Apple’s intense levels of secrecy are preventing the company from making real leaps in the quality of its artificial intelligence, a report said on Thursday.
Source:: Apple Insider
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Apple seeds OS X 10.11.2 beta to public testers
Two days after Apple seeded the first OS X 10.11.2 beta to developers for testing, the company on Thursday issued a build to consumers taking part in the public beta program.
Source:: Apple Insider
First look: SteelSeries Nimbus wireless controller brings multiplayer gaming to Apple TV
Online buyers of the new fourth generation Apple TV get a “personalized” recommendation to also buy the SteelSeries Nimbus, a wireless video game controller designed to enhance gameplay on the new device with physical joysticks, a D-pad and buttons. Although it won’t be required for standard play on any games, it is needed for multiplayer gaming.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple begins delivering 4th-gen Apple TV, launches App Store and final tvOS build
The first online orders of the new Apple TV are beginning to reach customers, just as Apple is officially launching the device’s App Store and seeding the finished version of tvOS.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple asks US Supreme Court to toss ruling upholding e-book antitrust verdict
Apple has formally asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower appeals court ruling from June, which upheld a judgment that Apple violated antitrust laws in its 2010 e-book dealings with publishers.
Source:: Apple Insider
Popular iPhone camera app VSCO launches new GIF maker called DSCO
Photography-focused startup Visual Supply Co. on Thursday launched a new app entirely exclusive to iOS: DSCO, a quick and easy way to make animated GIFs on your iPhone.
Source:: Apple Insider
Eddy Cue dodges questions about original TV content, says Apple TV not for cord-cutters
In a TV interview posted on Thursday, Eddy Cue — Apple’s senior VP for Internet Software and Services — dodged questions about original programming, while downplaying the possibility of using the new Apple TV as a cord-cutting option.
Source:: Apple Insider
Apple launches first public beta of iOS 9.2
On the heels of the developer release, the first public beta of iOS 9.2 was made to members of Apple’s voluntary testing community on Thursday.
Source:: Apple Insider
Appeals court refuses immediate ban on NSA metadata collection, allows phase-out to continue
The National Security Agency’s collection of phone metadata will be allowed to continue during the 180-day wind-down period authorized by Congress in June, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday.
Source:: Apple Insider
Grammy winning singer Adele’s talent agency pitches Apple on $30M tour sponsorship
The agency representing British singer Adele, William Morris Endeavor, is repotedly pitching Apple on a $30 million tour sponsorship deal, although it may be contingent on Apple Stores stocking physical copies Adele’s latest album.
Source:: Apple Insider