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… The cuts are said to affect around 200 workers, with 100 cuts in the Vision Pro division and another 100 in the Siri and software divisions. The Vision Pro layoffs are focused largely on gaming and immersive video teams, according to the report. …
… The new Gemini-powered Siri could be an interesting addition to the Vision Pro. The AI assistant can follow your gaze and use Visual Intelligence to answer questions about what you're looking at. You can even activate Siri by looking at its floating icon and speaking. …
… Apple says Siri can also analyze the contents of a receipt to make it easier to figure out how to split the bill when dining out with others. Siri's visual intelligence will even work on the Apple Vision Pro, allowing it to do things like estimate the size of specific products. …
… Apple Vision Pro will support such Visual Intelligence features as well. Elsewhere, Apple is promising major improvements to voice dictation with Siri AI. The more conversational approach Apple is taking for its long-standing assistant is exemplified by a dedicated Siri chatbot app. …
… An Alibaba spokesperson told Reuters that its Qwen model will be incorporated into the version of Apple Intelligence that eventually ships with compatible iPhone, iPad, Mac and Vision Pro models in China. …
… Along with the AirPods with Cameras, we could see two new Beats headphone models and AirPods Pro 4 earbuds. An N109 reference could be a second-generation Vision Pro headset, while ATVRemote1 could refer to a new Apple TV remote and likely, a new Apple TV . …
… The assistant not only understood the request, but also provided real-time flight tracking information in the process. At the conference, Apple did not allow the press to try the new Siri. …
… On the Pro side, the iPhone 17 Pro supports optical zoom at 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 4x, and 8x. In contrast, the iPhone 13 Pro was limited to 0.5x, 1x, and 3x. On an iPhone 17 Pro, you can also record 4K video in Dolby Vision up to 120FPS, while the older device was limited to 60FPS in this regard. …
… With Siri AI, Apple has the hindsight of seeing where Microsoft failed with Copilot, and it has a clearer vision of the AI features people may actually want to use. It will undoubtedly lean into more agentic features as its models improve and consumers get more used to AI. …
… According to Apple, "Siri AI will be available as a beta later this year for users with a supported device set to English, and Apple will quickly expand support for more languages." It's worth noting that if you're in the EU, you'll only be able to access Siri AI on Macs, Vision Pros and Apple Watc… …