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Apple has announced that Apple Intelligence technology will be officially unveiled next week with the iOS 18.1 update, which is slated for an October 28 release date, as revealed by renowned tech journalist Mark Gurman. In iOS 18.1, Apple Intelligence will bring a host of new features, including writing tools for text proofreading and rewriting, photo cleanup, notification summaries, and enhancements to Siri. These updates will bring a richer Intelligence experience to iPhone users. Further, in iOS 18.2...

Apple recently released the first developer beta of iOS 18.2, which adds a number of new Apple Intelligence features. These features include emoji generation using Genmoji, image generation using Image Playground, more AI-powered writing features, integration with ChatGPT, Visual Intelligence for searching using the camera on the iPhone16 phone, and more. Apple debuted its WWDC2024 in June at...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made significant progress in various fields in recent years, with Large Language Models (LLMs) capable of generating human-level text and even outperforming humans on certain tasks. However, researchers have questioned the reasoning ability of LLMs, finding that these models make mistakes when solving simple math problems with minor changes, suggesting that they may not be capable of true logical reasoning. On Thursday, a group of researchers at Apple released a paper titled "Understanding the Limitations of Mathematical Reasoning in Large Language Models," which reveals that LLMs are better at solving...

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman revealed on the latest episode of Power On that the Apple Intelligence feature will be available on October 28th along with iOS 18.1, which will be available for free for iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro users when it launches. Apple's official sources tell us that Apple Intelligence will be available for free to iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro users when it launches. Mac or iPad users with M1 or newer processors will also be able to use...

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman on Power On today, Apple has abandoned plans to develop a smart ring. The decision comes after years of internal exploration of the concept, but ultimately Apple chose not to go ahead with the landing. Apple's competitor -- Samsung has already launched the Galaxy Ring smart ring accessory, priced at 3,099 yuan in China, which has built-in health sensors that can monitor health indicators such as heart rate, stress levels, body and skin temperatures, and can even predict a woman's physiological cycle and ovulation through monitoring information, providing the wearer with a healthy... The ring has built-in health sensors that can monitor heart rate, stress level, body and skin temperature and other health indicators.

According to the Power On newsletter, a completely rebuilt Siri using Apple Intelligence may be released to users sooner than we initially thought. It may not be the full experience, but we may start to see some features roll out earlier. Apple unveiled the new Siri at WWDC24 in June, and we expect it to bring some significant new features.Siri should be able to better understand voice errors, be able to integrate with other apps, understand context, and see what's currently on the screen. All of these features are...

Apple has just released public beta versions of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, which include upcoming Apple Intelligence features such as a text rewrite tool, a shiny new Siri design, a "Cleanup Cleanup" tool for removing objects from photos, and more. Source:Apple Users can sign up for beta testing through Apple's Beta Software Program website. Once registration is complete, users can download and install the appropriate beta update in their device settings. However, currently only...

Early this morning, Apple officially unveiled the iPhone 16 series at its much-anticipated fall launch event, while highlighting its latest artificial intelligence technology, Apple Intelligence. At the event, Apple announced that it will be heavily upgrading the Chinese version of the iPhone. The Chinese version of Apple Intelligence is expected to go live next year. Apple Intelligence, which was originally unveiled at WWDC2024, utilizes generative AI macromodels that are able to provide users with lectures or long streams in seconds...

Taiwan media Economic Daily reported today that TSMC's A16 process, which is scheduled to be mass-produced in the second half of 2026, has already received its first batch of customers: in addition to long-term partner Apple, which has already booked the first batch of production capacity, OpenAI has also placed a pre-order for its own AI chip. The A16 process is TSMC's most advanced node currently announced. It uses the next-generation Nanosheet GAA transistor technology and is also TSMC's first process to apply the Super Power Rail backside power supply solution. TSMC claims that the A16 process uses...

Mark Gurman of Bloomberg published a blog post on August 25, saying that Apple has decided to start from scratch and develop a new generation of artificial intelligence (AI) technology independently of Siri. Apple has officially announced the introduction of Apple Intelligence in iOS 18, integrating AI voice assistants such as ChatGPT or Gemini, and transforming Siri to bring a smarter and more comprehensive AI experience, but some features will not be released until 2025. Gurman said that although the new...

Recently, a report from technology market analysis company Canalys showed that in the second quarter of 2024, about 8.8 million PCs with AI capabilities were shipped worldwide, and Apple's Mac computers accounted for 60% of them. This data shows that Apple is still in the leading position in the market for AI-capable PCs. In addition, in the market for Windows PCs above $800, shipments of AI-capable PCs also increased from 7% in the first quarter of 2024 to 14% in the second quarter. Is this the result of consumers' demand for AI-capable PCs?

