Apple’s AI cooperation in China: Is there a risk of intervention in US politics?

Apple's AI cooperation in China: Is there a risk of intervention in US politics?

With Alibaba, Apple finally found a partner who enables the iPhone manufacturer to bring his Apple Intelligence to China. Now the government in the home country of Apple’s home, the USA, could prevent cooperation. Because there is great concern that China could be supported by the deal in his efforts for better AI models. When … Read more

Apple’s connector for power supplies: continue to bend problems with

Apple's connector for power supplies: continue to bend problems with

Funny name, serious problem: the so -called duck heads, in English “Duckheads” named, the manufacturer Apple’s power supplies still cause problems when it comes to models for the European Union (and some other countries that use the Eurostecker or its offshoot). Because with a simple removal, the pens may bent and thus become unusable. Apple … Read more

FastVLM: Apple’s new image-to-text-Ki should be much faster

FastVLM: Apple's new image-to-text-Ki should be much faster

When Apple Intelligence indicated in spring 2024, the research publications of Apple engineers were the first harbing. In retrospect, it was already evident at that time which focus on Apple in its own AI models, including the suitability, to operate some models locally on iPhone and Co. If this is repeated this year, a significantly … Read more

Apple’s ex-chief designer Jony Ive misses the “innocent euphoria” in Valley

Apple's ex-chief designer Jony Ive misses the "innocent euphoria" in Valley

As is well known, the times of the inventor garage culture in Silicon Valley are over. Apple’s former chief designer Jony Ive also notices a change in the thinking of the decision-makers of the big Tech companies. At the beginning of the nineties, an “innocent euphoria” of like-minded people who wanted to improve the world … Read more

Collective action: Developers want compensation due to Apple’s app store link ban

Collective action: Developers want compensation due to Apple's app store link ban

Apple’s great US court dispute over his app store commissions that the American game group had started Epic Games, may now also have a legal impact on smaller developmentopers. A lawyer company specializing in collective lawsuits has found those affected who have agreed to to proceed against Apple to obtain compensation. If the procedure (Case … Read more

Dissed off and soon disappeared: Apple’s network protocol AFP flies from MacOS

Dissed off and soon disappeared: Apple's network protocol AFP flies from MacOS

Tschüss, Apple Filing Protocol: Apple throws the AFP client with an upcoming MacOS version from the operating system. The manufacturer has specifically promised this step in preliminary versions of MacOS 15.5 Sequoia for the first time. The AFP client is already de-lined in this version and “is removed from a future version of MacOS”, says … Read more

WWDC 2025 ahead: Apple’s risky large construction sites | Mac & i-podcast

WWDC 2025 ahead: Apple's risky large construction sites | Mac & i-podcast

Apple’s next big show will soon take place: At the WWDC 2025, the manufacturer will present new versions of its operating systems from iOS 19 to MacOS 16 at the beginning of June. This gives a first glance where the trip for iPhones, iPads and Macs is going. In the room there are not only … Read more