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Apple releases Final Cut Pro for iPad 2 and Final Cut Camera

Aisha Malik — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 18:33:22 +0000

Apple has released Final Cut Pro for iPad 2 and Final Cut Camera, the company announced on Thursday. Both apps were previously announced during the company’s iPad event in May. Apple also released updates for Final Cut Pro for Mac. The iPad version has been updated with capabilities that are designed to take advantage of […]

iOS 18 could ‘sherlock’ $400M in app revenue

Sarah Perez — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:52:42 +0000

Apple's changes may affect apps that today have an estimated $393 million in revenue and have been downloaded roughly 58 million times over the past year.

Unit and Loop lay off staff and Brex ditches co-CEO model

Mary Ann Azevedo — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 17:05:00 +0000

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at layoffs at BaaS startup Unit and car insurance company Loop, as well as Brex’s decision to abandon its co-CEO model, Apple killing its Pay Later feature, and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Tuesday […]

Apple Developer Academy adds AI training for students and alumni

Aisha Malik — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:15:42 +0000

Apple is continuing its AI push, this time with its education offering. The company announced on Tuesday that it will train all Apple Developer Academy students and mentors on the fundamentals of AI. Apple Developer Academy alumni can also take part in the training. Starting this fall, students will learn how to build, train and […]

Apple kills Pay Later feature ahead of Affirm integration

Brian Heater — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:26:12 +0000

Apple announced at last week's WWDC 2024 that users would be able to access loans through third-party app Affirm through Apple Pay.

Apple ushers in a new era with Apple Intelligence

Cody Corrall — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 20:15:00 +0000

Welcome back to TechCrunch’s Week in Review — TechCrunch’s newsletter recapping the week’s biggest news. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference had a sizable focus on AI. Apple unveiled its generative AI offering, Apple Intelligence, which will be available in iOS later this year. iOS 18 will […]

Apple joins the race to find an AI icon that makes sense

Devin Coldewey — Sat, 15 Jun 2024 18:01:00 +0000

No one knows what AI looks like, or even is supposed to look like. It does everything, but looks like nothing.

Apple gives developers a way to nominate their apps for editorial consideration on the App Store

Sarah Perez — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:43:32 +0000

From a new Nominations dashboard in App Store Connect, developers will be able to create their nominations, either one by one or by uploading a spreadsheet to nominate apps in bulk.

Here’s everything Apple announced at the WWDC 2024 keynote, including Apple Intelligence, Siri makeover

Christine Hall — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:00:00 +0000

The TechCrunch team runs down all of the biggest news from the Apple WWDC 2024 keynote in an easy-to-skim digest.

Apple’s Spotlight Search gets better at natural language queries in iOS 18

Sarah Perez — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 17:33:48 +0000

With the Core Spotlight framework, developers can donate content they want to make searchable via Spotlight.

Here are the best WWDC 2024 features you missed

Ivan Mehta — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 15:58:30 +0000

Apple announced a number of new features and updates onstage during its keynote address at WWDC 2024, including updates to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, VisionOS and the introduction of Apple Intelligence. Now that people are using developer betas and exploring the sessions at the event, more features that were not announced onstage are surfacing. Remember that […]

iOS 18 cracks down on apps asking for full address book access

Sarah Perez — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 19:05:14 +0000

To give users more control over the contacts an app can and cannot access, the permissions screen has two stages.

Ford’s secretive, low-cost EV team is growing with talent from Rivian, Tesla and Apple

Sean O'Kane — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 18:38:00 +0000

A TechCrunch review of LinkedIn data found that Ford has built this team up to around 300 employees over the last year.

The apps that Apple sherlocked at WWDC 2024

Ivan Mehta — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:16:42 +0000

Here's a list of third-party apps that were Sherlocked by Apple at this year's WWDC.

Apple Watch is finally adding a feature I’ve been requesting for years

Brian Heater — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 23:41:17 +0000

The ability to pause your activity rings is a minor feature update for most, but for those of us who obsess about such things to an unhealthy degree, it’s the best Apple Watch update in years.

Why Apple is taking a small-model approach to generative AI

Brian Heater — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 22:51:14 +0000

It’s a very Apple approach in the sense that it prioritizes a frictionless user experience above all.

Apple’s AI, Apple Intelligence, is boring and practical — that’s why it works

Sarah Perez — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 20:30:00 +0000

Some of the new Apple Intelligence features that Apple debuted at WWDC 2024 don’t even feel like AI, they just feel like smarter tools.

At last, Apple’s Messages app will support RCS and scheduling texts

Sarah Perez — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:57:00 +0000

These messaging features, announced at WWDC 2024, will have a significant impact on how people communicate every day.

Apple adds win-back subscription offers and improved search suggestions to the App Store

Ivan Mehta — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:45:16 +0000

At WWDC 2024, Apple introduced new options for developers to promote their apps and earn more from them in the App Store.

Here are all the devices compatible with iOS 18

Lauren Forristal — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:30:30 +0000

iOS 18 will be available in the fall as a free software update.