This week on AI: No Mac Pro until 2019, Apple to ditch Intel CPUs, 2018 iPad reviewed & more

By Roger Fingas

News on future products kicked back into fifth gear, with word that a modular Mac Pro won't arrive until 2019, and that Apple may ditch Intel processors in 2020. We also reviewed the 2018 "budget" iPad, and caught a glimpse of the possible futures for Siri and the iPhone.

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Review: 2018 iPad with Apple Pencil support might replace your iPad ProApple planning to ditch Intel chips in Macs for its own custom silicon in 2020Apple modular Mac Pro launch coming in 2019, new engineering group formed to guarantee future of hardwareApple nabs Google's chief of AI and search John Giannandrea to broaden Siri, self-driving car programsApple experimenting with touchless controls & curved screens for future iPhonesFinal Cut Pro X update brings ProRes RAW format, improved closed captioningMark Zuckerberg calls Tim Cook's anti-Facebook retort 'glib,' defends ad-based modelApple releases first developer betas of iOS 11.4, tvOS 11.4, and watchOS 4.3.1Video: Everything new in iOS 11.4 including AirPlay 2, Messages in iCloud, and moreApple to report fiscal Q2 2018 earnings on May 1Apple and TSMC starting Apple Watch MicroLED display mass production later this yearFeature: A brief history of the iPad, Apple's once and future tabletApple says male UK staff earn average of 5 percent more than womenApple's morning show drama switches showrunners after creator leaves projectApple Pay makes long-awaited debut in BrazilApple Music hits landmark 40 million paid subscribersApple's Tim Cook to be deposed June 27 as part of Qualcomm countersuitReview: WeMo Bridge adds HomeKit & Siri support to your Belkin smart home accessoriesApple opposes EPA repeal of Clean Power Plan, citing impact to investments