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Apple details two Apple Intelligence language models: ~3B parameter on-device and a larger model on Apple silicon servers available with Private Cloud Compute — At the 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference, we introduced Apple Intelligence, a personal intelligence system integrated deeply into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia.| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
Apple says its Private Cloud Compute for AI processing uses servers with Apple silicon, and “independent experts can inspect the code” that runs on its servers — And publicly reviewable server code means experts can “verify this privacy promise.”| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple's AI features are quintessentially Apple and probably take the right approach, but many won't launch until 2025; the iOS 18 beta is missing the new Siri — Apple finally unveiled its AI effort this week, alongside minor upgrades to its operating systems.| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
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In posts that seem to misunderstand Apple's OpenAI deal, Elon Musk threatens to ban iOS, iPadOS, and macOS devices from his companies over ChatGPT integrations — Elon Musk is threatening to ban iPhones from all his companies over the newly announced OpenAI integrations Apple announced at WWDC 2024 on Monday.| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
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Source: Spotify plans to launch a higher-priced premium plan later in 2024, charging $5+ more per month for better audio, playlist and library tools, and more — The plan will cost at least $5 more per month and include access to high-fidelity audio and new playlisting tools.| Josh Tyrangiel / Washington Post: |
Q&A with Tim Cook on how AI will help users “save time”, sticking to Apple's values, the Apple Intelligence name, hallucinations, OpenAI, journalism, and more — In an interview, Tim Cook explains how Apple's new AI will enhance your work and life, with guardrails.| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple says iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and watchOS 11 will rebrand Apple ID to Apple Account “for a consistent sign-in experience across Apple services” — Earlier this year, we reported that “Apple ID” would be renamed to “Apple Account,” and this change has now been officially announced.| Financial Times: |
Paris-based AI startup Mistral raised a €600M Series B led by General Catalyst, sources say comprising €468M in equity and €132M in debt at a €5.8B valuation — Price tag has tripled since December for Microsoft-backed AI start-up launched one year ago to challenge OpenAI| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Google's June Pixel drop adds Gemini Nano to the Pixel 8 and 8a, updated HDR+ support to the Pixel 6 and up, car crash detection on the Pixel Watch 2, and more — Google is finally making its Gemini Nano AI model available to Pixel 8 and 8a users after teasing it in March.| Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times: |
Raspberry Pi jumped by up to 39% on its London trading debut, hitting a ~£542M market cap, after pricing shares at £2.80, and expects to ship 8.4M PCs in 2024 — Cambridge-based creator of low-cost computers targets £542mn valuation — Shares in British microcomputer … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Intel plans to temporarily delay construction on its $25B plant in Israel, as the company works to pace its investments in factories planned globally — The slowdown to Intel's plans is temporary, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information isn't public.| Wesley Yin-Poole / IGN: |
Q&A with Phil Spencer on the Xbox Games Showcase 2024, Microsoft's studio closures and layoffs, multi-platform games, Game Pass, an Xbox handheld, and more — “I'm not really a regrets guy.” — Hot on the heels of Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase, CEO Phil Spencer sat … | Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple unveils iOS 18, adding more Home Screen customization, a dark mode that tints app icons, a revamped Control Center, scheduled send for Messages, and more — iOS 18 has officially been announced. The update includes new home screen customization, improvements to dark mode, and more.| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
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AlphaSense, which offers AI-powered market research services, raised $650M at a $4B valuation and agrees to buy data provider Tegus for $930M — - Firm raised $650 million in funding round led by Viking, BDT — Funding secured as part of deal to buy data provider Tegus| Financial Times: |
Video game and app developer Voodoo acquires Paris-based photo-sharing app BeReal for €500M, and plans ads; Voodoo's Aymeric Roffé will become BeReal's CEO — Paris-based platform popular with young people is bought by French video game developer
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