Apple shared a preview of iOS 9 and introduced OS X El Capitan today at WWDC in San Francisco. Let’s roundup the day’s news and everything that was covered today.
WWDC 2015 by the Numbers:
Attendees from 70 countries; 80% first-time attendees
350 student scholarship winners (youngest was a 12 year old girl from NYC)
100+ sessions, 150+ labs; 1000+ Apple engineers
55% of active Mac users using Yosemite in 8 months
83% of devices now running iOS 8
Siri gets over 1 billion requests per week (40% more accurate over last year)
Maps gets 5 billion requests per week
App Store has passed over 100 billion app downloads
98% of all Fortune 500 companies have an iOS app
195,000 educational apps in the App Store; average person has 119 apps; 850 apps downloaded every second
Apple has paid out $30 billion to developers to date
Apple has revived discussions with OpenAI to potentially incorporate the its generative AI technology into upcoming iPhone features this year, claims sources speaking to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. These talks focus on adding OpenAI's technology into iOS 18, which we will see previewed at WWDC in June. Sources indicated that the discussions are in early stages....
Google has introduced a new course called AI Essentials, aimed at breaking down how to use artificial intelligence for professionals across various industries. Upon completion of the course, you’ll get a certificate that you can add to your resumé. Taught by AI experts actively working at Google, this course offers practical, hands-on training in using...