There has been a lot of chaos recently in the world of electric vehicles, and Ford has capitalized on it to build out its secretive low-cost EV team. A TechCrunch review of LinkedIn data found that Ford has built this team up to around 300 employees over the last year. That includes around 50 coming […]
This Week in AI: Apple won’t say how the sausage gets made
Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, Apple stole the spotlight. At the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in Cupertino, Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence, its long-awaited, ecosystem-wide push into generative AI. Apple Intelligence powers a whole host of features, from an upgraded Siri to AI-generated emoji to photo-editing tools that […]
The apps that Apple Sherlocked at WWDC 2024
Apple has been on a spree of late, announcing a host of new features for its various devices earlier this week at its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). But a lot of those features were already available to some extent on Apple devices through third-party apps. So, just like the past few years, we will examine […]
Apple Watch is finally adding a feature I’ve been requesting for years
It’s always fascinating to see what excites people during keynotes. There are the usual marquee items that make the biggest headlines; this week at WWDC 2024, that prize went to Apple Intelligence. Often, however, it’s the smaller items a presenter opts to breeze through that really fire people up. The arrival of Calculator for the […]
Why Apple is taking a small model approach to generative AI
Among the biggest questions surrounding models like ChatGPT, Gemini and Midjourney since launch is what role (if any) they’ll play in our daily lives. It’s something Apple is striving to answer with its own take on the category, Apple Intelligence, which was officially unveiled this week at WWDC 2024. The company led with flash at […]