Apple Has Announced the Retirement and Apparent Replacement of the

Apple Has Announced the Retirement and Apparent Replacement of the

In a press release today, Apple announced the retirement of John Giannandrea, a former machine learning luminary who worked as Apple’s senior vice president for machine learning and AI strategy starting in 2018. The move comes after Apple’s most famous AI product,...
Apple Suffers 2 Defeats in One Day Amid Patent War

Apple Suffers 2 Defeats in One Day Amid Patent War

Apple, and the Apple Watch in particular, were hit with a legal one-two punch Friday. A jury found against the gadget titan, ordering it to pay $634 million to the health tech company Masimo, while on the same day the U.S. International Trade Commission announced it...
Apple Knows AI Isn’t What People Really Want, but It

Apple Knows AI Isn’t What People Really Want, but It

If you felt like Apple’s WWDC 2025 was a bit light on AI, you’re not alone. While conferences from competitors like Google and its annual I/O keynote were basically breathless in launching new Gemini features, models, and video generation tools, Apple took a more...
Apple called on to ditch AI headline summaries after BBC

Apple called on to ditch AI headline summaries after BBC

Press freedom advocates are urging Apple to ditch an “immature” generative AI system that incorrectly summarized a BBC news notification that incorrectly related that suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione had killed himself. Reporters...
Apple ‘broke law’ by pushing out labor-organizing dev

Apple ‘broke law’ by pushing out labor-organizing dev

The hot water in which the National Labor Relations Board has been boiling Apple is getting deeper, as the US workers’ rights body has issued yet another unfair labor practice complaint alleging the constructive termination of developer and labor activist Cher...
Apple set to buy its way out of Batterygate, dodgy

Apple set to buy its way out of Batterygate, dodgy

Apple is preparing to settle two lawsuits next month over alleged iPhone flaws, provided the respective judges agree to the terms of the deals. The first planned settlement, for In re Apple Inc. Stockholder Derivative Litigation, 4:19-cv-05153-YGR, aims to resolve...