Apple Announces October 28 “Pro and Tell” Event

In a post by Greg Joswiak on X, Apple has said it will hold an ‘Pro and Tell’ in Los Angeles, California on Wednesday, October 28 at 10:00 am Pacific. Judging from the 'Pro' in the tagline, I...

ChatGPT Dots Gain Widget and New Shortcuts Actions

Late Friday, OpenAI updated the ChatGPT app on iOS and iPadOS with a new widget for your Dot and Shortcuts actions that let you control it three ways. The implementation is really well done and adds...

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Meta Releases Muse Spark Open, an Over 800 Billion Parameter Model That Can Run Locally on Multiple...

Meta just released the weights for Muse Spark Open, a multimodal large language model with a mixture-of-experts architecture. It has over 800 billion parameters in total, with 40 billion active per...

Why Aren’t AI Labs’ Apps Better?

Ben Davis (co-host of one of my favorite new podcasts this year, Nerd Snipe) has a fascinating take on a question I’ve seen many in the Apple community ponder as well: if these frontier models are so...

HomeView Points to Siri AI as the Next Developer Platform

Yesterday, Wired reported that third-party apps with CarPlay functionality would be available on Apple's new HomeView device. That struck me as odd. I was expecting, and I think many others were at...

Apple Teams Up with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric to Offer the Apple Home Collection

Apple revealed today that it has partnered with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric on the Apple Home Collection, a range of smart home products including sensors, thermostats, cameras, and a smart...

The Apple TV 4K Gets Siri AI, an A19 Chip, and a $299 Price Tag

Apple also updated the Apple TV 4K today. Last updated in 2022, the Apple TV 4K’s fourth-generation update is focused on bringing an improved surround sound experience to the Apple TV, along with...

Apple Reveals HomePod mini 2 with New Colors, Richer Sound, and Siri AI

As part of today’s announcements related to Home (including the brand new HomeView, which we’ve covered here), Apple also announced HomePod mini 2, an update to its popular line of diminutive...

Apple Unveils HomeView: A Smart Home Display Powered by Siri AI

Today, Apple announced the highly anticipated HomeView, a Siri AI-powered device for controlling your HomeKit devices and accessing other apps and services like Apple Music, your calendar, Reminders,...

Apple Kicks Off Indie Games Week with Six New iPhone and iPad Games, Plus No Man’s Sky Preorders

Today, Apple announced Indie Games Week, a celebration of some of the best games from independent game studios. To kick things off, the company announced seven big titles that are making their iPhone...

Crickets: Bring Your Family’s Morning Alarms Together [Sponsor]

Getting your whole family up and pointed in the right direction every morning isn't simple. Everyone's on a different schedule, and schedules change day to day. It's a mess that's solvable with the...

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