iPhone 16 Pro and Pixel 9 details leak, plus more tech headlines
This past week in tech was a busy one, kicking off with Computex and ending with iPhone 16 Pro rumors, Pixel 9 leaks, and plenty more. Lucky for you, I’ve got all the top headlines stacked up for your viewing pleasure. This is the official tech news recap for week 23 of 2024.
AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs aim to defeat Intel chips in high-end desktop PCs
AMD’s Zen 5 is here! AMD launched its next-generation Ryzen 9000 series of desktop PC processors on Monday morning local time at Computex, kicking off the next round of processor competition between AMD, Intel, and (now) Qualcomm.
Read the full story at PC World.
Nvidia’s G-Assist is an AI chatbot that guides you through games and optimizes your PC
When Nvidia first announced G-Assist it was an April Fools’ prank in 2017 that joked about an AI assistant being able to help you play a game while you ran to the door for your pizza delivery. Now, seven years later, G-Assist is back as a real demo of a powerful GeForce AI assistant that Nvidia might eventually bring to life for game developers and RTX GPU owners.
Read the full story at The Verge.
Pixel 9 leak reveals Tensor G4 specs, benchmarks
After being photographed, the leaked Pixel 9, 9 Pro, and 9 Pro XL have now been subjected to preliminary benchmarks, while we now have details on the Tensor G4.
Read the full story at 9to5Google.
Windows AI feature that screenshots everything labeled a security ‘disaster’
Microsoft is about to launch a new AI-powered Recall feature that screenshots everything you do on your PC. Recall is part of the new Copilot Plus PCs that are debuting on June 18th, but experts who have tested the feature are already warning that Recall could be a “disaster” for cybersecurity.
Read the full story at The Verge.
Rumor: iPhone 16 Pro to feature world’s thinnest smartphone bezel
Although the iPhone 16 Pro will mostly resemble the design of the iPhone 15 Pro, we are expecting some small changes. The screen sizes of both the Pro and Pro Max are increasingly slightly, and we may also see a dramatic further reduction in the black border that is visible around the screen.
Read the full story at 9to5Mac.
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 designs were just leaked
If the rumors are true, we'll see Samsung's flagship foldables for 2024 — the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6 — in just over a month. The new foldables are expected to debut at the Paris Unpacked event on July 10th. Numerous leaks have already given us a good idea of what to expect, but a new leak has confirmed almost everything about the design, as Samsung seems to have accidentally published the marketing material for the two foldable phones on its Kazakhstan website.
Read the full story at Android Police.
New: 'Apple Intelligence' AI Service for iOS 18 Will Have These Features
The AI capabilities will be coming to iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15. The features will be opt-in, meaning Apple won't make users adopt them if they don't want to. The processing requirements of AI will mean that users need an iPhone 15 Pro or one of the iPhone 16 models coming out this year to use it. For those using iPads or Macs, models will need an M1 chip at least. Apple's AI features will be powered by its own technology and tools from OpenAI, but there will also be a partnership with OpenAI that powers a ChatGPT-like chatbot.
Read the full story at MacRumors.
AI researchers warn of ‘human extinction’ threat without further oversight
More than a dozen current and former employees from OpenAI, Google’s Deep Mind, and Anthropic have posted an open letter on Tuesday calling attention to the “serious risks” posed by continuing to rapidly develop the technology without having an effective oversight framework in place.
Read the full story at Digital Trends.
Humane is said to be seeking a $1 billion buyout after only 10,000 orders of its terrible AI Pin
It emerged recently that Humane was trying to sell itself for as much as $1 billion after its confuddling, expensive and ultimately pretty useless AI Pin flopped. A New York Times report that dropped on Thursday shed a little more light on the company's sales figures and, like the wearable AI assistant itself, the details are not good.
Read the full story at Engadget.
Google is working on a Recall-like feature for Chromebooks, too
Microsoft’s new Recall feature in Windows 11 has attracted a ton of attention — some good, some bad. But Google’s ChromeOS chief says that the company is cautiously exploring a Recall-like feature for Chromebooks, too, referred to right now as “memory.”