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News 404: Apple WWDC 2024 - Apple Intelligence, visionOS 2, macOS Sequoia

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:12:14 PDT

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024 opened with a content-rich keynote showcasing significant updates to Apple's ecosystem. From enhancements to operating systems to the introduction of Apple Intelligence, the event set the stage for the next generation of Apple products and experiences.

Entertainment

Apple TV+ enters its 5th year with a strong lineup of originals and upcoming shows and movies
Gaming experiences on Apple devices are enhanced by the unified gaming platform, leveraging Metal and Apple silico- Notable upcoming games include Frostpunk 2, Control, and Assassin's Creed: Shadows for both Mac and iPad

Operating System Updates

visionOS 2 for Apple Vision Pro introduces enhanced gestures, improved Mac Virtual Display, and expanded developer APIs
iOS 18 brings deeper customization for the Home Screen and Control Center, privacy improvements, and a major Photos app redesign
iPadOS 18 features a new floating tab bar for apps, Smart Script handwriting recognition, and the new Calculator app with Math Notes integration for Apple Pencil
macOS Sequoia introduces iPhone Mirroring for wireless phone control from your Mac, improved window tiling, presenter preview for video calls, and the Passwords app
watchOS 11 includes Training Load for workout impact analysis, the Vitals app for health metric insights, and an updated Photos watch face

Apple Intelligence

Personal AI capabilities for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Siri receives significant upgrades with more natural interactions, personal context understanding, and cross-app actions
Systemwide Writing Tools assist with rewriting, proofreading, and summarizing text across apps
Genmoji and the Image Playground allow for playful image creation using simple descriptions
Integration with ChatGPT brings powerful external AI models to Apple devices

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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News 403: OpenAI Spring 2024 Update - OpenAI's Spring Event

Mon, 13 May 2024 11:30:00 PDT

Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis watch OpenAI's Spring 2024 Update as the company unveils the latest update to its ChatGPT system, GPT-4o, and demos its AI system's new capabilities as it interacts with text, voice, and photos.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

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News 402: Apple May 2024 Event - iPad Air M2, iPad Pro M4, Apple Pencil Pro

Tue, 07 May 2024 08:44:04 PDT

Apple unveiled a series of updates to its iPad lineup, introducing new models, features, and accessories.

Redesigned iPad Air: The new iPad Air, available in 11-inch and 13-inch models, features the M2 chip, an updated camera layout, improved connectivity, and increased storage options.
Next-Generation iPad Pro: The all-new iPad Pro boasts an ultra-thin design, advanced Ultra Retina XDR display, and the powerful M4 chip. It comes in 11-inch and 13-inch models.
Introduction of the M4 Chip: Apple's latest silicon, the M4 chip, enables the iPad Pro's sleek design and impressive display capabilities while delivering significant performance improvements.
Updates to Pro-Level Apps: Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro receive substantial updates, with new features like Live Multicam, Final Cut Camera, Session Players, ChromaGlow, and Stem Splitter.
Debut of Apple Pencil Pro: The new Apple Pencil Pro offers an enhanced user experience with pressure sensitivity, haptic feedback, gyroscope-based control, and Find My integration.
Redesigned Magic Keyboard: The updated Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro is thinner, lighter, and includes a function row, aluminum palm rest, larger trackpad, and haptic feedback.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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News 401: NVIDIA GTC Keynote 2024 - Blackwell, NVLink Switch, NIM, Project GROOT

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:07:57 PDT

Mikah Sargent and Jeff Jarvis watch Jensen Huang's highly technical keynote for NVIDIA's GTC 2024, which showed off the powerful Blackwell platform, NVIDIA Inference Microservices, the NVLink Switch Chip, Project GROOT, and several business partnerships revolving around AI.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jeff Jarvis

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News 400: Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2024 - Galaxy AI, S24 Ultra, Galaxy Ring

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 13:00:00 PST

Samsung holds their Unpacked 2024 event by talking about the use of AI in their devices, unveiling the S24, S24+, and S24 Ultra phones, and announces the Galaxy Ring.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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News 399: OpenAI DevDay Keynote 2023 - GPT-4 Turbo, Assistants API, GPTs, GTP Store

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 11:50:27 PST

At its inaugural developer conference DevDay, OpenAI unveiled major upgrades like GPT-4 Turbo, a more advanced AI model that's 3x cheaper than GPT-4 and a 128k token context window that can handle much longer prompts. They also launched new multimodal capabilities so developers can integrate vision, speech, and image generation into apps. Key highlights include the Assistants API for building AI agents, the ability to create custom versions of ChatGPT called GPTs and share them publicly on the GPT Store, and Copyright Shield to protect customers. Overall, OpenAI aims to make AI more affordable, capable, and safe for developers to build next-gen apps.

Hosts: Jeff Jarvis and Jason Howell

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News 398: Apple 'Scary Fast' Event - M3 MacBook Pro & iMac

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:05:10 PDT

At its October 'Scary Fast' event, Apple unveiled new MacBook Pro laptops featuring the powerful new M3 family of chips, as well as a refreshed 24-inch iMac desktop with the M3 chip. The M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max chips offer dramatic leaps in performance and efficiency thanks to a new 3-nanometer manufacturing process. Apple also highlighted new GPU architecture in the M3 chips, enabling advanced graphics capabilities like hardware-accelerated ray tracing. The MacBook Pro and iMac retain the same form factor, but the MacBook Pro now comes in a new Space Black color option.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Mikah Sargent, and Alex Lindsay

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News 397: Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit 2023 - Oryon CPU To Lead Mobile Computing

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:07:56 PDT

Leo Laporte shares commentary on the Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit in Maui. Snapdragon is quite popular in mobile device processing, but has continued to grow in XR, AI and connected cars. Qualcomm announces the Oryon CPU and other strategic partnerships.

Host: Leo Laporte

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News 396: Made By Google 2023 - Pixel Watch 2, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 10:30:00 PDT

At their Made by Google '23 event, Google shared an update to their Pixel Buds Pro and unveiled the Pixel Watch 2, Pixel 8, and Pixel 8 Pro.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Huyen Tue Dao

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News 395: Apple 'Wonderlust' Event - iPhone 15, Apple Watch Series 9, Apple Watch Ultra 2

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 15:12:29 PDT

Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent tune in on Apple's September 2023 'Wonderlust' event unveiling the new iPhone 15 lineup, Apple Watch Series 9, and Apple Watch Ultra 2.

The event opens with a short showcasing how Apple devices have saved lives through features like crash detection and ECG.
Apple Watch Series 9: New S9 chip, brighter display, faster on-device Siri, and a "Double Tap" gesture for control.
Environmental Initiatives: Apple plans to reduce their carbon footprint through phasing out leather, 100% clean electricity, reducing emissions, and planting forests and mangroves, aiming for every product to be carbon neutral by 2030, starting with the Apple Watch lineup.
Apple Watch Ultra 2: Gets the same upgrades as Series 9, plus a brighter display with a new "night mode."
iPhone 15: Dynamic Island comes to the base models, A16 chip, a new smoothed "color-infused" glass back, 48MP main camera with 2x telephoto, and a USB-C connector.
iPhone 15 Pro: Debuts a lightweight titanium design, the powerful new A17 Pro chip, Wi-Fi 6E support, a new Action button, USB‑C connector with USB 3 speeds, and spatial video recording for Apple Vision Pro, and an all-new 5x Telephoto camera on iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Mikah Sargent

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