Apple WWDC 2016: 12 big takeaways

Developers are going to take an even bigger part in shaping iOS 10, macOS and watchOS 3. Native apps, instant launch, a dock, a Control Center and so on are now possible. We might have sniggered a bit when we saw the hardware specs of the Apple Watch when it was first unveiled last year, but watchOS 3 is now unlocking features that I think most - outside of Apple - could have dreamt of. So far, the Apple Watch has been an exclusive accessory for the iPhone, but now Apple is extending that by making it a handy Mac accessory, allowing owners to automatically unlock their laptop or desktop without needing a password. Apple is tentatively dipping its toe into the AI waters with technologies that can analyze your photos for faces and context - all done locally - and by applying LSTM (Long Short-Term Memory) deep learning technologies to Messaging. I lost count of the number of times that "China" was said during the keynote.