Apple has jumped into the artificial intelligence craze with a new line of iPhones. | Photo credit: AP
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Apple embraces AI with its iPhone 16 lineup
Apple has launched into the Artificial intelligence is all the rage with a new iPhone 16 range It’s the company’s latest attempt to take a tech trend and turn it into a cultural phenomenon. The company announced four different iPhone 16 models, all equipped with special chips needed to power a suite of AI tools.
The AI features are designed to transform Siri, the often-clumsy virtual assistant, into a smarter, more versatile companion, automating a wide range of tedious tasks and performing other crowd-pleasing tricks, like creating custom emojis in seconds. Most of Apple’s AI features will roll out as part of a free software update to iOS 18, the operating system that will power the iPhone 16.
Google defends second antitrust lawsuit
Alphabet Google has been accused of seeking to dominate all camps Google largely dominates the technological infrastructure that funds the flow of news and information across websites through more than 150,000 online ad sales every second.
At the same time, Google said the Justice Department and a coalition of states based their case on “old history” from a time when Google was still working on making its tools connect with those of its competitors. Google’s lead attorney, Karen Dunn, also compared the allegations to those Google defeated in the recent search monopoly lawsuit. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is pursuing lawsuits against Meta Platforms, Facebook’s parent company, and Amazon.
Samsung factory in India faces workers’ strike
Hundreds of workers at a Samsung Electronics factory in southern India The South Korean union at Samsung Electronics, South Korea’s largest, has launched an indefinite strike to demand wage increases, which has impacted production. The strike comes after the South Korean union staged a four-day strike in August to demand wage increases and bonuses after negotiations with management failed.
Samsung employs fewer than 2,000 workers at its factory in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai city, which makes refrigerators and washing machines. Nearly half of daily production has been affected at the plant as many workers have not reported for work, an industry source with direct knowledge said.
Published – September 10, 2024 at 2:32 PM IST
