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September 10, 2024
AI SIRI STILL IN BETA WHILE IPHONE 16 ECHOS IPHONE 15 SPECS.
👀 TLDR:
In this week’s What’s Appening…..It’s Glowtime! Apple unveiled iPhone 16, Watch 10, and more hardware, but most of the interesting AI stuff will be coming later in the year. We also have news on Google vs. DoJ round two, early reviews of SearchGPT, Claude for Enterprise, and how an ingenious scammer used AI to make a fortune in music. Also be sure to check out our App, Stat, and Quote of the Week.
Our Top Take 🎬
📱🍏 Apple – iPhone 16, AI, Hearing Aids, and A New Button at Glowtime
We were left with the sense of “more of the same” as Apple unveiled iPhone 16 and other hardware at Glowtime. Bigger screens & better chips and batteries, as usual, and a shiny new button on iPhone for the camera (a bit worrying that it was the biggest talking point). We got just a little dash of AI – for now. Visual Intelligence, Apple’s AI image recognition technology, looks nifty. Yet most of the Apple Intelligence announcements were recycled from WWDC in June, and many of the AI features, including the AI-powered Siri, won’t be ready when iPhone 16 goes on sale. Other highlights included a thinner Apple Watch Series 10 with sleep apnea detection, and Air Pods will soon be able to double up as medically approved hearing aids. All a bit underwhelming despite a few neat tweaks to existing products. Glowtime lacked pizzazz, but the significance of the event will arguably only be felt when Apple Intelligence rolls out in full later in the fall. Then, we can test Tim Cook’s assertion that iPhone 16 was built “from the ground up” for AI. #AppleGlowtime Read more here.
🗣️📲 Poll: Will You Upgrade to iPhone 16? |
📍 Meanwhile at 3Advance
 | Farewell Jackson! 👋 Yes, our bittersweet news this week is that Jackson Jost, our Product Manager — handling clients like AARP Foundation, Pulse of Perseverance, Boaturu, and Freedom Forum — is moving on to his next adventure. It’s been rewarding to see him grow in his role and has delivered some outstanding work. Jackson, your hard work, creativity, and leadership have made a real impact at 3A. We’ve truly enjoyed having you on the team, and we’re excited to see what great things you’ll accomplish next. Wishing you all the best. You’ll be missed! |
📲 App of the Week: Today’s Front Pages
Yes, this week we’re spotlighting one of our own. Built by 3Advance (case study), this is one of our longest running apps, and one of the most popular. Originally built for the Newseum way back in 2011, the app displays newspaper front pages from around the globe. Our favorite feature is the widget that displays your chosen front page right on your iPhone’s home screen. Right now, we’re redesigning the app to align with the new website at frontpages.freedomforum.org. For now, you can still check out the current version on iOS or Android. |  |
🧐 Stat of the Week: 300%
📈📉 Canva – Design Platform Defends AI Price Rises
Most design platforms have added AI capabilities, and it’s understandable you might have to pay a few bucks for the new features. Yet, some business-orientated Canva subscription packages have gone up by 300%. Canva says the new AI features justify the price hike. A LOT of disgruntled users on socials have said they’re moving to Adobe. #PriceHike Read more here.
🗞️ Other Stories
🔎 SearchGPT Early Reviews. Is Google Search safe for now? Testing reviews for SearchGPT are filtering in, and there are certainly a few wrinkles. Find out more here. 🧑⚖️ Google Vs. DoJ: The Sequel. Antitrust is back to haunt Google yet again. This time the Department of Justice wants a fight over Google’s advertising hegemony. Story here. ⌚ TIME Publishes AI 100. Sam Altman, Satya Nadella, and Scarlett Johansson all make the list of the most influential people in AI. Find out who else made the cut here. | 🎟️ Ticketmaster Dynamic Pricing. The UK Government is investigating Ticketmaster’s surge pricing system after demand for Oasis tickets sent prices supersonic. More here. 🤑 Fake It Off. A scammer was arrested for creating fake AI bands and then employing bots to stream the music billions of times, earning $10 million in royalties. Story here. 👋 Meet Business Claude. Anthropic is throwing down the gauntlet to OpenAI. Now, it has launched a business-focused plan, Claude for Enterprise. Details here. |
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