Apple is prepping generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools that could challenge those of OpenAI’s ChapGPT, Alphabet’s Bard, and others…
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Elon Musk introduces xAI, a new artificial intelligence company
Tech billionaire Elon Musk announced his new artificial intelligence company, xAI, via Twitter, which he also owns, in a simple tweet posted…
Apple Watch could detect Parkinson’s disease up to 7 years before symptoms show
Researchers have shown how smartwatches like Apple Watch can provide data that allows AI to detect Parkinson’s disease as much as…
The best AI stock could very well be Apple
What’s the best AI stock? Artificial intelligence hype is off the charts, but who will win in this market in the long term? The simple…
Many of Apple’s products and features are powered by AI
Apple’s next-gen iPhone operating system, iOS 17, due this fall, will feature an update to autocorrect, powered by AI, that will no longer…
Artificial Intelligence leaders warn of ‘risk of extinction’ from AI
A brief statement released Tuesday by the the nonprofit Center for AI Safety said, “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be…
Secret Zurich lab may be key to development of Apple Car, Apple Headset, and more
After researching Apple’s efforts in Zurich, Switzerland for over four years, meticulously following Apple’s recruitment efforts and…
Apple posts number of job listings seeking generative AI talent
Apple has recently posted at least a dozen job ads on its career page seeking experts in generative AI. Specifically, it’s looking for…
Quietly, Apple plays a prominent role in artificial intelligence
Even if Apple does not necessarily call its features “artificial intelligence” (A.I.) or have a generative A.I. product, the company plays…
Apple co-founder Woz concerned about potential misuse of A.I.
Apple co-founder Steve “Woz” Wozniak has warned that artificial intelligence (A.I.) could make scams and misinformation harder to spot…
Now regretting his life’s work, ‘The Godfather of A.I.’ leaves Google and warns of dangers ahead
Dr. Geoffrey Hinton’s journey from A.I. groundbreaker to doomsayer marks a remarkable moment for the technology industry at…
Apple loses top AI, Siri engineers to Alphabet
Apple is having a hard time convincing top engineers that Siri can keep up with AI-focused rivals. Apple has recently lost three top…
Apple plans AI-powered health coaching service and mood tracker
Apple is working on an artificial intelligence-powered health coaching service and new mood tracking technology, its latest attempt to…
With the advent of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, where is Apple’s generative AI strategy?
The excitement around ChatGPT, and the haste to copy it worldwide, resembles the aftermath of the release of a new Apple product…
UMG tells Apple and Spotify to block AI scraping of lyrics and melodies
UMG has told streaming platforms, including Apple and Spotify, to block artificial intelligence services from scraping melodies and lyrics…
Woz, Musk, AI experts urge pause on training of AI systems that can outperform GPT-4
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, Elon Musk, and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry execs are advocating for a…
Gene Munster: Apple’s opportunities to integrate AI are endless
Deepwater Asset Management’s Gene Munster, a longtime Apple analyst, says that Apple’s opportunities to integrate AI are endless…
How Apple’s Siri, Amazon Alexa, and Google Assistant lost the A.I. race
Apple’s Siri is a virtual assistant that’s built into Apple’s iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS, tvOS, and audioOS operating systems…
Apple reportedly to ‘re-examine’ Artificial Intelligence development
According to Taiwanese supply chain publication DigiTimes, Apple is planning to “re-examine” its development of artificial intelligence…
Apple blocks update of ChatGPT-powered app until age restriction is raised to 17-and-older
Apple has delayed the approval of an email-app update with ChatGPT-powered AI language tools over concerns that it could generate…
Apple’s Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are more advanced than many believe
Apple has been working of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for decades, but Apple is more cautious about publicly touting its…
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak on Artificial Intelligence: Not worried about ‘The Singularity,’ we’ll still be in control
Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder, joins CNBC to discuss Woz’s thoughts on artificial intelligence, how he’d classify A.I, The Singularity, and…
Apple to hold in-person, employee-only annual ‘AI Summit’ at Steve Jobs Theater
Apple will hold its annual AI summit for employees next week inside Apple Park’s Steve Jobs Theater, the first fully live in-person event at…
Apple quietly launches a selection of audiobooks voiced by an AI robot
Apple has quietly launched a catalog of books narrated by an AI robot using artificial intelligence and voice synthesis technologies…
Artificial Intelligence trader picks Apple and Nvidia, dumps Alphabet and Meta
Apple and Nvidia were two stocks singled out for gains in March by a fund with holdings picked by artificial intelligence, which also…
Apple acquires ‘AI Music’ startup that uses artificial intelligence to generate dynamic soundtracks
Apple has acquired a startup called AI Music that uses artificial intelligence to generate tailor-made music, a person with knowledge…
Apple’s iCloud, Health, and Artificial Intelligence teams see significant departures
Apple’s iCloud, Health, and Artificial Intelligence teams are seeing departures, Mark Gurman reports via his “Power On” newsletter for…
Apple is the top buyer of artificial intelligence companies with 25 acquisitions over the past five years
The M&A deal-making landscape of the 2016-2020 artificial intelligence (AI) tech space was dominated by US tech giants, with Apple leading…
Marissa Mayer is back with Sunshine, a consumer apps start-up
Sunshine, co-founded by Marissa Mayer and Enrique Muñoz Torres, launched its first app, Sunshine Contacts. Available on iOS…
Apple buys Vilynx self-learning AI video company
Apple has acquired Barcelona-based Vilynx Inc., a startup specializing in advanced artificial intelligence and computer vision technology…
Nvidia, SoftBank strike a $40 billion deal for Arm Ltd.
NVIDIA agreed to buy SoftBank Group Corp.’s chip division Arm Ltd. for $40 billion, taking control of some of the most widely used…
Apple’s John Giannandrea discusses Apple silicon, artificial intelligence, and more
Machine learning and artificial intelligence are integral to nearly every feature on the iPhone and iPad, but unlike some of its competitors…
Nokia launches data center networking tools, developed with Apple
Nokia on Thursday launched a set of tools for data center networking, developed in cooperation with Apple, designed to help companies to manage the…
Apple buys machine-learning startup Inductiv Inc.
Apple Inc. bought machine-learning startup Inductiv Inc. Apple confirmed the deal, saying it “buys smaller technology companies from time to time…
Apple acquires AI startup Voysis to bolster Siri
Apple has acquired Voysis, an artificial intelligence startup that developed a platform for digital voice assistants to better understand people’s…
Behind the scenes of Imagination Technologies’ company-saving deal with Apple
It’s been a very rocky few years for Imagination Technologies. Then, on January 2, 2020, Imagination announced a new, company-saving deal with Apple …
Here’s why Apple just bought an AI startup for $200 million
Apple has acquired AI start-up Xnor.ai for about $200 million. Xnor specializes in developing complex AI systems that are extremely efficient…
Apple acquires AI startup Xnor.ai for $200 million
Apple has acquired Xnor.ai, a Seattle startup specializing in low-power, edge-based artificial intelligence tools for somewhere in the range of $200 million. Alan Boyle, Taylor Soper, and Todd Bishop for Geek Wire: The acquisition echoes Apple’s high-profile purchase of Seattle AI startup Turi in 2016… The arrangement suggests that Xnor’s AI-enabled image recognition tools could […]
Apple strikes new deal with U.K. chip designer
Apple previously used graphics chips or GPUs in its iPhones and iPads that were designed by Imagination Technologies, but it moved to its own internal chip designs..
Intel officially reveals Ponte Vecchio as world’s first exascale GPU
Intel has officially taken the covers off its Ponte Vecchio, confirming that the first Xe-based dedicated graphics card will be aimed at high-performance computing…
Blue Shield of California deploys Apple Watch to deliver intelligent virtual assistance for physicians
Altais, in collaboration with Blue Shield of California, today announced a partnership with Notable Health to use intelligent automation to enhance the patient experience..
Apple’s internal ‘Overton’ AI tool helps with Siri’s development
Apple has offered details of a system for monitoring and improving machine learning (ML) applications. An internal development tool titled “Overton” handles…