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Apple confirmed off the future of the iPhone, and the remainder of its merchandise, at its annual developer convention on Monday.
The firm started its Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC, in California, exhibiting off software program updates for all of its platforms. It welcomed iOS 18 in addition to new variations of the working techniques for the iPad, Apple Watch, Mac and its Vision Pro headset.
There was a variety of hype surrounding synthetic intelligence within the build-up to the event, with Apple going through questions on what it plans to do with the know-how.
While the time period ‘artificial intelligence’ was barely referenced within the 100-minute keynote, a brand new time period known as ‘Apple Intelligence’ was talked about greater than 50 occasions.
It will be built-in into a bunch of Apple’s merchandise, together with its in style voice assistant Siri.
Follow all the most recent information from the convention and watch a full stay stream of the event under.
Elon Musk says he’ll ban Apple units
In the wake of that keynote Elon Musk has mentioned he’ll ban Apple units at his firms if OpenAI’s ChatGPT is built-in at the OS stage.
“That is an unacceptable security violation,” the tech billionaire – who heads or owns Tesla, SpaceX, X, Neuralink and the Boring Company – wrote on X.
He added that “Visitors will have to check their Apple devices at the door, where they will be stored in a Faraday cage”.
If Apple integrates OpenAI at the OS stage, then Apple units will be banned at my firms. That is an unacceptable safety violation.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 10, 2024
You can learn extra about it right here.
Anthony Cuthbertson10 June 2024 21:56
Tim Cook welcomes ‘subsequent chapter in AI’
Tim Cook has taken to X to introduce Apple Intelligence to his 15 million followers on the platform.
Sharing the official Apple press launch, he describes it as Apple’s “next chapter in AI”.
It’s private, highly effective, and personal—and it’s built-in into the apps you depend on day by day.
Introducing Apple Intelligence—our subsequent chapter in AI. https://t.co/uOfIrcTYm7
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) June 10, 2024
Anthony Cuthbertson10 June 2024 21:44
Apple Intelligence will solely come to the most costly iPhones
Apple Intelligence is sort of restricted in its compatibility, which Apple says is as a result of it requires quick chips to do the processing. Only the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max – not even the traditional model of the iPhone 15 – will get it. (Presumably all the iPhone 16 fashions coming later this yr will be appropriate, too.)
It may also come to the iPad and Mac. The necessities are much less restrictive there: any gadget with an “M” chip will be ready to run it.
Andrew Griffin10 June 2024 21:20
Anthony Cuthbertson10 June 2024 20:52
While the keynote might be over, WWDC is barely simply getting underway.
We’ll be bringing you the most recent information from Apple’s developer convention, together with on-the-ground protection from the Cupertino campus.
Until then right here’s a few at present’s greatest bulletins:
Apple Vision Pro to be launched worldwide
Apple reveals new iOS 18 replace for iPhone
Anthony Cuthbertson10 June 2024 20:20
‘Apple Intelligence’ vs ‘synthetic intelligence’
Today’s event was broadly hyped as Apple’s huge foray into AI, however the tech big was as soon as once more reluctant to truly use the phrases adopted by the broader business.
In the 100-minute lengthy keynote, ‘artificial intelligence’ was solely talked about thrice, whereas its new ‘Apple intelligence’ was spoken 56 occasions.
Anthony Cuthbertson10 June 2024 20:08
Keynote ends
It’s again to Tim Cook, who bids us farewell because the opening keynote for WWDC 2024 comes to a detailed.
If you missed it, you’ll be able to watch a replay of the entire event on the submit pinned to the highest of this weblog.
Anthony Cuthbertson10 June 2024 19:47
What to count on from Apple Intelligence
Here’s an infographic exhibiting all the principle options of the brand new Apple Intelligence:
Anthony Cuthbertson10 June 2024 19:46
Apple Intelligence ‘coming within the fall’
Apple Intelligence will be out there on iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and MacOS Sequoia as a beta model for individuals to do this autumn.
“This is AI for the rest of us,” Craig says. “This is the beginning of an exciting new chapter.”
Here’s all of the apps it can be out there inside, which builders will be ready to get engaged on instantly:
Anthony Cuthbertson10 June 2024 19:45
