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Apple : Apple considers using Anthropic or OpenAI models to drive new versions of Siri

Apple
wanwan (42055)
 Published on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 15:54
Necklace from Noby and Warping Space Time
Apple is considering driving Siri, a new version of voice assistant, with Claude of Anthropic or ChatGPT of OpenAI. This may mean that it will abandon the internally developed model Apple Foundation Models to reverse its weakness in the AI field. Apple is negotiating with these two companies and has asked them to train the model version that can run on Apple's cloud infrastructure for testing. Apple plans to launch a new version of Siri using AI technology in 2026.

Apple : Apple has no intention of unifying desktop and tablet operating systems

OS X
Wilson (42865)
 Published at 16:54 Friday, June 20, 2025
From the sky in the hat
Craig Federighi, senior vice president in charge of Apple software engineering, said in an interview that he had no intention of unifying the desktop and tablet operating systems and would not MacOS was introduced to iPad. He explained that Apple did not want to design nondescript things, such as creating a combination of boat and car, or a combination of spoon and fork fork spoon. Take the fork spoon for example, it is neither a good spoon nor a good fork. Apple's tablet computer iPad Pro is considered to have blurred the boundary between tablet and laptop, but Craig Federighi insists that the purpose of Mac and iPad is different. Apple introduced some elements of Mac for iPad not to make iPad into Mac, but to learn from each other while maintaining independence.

Apple : IPhone sales in the past two months increased by 15% year on year

iPhone
Wilson (42865)
 Published at 15:39 Friday, June 20, 2025
From Flying Village
According to preliminary data from Counterpoint Research, iPhone sales in April and May 2025 increased by 15% year on year, the highest since the outbreak of the epidemic. The sales growth is mainly driven by Apple's two major markets, the United States and China, of which the sales in China are particularly prominent (possibly related to the national subsidy of Apple's series products in various regions). Previously, the sales of iPhone in China were surpassed by the mobile phone products of Huawei and other local manufacturers, and in May, the iPhone again topped the list.

Apple : MacOS Tahoe will be the last MacOS version that supports Intel processors

OS X
Wilson (42865)
 Published on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 19:26
From Kepler 626: Secret
Apple announced the macOS Tahoe 26 (the version number of Apple's operating system will correspond to the release year) at the developer conference WWDC. It will be the last version of macOS that supports Intel processors. The macOS Tahoe supports four types of macOS using Intel processors, and their release years are 2019 and 2020. Apple's security update support for Tahoe will last until the fall of 2028. Starting from macOS 27, Apple Silicon Mac will be required for Apple's new operating systems.

Apple : Apple OS will use the year to identify the version number

iOS
Wilson (42865)
 Published on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 13:52
From Mr. Yongheng
Bloomberg reported that the next generation of Apple's operating system will use the year to identify the version number, which aims to maintain brand consistency, because the version number used by the existing Apple's operating system may confuse customers and developers. For example, Apple's existing operating systems include iOS 18, watchOS 12, macOS 15, and visionOS 2. Their version numbers are different because they were not launched at the same time. Using the year to identify the version number means that iOS 19 may be iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26 and visionOS 26.

game : Apple acquired the first game studio RAC7

game
Wilson (42865)
 Published on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 18:38
From the day of the dragon
Apple bought a game studio for the first time in its history. RAC7, a small studio with only two people, has developed the popular Apple Arcade game Sneaky Sasquatch. Previous works of RAC7 include Dark Echo and Splitter Critters. Sneaky Sasquatch was launched in 2019, exclusive to Apple Arcade, and has been updated steadily since its release. After the acquisition, RAC7 will continue to cooperate with Apple as an internal studio. This acquisition does not mean that Apple will set foot in the game business in person. Apple said that the acquisition will help RAC7 further develop games on Apple Arcade.

Apple : Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on Apple unless it moved its manufacturing to the United States

Apple
Wilson (42865)
 Published on Friday, May 23, 2025 at 21:32
From Verne Earth Trilogy
US President Trump threatened Apple on Friday to impose a 25% tariff on the company unless it assembles iPhones in the US instead of India or other overseas regions. Trump has repeatedly expressed his dissatisfaction with Apple's manufacturing of iPhones outside the United States. He warned that Apple would face huge tariff penalties if it did not meet its requirements. The cost of manufacturing iPhones in the United States is expected to increase by far more than 25%. Apple has always insisted that due to the lack of skilled engineering talents, the production cost of American manufacturing is far higher than that of Asian factories, and it is not feasible to produce iPhones in the United States.

