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Elon Musk’s Grok AI Lands on Japan’s App Store, Bringing a Rebellious Twist to Conversational AI

Grok app lands on Japan’s App Store

Grok app revealed on Japanese App Store The Japanese iOS and iPadOS app market just got a jolt of rebellious AI energy. Grok, the conversational AI developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, has officially launched on the App Store in a beta release, marking its debut as a standalone application. Previously accessible only through the X app and web browser, Grok is now ready to engage Japanese users directly with its unique brand of wit and real-time information access. Beyond the Usual: Grok’s Differentiators in a Crowded AI Field Grok isn’t just another large language model (LLM)-powered chatbot. It stands apart from the crowd with several key differentiators: Grok’s Potential Impact: … Continue reading

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Apple unveils its plans to use its own ARM-powered silicon in Macs

Apple Silicon architecture

Apple switching from Intel to its own custom chips for Macs over a two-year transition period At WWDC 2020, Apple has announced it will transition its Mac computers to its own custom-designed chips, moving away from Intel chips, and every Mac across its desktop and laptop product lines, including Mac Pro, is running on “Apple silicon” over the next two years. The company plans to ship its first Mac with Apple silicon, perhaps MacBooks or iMac, by the end of 2020. Macs with Apple Silicon will run on the same A-series processors which have been used in iPhones and iPads for more than 10 years, bringing the ability for macOS … Continue reading

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iPhone XS and XS Max teardown: Mostly the same internal design as iPhone X

iPhone XS and XS Max hit the stores on Friday and as always iFixit has provided teardown images of the new iPhones. The teardown reveals the latest iPhones are pretty similar to the previous models. Let’s take a closer look at it. Points to keep in mind Glass: Apple said “the most durable glass ever in a smartphone” but the glass looks very simliar to iPhone X’s. No clue whether new Gorrila Glass 6 or not Antenna band: Extra antenna band added on the bottom very likely to support for Gigabit LTE (not 5G) IP68 water resistance: No evidence. SIM card slot also largely unchanged Taptic Engine: Resized and XS … Continue reading

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