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At this year’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC 25), Apple announced a slew of updates to its operating systems, services, and software, including a new look it dubbed “Liquid Glass” and a rebranded naming convention. Apple was notably quiet on one highly anticipated product: a more personalized, AI-powered Siri, which it first introduced at last year’s conference.Apple’s SVP of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, only gave the Siri update a brief mention during the keynote address, saying, “As we’ve shared, we’re continuing our work to deliver the features that make Siri even more personal. This work needed more time to reach our…
Apple’s updates to visionOS 26, the operating system powering its mixed reality headset, build on last year’s Apple Vision Pro spatial computer that blends digital content with the physical world. At WWDC, Apple announced a range of updates for both consumer and enterprise customers, from new spatial widgets and content to more realistic Personas and more. All widgets — including Calendar, shown here — are customizable, with a variety of options for frame width, color, and depthImage Credits:Apple Apple’s widgets offer personalized and useful information at a glance. With visionOS 26, they become spatial, integrating into your space. You can…
Apple shares sudden dropped a few minutes into its WWDC keynote on Monday. The culprit appears to be one word: Siri.About six minutes into the presentation, Apple’s stock abruptly fell more than 2.5%, from roughly $206 to below $201. That’s the equivalent of $75 billion in market value.Just seconds earlier, Apple software chief Craig Federighi was on stage recapping the Apple Intelligence features the company had already rolled out in recent months, such as Genmoji, smart replies, photo cleanup tools . Then he pivoted to Siri. That’s when things got awkward.”We’re continuing our work to deliver the features that make…
The U.S. logged 122 more cases of measles last week — but only four of them in Texas — while the outbreaks in Pennsylvania and Michigan officially ended.There were 1,168 confirmed measles cases in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Health officials in Texas, where the nation’s biggest outbreak raged during the late winter and spring, said they’ll now post case counts only once a week — yet another sign the outbreak is slowing.There are three other major outbreaks in North America. The longest, in Ontario, Canada, has resulted in 2,009 cases from mid-October through…
At WWDC 2025, Apple showed off a new AI-powered Shortcuts app. The company says Shortcuts can now tap into Apple Intelligence directly, and developers will be able to access Apple’s on-device large language model (LLM). With Shortcuts, users will be able to access the AI models either on device or with Private Compute to generate responses that feed into the rest of their shortcut. For instance, a student could create a shortcut that uses AI to compare their audio transcription of their class lecture to their notes, then add key points they missed. They can also tap into ChatGPT to…
At The Ohio State University, students attend lectures on generative AI and predictive analytics for supply chain management. At Georgia Tech, supply chain leaders can take a “Generative AI Application for Supply Chain Professionals” course. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers a summer immersive called AI in Supply Chain and Logistics Management.With AI becoming an integral part of supply chain operations — in areas like inventory management, warehouse technology, and delivery routes — US universities and certification programs are incorporating tech-focused coursework into existing supply chain management lessons so that students can prepare to work in the sector’s up-and-coming careers.In…
Apple has launched at its WWDC 2025 conference Workout Buddy, an AI workout coach. The AI tool gathers data from both your current workout and your fitness history — including paces, miles logged, activity rings closed, and training load — to coach you through workouts in real time. Combined with Apple Intelligence on the iPhone, Workout Buddy relies on a text-to-speech model to translate encouragement into a fun generative voice that sounds like a fitness trainer. In fact, the generative voice is built using voice data from Fitness+ trainers — the people who lead workouts within Apple’s Fitness+ app and…
More than 1.7 million eggs are being recalled due to potential contamination with salmonella, a type of bacteria that can cause foodborne illness and, in rare cases, even death.August Egg Company is voluntarily recalling brown cage-free and brown organic eggs that were distributed between Feb. 3 and May 15, 2025, in nine states. The Hilmar, California-based company announced the recall Friday, according to an announcement shared on the Food and Drug Administration website.A salmonella outbreak linked to the recalled eggs has already sickened 79 people, with 21 hospitalizations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There have been…
Apple revealed at its WWDC 2025 event that it’s bringing Visual Intelligence, its AI-powered image analysis tech, to the iPhone screen in iOS 26. Visual Intelligence will now make it easier and faster to do more with the content on your iPhone, Apple says, and it works automatically with any app. For example, if you open a social media app and see a gray jacket, you can use Visual Intelligence — which can be accessed by pressing the same button you use to take a screenshot — to do an image search for the jacket in Google Search and other…
Apple is introducing Live Translation, powered by Apple Intelligence, for Messages, FaceTime, and Phone calls. “Live translation can translate conversation on the fly,” Leslie Ikemoto, Apple’s director of input experience, said Monday during the WWDC 2025 event. The translation feature is “enabled by Apple Built models that run entirely on your device so your personal conversations stay personal.” In Messages, Live Translation will automatically translate text for you as you type and deliver it in your preferred language. Similarly, when the person you’re texting responds, each text can be instantly translated. When catching up on FaceTime, Apple’s translation feature will…