Google held a new product launch conference ahead of schedule, showing off the new AI features of the Pixel 9 series before the release of the Apple iPhone 16 series, which attracted widespread attention in the industry. Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman said that Apple is at least two or three years behind Google in AI technology. Google fully demonstrated the powerful features of Gemini AI at this conference, deeply integrating it into Android and Pixel phones. In contrast, although Apple announced Apple Intelligenc…

Apple is advancing the development of its desktop robot project, according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman. The device will reportedly feature a large iPad-like display supported by a slim robotic arm that can tilt up and down and rotate 360 degrees. It will function as a smart home control center, video conferencing terminal, and home security monitoring. The desktop robot will be equipped with Siri and Apple Intelligence technology, able to respond to multiple voice commands, recognize different sounds, and automatically adjust the display direction to face the user in the room. …

According to CNBC, several analysts predict that Apple may charge up to $20 (currently about 143 yuan) per month for its upcoming advanced artificial intelligence features to further drive growth in its lucrative services business. Apple plans to launch an artificial intelligence system called Apple Intelligence on some of its devices later this year. When the company announced the system in June, it promised to enhance the Siri voice assistant and launch a series of features such as automatically generating emails and images. Although the promotion of these features…

Recently, some netizens found a series of internal instructions set by Apple for the Smart Reply feature of Apple Intelligence in the macOS 15.1 beta. These instructions exist in the form of JSON files, which detail the workflow of the feature. The most striking thing is that Apple explicitly requires the system to "not make up facts and not create hallucinations." It is understood that Smart Reply is a feature of Apple's Mail app that aims to automatically generate possible reply options by analyzing the content of emails. The reason behind this feature is...

Today, Apple released its financial report, saying that it achieved total net revenue of US$85.777 billion in the third fiscal quarter of 2024, an increase of 5% year-on-year. By product, although iPhone revenue declined, it still exceeded expectations, reaching US$39.296 billion. Mac and iPad revenues were US$7.009 billion and US$7.162 billion, respectively, both increasing, with iPad's growth exceeding expectations. Revenue from wearable devices, home devices, and accessories fell slightly to US$8.097 billion, but service revenue increased to US$24.213 billion. Apple…

Apple has just launched the developer beta of iOS 18.1, and this update is really exciting because it brings a new AI feature that allows users to record and transcribe phone calls! According to MacRumors, users using this beta version can see a new "Record" button on the phone call interface, and click it to start recording. Once this feature is enabled, all callers will receive a notification saying "This call will be recorded." After that, the phone app will record and automatically generate a transcript, which...

Apple has pushed iOS18.1 and iPadOS18.1 developer preview Beta updates to iPhone and iPad users. The most important new feature is the preview of Apple Intelligence, which means that Apple Intelligence will be available to users using iOS18.1 and macOS Sequoia15.1. However, some features such as more advanced Siri are not available yet. Only Macs and iPads equipped with M1 chips or higher, or iP…

Apple's much-anticipated new AI feature "Apple Intelligence" may not make it to the first release of iOS18, according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman. Gurman revealed that the feature will be available for beta testing by developers starting this week. However, the public release is expected to be delayed until a few weeks after Apple releases major updates for products such as iPhone, iPad, and Mac in September. This means that the new AI feature will most likely not be officially launched until the iOS18.1 version. In addition, at this year's WWDC...

According to a press release issued on Friday, Apple has signed the White House's voluntary commitment to develop safe, reliable and trustworthy artificial intelligence. The move marks that Apple will soon introduce its generative artificial intelligence product Apple Intelligence into its core products to serve Apple's 2 billion users. In July 2023, Apple and 15 other technology companies, including Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft, jointly pledged to abide by the basic rules of generative artificial intelligence set by the White House. Although Apple did not disclose its specific plans to integrate artificial intelligence technology into iOS at the time…

Recently, Apple's artificial intelligence team and several other institutions, including the University of Washington, have launched an open source language model called DCLM. This model has 700 million parameters and uses up to 2.5 trillion data tokens during training to help us better understand and generate language. So, what is a language model? Simply put, it is a program that can analyze and generate language, which can help us complete various tasks, such as translation, text generation, and sentiment analysis. In order for these models to perform better, we need high-quality data sets. However, obtaining and organizing this data is not an easy task...

According to preliminary data from Counterpoint, the global PC market showed a recovery trend in the second quarter of 2024, with shipments increasing by 3.1% year-on-year to 62.5 million units. This growth was mainly driven by the replacement cycle and a lower base period, showing the market's continued recovery momentum. AI PC has become the hottest topic in the PC industry, and it is expected to usher in an AI PC boom in the second half of 2024. Apple is looking forward to the release of a new MacBook equipped with an M4 chip to promote its shipment growth. At the same time, AI laptops based on ARM architecture are expected to become…

Recently, an investigation revealed that several tech giants, including Apple, used YouTube video subtitles to train AI models. The data covered more than 170,000 videos, including content from well-known creators such as MKBHD and Mr. Beast. Apple used this data to train its open source model OpenELM, which was released in April this year. In response, Apple recently clarified that OpenELM was not used in any of its AI or machine learning features, including Apple Intelligence. Apple strongly…

According to Wired magazine, several technology giants including Apple, Nvidia, Anthropic and Salesforce were found to have used thousands of YouTube videos without permission to train their artificial intelligence models, sparking serious copyright and ethical disputes. The report revealed that these companies integrated subtitles of various YouTube videos into their AI training data sets. The creators affected range widely, including well-known bloggers MKBHD, MrBeast, Jacksepticeye, talk show actors Stephen Colbert, John Oliver…