Apple will kick off its week-long Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2024) event with its traditional keynote on June 10 at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT. The presentation will focus on the company’s software products and the developers behind them, including the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS and watchOS.
You can watch the stream Apple event page.There stream YouTube is similar, but tends to lag a bit.
Over the past few years, critics have noted that the company has so far lagged behind companies like Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI when it comes to generative AI research. CEO Tim Cook has previously promised to address those concerns, and what better time and place to make that promise than at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino during WWDC.
Rumor has it that Potential deals The company has partnered with OpenAI, the developer of GPT, to try to make the competition a little more fair. The latest reports name Apple’s AI efforts “Apple Intelligence,” but they also include a caveat that not all recent Apple devices will be able to use the new system. There have also been many rumors circulating about AI enhancements coming to iOS 18 and a possible second life for Siri.
Meanwhile, the software-focused event didn’t guarantee any new hardware would be announced, though the company has made that a trend in recent years with Apple Silicon updates and the much-admired debut of the Vision Pro last year.
most Recent RumorsBut despite the tepid response to Apple’s first foray into mixed reality and mounting pressure following its decision to abandon its electric car project, they suggest this will be a weak year for hardware.
While iOS 18 is the highlight, the company is also set to unveil macOS 15, which will include a major redesign of macOS, the iPhone’s most useful app. calculatorAnd it’s safe to say that many of iOS 18’s AI features will make their way to macOS 15 as well.
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