Apple : Trump Demands Apple Stop Expanding Manufacturing Business in India

Apple
Wilson (42865)
 Published on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 00:02
From pouring out love to the world
U.S. President Trump said he told Apple CEO Tim Cook to stop expanding manufacturing business in India. Due to the tariff war between China and the United States that has been suspended but not completely cancelled, Apple is expanding its manufacturing business in India. Most of the equipment shipped to the United States in the second quarter is planned to be manufactured in India and Vietnam. India has assembled $22 billion worth of iPhones in the year to March this year. Trump said that Cook is building factories all over India. "I don't want you to build factories in India. India can take care of itself." This may hinder India's ambition to become a global technology manufacturing center. Although India has just proposed a "zero tariff agreement" to the United States.

Apple : Apple executives say search volume on Safari drops for the first time

Apple
Wilson (42865)
 Published at 18:20 Thursday, May 8, 2025
From Longya
Eddy Cue, senior vice president of Apple's service department, testified in the Google search antitrust case, saying that the search volume on Apple's Safari browser fell for the first time last month because users are increasingly using AI. AI search engine will eventually replace Google and other standard search engines. He hopes to add OpenAI, Perplexity and Anthropic AI services as search options in Apple's Safari browser in the future. But he added that he thought Google should still be the default option. The news caused Alphabet's market value to evaporate by about $150 billion. Google's official blog issued a statement, challenging Eddy Cue's statement, saying that the number of search queries from Apple's platform continued to grow.

Apple : Apple said that most of the equipment shipped to the United States in the second quarter was assembled in India and Vietnam

Apple
Wilson (42865)
 Published on Friday, May 2, 2025 at 20:32
From aliens
Most Apple products are assembled in China. With the Trump government imposing tariffs of more than 100% on China, it is not economically feasible to continue to sell Apple products assembled in China to the United States. How does Apple respond to this tariff challenge? Apple said that most of its products sold to the United States in the second quarter ending June 30 would be assembled in India and Vietnam. Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, said that if the existing tariff policy remained unchanged, the impact of tariffs in the second quarter would increase Apple's costs by $900 million. He predicted that the costs in the next few quarters might be higher. Cook said the impact of tariffs in the first quarter was limited. He said Apple would continue to diversify its supply chain and reduce its dependence on China. "The lesson we learned is that it is too risky to concentrate all products in one place."

Apple : Apple plans to export iPhones made in India to the United States to avoid switching taxes

iPhone
Wilson (42865)
 Published on Friday, April 25, 2025 at 23:27
From the summer of miracles
Apple plans to transfer most iPhones sold in the United States to Indian factories by the end of 2026, and is accelerating this plan to deal with the high tariffs that China may face. Apple is holding urgent consultations with its contract factories Foxconn and Tata Group to achieve this goal. At present, Foxconn and Tata Group operate three factories in India, and another two are under construction. Apple sells more than 60 million iPhones in the United States every year, 80% of which are made in China. Apple hopes India can make most of them.

Apple and Meta were fined 500 million and 200 million euros respectively for violating the EU Digital Market Law

Facebook
Wilson (42865)
 Published at 23:38 Wednesday, April 23, 2025
From blind spot
The European Commission on Wednesday found that the US technology giants Apple and Meta had violated their obligations under the EU's Digital Market Law (DMA) and imposed fines of 500 million euros and 200 million euros respectively. The European Commission believes that Apple prevents developers from guiding users to channels other than the App Store to obtain cheaper services or transactions, so Apple is fined. Meta was fined for its system of paying for privacy, that is, users must pay to avoid data collection, or agree to share data with Facebook and Instagram, Meta's platforms, before continuing to use the service for free. The EU believes that Meta does not provide users with an equivalent platform version with a lower degree of personalization, nor does it give users the right to freely consent to the combined use of their personal data.

Apple : Apple classifies Mac mini using Intel processors as obsolete

Apple
Wilson (42865)
 Published on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 17:39
From Radio Knight
Apple officially classified all Mac mini using Intel processors as obsolete or discontinued products, which marks the end of an era and means that Apple will no longer provide parts or maintenance services for such products. Apple defines obsolete products as those that have been out of circulation for more than 5 years but less than 7 years, while discontinued products are those that have been out of circulation for more than 7 years. The Mac mini in 2018 is Apple's last model to use Intel processors.

Apple : Apple Urgently Airloads iPhones from India to Avoid Switching Tax

Apple
Wilson (42865)
 Published on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 16:20
From the Outer Empire of Tarzan
Apple urgently airlifted iPhones from India to avoid the coming tariff. The Times of India reported on Monday that Apple had airlifted five iPhones from India to the United States in three days to avoid the new tariffs imposed by the Trump government. Storing mobile phones allows Apple to temporarily maintain the current price. India faces 26% of the equivalent tariff, while China's additional tariff is 52%. The tax advantages of Indian goods exported to the United States may accelerate Apple's transfer of manufacturing from China.

