Earlier in March, Apple announced AirPods Max 2, an upgraded over-ear headset with stronger noise cancellation, lossless USB-C audio, creator-focused tools, and new AI-enabled features powered by its H2 chip. The launch extends Apple Intelligence beyond iPhone and Mac into premium audio, reinforcing Apple’s ecosystem and adding fresh use cases for professionals and everyday users. We’ll now examine how this extension of Apple Intelligence into AirPods Max 2 could influence the company’s...
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(Bloomberg) -- OpenAI plans to discontinue its Sora AI video generator six months after the high-profile launch of a standalone app for the service, as the company works to simplify its portfolio of artificial intelligence products. The ChatGPT maker and Walt Disney Co. are also winding down their partnership, which had centered on Sora, OpenAI said Tuesday. Disney had previously agreed to license iconic characters including Mickey Mouse and Cinderella to OpenAI for use on Sora and to take a $1
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(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. acquired New York-based startup Fauna Robotics, becoming the latest technology giant to step into the burgeoning consumer humanoid market.The cloud-computing and e-commerce giant closed the deal for Fauna last week, according to people familiar with the purchase, who requested anonymity to discuss a private matter. Fauna is developing a human-like, 42-inch tall robot with arms and legs that can interact with people, walk, grip items and dance.Fauna started deployin
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(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. is testing a standalone app for its Siri voice assistant alongside a new “Ask Siri” feature that will work across the company’s software, part of a broader artificial intelligence overhaul.Apple also is modernizing Siri by giving it a fresh look and chatbot-like experience, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The new Siri is slated to be unveiled June 8 at the iPhone maker’s Worldwide Developers Conference as part of the iOS 27 and macOS 27 operating syste
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Fortnite publisher Epic Games said Tuesday it is laying off 1,000 employees to save money as it grapples with industry-wide and company-specific challenges. The Cary, North Carolina-based video game publisher said in a memo to employees that the job cuts are not related to artificial intelligence. Games like Fortnite are also competing for people’s attention against social media and other forms of online entertainment.
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Apple on Tuesday said it plans to introduce paid ads to its maps service in the U.S. and Canada this summer, marking its entry into a business long dominated by Alphabet's Google. Apple Maps, an app that comes bundled on hundreds of millions of iPhones and other devices each year, will display paid advertising on top of existing organic search results. Advertisers will be able to claim their physical location through a set of business tools, which Apple also said Tuesday it plans to revamp next month.