Jacob Kastrenakes
More apps will let you record spatial video in iOS 18.
The feature has been limited to Apple’s Camera app since launch, but third-party apps will be able to record in the format starting later this year.
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Android’s AirTag competitors are off to a poor start.
But not because of the hardware: because of Google’s Find My Device network. All the reviews I’ve read so far say that it’s just not finding the devices. Here’s Android Central:
The next day, I marked all Bluetooth trackers as lost. Surely, at least one of the five trackers would be found over the next few days? Shockingly, three whole days passed before I heard anything back.
And get this: it wasn’t even the network that helped me find my “lost” trackers.
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Correction:
Earlier today, we issued a story with the headline “Apple’s new custom emoji come with climate costs.” The story was incorrect, as the emoji are generated locally. We’ve removed the story and regret making the error.
Jacob Kastrenakes
Arc has a delightful new AI chat interface.
You can now “Call Arc” inside the company’s iOS app to get answers from its AI search feature. If only it were an actual phone number.
Jacob Kastrenakes
Jacob Kastrenakes
AI in Google Search is really here.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai just announced that the AI-generated summaries, now known as “AI Overviews,” will be launching to everyone in the US “this week,” with more countries coming soon.
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Jacob Kastrenakes
A close look at who could succeed Tim Cook.
Bloomberg reports that Cook is likely sticking around Apple for “at least another three years.”
The top of the (speculative) list to replace him has long been Apple COO Jeff Williams, but interest has apparently shifted to Apple’s hardware engineering leader, John Ternus. Ternus is a decade younger than Williams, and he could be expected to hold the role for longer.