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Apple today previewed various new accessibility features coming later this year with software updates like iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15.
Notably, an Eye Tracking feature is coming to the iPhone and iPad:
Powered by artificial intelligence, Eye Tracking gives users a built-in option for navigating iPad and iPhone with just their eyes. Designed for users with physical disabilities, Eye Tracking uses the front-facing camera to set up and calibrate in seconds, and with on-device machine learning, all
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Never short of a slang word or three, Australians now have ‘enshittification,’ which has become their national dictionary’s Word of the Year. The Macquarie Dictionary’s previous winners of the accolade include ‘cancel culture’ (2019) and ‘milkshake duck’ (2017), the latter being a popular social media personality who’s later found to have a dark and reputation-damaging... Read more » Read more ›
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Intel must maintain control of Intel Foundry even in case it decides to spin it off into a separate private or public company. Read more ›
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Motorola has announced a new open beta program for select devices. This program will bring the company's new AI features that are currently in development to the Razr 50 series and the Edge 50 Ultra devices. Three of the AI features that will be part of this program are Catch Me Up, Pay Attention, and Remember This. Catch Me Up generates a summary of all the notifications you have received... Read more ›
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Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has been locked up at at a Brooklyn jail since his September arrest on federal sex trafficking charges. Read more ›
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Nearly one in four Nissan vehicles were made in Mexico last month, meaning the firm is extremely exposed to the tariffs proposed by Trump. Read more ›
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Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a report from Phys.org: Researchers from Imperial College London have discovered that a space-returned sample from asteroid Ryugu was rapidly colonized by terrestrial microorganisms, even under stringent contamination control measures. In the study, [...] researchers analyzed sample A0180, a tiny (1 x 0.8 mm) particle collected by the JAXA Hayabusa 2 mission from asteroid Ryugu. Transported to Earth in a hermetically sealed chamber, the sample... Read more ›
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Apple today announced that Billie Eilish has been named Apple Music's Artist of the Year for 2024. Eilish receives a physical Apple Music Award featuring a custom 12-inch silicon wafer. She was also named Apple Music's Artist of the Year in 2019.Tag: Apple MusicThis article, "Billie Eilish Again Named Apple Music's Artist of the Year" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums Read more ›
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Apple is planning to remove the physical SIM card tray on iPhones in more countries next year, The Information said today, in a report focused on the ultra-thin "iPhone 17 Air." However, the report did not mention any specific countries. In the U.S., all iPhone 14 through iPhone 16 models do not have a SIM card tray, and instead rely entirely on digital eSIM technology. Apple has yet to release... Read more ›
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Since 2006, Apple has partnered with the (RED) brand to raise money for The Global Fund, an organization that aims to combat diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in Africa. Through this partnership, Apple has long offered a (PRODUCT)RED color option for some products, but it has scaled back this effort over the past few years. The only current-generation (PRODUCT)RED product that Apple sells new is the iPhone SE... Read more ›
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Apple is working on a new Home accessory that is designed to serve as a central hub or "Command Center" for smart home management. The Apple TV and the HomePod are already home hubs and almost all Apple devices can control a HomeKit setup, but Apple is designing an all-in-one home management product to make control even easier. This guide aggregates everything that we know about Apple's smart home hub.... Read more ›
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iOS 19 is not expected to be announced until June 2025, but the software update's first major new feature has already leaked. In his Power On newsletter today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reiterated his previous report that said iOS 19 will introduce a "more conversational Siri" powered by "more advanced large language models." He said this upgrade will make Siri more like OpenAI's ChatGPT, allowing the assistant to "handle more sophisticated... Read more ›
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Apple experienced minimal iPhone growth in 2024 despite a significant rebound in the global smartphone market, according to new data published by IDC. Worldwide smartphone shipments increased 6.2% to reach 1.24 billion units, but iPhone shipments grew by just 0.4% during the same period. The tepid performance underlines Apple's challenges in key markets like China, where domestic rivals are gaining ground through aggressive pricing and technological innovation. Chinese manufacturers like... Read more ›
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Apple is experiencing challenges as it attempts to launch Apple Intelligence in China, with regulators cautioning that foreign companies face a "difficult and long process" for approval unless they partner with local firms, according to a new Financial Times report. A senior official at the Cyberspace Administration of China told the FT that foreign device makers would find a "simple and straightforward approval process" if they utilize already-approved large language... Read more ›
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Apple is working on a smarter version of Siri that employees have taken to calling "LLM Siri," reports Bloomberg. Apple is designing the more capable Siri to better compete with chatbots like ChatGPT, with plans to utilize "advanced large language models." A chatbot version of Siri would be able to hold ongoing conversations, much like ChatGPT. Apple wants customers to be able to better converse with the personal assistant, with... Read more ›
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The Information's Wayne Ma today published an in-depth report about the "iPhone 17 Air" rumored to launch next year, revealing several new details. The report said prototypes of the device have a thickness of between 5mm and 6mm, which would make it the thinnest iPhone ever. In comparison, iPhone 16 models are 7.8mm thick and iPhone 16 Pro models are 8.25mm thick. Due to this ultra-thin design, some design compromises... Read more ›
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Between 2011 and 2014, there were a glut of rumors suggesting that Apple was working on an Apple-branded television set, which would disrupt the TV industry. No such product ever emerged, but now the TV rumors are back. Apple 'Evaluating' a TV According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is "evaluating" the "idea of making an Apple-branded TV" set as part of its new smart home push. Apple is investing resources... Read more ›
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