The Core: TL;DR (June 10)
We still mainly exist inside the WWDC vortex, but there are emerging signs of sentient existence outside that AI-augmented reality.
** At WWDC
macOS Wall of Text
Apple likes to briefly show slides packed with new features it doesn’t discuss during WWDC keynotes. Someone turned this year’s into a list. You can read them.
What’s on the iPhone text wall?
Someone else shared that. They like the Liquid Glass slider. I like the 30% performance boost.
Someone tested Apple’s describe a Shortcut AI
We’ll all use this, so it’s right to share notes.
Safari’s getting lots of improvements, too
You can read about them, even.
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What Nvidia says about Apple’s Private Cloud Compute
NVIDIA GPUs are now used in Apple’s Private Cloud Compute, company confirms.
Apple’s search engine tech gets AI
Applebot is the Apple crawler that gathers data for Spotlight’s own semi-secret search database. Apple has updated Applebot documentation for AI.
Golden Gate’s touchy-feely thing
macOS 27 has full touch support for a Mac via Sidecar, which lets you use your iPad as a full interface for your computer. Is this the MacBook Ultra?
No more walkie-talkie
I was the only one who used it, apparently.
But you can get a Telegram
Best place for news.
** Not WWDC
iPhone production up 20% in Q1
Memory prices are hurting smartphone makers. Apple increased iPhone production anyway.
Supply chain crisis, turns to sunshine
Apple supplier Foxconn is investing in solar and wind power for factories in Vietnam, where it will make Apple’s Macs, iPads, and AirPods from sunshine.
Apple’s world of wearables
Apple has 23% of the global wearables market – 31% with Beats.
Apple Silicon Macs fail at less than half the rate of Intel Macs
Intel Macs failed far less often than PCs, so the best just got even better.
** Now do this
Europeans! Sign the petition!
The first petition urging regulators to compromise to bring Siri AI to Europe.
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