Daring Fireball‘s John Gruber joins us on this week’s episode of The MacRumors Present to debate Apple Intelligence and the way forward for the corporate.
We speak by way of the response to John’s influential “One thing Is Rotten within the State of Cupertino” piece on Daring Fireball, which identified that Apple’s credibility has been “broken” by the delay in releasing key ‌Apple Intelligence‌ options reminiscent of personalised Siri. Subsequent studies revealed that Imaginative and prescient Professional chief Mike Rockwell has taken over the Siri staff at Apple, which till just lately was led by synthetic intelligence chief John Giannandrea. Software program chief Craig Federighi can be believed to have taken on extra duty to show ‌Apple Intelligence‌ round.
The corporate has altered its advertising technique away from the “Hey, ‌Apple Intelligence‌” tagline and the options are lastly anticipated to launch someday throughout the subsequent yr. With this current context, we get John’s ideas on how the state of affairs has advanced since he wrote his article, together with on the proposed class-action lawsuits towards Apple over false promoting. We additionally take a look at how Apple could current its suite of AI options at WWDC later this yr.
Furthermore, we mirror on the Imaginative and prescient Professional virtually two years after its announcement, and John explains why he believes that the headset prevented the mismanagement that has mired apple Intelligence. We additionally speak by way of rumors in regards to the second-generation Imaginative and prescient Professional headset that’s anticipated to launch between fall 2025 and spring 2026 as a minor spec bump, merely upgrading from the M2 to the M5 chip. We additionally discover the extremely anticipated lower-cost Imaginative and prescient headset, dubbed “Imaginative and prescient Air,” and the way this could possibly be positioned when it launches.
We take a look at the state of Apple’s sensible house proposition and the HomePod amid rumors that the corporate’s first sensible house hub product has been delayed to 2026. The system is believed to be completed and was initially scheduled to launch in March 2025, however resulting from its reliance on ‌Apple Intelligence‌ its launch has reportedly been shelved till subsequent yr.
Lastly, we talk about the long-rumored foldable iPhone, pondering on what Apple is more likely to do in another way when it launches the system subsequent yr. The MacRumors Present additionally has its personal YouTube channel, so ensure you’re subscribed to maintain up with new episodes and clips. See extra of John’s work over on Daring Fireball and on his podcast, “The Discuss Present.”
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