Apple CEO Tim Cook Opens Up About AI Plans, Vision Pro Future, and More in New Interview

WIRED today shared in an in-depth interview with Apple CEO Tim Cook, asking questions about AI, Vision Pro sales, pre-recorded keynotes, and more. The wide-ranging interview covers Apple’s pivot toward AI technology, including what Apple Intelligence features Cook finds most useful, Apple’s partnership with OpenAI, and the environmental impact of AI. For example, WIRED asked …
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Aloha Browser Update Promises End to Endless Cookie Prompts

Privacy-focused Aloha Browser has announced a new Cookie Consent Management feature that aims to eliminate repetitive cookie permission pop-ups while maintaining user privacy controls. Released today for its iOS app, the new feature allows people to set their cookie preferences once at the browser level rather than responding to prompts on every website. The new …
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M5 iPad Pro to Enter Mass Production in Late 2025

An iPad Pro equipped with Apple’s next-generation M5 processor is expected to enter mass production in the second half of next year, according to Apple industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Writing in a Medium post, Kuo said the primary assembler of the M5 iPad Pro will be China’s BYD Electronics, which will also be the exclusive …
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Kuo: New HomePod With Smart Home Display Arriving in Late 2025

Apple’s long-rumored HomePod with a display has been delayed again and is now expected to launch after WWDC 2025, likely in the third quarter of the year, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. This timeline is a shift from Kuo’s earlier prediction of a 2024 release. The new smart speaker is expected to feature Apple’s A18 …
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SPC Dec 4, 2024 0830 UTC Day 3 Severe Thunderstorm Outlook

SPC 0830Z Day 3 Outlook Day 3 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0150 AM CST Wed Dec 04 2024 Valid 061200Z – 071200Z …NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST… …SUMMARY… Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible across portions of central Texas. …Synopsis… A mid-level trough will shift slowly east across the southern Plains …
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Miss the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar? Check Out the Flexbar

With the 2016 MacBook Pro models, Apple introduced the Touch Bar, a small multi-touch display available above the keyboard. The Touch Bar replaced the function row of keys and added dynamic buttons that changed for each app, but it was a polarizing feature that many Mac users disliked. Apple started phasing out the Touch Bar …
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Launches on Mac App Store

Popular Ubisoft game Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is available for download from the Mac App Store as of today, allowing Mac users to play the title for the first time since its January 2024 launch. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is an action adventure game that joins a long list of other …
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Apple Releases First Firmware Update for Beats Solo Buds

Apple today released a firmware update for the Beats Solo Buds, marking the first new software the earbuds have received since their June 2024 launch. The firmware has a build number of 3A130, up from the 3A112 firmware the Solo Buds shipped with. We don’t know what’s included in the new firmware, and Apple does …
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Apple Uses Amazon’s Custom AI Chips for Search Services

Apple uses custom Trainium and Graviton artificial intelligence chips from Amazon Web Services for search services, Apple machine learning and AI director Benoit Dupin said today at the AWS re:Invent conference (via CNBC). Dupin said that Amazon’s AI chips are “reliable, definite, and able to serve [Apple] customers worldwide.” AWS and Amazon have a “strong …
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Beats Cyber Week Sale Includes Big Savings on Earbuds, Headphones, and Speakers

Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals have disappeared for many products, but you can still find multiple Beats headphones and speakers at up to 52 percent off on Amazon. You’ll find many of the same prices at other retailers like Best Buy as well. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click …
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