A new study has found that beyond being able to respond to commands like “roll over,” dogs can learn to associate words with specific objects.
There’s something about industry shorthand that might make someone listening in feel like they’re eavesdropping on a foreign language. We in media, for example, often toss around ideas for ledes, deks, and posters without a second thought. (IYKYK) Some parlance is more pervasive and crosses over into corporate jargon. Think: a seat at the table, build the plane while it’s flying, and even game changer, are so ubiquitous as to sound inauthentic when used. When it’s okay to swear Certain...
Apple's next M-series chips are coming later this year, according to a new report.
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
From online abuse to threats of sexual violence, harassment of New Zealand's parliamentarians is on the rise, and becoming increasingly disturbing, University of Otago research shows.
In addition to new artificial intelligence features, Apple’s next round of OS updates will reportedly offer some big new features for the Calculator app. Multiple rumors over the last week say that Apple is planning to make the Calculator app more powerful, add math features to Apple Notes, and bring the Calculator app to the iPad for the first time. more
Seeing your own image during a video call can increase mental fatigue a University of Galway study has found.
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. A new study on housing affordability has found the Hamilton-Burlington area to be the third least affordable region in Canada, and the tenth least affordable in North America. Several residents in the area say they’re not surprised, and are worried for the future generation if prices keep rising. “My daughter was going to McMaster University […]
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
Apple today shared a new iPhone ad called "Goodbye Leather" on its YouTube channel in the U.K., months after the company controversially switched from leather to a much-criticized "FineWoven" fabric material for accessories. Apple discontinuing leather accessories for environmental benefits was a noble aspiration, but FineWoven accessories have been very poorly received. Just days after the first FineWoven cases were released for the iPhone, some customers and media outlets complained about...
Apple Music teams were working extensively with Taylor Swift to ready her new album and its promotion long before "The Tortured Poets Department" is due to be released. Taylor Swift (Source: Apple Music) Taylor Swift was Apple Music's artist of the year for 2023, so naturally it was going to put some effort into promoting her next release on the streamer. Bringing out a new album on Apple Music is never just about pressing a button, however. Ahead of the actual launch on April 19,...
Apple on Tuesday announced that it will hold a special event on May 7. Although the company doesn’t usually discuss the topics of the event, the invitation artwork makes it clear that it will be all about iPad – as we can see an Apple Pencil in it. To add fuel to the fire, Apple CEO Tim Cook hinted that we’ll see at least a new Apple Pencil 3 next month. more