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Founded1976

Key PeopleTim Cook

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iOS 26.4 rolls out AI playlist generator, smarter translation, and ambient music widgets

Apple released iOS 26.4 for iPhone 11 and later models in March 2026, expanding Apple Intelligence with practical updates. The update introduces Playlist Playground, an AI-powered playlist generator for Apple Music, alongside Live Translation support for multiple languages including Indian English and Canadian French. New ambient music widgets, health tracking improvements, and eight new emoji complete the release.

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iOS 26.4 rolls out AI playlist generator, smarter translation, and ambient music widgets

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Steve Wozniak slams AI tools as disappointing, says artificial intelligence lacks human emotion

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak declared he's 'not a fan of AI' in recent interviews, criticizing current tools like ChatGPT for producing unreliable, overly dry responses that lack emotional depth. His skepticism stands in stark contrast to Apple CEO Tim Cook's enthusiasm, as Wozniak argues AI can't replace humans without understanding emotions and what it means to be a good person.

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Steve Wozniak slams AI tools as disappointing, says artificial intelligence lacks human emotion

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Figure AI founder Brett Adcock unveils Hark, a new AI interface backed by $100 million

Serial entrepreneur Brett Adcock has launched Hark, a secretive AI lab building integrated hardware and foundation models designed to work as a seamless personal intelligence product. Backed by $100 million of his own money, the venture has recruited former Apple designer Abidur Chowdhury, who led the iPhone Air design team, to create AI devices that anticipate user needs and offload mental workload.

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Figure AI founder Brett Adcock unveils Hark, a new AI interface backed by $100 million

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Apple announces WWDC 2026 for June 8, teasing AI advancements and major Siri upgrades

Apple will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference from June 8 to 12, focusing on AI advancements and updates for Apple platforms. The event promises to unveil iOS 27, macOS 27, and a more intelligent Siri with enhanced capabilities, following Apple's partnership with Google to integrate Gemini for AI features.

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Apple announces WWDC 2026 for June 8, teasing AI advancements and major Siri upgrades

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Apple's WWDC 2026 Set for June 8-12 as Pressure Mounts to Deliver AI-Powered Siri Overhaul

Apple announced WWDC 2026 will run June 8-12 at Apple Park, with all eyes on the long-delayed Siri chatbot overhaul powered by Google Gemini. The developer conference will spotlight iOS 27 and macOS 27, taking a Snow Leopard approach focused on stability after Liquid Glass criticism. Apple faces mounting pressure to prove it's not behind on AI after two years of delays.

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Apple's WWDC 2026 Set for June 8-12 as Pressure Mounts to Deliver AI-Powered Siri Overhaul

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Apple Store storage prices surge as AI data centers devour memory chips, SanDisk SSDs hit 200% hike

Apple Store has dramatically increased prices on external storage devices, with some SanDisk SSDs jumping 200% as AI data centers consume massive quantities of memory and storage chips. A 1TB SanDisk drive that cost $120 now sells for $360, while a 4TB model jumped from $500 to $1,200. The shortage is expected to worsen throughout 2026.

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Apple Store storage prices surge as AI data centers devour memory chips, SanDisk SSDs hit 200% hike

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Apple raked in $900M from generative AI apps in 2025 despite lagging behind in the AI race

Apple collected nearly $900 million in App Store fees from generative AI apps in 2025, with ChatGPT subscriptions alone accounting for 75% of the total. The company is on track to cross $1 billion in AI revenue this year, profiting from its gatekeeper position over 2.5 billion devices while spending a fraction of what rivals invest in AI infrastructure.

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Apple raked in $900M from generative AI apps in 2025 despite lagging behind in the AI race

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Google begins testing Gemini Mac app with Desktop Intelligence to rival ChatGPT and Claude

Google has quietly started beta testing a native Gemini Mac app, bringing its AI chatbot directly to Apple computers for the first time. The dedicated Gemini AI application includes a Desktop Intelligence feature that can analyze screen content and pull data from other Mac programs, matching capabilities already offered by ChatGPT and Claude on macOS.

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Google begins testing Gemini Mac app with Desktop Intelligence to rival ChatGPT and Claude

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Perplexity Health integrates with Apple Health to answer personalized medical questions

Perplexity launched Perplexity Health, connecting Apple Health, electronic health records from 1.7 million providers, and wearables like Fitbit and Withings. The AI health platform draws on medical history, lab results, and activity data to answer health questions with citations from peer-reviewed journals. It's the second major AI platform to integrate with Apple Health after OpenAI's ChatGPT Health.

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Perplexity Health integrates with Apple Health to answer personalized medical questions

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OpenClaw demand in China drives used MacBook prices up 15% as AI mania reshapes tech market

The surge in OpenClaw adoption across China is creating an unexpected ripple effect in the secondhand electronics market. Users are snapping up used MacBooks to safely run the AI agent on separate devices, driving prices up by 15% and holding them at peak fall season levels through spring—a pattern that mirrors pandemic-era demand.

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OpenClaw demand in China drives used MacBook prices up 15% as AI mania reshapes tech market

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Perplexity Comet AI browser launches for iPhone with built-in assistant and voice search

Perplexity has expanded its Comet AI browser to iPhone, completing its cross-platform rollout. The AI-powered browser combines web search with a built-in assistant that can summarize pages, complete tasks, and conduct research. Once priced at $200 per month, it's now free but raises privacy concerns as Perplexity collects browsing data for ad targeting.

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Perplexity Comet AI browser launches for iPhone with built-in assistant and voice search

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Chicken Soup for the Soul sues Apple, Google, and five others over AI training data theft

Book publisher Chicken Soup for the Soul filed a lawsuit against Apple, Google, Nvidia, Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI in California federal court, alleging copyright infringement. The publisher claims these tech giants used pirated copies of its books from shadow libraries to train their AI systems without permission or compensation.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul sues Apple, Google, and five others over AI training data theft

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Apple blocks vibe coding apps Replit and Vibecode from App Store updates over policy concerns

Apple has quietly prevented AI-powered vibe coding apps like Replit and Vibecode from releasing updates on the App Store unless they make significant modifications. The tech giant cites longstanding App Store rules that prohibit apps from executing code that changes their functionality, though developers suspect revenue protection may also be a factor as these tools enable app creation outside Apple's ecosystem.

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Apple blocks vibe coding apps Replit and Vibecode from App Store updates over policy concerns

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Apple's LiTo AI model reconstructs 3D objects with realistic lighting from a single image

Apple researchers have developed LiTo, an AI model that reconstructs 3D objects from a single image while preserving realistic lighting effects like reflections and highlights across different viewing angles. The Surface Light Field Tokenization approach uses latent space to jointly model object geometry and view-dependent appearance, outperforming existing methods that typically require multiple images.

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Apple's LiTo AI model reconstructs 3D objects with realistic lighting from a single image

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Perplexity Personal Computer turns Mac mini into 24/7 AI agent with local file access

Perplexity unveils Personal Computer at its Ask 2026 developer conference, transforming Mac mini devices into persistent AI agents. The system grants AI access to local files and applications while running continuously, controlled remotely from any device. CEO Aravind Srinivas positions it as a digital proxy that never sleeps, though security concerns prompt safeguards including audit trails and kill switches.

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Perplexity Personal Computer turns Mac mini into 24/7 AI agent with local file access

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