Apple Intelligence vs Google AI, plus an iPad Robot on the AppleInsider Podcast

One of your two hosts is skeptical about the iPad robot, while the other is much more keen and even ready to tell Apple to take his money. Guess which one is writing this.

We are practically at the stage where there are so many rumors about an iPad robot that it's most likely that something is coming. But whether it's what we picture — an iPad that has a robot arm to move it around — is anyone's guess.

Right now you could say the same thing about AI, but if neither firm has quite released what it's promised yet, both Apple and Google have drawn their lines in the sand. Their differing approaches to AI are deeply revealing of how there can be enormous differences even between two corporations.

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• Apple forces Patreon to pay 30% of new memberships sold through iOS
• US may seek Google breakup or data share after search monopolization ruling
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• Apple Card is still best in its customer satisfaction category for four straight years
• Apple has a strange plan to power future Vision Pro with AirPods
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• When to expect new AirPods and what the rumors are saying

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