Firefly and the generative AI tools that have rolled out in Photoshop over the last year.  Today, Adobe announced the Firefly Image 3 model and all the upgrades and new features arriving with the beta.  One of the key updates this time around is Reference Image, a feature that allows users to generate images in...