This week on AI: Oct. 27 Mac event, new future for 'Apple Car' & more

By Roger Fingas

Apple invited the press to an Oct. 27 media event, where the company is expected to showcase a new MacBook Pro with an OLED touch bar. That was hardly the end of this week's news, however, one juicy tidbit being a new course for Apple's electric car project.

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'Hello again:' Apple sends invitations for event on Oct. 27, new MacBook Pros expected'Apple Car' project to choose new direction in late 2017 - reportApple's new Japan R&D center to build 'very different' artificial intelligence tech, Tim Cook saysApple moves $9B worth of iTunes intellectual property to IrelandEPGL working on iPhone apps compatible with 'smart' contact lenses for ARApple shows up as Mobile World Congress 2017 exhibitor, listing quickly pulledApple releases iOS 10.0.3, fixing Verizon LTE issues on iPhone 7 & 7 PlusMassive sales floor for Apple Watch in Galeries Lafayette closing in JanuaryTim Cook included in early list of potential VP candidates for Clinton campaignApple claims huge swaths of 'genuine' accessories on Amazon are counterfeit in new lawsuitApple rolls out transit directions in Japan for iOS 10.1 beta testersPotential MacBook Pro OLED function row names include 'Magic Toolbar,' 'Control Strip,' 'Touch Bar'Qualcomm's iPhone 7 Plus modem beats Intel modem in areas with weak signalApple's website leaks hints of impending Apple Pay support in GermanyChina beats iOS App Store records in Sept. quarter with $1.7B in revenue