Under mounting pressure, Apple plans to increase its spending on artificial intelligence projects

Apple plans to ramp up its spending on artificial intelligence and take a more open approach to acquisitions as it faces mounting pressure from competitors and significant internal challenges.<br / [...]

These two game-changing breakthroughs advance us toward artificial general intelligence

Does new research out of three universities—Duke, Surrey, and Hamburg—represent a tipping point in the development of artificial general intelligence? [...]

Cognichip Emerges from Stealth with $33M to Launch “Artificial Chip Intelligence” and Reinvent Semiconductor Design

In a bold leap forward for semiconductor technology, Cognichip has launched out of stealth with $33 million in seed funding to build what it calls Artificial Chip Intelligence (ACI®) — a foundation [...]

Inflection AI returns to consumer market with Pi Journeys after Microsoft upheaval

Inflection AI, the Palo Alto startup that two years ago became Silicon Valley's most famous cautionary tale about the brutal economics of frontier AI, announced Tuesday that it is returning to th [...]

What’s the difference between artificial intelligence and synthetic intelligence —and why does it matter?

To understand our current moment in AI, it helps to know a little bit about diamonds. [...]

Apple will more clearly label Apple Intelligence notification summaries soon

Apple will soon update Apple Intelligence notification summaries to make it clearer that they’re AI-generated. (The feature currently uses a small icon to denote their AI-generated status.) The BBC [...]

Here's how to pre-order the new Apple iPhone 16e

Earlier this week, Apple's cheapest iPhone got a refresh and an unexpected name change. Instead of the widely anticipated iPhone SE 4, the company unveiled the new iPhone 16e, which shifts to a f [...]

WWDC 2025 was a return to smaller-scale features that are actually useful

WWDC 2025 felt like a course-correction. Last year’s tech event season left me cold — all the AI-powered tools supposedly for consumers that Microsoft, Google and finally Apple were peddling felt [...]

WWDC 2025: iOS 26, new Liquid Glass design and everything else Apple announced

Apple's WWDC 2025 keynote gave fans a good look into what their iPhones, iPads and Mac computers will look like come this fall when the new software updates come out. Key to the changes is Apple& [...]