Hartley Charlton Apple’s AI research team has found significant shortcomings in the reasoning abilities of large language models, according to a newly published study. The study, published on arXiv, outlines Apple’s evaluation of a number of leading language models, including models from OpenAI, Meta, and other well-known developers, to determine how well these models can …
Four years ago, Apple announced the HomePod Mini
Hartley Charlton Apple unveiled the HomePod mini smart speaker four years ago at its “Hi, Speed” event. The affordable smart speaker was announced alongside the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max in October 2020. HomePod mini — Apple's first compact smart speaker to offer high-quality audio, Siri voice …
Best Buy Launches Weekend Sale With Sitewide Discounts on iPads, MacBooks, Monitors, and More
Mitchell Broussard Best Buy is running a new weekend sale that includes some great deals on iPads and MacBook Airs. There will also be plenty of discounts on non-Apple products during the event, with big discounts on TVs, smart home products, video games, and more. Note: MacRumors is a Best Buy affiliate. When you click …
Top Stories: iOS 18.1 Release Date, New Macs Coming, More
from MacRumors Staff It's all set for a big Halloween week for Apple, with the company's next operating system updates reportedly coming early in the week, with a hardware launch coming a few days later. Ahead of those hardware launches, we recently saw what appears to be one of the most significant physical product leaks …
Will Apple Ever Make Augmented Reality Smart Glasses?
Julie Clover There were plenty of signs that Apple's Vision Pro mixed reality headset was having trouble getting off the ground, both due to its sky-high price tag and its heavy design that limited wear time for most people. What does the Vision Pro's failure mean for Apple's work on future VR and AR projects? …
iOS 18.1 includes the ability to set a “primary” email address and change your iCloud email address
By Julie Clover iOS 18.1 introduces a new option to set a “Primary” email address in the Settings app, making it easier to change the primary email address associated with your Apple account. The primary email address is the one that’s visible to other people when you collaborate on and share documents, send calendar invites, …
Apple Intelligence: What You Need to Know About Dashboards and Smart Replies
By Julie Clover Summaries and smart replies aren’t the flashiest Apple Intelligence features, but they’re capabilities Apple is introducing in iOS 18.1 that most people will find useful in their day-to-day use of their devices. Summaries Summaries are available throughout the operating system and can be used in a variety of ways for apps, notifications, …
Apple's Pro Display XDR is nearly five years old, with no updates in sight
Joe Rossignol Apple sells two external displays, including the Pro Display XDR and Studio Display, but neither has received hardware updates in years. In fact, the Pro Display XDR is almost five years old now, having launched back in December 2019. Below, we'll recap the rumors surrounding potential next-generation Pro Display XDR and Studio Display …
Apple revokes California self-driving car testing permit after abandoning car project
Joe Rossignol Just over six months after Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that Apple had abandoned its plans to release an electric car, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has revoked Apple's permit to test self-driving cars, macReports reports. The report says the DMV received confirmation from Apple that the permit was being revoked on …
The Best Prime Day Deals You Can Still Get on AirPods, Apple Watch, iPad, and More
Mitchell Broussard This week marked Amazon's second Prime Day of 2024, and while it's technically over, there are still plenty of Apple deals going on, including record-low prices on AirPods Max, Apple Watch SE, Apple Watch Ultra 2, iPads, and more. AirPods Note: MacRumors partners with some of these vendors. When you click a link …