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Apple Suppliers Prepping Biggest AirPods Launch Ever, Says Report

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is gearing up for its biggest AirPods launch ever, with suppliers ready to begin production of the next generation of the popular earbuds. Unnamed sources claim that Apple plans to make between 20 million to 25 million units, an increase from previous launches. Production is set to start in...

Apple in Talks with Bring Google Gemini AI to the iPhone: Report

Well we don’t think many expected this to happen on their Monday morning bingo cards. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman on late Sunday, Apple is in talks with Google to integrate the latter’s Gemini AI into the iPhone, according to unnamed sources. The potential agreement would allow Apple to license Gemini, Google's advanced set of...

Apple’s AI Breakthrough Merges Text, Images for Enhanced Learning

Apple's research team has made a significant leap in artificial intelligence with new methods for training Large Language Models (LLMs). A multimodal LLM is essentially an advanced type of artificial intelligence that can understand and process different types of data, specifically text and images, at the same time, while then giving an answer based on...

‘Significant Changes’ Needed After ArriveCan App Controversy: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared the need for "significant changes" in public sector procurement and contracting, after the ongoing revelations of the ArriveCan app scandal. “This is an unacceptable situation and there needs to be changes on this. Government needs to make sure that everyone from the political level to the public service level are...

CBC Paid $15 Million in Bonuses, Then Cut 800 Jobs: Report

The CBC is under scrutiny for issuing $14.9 million in bonuses in 2023, as revealed by access-to-information records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) earlier this week. This move follows a December 2023 announcement by the CBC of impending layoffs affecting numerous employees, due to a $125 million budget shortfall. "CBC President Catherine Tait...