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Apple hardware execs discuss ‘profound’ changes in chip business

Apple’s work to bring the design of components in-house is the most “profound change” for the company in the last 20 years, an interview with its hardware chiefs reveals.John Ternus [left] and Johny Srouji [right], via CNBCIn an interview recorded in November and aired on Saturday, Apple SVP of Hardware Technologies Johny Srouji and SVP of Hardware Engineering John Ternus talked to CNBC about Apple’s chip business, among other related topics.The marriage between the two teams, as well as the software team, makes for a unique working relationship, Srouji explains, letting Apple “build integrated products that are fully optimized for the product,” with the development starting four years out from release. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Hype and hazards: Artificial intelligence is suddenly very real

AI has been with us for years, quietly controlling what we see on social media, protecting our credit cards from fraud and helping avoid collisions on the road. But 2023 was transformative, with the public showing an insatiable appetite for anything with the AI label.

The year of social media soul-searching: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born and AI gets personal

We lost Twitter and got X. We tried out Bluesky and Mastodon (well, some of us did). We fretted about AI bots and teen mental health. We cocooned in private chats and scrolled endlessly as we did in years past. For social media users, 2023 was a year of beginnings and endings, with some soul-searching in between.

Apple in-house Wi-Fi chips probably won’t make it into the iPhone 17

Apple probably won’t be using in-house Wi-Fi chip designs in its 2025 iPhone lineup, a report claims, citing industry sources who believe it will be a big challenge for the company to reach the goal in the next two years.Wi-Fi chips for the iPhone 17 may still be supplied by a third-party sourceApple has steadily been bringing the designs of various components in-house, providing it with ways to dictate the capabilities and features of the parts used in iPhone, iPad, and other hardware. However, despite investing in the creation of Wi-Fi chips, it is doubted that it will appear within the next two generations of iPhone.Sources of DigiTimes say that Apple has invested heavily into Wi-Fi chip development, in a similar manner to its 5G modem chip work. But, just like the 5G chip struggles forcing Apple to extend its work with Qualcomm, the iPhone maker’s apparently running into bottlenecks on Wi-Fi too. Rumor Score: šŸ¤” Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums