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“Why Apple’s Practical AI, Apple Intelligence, is ‘Simply Effective'”

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Not only is Apple rebranding AI to “Apple Intelligence” for its purposes, but it’s also integrating the new AI features in iOS 18 in a more practical way. Image Credits: ApplePresented in this way, some of the new Apple Intelligence features don’t even feel like AI, they just feel like smarter tools. If you want to make your writing more concise or summarize an email, Apple Intelligence can help. Outside of a few features — like Genmoji, which is just silly — Apple Intelligence feels boring and practical. Apple Intelligence will launch in beta this fall.

$47M Raised for AI Solutions in Practical and Emotional Bereavement: Empathy’s Latest Breakthrough

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A startup called Empathy has built a platform to help navigate this tricky space, and now with some 40 million people using the platform it’s raised $47 million more in funding to grow. Further services will likely see more AI tools incorporated to guide people through the question of “what next” in the process of organizing things, Gura said. This round brings the total raised by Empathy to $90 million. Empathy is not disclosing its valuation, but we understand from sources close to the company that it’s now approaching $400 million. The rise of more sophisticated AI tooling, has played a role in how Empathy has evolved over the last couple of years.