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Featured image for Apple secretly working on AI personality for robots Apple is deeply involved in Generative Artificial Intelligence ( Gen AI ). It is working on a new AI personality for robots, presumably to replace Siri, claims a new report. Apple creating AI personality for robots? Apple could be secretly building a new synthetic “personality”. Specifically speaking, the iPhone maker is reportedly trying to give Artificial Intelligence a seemingly humane way of communicating. According to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg , Apple is building robots and improving home automation. These Internet of Things (IoT) devices would need to listen, […]

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All signs point toward the hero shooter being a colossal flop. Firewalk Studios/PlayStation Studios By all accounts, Concord has landed with a heady thud. The team-based shooter is one of a scant few new first-party PlayStation games that’s coming out this year. Sony released it on both PS5 and PC on August 23 . The company doesn’t typically reveal detailed player numbers for its own platforms. However, Steam does. The numbers there are not pretty. A Steam player count isn’t entirely reflective of a game’s success, Still, it’s a key data point from which we can extrapolate some assumptions. […]

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GameStop GameStop is pivoting to retro games at select locations. As the industry moves to digital media — and the retailer struggles to adapt to the shifting landscape (including a short-lived stab at NFTs ) — the company is betting on the old school. The GameStop Retro locations will stock physical consoles, discs and cartridges from classic Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox and Sega platforms. The retailer announced the Retro GameStop locations in a post on X (Twitter). The company also has a website where you can search for retro-friendly locations within a 100-mile radius. (I found a grand total of […]

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Apple Apple’s latest iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 developer betas are here, and they include a few new Apple Intelligence features. The most notable is a Clean Up tool in the Photos app , which sounds very much like Google’s Magic Eraser . The idea is that you’ll be able to remove background objects from your snaps without modifying the subject — even if the undesirable item overlaps the person you’re focusing on. According to Apple, the tool can remove the shadow and the reflection of an unwanted object too. The company notes that the Photos app will identify […]

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(Image credit: Apple) Unveiled at WWDC 2024 , Apple Intelligence marks a push by the Cupertino company into the world of AI , specifically generative AI. Despite rumors that not all of the features Apple announced at the event will launch with the iPhone 16 this year, Apple is still pushing ahead with a release in fall 2024 and the current beta versions seem to confirm that Apple Intelligence is still very much on track. With Apple Intelligence, Apple is exploring how AI can help people in their everyday lives, with a big focus on privacy. It will help […]

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ASSOCIATED PRESS In a crushing quarterly update, Intel disclosed that it will cut more than 15 percent of its workforce. The layoffs, which could impact over 15,000 jobs, are part of the company’s $10 billion cost-reduction plan to recover financial stability. Intel posted a second-quarter net loss of $1.6 billion, plunging from the net income of $1.5 billion it reported in the same period of 2023. CEO Pat Gelsinger addressed employees with a memo acknowledging the scope of today’s announcements. “This is painful news for me to share,” he said. “I know it will be even more difficult for […]

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The Starliner doesn’t have a return date from the ISS yet. Contributing Reporter Boeing Boeing has revealed that it has taken another $125 million in losses as a result of its Starliner spacecraft’s delayed return from the ISS. As SpaceNews reports, the company has revealed the losses in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, along with more details about its earnings for the second quarter of the year. The company already posted $288 million in losses “primarily as a result of delaying” the Crew Flight Test mission in 2023. The first crewed Starliner flight took off […]

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iPhone 16 AI features | Conceptual image The iPhone 16 will launch without some of the headline Apple Intelligence features – which are arguably the biggest reason for most to upgrade to the new models. While Apple is taking an understandably cautious approach here, the company runs the risk of disappointing or confusing its customers … Apple Intelligence is rolling out very slowly Yesterday’s big news was of course the launch of the first iOS 18.1 developer beta , which provides access to the first set of Apple Intelligence features: Writing tools Some Siri improvements, including maintaining context between […]

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Reuters / Reuters It’s almost time once again for the tech world to stop everything else it’s doing and pay attention as a major company shows off its latest hardware. Next up is Google’s turn at bat. Thanks to a string of leaks and Google’s own teases, we already have a pretty clear idea of what the company has planned for its Made by Google event. We’ll get the official reveal of the Pixel 9 lineup, for one thing. This includes what the company is calling the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold, which is certainly more of a mouthful […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook opens WWDC 2024 in Cupertino, California, on June 10, 2024. Apple’s capital expenditures are far below its mega-cap peers and are growing at a much slower rate. Artificial intelligence is increasingly important at Apple, but the company takes a very different approach relative to Microsoft, Apple, Google and Meta. “Embedded in our results this quarter is an increase year over year in the amount we’re spending for AI and Apple Intelligence,” CEO Tim Cook told CNBC’s Steve Kovach on Thursday. The topic of greatest interest to analysts on Apple’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday was […]

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