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Meta Platforms Inc. Offers $200 Million Compensation Package to Lure Top Talent for its Superintelligence Team

By Rajat on July 10, 2025 in AI, Apple, Capsules, Meta, Uncategorized

Meta Platforms Inc., an AI product discovery platform for businesses, has offered a compensation package exceeding $200 million to lure top talent, including a former distinguished Apple Inc. employee, to join its superintelligence team. This move highlights the intense competition for skilled professionals in the tech industry, with companies like Meta going to great lengths to attract and retain top talent. In other news, Microsoft’s chief commercial officer revealed that AI saved over $500 million in call[…]

Apple Expands iCloud Passwords Support to Firefox on Windows

By Arun Kumar on in Apple, Capsules, Cybersecurity, Uncategorized

Apple has recently updated its iCloud for Windows app, introducing support for the Firefox web browser. This update enables PC users to access and autofill their credentials directly from Mozilla’s web browser. The iCloud Passwords feature initially debuted in iOS 18 as a centralized location for iCloud Keychain items, previously accessible only through a Settings app section. Since then, it has expanded to other operating systems, ensuring universal access to logins, passkeys, and other credentials. On Wednesday,[…]

Leadership Shift at Apple: Tim Cook to Oversee Design Team Following Jeff Williams’ Retirement

By Rajat on July 9, 2025 in Apple, Uncategorized

Apple’s design team is facing another leadership change with the impending retirement of Chief Operating Officer (COO) Jeff Williams by the end of 2025. As a result, the design team will report directly to CEO Tim Cook. This development marks the latest shuffle in the team’s leadership since Jony Ive’s departure in 2019. Tim Cook, known for his expertise in industry supply chain strategy, will take on the added responsibility of overseeing the design team. Although Cook[…]

Apple Seeks to Overturn Ban on Apple Watch’s Blood Oxygen Feature

By Mishika on July 8, 2025 in Apple, Gadgets, Smartwatches, Uncategorized

Apple is urging a U.S. appeals court to reverse a trade decision that blocked imports of the Apple Watch due to the blood oxygen sensor implementation, claiming it unfairly impacted millions of users. On Monday, Apple asked the appeals court to overturn a trade ruling that forced it to disable the Apple Watch’s blood-oxygen feature. The company argued the decision wrongly penalized millions of users. The medical tech firm behind the complaint, Masimo, responded that Apple was[…]

Apple Acquires TrueMeeting and WhyLabs to Advance AI Capabilities

By Mishika on in AI, Apple, Capsules, Uncategorized

Apple has quietly acquired two more companies, TrueMeeting and WhyLabs, in a move to boost its AI capabilities, particularly in relation to Apple Vision Pro and Apple Intelligence. TrueMeeting, a company that allows users to scan their faces using their iPhones and create a hyper-realistic digital twin, has been acquired by Apple. The company’s CommonGround Human AI Technology integrates with various apps, including games and video conferencing, and it is believed that Apple acquired TrueMeeting to further[…]

Apple Releases iOS 26 Developer Beta 3 with New Wallpaper Color Options and Visual Tweaks

By Tripti Gupta on in Apple, Uncategorized

Apple has released the third developer beta of iOS 26, along with iPadOS 26, bringing a range of new features and enhancements to the operating systems. The new beta updates the build number to 23A5287g, up from the previous 23A5276f. iOS 26 introduced Apple’s “Liquid Glass” design language, which is used across all of the company’s platforms. The software features dynamic user interface elements that mimic the look of real-world glass, replacing the flat aesthetic used from[…]

Meta Poaches Apple Executive Amid AI Talent War

By Priyanka on in AI, Apple, Capsules, Meta, Uncategorized

Meta has recently poached Ruoming Pang, the head of Apple’s foundation models team, with a significant pay package worth tens of millions of dollars per year, according to Bloomberg. This move is part of Meta’s industry-wide talent acquisition effort, aimed at bolstering its struggling AI platform. The departure of Pang has led to a reshuffle within Apple’s Foundation Model team, with Zhifeng Chen taking over as the new leader. Chong Wang, Zirui Wang, Chung-Cheng Chiu, and Guoli[…]

Apple Releases Third Developer Betas for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, and visionOS 26

By Divya Arora on in Apple, Capsules, Uncategorized

Apple has rolled out the third developer beta versions of its upcoming operating systems, including iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, and visionOS 26. This release comes after the second round of betas, which were made available on June 23. The first wave of betas was introduced on June 9, following the WWDC keynote. The third developer beta includes build 23A5287g for iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, replacing the previous build 23A5276f. For macOS 26[…]

Apple Appeals EU’s €500 Million Fine for App Store Payment Restrictions

By Rajat on July 7, 2025 in Apps, Capsules, Policies, Uncategorized

In a move to contest the European Union’s hefty penalty, Apple filed an appeal on Monday against the €500 million fine imposed on the company for not complying with the EU’s rules on App Store payment restraints. The fine, amounting to approximately $580 million, was issued by the European Commission in April, citing Apple’s failure to comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules. The rules mandate companies to allow developers to accept payments for their apps[…]

How Apple, Google, and Meta Are Shaping the XR (Extended Reality) Race

By Tripti Gupta on July 5, 2025 in Blogs, Uncategorized

The extended reality (XR) landscape, encompassing virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR), is undergoing a transformative phase as tech giants Apple, Google, and Meta vie for dominance. With XR poised to redefine how we interact with digital and physical worlds, these companies are leveraging their technological prowess, ecosystems, and strategic visions to lead the charge. Their efforts are shaping a competitive race that could determine the future of spatial computing. Here’s an in-depth[…]