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We wouldn’t recommend the latest Air for most people at full price, but the current discount makes it more appealing. | Photo: David Pierce / The Verge
The new iPad Mini (https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/22/24275956/apple-ipad-mini-2024-review) has arrived, bringing with it a faster A17 Pro chip, 8GB of RAM, support for the Apple Pencil Pro, and a taste of Apple Intelligence. However, unless you’re dead set on the tablet’s 8.3-inch form factor, the latest iPad Air is a better buy — especially since the 11-inch configuration is on sale at Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Apple-iPad-Air-11-inch-Intelligence/dp/B0D3J617D7/?tag=theverge02-20) and Target (https://goto.target.com/c/482924/81938/2092?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftarget.com%2Fp%2Fapple-ipad-air-11-inch-m2-2024-6th-generation-wi-fi-128gb-space-gray%2F-%2FA-85966314&sharedid=theverge.com) with Wi-Fi and 128GB of storage starting at $498 ($101 off), an all-time low.
If you’re having trouble choosing between Apple’s entry-level iPad (https://www.theverge.com/23418039/apple-ipad-review-10th-gen-2022-10-9-tablet-ipados) and an M4-powered iPad Pro (https://www.theverge.com/24155440/apple-ipad-pro-2024-review), the 2024 iPad Air represents the middle ground. It’s a good-step option from the base iPad with USB-C charging, support for both the Apple Pencil (USB-C) (https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/17/23919994/apple-pencil-stylus-usb-c-price-updates) and newer Apple Pencil Pro (https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/7/24146454/apple-pencil-pro-ipad-stylus-price-availability-features), and a laminated Liquid Retina display (https://essentialpicks.com/laminated-vs-non-laminated-display-tablet/). The latter isn’t...
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Universal Music partners with AI company building an ‘ethical’ music generator
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24282030/universal-music-group-partners-with-klay-ai-company-ethical-music-generator-foundational-model
Apple Intelligence will come to EU iPhones in April
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24281947/apple-intelligence-eu-iphones-april
Robinhood admits it’s just a gambling app
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24281883/robinhood-presidential-betting
Apple Intelligence is here, but it still has a lot to learn
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24279804/apple-intelligence-ios-18-1-siri-ai
Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk to stop $1 million election lottery
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24281752/elon-musk-pennsylvania-election-2024-lottery-lawsuit
Beats Solo 4 and Studio Pro headphones are an impressive 50 percent off
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24281656/beats-solo-4-studio-pro-lenovo-legion-go-deal-sale
Apple quietly released a video announcement for its new iMacs
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24281798/apple-imac-m4-2024-announcement-video-keynote
Apple updates the iMac with new colors and an M4 chip
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24273124/apple-imac-m4-chip-announced-price-release-date
Animal Crossing mobile is getting its new, paid app in December
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24281659/animal-crossing-pocket-camp-complete-mobile-launch-date-introductory-price
Apple Intelligence is out today
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24272995/apple-intelligence-now-available-ios-18-1-mac-ipad
Microsoft Teams is getting threads and combined chats and channels
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24281619/microsoft-teams-threaded-conversations-combined-chats-channels-ui-design-view
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on the gospel of Steve Jobs and what founder mode really means
https://www.theverge.com/24279570/airbnb-ceo-brian-chesky-founder-mode-apple-steve-jobs-management-decoder-podcast-2024
The pragmatist’s guide to the 2024 presidential election
https://www.theverge.com/24279103/2024-election-guide-trump-harris-policy-issues
All the news from Apple’s ‘week’ of Mac announcements
https://www.theverge.com/24279307/apple-mac-m4-updates-news-announcements
UMG and AI company Klay are forming their own foundational Music-generating AI model. | Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo from Getty Image
Universal Music Group (UMG) announced (https://www.universalmusic.com/universal-music-group-enters-into-a-strategic-collaboration-with-ethical-ai-music-company-klay/) a new deal centered on creating an “ethical” foundational model for AI music generation. It’s partnered with a company called Klay Vision (https://www.klay.vision/) that’s creating a “Large Music Model” named KLayMM and plans to launch out of stealth mode with a product within months. Ary Attie, its founder and CEO, said the company believes “the next Beatles will play with KLAY.”
The two say the model will work “in collaboration with the music industry and its creators,” without many details about how, while Klay plans to make music AI “more than a short-lived gimmick.”
This is how the companies explain their shared goals:
Building generative AI music models ethically and fully respectful of copyright, as well as name and...
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Apple Intelligence has finally launched in US English, and if you’re in the EU, you’ll be able to use the new AI features on your iPhone and iPad starting in April, according to an Irish Apple newsroom post (https://www.apple.com/ie/newsroom/2024/10/apple-intelligence-is-available-today-on-iphone-ipad-and-mac/).
When the features roll out to iPhones and iPads in the EU, they’ll include “include many of the core features of Apple Intelligence, including Writing Tools, Genmoji, a redesigned Siri with richer language understanding, ChatGPT integration, and more,” Apple says in the post.
However, if EU users want to get a taste of Apple Intelligence sooner, they can try the initial features on their Mac that are now available with macOS Sequoia 15.1. That first batch of features includes (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/10/apple-intelligence-is-available-today-on-iphone-ipad-and-mac/) AI-powered writing tools, improvements to Siri, and...
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“We take pride in the fact that we are expanding the market by welcoming new investors into the financial system.” - Robinhood’s S-1 | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
US citizens can gamble on the upcoming election (https://newsroom.aboutrobinhood.com/introducing-the-presidential-election-market/) on Robinhood, the financial nihilism app (https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/13/22574133/robinhood-meme-trades-dogecoin-ipo) announced. Robinhood has termed this “unlocking a new asset class that democratizes access to events as they unfold.”
Let’s pause — I would like to reflect on this incredible phrase, about an asset class that democratizes access to events as they unfold. See, I thought we all had access to the events of the election because we all exist in reality and can find out about them. But apparently, if we can’t gamble on an event, it isn’t happening. This is a fascinating vision of metaphysics, and I would like to hear more about it. No one bet on my birth, for instance, and thus there is no asset class relating to my existence. So am I real?
“Democratizes...
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It’s finally glow time.
Apple Intelligence has finally arrived, and like most AI on smartphones so far, it’s mostly underwhelming.
The debut features of Apple Intelligence are all very familiar: there are glowing gradients and sparkle icons (https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/10/24195605/ai-sparkles-ai-sparkles-everywhere) that indicate the presence of AI; writing tools that make your emails sound more professional; and an AI eraser in Photos that blots away distractions. It’s all here, and it all works okay. But none of it is even close to the time-saving computing platform shift we’ve been promised.
Essentially, there are two Apple Intelligences: the one that’s here now and the one we might see in the future. Even in today’s launch announcement (https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24272995/apple-intelligence-now-available-ios-18-1-mac-ipad), Apple is busy teasing the features that haven’t launched yet. What’s here today is a handful of...
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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is suing Elon Musk and his Donald Trump-supporting America PAC. Filed Monday in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, it’s the first legal action against Musk’s $1 million daily award offered to registered voters (https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/20/24274971/elon-musk-1-million-prize-america-pac-petition-voting-presidential-election).
As reported previously by CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/28/politics/elon-musk-philadelphia-lawsuit) and the Philadelphia Inquirer, the lawsuit argues that all lotteries in Pennsylvania must be run by the state and calls the arrangement deceptive, saying that “Though Musk says that a winner’s selection is ‘random,’ that appears false because multiple winners that have been selected are individuals who have shown up at Trump rallies in Pennsylvania.”
According to the suit, “Since launching on October 19, 2024, America PAC claims it awarded $1,000,000 checks...
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Solo 3 owners have plenty of reasons to consider upgrading. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
One of the best deals on wireless headphones during Prime Day earlier this month is back. The Beats Solo 4 headphones, which only launched in April, are 50 percent off at $99.99 ($100 off) from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Beats-Solo-Ear-Headphones-Compatible/dp/B0DDQLGDY3?tag=theverge02-20), Best Buy (https://howl.me/cnou87ENN86), and Target (https://goto.target.com/c/482924/2190024/2092?subId1=vergeBeatsSolo4102824&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fp%2Fbeats-solo-4-bluetooth-wireless-on-ear-headphones-cloud-pink%2F-%2FA-91747218), matching their all-time low. If you prefer over-ear headphones or need active noise cancellation, the Beats Studio Pro fit the bill and are also matching their record low price of $169.99 ($180 off) at Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Beats-Studio-Pro-Personalized-Compatibility/dp/B0C8PSMPTH?tag=theverge02-20), Best Buy (https://howl.me/cnoveumojyN), and Target (https://goto.target.com/c/482924/2190024/2092?subId1=vergeBeatsSolo4102824&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fp%2Fbeats-studio-pro-bluetooth-wireless-headphones-sandstone%2F-%2FA-89401492).
The Solo 4 (https://www.theverge.com/24145150/beats-solo-4-headphones-review) are a solid refresh that should serve you well into 2025 and beyond. Like typical Beats, they have a sound signature favoring emphasized bass, but with a healthier balance between the mids and highs than older headphones in the line. Apple meets today’s expectations for...
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Apple did more than put out a series of press releases when it announced the new iMac with M4 (https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24273124/apple-imac-m4-chip-announced-price-release-date) and the release of its Apple Intelligence software updates (https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24272995/apple-intelligence-now-available-ios-18-1-mac-ipad). The company also made a video to go with them — although it took a keen eye to spot it at first, as it was tucked away in a “Watch the announcement (https://www.apple.com/105/media/us/imac/2024/e1d50c6b-bc34-47bd-850d-379149b71fb8/films/announcement/imac-announcement-tpl-us-2024_16x9.m3u8)” link on the company’s splashy iMac page (https://www.apple.com/imac/).
Apple has since released the 10-minute video on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaB7nCdId0Y) as well. In it, Apple Intelligence product manager Allegra Tepper discussed Apple’s AI system, which is now available as a software update for compatible iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Tepper ran through coming features, while specifying that today’s update only includes things like writing tools and slight Siri improvements (including the glowy...
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Apple is updating the iMac with an M4 chip. The new iMac, announced this morning (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/10/apple-introduces-new-imac-supercharged-by-m4-and-apple-intelligence/), includes an M4 chip with an 8-core CPU and up to a 10-core GPU. The entry-level model (https://apple.sjv.io/c/482924/1683292/7613?subId1=veergeappleproducts102824&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.apple.com%2Fshop%2Fbuy-mac%2Fimac) costs $1,299 with two Thunderbolt USB-C 4 ports, while the higher-end models start at $1,499 and have four ports.
It’s also bundled with accessories that now use USB-C charging ports (https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/28/24275569/apple-usb-c-magic-keyboard-mouse-trackpad-no-lightning) instead of Lightning. Like the prior model, the new iMac has a 24-inch, 4.5K display. However, Apple is offering a new “nano-texture glass option” for $200 extra, which is supposed to help reduce reflections and glare.
Additionally, the iMac’s base RAM has been doubled to 16GB over the prior model, with the ability to configure the higher-end option with up to 32GB. Apple’s new iMac also...
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It’s all smiles until your campsite’s owner doesn’t transfer you over and you get deleted. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
The final, microtransaction-free version of Animal Crossing mobile is coming to iOS (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/animal-crossing-pocket-camp-c/id6547834967) and Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nintendo.zasa) on December 3rd. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete is set to replace the existing “free-to-start” version of Pocket Camp that first launched in 2017. The complete version will cost $9.99 in the US at first, but once January 30th at 10PM PT rolls around it will cost twice as much at $19.99.
Existing Pocket Camp players who want to port their game data over will have until June 1st, 2025 to do so, via a linked Nintendo account. The original app’s service will cease on November 28th at 7AM PT, so it seems anyone on the fence needs to have their save data linked and prepped for transfer (https://faq.complete.ac-pocketcamp.com/hc/en-us/articles/29555650212761-Preparing-to-Transfer-Save-Data) before that. Nintendo has spelled out some of these...
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The iPhone 16 will finally be able to use the AI it was supposedly “built for.” | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge
Apple’s AI features are finally starting to appear. Apple Intelligence is launching today (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/10/apple-intelligence-is-available-today-on-iphone-ipad-and-mac/) on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, offering features like generative AI-powered writing tools, notification summaries, and a cleanup tool to take distractions out of photos. It’s Apple’s first official step into the AI era, but it’ll be far from its last (https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/10/24237714/apple-intelligence-generative-ai-features-update-schedule).
Apple Intelligence has been available in developer and public beta builds of Apple’s operating systems for the past few months, but today marks the first time it’ll be available in the full public OS releases. Even so, the features will still be marked as “beta,” and Apple Intelligence will very much remain a work in progress. Siri gets a new look, but its most consequential new features — like the...
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Microsoft is finally adding threaded conversations to its Microsoft Teams communications app. Threaded conversations in Teams won’t arrive until mid-2025, but ahead of that, Microsoft is also combining its separate chats and channels UI inside Teams into a single view.
I exclusively revealed Microsoft was planning a new chats and channels experience in my Notepad newsletter in August, and Microsoft is now bringing this unified UI to Teams in public preview in November.
Image: Microsoft
The new combined chats and channels view in Microsoft Teams.
“We’ve redesigned the chat and channels experience to simplify your digital workspace by bringing chats, teams, and channels into one place under Chat,” explains Jeff...
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The Airbnb cofounder discusses being ‘in the details’ and why traditional management is doing it wrong.
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Your vote matters. Here’s how it will change the future.
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Apple’s unusual approach to an October event is skipping the event and just announcing some forthcoming announcements.
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A few months ago, my doctor showed off an AI transcription tool he used to record and summarize his patient meetings. In my case, the summary was fine, but researchers cited by ABC News have found that’s not always the case with OpenAI’s Whisper, which powers a tool many hospitals use — sometimes it just makes things up entirely.
Whisper is used by a company called Nabla (https://www.nabla.com/) for a medical transcription tool that it estimates has transcribed 7 million medical conversations, according to ABC News. More than 30,000 clinicians and 40 health systems use it, the outlet writes. Nabla is reportedly aware that Whisper can hallucinate, and is “addressing the problem.”
A group of researchers from Cornell University, the University of Washington, and...
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