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You don't need to have been following along too closely to know that Apple has taken a huge interest in AI and generative AI in particular. A push into large language models (LLM) has seen Apple touted to make 2024 the year of AI, and that could have huge implications for the software updates that it is likely to unveil in June.June will of course likely be the month that the annual Worldwide Developers Conference takes place or, as it's famously known, WWDC. The event is expected to see Apple debut iOS 18, watchOS 11,…

There are ongoing rumors that Apple intends to bring some big improvements to Siri later this year. We've heard multiple times that Apple is working on new large language models (LLM) that could see its devices gain new AI capabilities the likes of which no Apple platform has been able to boast to date. Apple itself has already confirmed that it's spending time working on AI initiatives without giving anything away and now it's released a new open-source AI tool that might not be used by many but does give us a hint at…

Have you ever talked about a product, and then suddenly got an ad for it on your phone? We’ve all been there, and then skeptically looked over our shoulders for the advertiser lurking in the shadow. But there’s no one there, so we all simply conclude that our phone must be listening to our conversations. You wouldn’t be crazy for thinking that, but it is flat-out wrong. Your phone is not listening to you.Meta's Apparent Firing GoofThe myth that your phone’s microphone is constantly on, and is listening to your…

Photo: Stephen Lam (iStock by Getty Images)I’m pretty sure we all saw this coming. Why would Apple, out of all companies, not participate in, as Gizmodo reporter Kyle Barr puts it, the AI-ification of everything? During an earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook said he thinks there is a “huge opportunity for Apple with generative AI and AI,” hinting that the Cupertino tech giant will have something to show for it later this year.Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future TechHe didn’t get into specifics on the call, but any…

The most famous virtual valets around today—Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant—are a lot less impressive than the latest AI-powered chatbots like ChatGPT or Google Bard. When the fruits of the recent generative AI boom get properly integrated into those legacy assistant bots, they will surely get much more interesting.To get a preview of what’s next, I took an experimental AI voice helper called vimGPT for a test run. When I asked it to “subscribe to WIRED,” it got to work with impressive skill, finding the correct web…

Image Source : APPLE iOS 18 to be the Biggest update in iPhone’s history Apple’s upcoming iOS 18 software update is expected to be announced soon. As per the sources, the new update will be unveiled at the annual WWDC event which is expected to take place in June this year. It is further said that the update might be the biggest announcement from the company to date. …

Prakhar Khanna / Digital Trends A new year means new software updates. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, iOS 18 could be the “biggest” update for iOS in quite some time, though this is something we tend to hear every year. I’m not sure any iOS update has been as big as the jump from iOS 6 to iOS 7, as a lot of the features and design changes since then could be considered iterative. Personally, I think the last “biggest” iOS update for me was iOS 14, as it allowed for home screen widgets and app icon…

Apple’s generative AI testing follows as we expect significant changes for iOS 18. According to news aggregator yeux1122, Apple’s internal codes suggest that the company is working on a Siri Summarization feature, showing “Please summarize the given text” and “Please answer this question” lines.The news aggregator suggests that Siri Summarization will also work with the Messages app for both iMessage and SMS texts. More recently, Google and Samsung announced several AI features for their Pixel 8 and Galaxy 24…

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman covered some new rumors surrounding the upcoming iOS 18 release in his latest newsletter. According to Gurman’s sources, iOS 18 is seen as one of the biggest software updates in the history of iOS. One of the expected big new updates is support for Rich Communication Services (RCS) in the native Messages app. Apple already announced it will bring RCS support to iPhones in 2024 which open up cross-platform features between iOS and Android phones. These include higher res media sharing, improved…

Apple will introduce its newest iPhone 16 lineup, expected to be packed with Generative AI features, later this year. The Cupertino, California-based company's AI push has lagged far behind rivals Google and Samsung, with both the Pixel 8 and the newly unveiled Galaxy S24 series packing artificial intelligence-based tools and apps. Generative AI features on the next iPhone will likely arrive as part of iOS 18. A new report claims that the next major update of Apple's mobile operating system could be the biggest one in the…