Apple had gone all-in on AI at its WWDC 2024, promising a veritable suite of AI-powered capabilities that have yet to materialize even after two years. And now, the Cupertino-based tech giant is paying the price for over-promising and under-delivering on its much-hyped AI-powered Siri. Apple to pay $250 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that had accused it of running a false advertisement campaign by hyping up the yet-to-be-seen AI capabilities of its Siri voice assistant For the benefit of those who might not be aware, Apple had extensively touted a more personalized Siri at its WWDC 2024, promising […]

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Apple has now publicly rolled out the iOS 26.4 update along with a host of other software updates for its sprawling ecosystem of devices, including iPadOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, HomePod Software 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4. Apple has now released the public version of iOS 26.4 update and more Here are all of the changes that are rolling out with the iOS 26.4 update: Podcasts With iOS 26.4, Apple is adding support for video-based podcasts in the Apple Podcasts app. The company says the new "enhanced video podcast experience" will allow users to "seamlessly switch between […]

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Several updates are introduced in iOS 26.4, including an AI-powered playlist-generation feature in Apple Music, support for video content in the Podcasts app, end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages, and more. 

If you needed any reference as to how far behind Apple currently is in the ongoing AI race, look no further than the miniscule AI capabilities that the iPhone maker just rolled out with much fanfare for its Apple Music app, and then compare them with Google's latest model that is now creating entire tracks from scratch. Apple Music now uses AI to create playlists as Google's models are now building entire 30-second song tracks As we noted recently, with the iOS 26.4 update, the Apple Music app will let you create a playlist with a text-based prompt. Basically, you […]

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