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  • Tim Cook confirms that Apple has been working on generative AI for years

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    chasm said:
    twolf2919 said:
    I'm a big Apple fan - have all their devices - and was very enthusiastic when Siri first came out.  But over the years, Siri has moved inches, while competitors have moved miles - I can't believe a company that spends $22b on R&D can't make its voice assistant more useful in people's day-to-day lives.  So disappointing.
    Siri will NEVER EVER be as “smart” as other voice assistants, so you’d better get over this right now. The reason? Because Siri doesn’t heavily rely on the collected data about you that encompasses more than even your parents know about you.

    But this is like praising the child who answers the algebra question by looking over another student’s shoulder, and failing the child who did all the work themselves because it took too long IMO.
    Exactly this! Siri does what it is meant to do and does it pretty well, without spying on us. Understanding accents does need some improvement and I’m sure there are other areas it could and will improve. 

    After spending a week at a friends house that had several Alexa devices though I am not sold on the idea that Alexa is good at answering broader knowledge questions. While it will answer questions rather than stating “here’s something I found on the web”. The answers were not always accurate and way too often it wasn’t even specific to the question asked. Alexa would regularly misunderstand the question but still give an answer anyway. And often that answer was inaccurate for the question it thought was asked. 

    My friend would ask Alexa a question, tell her to stop part way through as it got the question wrong and then they may have to repeat this process several times before finally getting Alexa to correctly understand the question (but not always get the answer correct). 

    I started pulling out my phone and searching the web every time my friend started speaking to Alexa and was usually able to get the answer much sooner and from more trustworthy sources. 
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  • Apple announces new Music, Podcasts, and Maps features coming in the fall

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    dewme said:
    Turns out that Apple Maps and Siri saved me from sitting in backed-up traffic for hours due to an accident ahead. My wife in a second vehicle was about 30 minutes ahead of me but was not using Apple Maps. She arrived at the destination more than 2 hours after I did. 
    Apple Maps has saved me from long delays a few times also. I now use it regularly on longer trips even when I am familiar with the directions. Just in case there is a delay that Siri can help me avoid. 
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  • Apple explains how the redesigned Home app came to be

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    mike1 said:
    I generally love the new design, however they really need to fix how the buttons for lights work. Previously, if you tapped on a light's button, that light would toggle on/off. If it was a dimming light, it would turn on at the last used level. With the latest update, if you tap on a light, it brings up the sub page with the light switch. So, now it takes at least two taps to turn on or off a light. If it's a dimming light, you have to know the preferred dimming level for that light. Definitely a step backwards as far as usability.
    On the button for the light, if you tap on the icon in the left of the button it will turn the light on/off. You don't need to go into the sperate sub menu for this. That Sub Menu only opens when you tap on the text component of the button.
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  • The five best features for Apple users that were announced at WWDC 2022

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    I would also like to know what this refers to as I don't think anything was said about Apple TV during the keynote:

    Apple TV.

    Cross-device connectivity in tvOS 16 unlocks new, connected experiences between Apple TV, Apple Watch, and iPhone. Connect your nearby devices and make TV feel more personal than ever.

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  • Apple ramping up to 'Invasion' premiere with new first look at the show

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    • (of a person) giving their name to something.
    "the eponymous hero of the novel"
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    "their eponymous debut LP"


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