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    The rollout is part of a wider deployment of artificial intelligence-powered tools in the latest updates to the operating systems for iPhones, iPads and Mac computers. The ChatGPT integration, announced in June as part of the Apple Intelligence unveil, will allow the company's Siri voice assistant tap the chatbot's expertise including on user queries about photos and documents such as presentations. The slow rollout of Apple Intelligence features so far has raised some investor worries about the strength of the iPhone 16 sales cycle.

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  • Learn how to use Apple Intelligence’s ‘Image Playground’

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  • Apple iOS 18.2 brings ChatGPT to iPhone users, OpenAI releases Sora

    Apple launches iOS 18.2 bringing Apple Intelligence features to new iPhone models, including ChatGPT integration, Genmoji, Image Playground, and Visual Intelligence. In other AI news, ChatGPT maker OpenAI unveils its AI video generation tool, Sora. Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley joins Market Domination Host Julie Hyman to break down the latest in the tech space. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.

  • Huawei making moves in China's robotics industry with Jimu investment, new embodied AI hub

    Huawei Technologies, a formidable player in fields from smartphones to electric vehicles, is also looming large in China's fragmented robotics industry amid the country's drive to be a global leader in the field. The Shenzhen-based telecommunications giant, which is the face of China's self-sufficiency drive to break US sanctions, last week injected 3 billion yuan (US$413 million) into a subsidiary called Dongguan Jimu Machinery, according to corporate database Qichacha. The move to increase the

  • Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates

    Apple's latest OS update is here, along with a new batch of Apple Intelligence features, such as Genmoji and Image Playground.

  • Nokia Upgraded by J.P. Morgan Amid Telecommunications Recovery and Microsoft Partnership Expansion

    Nokia's opportunities for enterprise market growth are supported by its expanded collaboration with Microsoft Cloud.

  • Opinion - The clock is running out on TikTok in the US

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld a law requiring TikTok to divest its Chinese ownership if it wants to keep operating, citing the need to protect national security due to the app's expansive reach.

  • Avast antivirus owner Gen Digital acquires MoneyLion in $1 billion deal

    Gen Digital will pay $82 for each MoneyLion share, a 6.5% premium to MoneyLion's last closing price. Additionally, MoneyLion shareholders will receive one contingent value right per share, entitling them to $23 in Gen Digital common shares, subject to Gen Digital's future stock performance. The acquisition will expand Gen Digital's financial wellness offerings by leveraging MoneyLion's personal finance platform, which boasts over 18 million users and provides credit-building and financial management services, the companies said.

  • Apple's new iPhone update is here — and it brings more impressive AI features

    Apple's iOS 18.2 update is officially here with new AI features like ChatGPT integration, Genmojis, Image Playground, and Visual Intelligence.

  • Apple's latest MagSafe charger is on sale for $35

    If you recently bought yourself an iPhone 16, now is a great time to pick up a wireless charger for it, with Amazon discounting Apple's latest MagSafe charger.

  • Kimberly Guilfoyle Out of the Picture as Don Jr. Appears with New Squeeze

    Donald Trump Jr. was spotted in Palm Beach with a new girlfriend on Saturday, the Daily Mail revealed with new photos. Trump Jr., 46, was pictured with Bettina Anderson, 38, a Palm Beach socialite, on Monday night. Trump Jr. is still engaged to Kimberly Guilfoyle, 55, but his romance with Anderson is reportedly an “open secret” in the Florida town. Anderson also shared a birthday message from the future first son on her Instagram stories. “Many Have Said You’re Aging Out But I Think You’re Perfe

  • Mel Gibson Threatens ‘to Kill Someone’ While Fearmongering at Mar-a-Lago

    A cavalcade of supporting characters in the MAGA universe, and President-elect Donald Trump, showed up at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday to attend a soirée for the conspiratorial, QAnon-adjacent conservative nonprofit America’s Future. Mel Gibson, the traditionalist Catholic actor/director, told the crowd, “I got nine kids. If one of them got stolen or trafficked, I’d have to kill someone.”

  • Russia tells citizens to avoid travel to the West - and responds to Donald Trump's call for Ukraine ceasefire

    Russia has issued a travel warning to its citizens as it said tensions with the US are "teetering on the verge of rupture". Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry, urged citizens on Wednesday to "refrain from trips to the US, Canada and with a few exceptions EU countries" over the Christmas period. "In the context of the increasing confrontation in Russian-American relations, which are teetering on the verge of rupture due to the fault of Washington, trips to the United States of America privately or out of official necessity are fraught with serious risks," Ms Zakharova said.

  • Prince Louis bucks royal tradition during latest family appearance

    Prince Louis joined his mum Kate Middleton at her annual Christmas Carol service last week, and the young royal bucked tradition with his smart attire…

  • Russia transported Assad in 'most secured way,' Russian Deputy FM tells NBC News

    The Kremlin said on Monday that President Vladimir Putin had made the decision to grant asylum in Russia to Assad. "He is secured, and it shows that Russia acts as required in such an extraordinary situation," Ryabkov told NBC, according to a transcript on NBC's website.

  • Syrian rebel leader’s victory speech holds a message for Iran – and for Trump and Israel too

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  • Adorable photos of Cowboys cheerleader Zoe Dale and Bengals kicker Cade York from Instagram

    In case you missed it from the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys game, we had quite a moment between Cowboys cheerleader Zoe Dale and Bengals kicker Cade York. The latter kicked an extra point, and Dale was seen on camera thanking God. It was delightful and swe

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    The person of interest in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing has been identified as a 26-year-old computer whiz who graduated as valedictorian from his Maryland prep school. Luigi Mangione, of Towson, Md., was carrying a weapon similar to the one used in the fatal shooting of Thompson when he was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania on Monday, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters. “At this time, he is believed to be our person of interest in the brazen, targeted

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    Fox confirmed that she and now-former fiancé Kelly are expecting their first child together last month