This week on AI: New MacBooks, losing Bill Campbell, BMW & Daimler 'Apple Car' talks

By Roger Fingas

There was no shortage of headlines this week, with Apple launching new MacBooks, announcing WWDC 2016, and letting slip more details about its electric car project. A long-time but recently retired Apple board member, Bill Campbell, died on Monday.

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Apple launches new 12" MacBooks with Intel Skylake CPUs, rose gold color & longer battery lifeLongtime Apple advisor, board member Bill Campbell dies at 75Apple confirms WWDC 2016 kicks off on June 13, opens ticket registrationApple's 13" MacBook Air gets 8GB RAM as standardApple's iTunes Movies and iBooks Store shuttered by Chinese state agency, report confirmsRumor: Control of user data railroaded 'Project Titan' talks between Apple and BMW, DaimlerApple Pay goes live in Singapore with American Express integration, Visa coming soonFirst look: Apple's new rose gold 12" MacBook with Intel Skylake CPUApple runs secret car lab in Berlin with 15-20 employees, report says