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  Apple Plans AI Comeback With Tabletop Robots, Life-Like Version Of Siri

  Apple Inc is plotting its artificial intelligence comeback with an ambitious slate of new devices, including robots, a lifelike version of Siri, a smart speaker with a display, and home-security cameras.

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  Microsoft Reaches $4 Trillion Valuation After Solid Results

  Strong results from Microsoft and Meta Platforms late on Thursday also fueled gains in Amazon and sent chipmaker Nvidia to a record high, with the four heavyweight AI players gaining over half a trillion dollars in market value.

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  Meta Smartwatch With Camera to Debut as AI Glasses Companion in September: Report

  Meta Platforms is once again resuming the development of a smartwatch which might have built-in cameras. The project was first reported to have begun in 2021 but was shelved less than a year later as the company prioritised development of other wrist wearables. According to a report, the smartwatch project has been revived and it could be introduce...

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  Meta Hires Two Key Apple AI Experts After Poaching Their Boss

  Meta Platforms Inc. hired Mark Lee and Tom Gunter for its Superintelligence Labs team. Lee has started at Meta after leaving Apple in recent days, while Gunter will begin work in the near future.

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  Zoom, Meta Join Forces To Roll Out Standalone App for Its VR Headsets

  Meta announced the roll out of Zoom’s standalone app on Tuesday. The app will allow users to be present during video conferences as their virtual avatars. According to the app’s listing on Meta’s website, Zoom’s standalone app will function with any paid or free Zoom license. This is in line with Zoom’s recent push to expand its presence ...

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  Apple Loses Top AI Models Executive to Meta’s Hiring Spree

  Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has been on a hiring spree, bringing on major AI leaders including Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang, startup founder Daniel Gross and former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman with high compensation. 

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  Setback For Apple, Top AI Models Executive Quits To Join Meta

  Ruoming Pang, a distinguished engineer and manager in charge of the company's Apple foundation models team, is departing, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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  Apple Vision Pro With M5 Chip to Launch in 2025, Smart Glasses Coming in 2027: Report

  Apple is said to be developing several head-mounted wearable products. According to a market analyst, as many as seven XR headsets and smart glasses are in the works across two product groups. The first will be a M5-powered Apple Vision Pro and it may be introduced as soon as Q3 2025. Meanwhile, the Cupertino-based tech giant is also developing a s...

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  UK May Compel Google to Change Search Rankings, Offer Alternatives

  UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is proposing to designate Alphabet-owned Google with "strategic market status", it said on Tuesday, giving it more power to intervene in search services to increase innovation and economic growth. The CMA aims to use its expanded power to rein in the power of tech giants such as Google, Apple, Meta and M...

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  Apple Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Perplexity AI to Strengthen Its Artificial Intelligence Efforts

  Apple executives have reportedly discussed the possibility of purchasing Perplexity to alleviate its AI woes. As per the report, the Cupertino-based tech giant has held internal discussions about the acquisition, and it has been weighed by the head of acquisitions and mergers, Adrian Perica. If such a deal goes ahead, the iPhone maker might use the...

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  Meta Aria Gen 2 Glasses to Offer Advanced Hand and Eye Tracking, PPG Sensor, and More

  Earlier this year, Meta announced Aria Gen 2 as a research-focussed wearable device and the successor to 2020’s Project Aria. The company has now taken a deep dive into the technology which powers the second generation of the AI and ML-powered smart glasses. It comes with a number of improvements compared to the first generation model, featuring ...

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  Apple Challenges 'Unreasonable' EU Order to Open Up to Rivals

  Apple is legally challenging an EU order requiring it to open its closed ecosystem to competitors like Meta. Apple said the EU's interoperability requirements create "a process that is unreasonable, costly, and stifles innovation".

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  Instagram for iPad App ‘Actively’ Being Tested on Meta Campus Ahead of Launch This Year: Report

  Meta Platforms is said to be working towards introducing a native Instagram app for the iPad. It is expected to build upon the recent, highly anticipated launch of WhatsApp for iPad, which arrived after years of users requesting support for devices with larger screens. The development of an Instagram app designed to run on the iPad is said to be fu...

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  WhatsApp’s Native iPad App Could See a Release Soon

  A native WhatsApp app for the iPad is said to be in the works. The Meta-owned instant messaging client appears to have teased the arrival of WhatsApp for iPad on a social media platform. For years, WhatsApp has been reported to be developing a new app that works natively on Apple’s tablet, however, it is yet to see the light of day. While a beta ...

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  Apple Smart Glasses Said to Arrive By 2026-End With Built-In Siri Support

  Apple is reportedly developing smart glasses that are expected to rival Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses. A Bloomberg report suggests a 2026-end launch for the Cupertino company's smart glasses. Apple's smart glasses are expected to be equipped with cameras, microphones for Siri integration, and a built-in speaker for additional functionalities.