• Apple's four new open-source models could help make future AI more accurate

    Apple has publicly shared four open-source models boasting of enhanced accuracy for queries, which could help the development of future AI models. A Siri icon superimposed on Apple Park As the tech industry continues to race forward with AI developments, Apple has continued to offer more glimpses into the technology it is working on. In the latest public release, Apple has released a quartet of open-source models. Referred to as Open Source Efficient LLMs, or OpenELMs, the instruct...

  • Apple releases new family of Open-source Efficient Language Models as AI work progresses

    Ahead of iOS 18’s debut at WWDC in June, Apple has released a family of open-source large language models. Called OpenELM, Apple describes these as: a family of Open-source Efficient Language Models. In its testing, Apple says that OpenELM offers similar performance to other open language models, but with less training data. more

  • New Adobe Express app with Firefly AI now available on the iOS App Store

    Adobe on Thursday officially launched its new Adobe Express app with Firefly AI for iOS and Android. This version of the app has been available to beta testers for some time, and can now be downloaded by anyone. Read on as we detail everything that’s new with the Adobe Express update. more

  • What to expect in iOS 18: AI, new look, redesigned stock apps, and more

    The releases of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 is shaping up to be Apple's biggest OS refresh in a decade. On top of expected machine learning and AI advancements, the stock apps and overall look will be getting a makeover. iOS 18 coming this fall A confluence of industry trends and Apple's own engineering efforts are coming together in a set of major updates later this year. Apple has been watching the rise of AI technology carefully, and working on it for years. In 2018, Apple hired away...

  • Apple release new open source AI models for on device processing

    In a significant move towards enhancing privacy and processing efficiency, Apple has introduced a series of open source large language models (LLMs) known as OpenELM. These models are uniquely designed to operate directly on devices, diverging from the traditional reliance on cloud-based computations. This shift not only promises to improve user privacy by processing data […]

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  • Apple Singapore campus getting two more buildings for new AI work

    We’re expecting 2024 to be the year Apple builds generative AI features into iOS 18, and the company has announced a $250M investment to support ongoing work in this field. The Apple Singapore campus is growing from one building to three, to provide space for ‘new roles in AI and other key functions.’ Apple says that the expansion and refit will allow for greater collaboration between its growing teams in the country more

  • AI for communicators: What’s new and what’s next

    What the latest news in AI means for you. How fast is AI evolving? It’s now reached parity with humans on a variety of tasks, including image identification, basic reading, visual reasoning and English-language understanding, according to an AI Index published by the Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence program. That’s impressive progress in just a […]

  • New ‘Razer Nexus’ App Update Adds Support for Unannounced Razer Kishi Ultra Controller and iOS Support for Kishi V2 USB-C Model

    Yesterday, the official Razer account posted a teaser for “a new era of mobile gaming" with a silhouette of a … Continue reading "New ‘Razer Nexus’ App Update Adds Support for Unannounced Razer Kishi Ultra Controller and iOS Support for Kishi V2 USB-C Model"

  • Apple finally pulls generative AI nude apps from the App Store

    Apple has removed apps from the App Store that claimed to make nonconsensual nude imagery, a move that demonstrates Apple is now more willing to tackle the hazardous app category. App Store icon The capabilities of generative AI to create images based on prompts has become a very useful tool in photography and design. However, the technology also has been misused in the creation of deep fakes -- and nonconsensual pornography. Despite the danger, Apple has been remarkably hands-off...

  • 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.

  • New Llama 3 LLM AI model released by Meta AI

    Meta’s recent unveiling of Llama 3, a new state-of-the-art large language model, signifies a groundbreaking leap forward in the realm of artificial intelligence. This powerful model comes in two distinct versions: an 8 billion parameter model and a more advanced 70 billion parameter variant. Llama 3 is engineered to drastically enhance the performance of AI-driven […]