4 d. ago AI takes backseat as Apple unveils software revamp and new apps

AI announcements at WWDC limited to incremental features and upgrades despite pressure to competeApple’s artificial intelligence features took a backseat on Monday at its latest annual Worldwide Developers Conference. The company announced a revamped software design called Liquid Glass, new phone and camera apps as well as new features on Apple Watch and Vision Pro. But in spite of pressure to compete with firms that have gone all-in on AI, Apple’s AI announcements were limited to incremental features and upgrades.Users will have a few new Apple Intelligence-powered features to look forward to including live translation, a real-time language translation feature that will be integrated into messages, FaceTime and the Phone app. The Android operating system has offered a similar feature for several years. Apple also introduced a new fitness app called Workout Buddy, which uses an AI-generated voice to speak to you during your workouts. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Watch: Man pursued after being seen running on Heathrow taxiway

Watch: Man pursued after being seen running on Heathrow taxiway  BBC

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5 d. ago Watch: Runaway pet zebra named Ed is rescued and airlifted to safety in Tennessee

Zebra Ed originally arrived in Christiana on May 30. His owner, Will White, reported him missing the next day

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5 d. ago Ironman UK triathlon drama as police chase down suspect who ran onto course

The Ironman UK triathlon returned to Bolton and Wigan this weekend, with large crowds turning out to watch elite athletes run, swim and cycle - including a suspect on the run

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9 d. ago You can still apply to be in Race Across the World next year – here's how

As season five draws to a close, could you be a part of season six?

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2 w. ago Mountainhead to See How They Run: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Jesse Armstrong’s hilariously awkward tech bro satire sees Steve Carell and Jason Schwartzman plot world domination, while a starry, Agatha Christie-inspired whodunnit is tons of funIn Jesse Armstrong’s squirmingly funny satire, four tech moguls gather at a retreat called Mountainhead (a wry nod to Ayn Rand’s paean to individualism The Fountainhead). When the launch of a deep-fake tool by Cory Michael Smith’s billionaire Venis plunges the world into financial and social meltdown, he and his alpha male peers – Jeff (Ramy Youssef), Randall (Steve Carell) and their host Souper (Jason Schwartzman) – insouciantly ponder exploiting this “moment of creative destruction” and taking over the world. As in Succession, Armstrong has a keen eye for the supercilious world of the super-rich, where people are expendable and petty grievances can be dressed up as utopianism. Sunday 1 June, 9pm, Sky Atlantic Continue reading...

Culture

2 w. ago 'Positive response' from Minister to Livingston MP's letter of support for hydrogen project

Competition is fierce with 87 applications but just 27 shortlisted

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2 w. ago 'Cowardly' drink driver crashes uninsured car and runs away leaving injured passengers behind

Watch the moment when an uninsured driver crashes a car into a wall before fleeing the scene leaving three people seriously injured - and a passenger in the boot.

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3 w. ago Apple can't compete with £29 Samsung Galaxy S10 Ultra deal that Sky is offering

Sky is letting shoppers spread the cost of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Ultra, and you can claim a free £329 keyboard to attach to the tablet

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4 w. ago Garmin launches Forerunner 570 and 970, new flagship running watches to compete with Apple

Smartwatches get torch and ability to take phone calls

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