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Report: Apple to fine-tune Gemini independently, no Google branding on Siri, more

Google, which will have Gemini serve as the foundation for its AI features, including the new Siri. Here are the details. In-house finetuning, no Google or Gemini branding Yesterday’s joint announcement that Apple had decided to rely on Gemini to power its AI features was light on technical specifics. The companies stated that Apple’s...
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Apple confirms Google’s Gemini will power new Siri features

Apple has confirmed that it is teaming up with Google to use Gemini models to power future Siri and Apple Intelligence features. In a statement to CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Apple confirmed the news: “After careful evaluation, we determined that Google’s technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models and we’re excited about...
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Mystery AI lab that poached iPhone Air designer revealed

Two months after reporting that the industrial designer who introduced the iPhone Air at Apple’s September event had left for an unnamed AI company, Bloomberg has now shared details on where he went. 30 engineers hired away from tech giants to date According to Bloomberg, industrial designer Abidur Chowdhury has left Apple to join Hark, a recently founded AI...
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