Apple has announced several new products, including its new slimmer iPhone "Air" model with a "high-density battery" and a brand new processor, as well as an iPhone 17, the latest upgrade to its flagship smartphone . The tech giant, based in Cupertino, California in the US, unveiled the iPhone Air model as the star of the annual product launch event on Tuesday, with CEO Tim Cook calling it a "game-changer". The company said the base model iPhone 17 will have a brighter, more scratch-resistant screen. It also said the device will feature a new A19 processor chip, which will be made with three-nanometre (3nm) chipmaking technology and have improved capabilities for on-device artificial intelligence features. Apple said the iPhone 17 will also have a better front-facing camera with a differently shaped sensor to make horizontal selfies look better.

Apple will delay launching three new artificial intelligence features in Europe because European Union competition rules require the company ensure that rival products and services can function with its devices. The features will launch in the fall in the US but will not arrive in Europe until 2025. The company said on Friday three features – Phone Mirroring, SharePlay Screen Sharing enhancements, and Apple Intelligence – will not be rolled out to EU users this year because of regulatory uncertainties due to the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). Apple said the EU's regulations would force it to compromise its devices' security, an argument it has made before and that EU officials have pushed back on. "Specifically, we are concerned that the interoperability requirements of the DMA could force us to compromise the integrity of our products in ways that risk user privacy and data security," Apple said in an email.

The WHO Health Alert service on Messenger from Facebook has been upgraded with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities that provide Messenger users with a better interactive experience, offer more accurate information, and allow WHO to respond more quickly. The service is part of WHO's continuing efforts to ensure that people have access to reliable and trustworthy sources of information on COVID-19 during the global pandemic. The WHO Health Alert service has already seen record high levels of engagement, indicating a positive demand for the service. Within days of the AI upgrades, over 100 000 persons accessed the service and sent through over 500 000 messages; they also requested data on countries more than 430 000 times, and logged 27 000 sign-ups for daily alerts. Returning users of the service rose to 80%.

ServiceNow, based in Santa Clara, California, and led by former SAP SE Chief Executive Officer Bill McDermott, makes software used by large companies to handle requests for help to their information technology departments, among other uses. The newest version of its software, called "Orlando," aims to use artificial intelligence to ease common tasks, company officials said. For example, if an employee needs to reset a password to access human resources software, the person can talk to a virtual assistant in the ServiceNow system that can ask a few questions and reset the password automatically. The system uses a technology called natural language processing to understand the request, said Dave Wright, ServiceNow's chief innovation officer. "You only need to have that one conversation - you don't need to know how to change your password for 20 different systems," Wright told Reuters in an interview.

LOGOSHUFFLE, a platform with years of experience in online logo creation is adding more features in its artificial intelligence powered logo creation tool. With these updates, the platform is enabling the users to create logos easily, fast and cost effectively. "We want to make the logo creation process more effective and avoid recurring feedback cycles. What a better way of doing it than using artificial intelligence (AI)?" quipped the LOGOSHUFFLE founder and CEO adding that the new features allow creation of a logo within three minutes. LOGOSHUFFLE, started in 2017 with algorithmic design and since then the platform is using more and more artificial intelligence.

The Decomposition Tree is the latest AI visualization developed by the Power BI team. This is a highly interactive visual that allows you to decompose (break down) a measure by various attributes across different dimensions. This visual can be used for ad hoc, exploratory analysis to understand your data. Or, it can be used to perform root-cause analysis, which is enhanced by the built-in AI functionality. For example, when drilling into the tree, you can choose "High value" or "Low value".

Facebook is using artificial intelligence features that will make users aware when their photos have been posted without permission. The addition could potentially reduce the threat of catfishing or being impersonated online. In an official Facebook blog post, the social media giant said machine learning will help warn individual customers if their likeness has been posted on the site, even if the image hasn't been tagged. Users can then determine whether they want to be tagged or not, and even reach out directly to whomever uploaded the photo and request it be removed. The artificial intelligence features use facial recognition technology in a way that's similar to offering up suggested friends, the company said.

So what does it takes to make your Online Store intelligent? Using eComchain, retailers can now use powerful and practical ways, assisting interactions with the end consumer, resulting in increased online revenue and profit. With the help of Omni-channel personalization and personalized chatbots, the online retailer can now easily increase the conversion rate of an online shopper. "Every merchant using eComchain can avail of these cool AI features within their next fiscal quarter to increase their sales revenue. AI is already present in every device that we use on a daily basis, including Netflix or LG refrigerators. AI in eCommerce is maturing, and will quickly dominate many areas of online shopping," says Rob Hayes, Business Development Director of eComchain, who spent 30 years in the retail industry having worked for Marshall Fields, Lands' End and JC Penney before joining eComchain early this year.