Apple : Cook visited China and announced the establishment of 720 million yuan clean energy investment fund

Apple
Wilson (42865)
 Published at 23:43 Monday, March 24, 2025
From under the locust tree
Tim Cook came to China to attend the China Development Forum and announced the establishment of a 720 million yuan clean energy investment fund. The goal of the fund is to add about 550000 megawatt hours of wind and solar power generation capacity to China's power grid every year, and help Apple achieve the goal of carbon neutrality in its full carbon footprint by 2030. In an interview with the official media, Cook praised the Chinese AI company DeepSeek, saying that its model was very excellent. Apple is waiting for official approval to introduce Apple Intelligence into the iPhone of the Bank of China. It is reported that Apple Intelligence of Bank of China will use Alibaba's big model because Deepseek team lacks the manpower and experience needed to support big customers like Apple.

Apple : EU requires Apple to open its ecosystem or face fines

Apple
Wilson (42865)
 Published on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 15:13
From insomnia
On Wednesday, the EU antitrust regulator asked Apple to open its closed ecosystem to competitors. It explained how Apple must comply with the detailed requirements of the EU's Digital Markets Act, or it may face fines. The first EU order requires Apple to open access to its technology to rival smartphone, headset and VR device manufacturers, so that Apple devices can be seamlessly connected. The second command establishes the process of responding to the application developer's interoperability request. Apple criticized the decision, saying that "today's decision will plunge us into red tape and slow down Apple's ability to innovate for European users." Teresa Ribera, the EU antitrust director, countered that "we are just implementing the law." Failure to comply with the regulations may lead to investigation, and the maximum amount of fines will reach 10% of Apple's global annual sales.

Apple : A Brazilian judge ordered Apple to open its iOS platform within 90 days

Apple
Wilson (42865)
 Published at 23:14 Saturday, March 8, 2025
Micro anti gravity device from Nobi
A judge in Brazil ordered Apple to open the iOS platform to third-party app stores within 90 days, allowing users to sideload apps. The ruling pointed out that Apple complied with similar requirements of the EU Digital Markets Act, but did not show "significant impact or irreparable damage to its economic model". Brazil asked Apple last November to allow third-party payment and side loading, requiring Apple to comply within 20 days. But the ban was overturned in December. Apple plans to appeal the latest ruling.

Apple : Apple appeals against the British backdoor order

Apple
Wilson (42865)
 Published on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 18:39
From the abyss of heaven
Apple is challenging the British government's order to create a backdoor in its cloud storage service iCloud. The Financial Times reported that Apple appealed to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal to seek to overturn the British government's order. This is the first time that the investigatory powers act in 2016 allowed the authorities to crack encryption in court. The investigation power court will consider whether the government's order is legal, and if it is illegal, it may order to revoke it. The case may be heard as early as this month, but it is unclear whether it will be heard in public. The government may ask not to disclose on national security grounds.

Apple : 70th anniversary of Steve Jobs' birth

Apple
Wilson (42865)
 Published at 13:53 Monday, February 24, 2025
Song from the Far Earth
Columbus wrote:
Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco on February 24, 1955, and was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. In the early 1970s, he met Steve Wozniak, an important partner, and started a world changing entrepreneurial journey. In 1976, they founded Apple in the garage, and the Apple II launched became the first personal computer to successfully enter the home. After leaving Apple in 1985, he founded NeXT and acquired Pixar. After returning to Apple in 1997, it successively launched revolutionary products such as iMac, iPod and iPhone, integrating technology and art perfectly. In 2011, he died of pancreatic cancer. Seeing today's Apple, let's miss this Silicon Valley legend. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Apple stops providing end-to-end encryption for British iCloud users

Encryption technology
Wilson (42865)
 Published at 19:26 Saturday, February 22, 2025
From Kepler 62-3: Travel
From 1500 GMT on Friday, Apple UK users will receive an error message after opening iCloud, saying that Apple will no longer provide advanced data protection aka end-to-end encryption for new users. End to end encryption for existing users will be disabled later. End to end encryption means that Apple does not know what users have stored in its cloud storage services. Earlier this month, it was reported that the British government asked Apple to create an encrypted back door. The UK Home Office refused to confirm or deny this report. Turning off end-to-end encryption means that the UK government can search content in iCloud without backdoor. Apple said in a statement that it never created a back door for its products and never will.

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