Leaked Apple code reveals four helpful AI features coming to iOS 27. The update adds smart tab groups, quick contact saves, and new digital Wallet passes.
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Adobe Launches A New Firefly AI Assistant For Creative Tools
Adobe announced a new Firefly artificial intelligence assistant that helps users automate tasks and manage creative projects directly inside its software.
Anthropic Rebuilds Claude Code Desktop App For Parallel Workflows
Anthropic redesigned its Claude Code desktop app for parallel workflows. The update adds a multi-session sidebar, in-app terminal, and drag-and-drop panels
Venture Capital Firm Accel Raises $5 Billion For Big AI Bets
Accel has raised $5 billion in fresh funding to back artificial intelligence startups. The new money targets software alongside advanced physical hardware.
Apple Almost Kicked Elon Musk’s Grok AI Off the App Store
Apple threatened to remove the Grok AI app from its store after users started generating explicit deepfakes. The company forced developers to fix the issue.
OpenAI Releases GPT-5.4-Cyber to Help With Defensive Security
OpenAI launched GPT-5.4-Cyber, a new artificial intelligence model designed to help verified security professionals find and fix software vulnerabilities.
Apple Quietly Parts Ways With AI Leader John Giannandrea After Eight Years
Apple is quietly parting ways with AI chief John Giannandrea after eight years. The company will restructure its software teams ahead of his exit next week.
OpenAI Slams Anthropic Over Compute Power In Private Investor Memo
OpenAI criticized rival Anthropic in a private investor memo, claiming a massive compute advantage will secure its dominance in the growing AI market.
WWDC 24 Recap with Creative Strategies' Carolina Milanesi - TMO Show 2024-06-28
Carolina Milanesi, analyst and President of Creative Strategies, joins host Ken Ray to talk A.I., Apple Intelligence, and various WWDC announcements. Topics include:
- Making the case for A.I.
- Rating Apple Intelligence
- Whether Apple is “late” to A.I.
- Whether Apple Intelligence will spur an iPhone “Supercycle”
- Other announcements of note from WWDC24
Accessing Accessibility with Shelly Brisbin - TMO Show 2024-06-14
Shelly Brisbin knows a lot about a lot, including accessibility and tech. She’s a producer and reporter at Texas Standard, a contributor to Six Colors, and host of the podcast “Parallel.” Recorded pre-WWDC2024, Shelly joins us to talk about what everyone needs to know about accessibility in tech, her time with Apple Vision Pro, her thoughts on AI and Apple and AI, and the tech she wants more than any other.
How to Completely Delete Your Snapchat Account
For those that are looking to completely delete their Snapchat account, there’s a couple of things you may want to know.
How to Use ChatGPT in the Opera Browser on Mac
Opera has rolled out AI Prompts, which brings ChatGPT to its browser. Let’s learn how to use ChatGPT in the Opera browser for Mac.
iPhone 14 Plus Fails at Failing - TMO Daily Observations 2023-03-22
Since its introduction, most in the tech press have deemed iPhone 14 Plus a failure. New numbers indicate otherwise, leaving most in the tech press to question how Apple got it so wrong? No. That doesn’t make sense. TMO writer Nick deCourville and Ken will discuss it. Plus – Google Bard goes bigger and a very convincing Steve Jobs chatbot.
Operating Systems, AI, and Apple's Neural Engine - TMO Daily Observations 2023-02-17
New iPadOS adoption numbers from Apple have piqued Ken’s interest. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts joins Ken to kicks those around. Plus – Jeff dives into AI and Apple’s Neural Engine.
A.I. and Chief Design Plans Land in Mailbag Monday - TMO Daily Observations 2023-02-13
TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken reach into the Mailbag for thoughts on A.I. and Apple without a Chief Design Officer. Come for the talking, stay for the rest of the talking! And drop your thoughts in the mailbag: [email protected]
Big Tech's Big A.I. Push with Tom Merritt - TMO Daily Observations 2023-02-10
Daily Tech News Show’s Tom Merritt named generative A.I. the most important story of 2022. It is not slowing down in 2023. He joins Ken to talk about this week’s announcements from Microsoft and Google. Plus – what’s going on with Apple and A.I.?
A.I. Imitators and A.I. Problem Solvers - TMO Daily Observations 2023-01-11
On a day that Apple trumpets the many successes of its Services segment, ripoff ChatGPT apps are infesting Apple’s App Store. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts joins Ken to discuss the issue. Plus – generative A.I. isn’t just for drawing pictures and cheating on term papers anymore. Jeff looks at ways A.I. is building the cures of tomorrow.
Tom Merritt's Most Important and Interesting Stories of 2022 - TMO Daily Observations 2022-12-28
Daily Tech News Show’s Tom Merritt broadens the scope on our 2022 review. His most important story is an intelligent look at A.I. image and text generation, while peak streaming grabs his interest.
AI Generates 'Interview' Between Steve Jobs and Joe Rogan Thanks to New Podcast
A new website known as Podcast.ai has posted an “interview” between Joe Rogan and Steve Jobs that was created using AI.
Artificial Intelligence Can't Legally Copyright Works
The U.S. Copyright office has ruled that an AI can’t place a copyright on its own work of art. The Verge reports that this case from 2019.
Latitude Studio Launches 'Voyage' Platform for AI Games
Latitude, the studio behind A.I. Dungeon, is launching Voyager. This is a platform for other AI games and provides creation tools.
Voyage, which will launch as a subscription-based service, looks to deliver on that curiosity further with a suite of new games. In Medieval Problems, players take the role of a king who has to solve problems in his kingdom, much like the Reigns series. Rather than choosing between a few options, players will type anything they want and the computer will generate a unique response.
Generate AI Music With 'Boomy' And Sell it on Spotify
Boomy is a service that lets you generate AI music in less than 30 seconds, then submit the tracks to Spotify and other platforms.
While Boomy owns the copyright to each recording, and receives the funds in the first instance, the company says it passes on 80% of the streaming royalties to the person who created the song. Mr Mitchell adds that more than 10,000 of its users have published over 100,000 songs in total on various streaming services.
Leak Shows Crime Prediction Software Targets Black and Latino Neighborhoods
Here’s some news from the beginning of the month that I missed. Gizmodo and The Markup analyzed PredPol, a crime prediction software used in the U.S.
Residents of neighborhoods where PredPol suggested few patrols tended to be Whiter and more middle- to upper-income. Many of these areas went years without a single crime prediction.
By contrast, neighborhoods the software targeted for increased patrols were more likely to be home to Blacks, Latinos, and families that would qualify for the federal free and reduced lunch program.
Proposed Bill Would Ban Bots From Buying Online Goods
A report from PCMag: Democrats are reintroducing a bill that would ban automated bots from buying online goods. The legislation aims to stop scalpers.
The proposed legislation expands on an earlier law passed in 2016 that outlawed automated bots from circumventing control measures to buy up ticket sales for public events, such as music concerts and sporting events. In addition, the law made it illegal for scalpers to resell the tickets obtained through the bot.