18 Hidden iOS 26 Gems You May Have Missed

Apple’s iOS 26 launched amid much buzz, especially since the company shifted gears and removed iOS 19. From the Liquid Glass redesign to new AI-driven features to the brilliance of Siri, there were quite a few updates to unpack. No matter what features made the headlines, I’m always more concerned about the lesser-known features that…

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Every iPhone supporting iOS 18

Reports in recent weeks have claimed that Apple’s main focus remains Apple Intelligence. The company was working on iOS 18.2, now available, which brings ChatGPT integration to the iPhone and iPad, and iOS 18.4, which will offer a smarter Siri. These reports indicated that work on iOS 19 was delayed. As a result, some Apple…

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Swift SDK arrives for Android development

THE Android Swift Workgroup announced nightly preview releases of the Swift SDK for Android, a toolkit for developing Android mobile apps with Apple’s Swift language. Instructions for getting started with the SDK, announced October 24can be found on Swift.org. The Swift SDK for Android paves the way for cross-development and accelerating innovation in the mobile…

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A Test So Hard No AI System Can Pass It — Yet

If you’re looking for a new reason to be nervous about artificial intelligence, try this: Some of the smartest humans in the world are struggling to create tests that AI systems can’t pass. For years, AI systems have been measured by subjecting new models to a variety of standardized benchmark tests. Many of these tests…

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Authorization of prognostic AI medical devices

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