Apple and China's Baidu have not agreed to an AI deal
Despite previous reports of Apple having made a deal to use Baidu for its AI features in the region, Chinese media sources are now saying that no such deal has been made.
iOS
William Gallagher
Another Find My misfire led to a raid on a suburban family's home
A pair of AirPods thrown out of a carjacked vehicle led the Saint Louis County SWAT team to bust down the front door of a Ferguson family's home with a battering ram.
Amber Neely
Apple's big WWDC 2024 announcement may be an AI App Store
Apple's AI strategy may not necessarily be to only offer the best AI apps it can produce, but instead deliver an enhanced AI App Store that may debut at WWDC.
Malcolm Owen
Apple may have already struck a deal with Baidu for iPhone AI in China
Just days after the first reports claimed Apple was looking for a local AI provider in China, local media is claiming that the deal has already been made.
Apple Stores will soon start updating iPhones while still in the sealed retail box
Updating the software on a just-bought iPhone could become a thing of the past, with a new system rolling out to Apple Stores in April that will update the software on devices still in the packaging.
EU launches mass DMA violation probes against Apple, Google, and Meta
Using its new powers under the Digital Markets Act, the European Union has announced sweeping probes into US Big Tech, including multiple investigations of Apple.
Tim Cook says Apple recycling already depends on AI
Speaking at a Chinese conference on reducing carbon emissions, Tim Cook has revealed that Apple is already using AI to help with its moves to be carbon neutral and specifically around how it recovers and recycles materials.
Upcoming iOS 18 to offer more customizable home screen
Among a slew of new features reported to be coming to iOS 18 later this year, the home screen is said to be more customizable for users.
Charles Martin
Apple has effectively abandoned HomeKit Secure Routers
Apple's HomeKit Secure Routers were announced in 2019 but never really taken up by manufacturers, and now some vendors are claiming Apple is no longer pursuing the technology.
Mike Wuerthele
William Gallagher and Mike Wuerthele
Wesley Hilliard
