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Apple has introduced a new 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by the M6 chip, promising faster graphics, improved AI performance and up to 24 hours of battery life. Starting at $1,999, the laptop supports Wi-Fi 7 and arrives Nov. 6 alongside a new M6-powered iMac.
Opera has introduced WebAI, a proposed web standard that lets websites and extensions use AI models that run directly on users’ devices. The opt-in preview supports local text generation…
Jack Dorsey’s Block has introduced Dessa, a voice AI model trained entirely on human conversations. The system can listen and speak at the same time, reproduce natural vocal expressions…
Tony Fadell says early AI gadgets missed clear consumer needs and argues future personal AI assistants must prioritise trust, privacy and on-device computing.
Conway Research launched Underdog, a private, on-device AI assistant that keeps data local and plans to earn revenue from payments rather than ads.
Ghost has emerged from stealth with $11 million in seed funding and a $3,499 computer designed to run personal AI agents and memory locally.
PrismML brings its 1-bit Bonsai LLM to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 platform, enabling local vision-language AI on next-generation smart glasses.
Apple’s AI strategy focuses on ecosystem integration, device intelligence, privacy, and controlling the user experience, rather than competing solely to build the largest AI models.
Apple CEO John Ternus says the iPhone remains the best device for AI, highlighting on-device processing, personal context and stronger privacy controls.
MacPaw has partnered with Liquid AI to build on-device AI capabilities for its apps and eventually bring local AI inference tools to SetApp developers.
Apple has reportedly delayed its first smart glasses until late 2027 as it works to strengthen privacy protections and differentiate the device from rival wearable products.
Reface and Prisma co-founders launch Mirai to advance on-device model inference, aiming to deliver faster, more efficient AI performance directly on smartphones and edge devices.
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