Apple news summary, August 30
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Did Apple upgrade Mac mini and Studio early for AI?
Company is experiencing surge in demand for these desktops for enterprise AI applications.
Gurman’s Sunday gossip
From this latest Sunday letter:
- New Apple CEO, John Ternus must create smooth executive transition plans (AI).
- Apple considered an Apple Pencil for folding iPhone (MR).
- Apple Watch Series 12 may feature always-on heart-rate tracking (9-5).
- Apple Watch redesign for 2027, perhaps ’28.
- OLED iPad mini in October.
Apple is eating enterprise AI “for breakfast”
This interesting report gets deep into what Apple offers for enterprise AI, and the error in thinking cloud frontier models rented from US companies is really the future.
$34,375
The 8th grade science project by Apple’s Steve Jobs recently went for auction. It raised $34,375. What’s interesting is the story of the man who sold it, Jobs’ stepbrother, John Chovanec. “I think Steve had a special spot in his heart for my mom as he could see how happy she made his dad,” he said.
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