With the release of Apple's VisionPro today, it has already been a year of huge technological leaps for the tech giant. But CEO Tim Cook has now confirmed that 2024 could have an even bigger surprise in store after teasing a big announcement on artificial intelligence (AI). Although Apple's products already include some machine learning features, they are yet to produce an AI product to rival ChatGPT. But now the Apple boss has revealed that Apple will be sharing details of their'ongoing work' in AI'later this year'. Cook would not reveal exact details of what AI features could be coming but said: 'We have got some things that we're incredibly excited about.' Speaking on Apple's quarterly earnings report on Thursday, Tim Cook said: 'As we look ahead, we will continue to invest in these and other technologies that will shape the future.

E3 is nearly upon us, and that means that all the major publishers, developers and platform holders will be vying for eyeballs as they try to build hype for new releases in the fall and beyond. So far, it's looking like a big one: Nintendo is back as a company capable of generating excitement, and there are plenty of other big games rumored and confirmed from other publishers. Even Microsoft, which has been struggling as of late, might come to the table with some big announcements. So with that in mind, let's take a look at the 6 biggest games coming to the show in LA. A few notes: this is for games confirmed to be coming to E3 2018.

Let's think about an alternate version of Epic Games' gigantic Fortnite: Battle Royale esports announcement today. In this reality, Epic Games sends out a press release following the success of its Solo Showdown limited time mode: the company is making a big investment in competitive play and putting up $10 million in prizes in its first year. It would have been a big bet from one of the biggest games in the world, and reporters probably would have talked about it in such terms. In an instant, we would have said, Fortnite made an impressive entrance onto the stage of international esports. But Epic didn't announce a $10 million prize pool.

Google kicked off its annual I/O developer conference at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. Here are some of the biggest announcements from the Day 1 keynote. There will be more to come over the next couple of days, so follow along on everything Google I/O on TechCrunch. Just before the keynote, Google announced it is rebranding its Google Research division to Google AI. The move signals how Google has increasingly focused R&D on computer vision, natural language processing, and neural networks.

Spotify is beginning to roll out a re-design of its mobile app to select users of its free-tier service. The changes, which include more control over playlists, will allow Spotify to make its free version behave more like a Premium account in a bid to boost user numbers. The update is currently in testing and has only been rolled out to a small amount of users. The search page has had a slight overhaul, with colourful tabs indicating different genres and a glimpse at what artists are contained in each playlist. The revamped bottom bar is a new'Premium' button to allow users to easily upgrade to the premium version of the app Rumours of the mobile update were unveiled last week by Bloomberg.

There may be no need to tip your Lyft driver in Boston later this year -- because there may not be a driver. The ride-hailing company said Friday it will introduce driverless cars to its Beantown fleet later this year -- before expanding the program to other cities. Lyft had announced in June that it was partnering with nuTonomy, the technology company behind the autonomous cars. Driverless cars will be chosen for particular customers by Lyft depending on traffic, weather, route and time of day, the company said. "You're going to see it. You're going to see these vehicles on the street," Taggart Matthiesen, Lyft's senior director of product, told the Washington Post.

If you follow tech news often, you'll be more than aware of the promise offered by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. Often, though, it feels like a far-away goal. It will get there, but right now it's primitive. At Google's annual developer conference, held this week near its Mountain View headquarters, the company showed off some of the best practical applications of AI and machine learning I've seen yet. They may not make your jaw drop - or, thankfully, put you out of a job - but it's an incremental change that shows how Google is putting its immense computing power to work.

Today, I am starting a new series! You may notice that I recently finished a Machine Learning course on Coursera (definitely recommend it). But here comes the real challenge, put my skill into real use! I'm going to participate in the local project competition so-called SO? (i.e. So, I'm starting a new series about my project related to the machine learning.

Salesforce.com founder Marc Benioff has done his part to revolutionize the software industry, and he's far from done. Back when Benioff was a top executive at Oracle in the 1990s, salespeople stored client and prospect data on proprietary machines that required expertise to use. Marketing teams had separate tools as did customer support representatives. Data was siloed, limiting the capabilities of analysis and business intelligence software. Fast forward two decades and Benioff hast turned that model on its head.

Google had some big announcements to make at its annual developers conference. Here's a quick rundown of what the firm unveiled onstage. Google Home: The company introduced a wireless speaker and smart appliance hub called Google Home, which will be released later this year. The product will be able to stream audio and video like Google's Chromecast devices, as well as control smart appliances. It will also work with smartphones -- you can tell Google Home to change your dinner reservations, and the device will be able to adjust your schedule accordingly.