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Logic Pro's new AI feature needs a subscription
Logic Pro 13.0's Intelligent Assistant requires an Apple Creator Studio subscription at $12.99 per month or $129 per year. It is not in the $199.99 one-time purchase version, and it also needs an Apple silicon Mac and macOS 27 or later.
Full story at MacRumors ↗ - Artificial intelligence · IT industry & companies · Programming & dev tools
OpenAI is buying Pierre Computer Company
OpenAI plans to acquire Pierre Computer Company. The deal is meant to expand Codex's tools for building, understanding and reviewing code.
Full story at openai.com ↗ - Software & updates · Smartphones & apps
Instagram's Edits video editor arrives on Mac
The free Edits editor is now available for Mac, with a multi-track timeline and color controls. It exports without watermarks at up to 4K and publishes directly to Instagram.
Full story at AppleInsider ↗ - Operating systems · Smartphones & apps
Apple opens public betas of iOS 27.3
Apple released the first public betas of iOS 27.3 and macOS Golden Gate 27.3, two days after the developer betas. They add vertical tabs in Safari and more Siri capabilities.
Full story at MacRumors ↗ - Chips & hardware
GeForce NOW adds DLSS 5 to Hogwarts Legacy
Hogwarts Legacy gets an NVIDIA DLSS 5 upgrade with 3D-Guided Neural Rendering on GeForce NOW. It brings more lifelike lighting and materials.
Full story at nvidia.com ↗ - IT industry & companies · Chips & hardware
Apple posts record Mac sales for fiscal 2026
CEO John Ternus said Apple sold more Macs in fiscal 2026 than in any previous year, despite supply constraints on some models. CFO Kevan Parekh credited the MacBook Neo and MacBook Pro.
Full story at MacRumors ↗ - IT industry & companies · Chips & hardware
Dow futures rise as chip and AI stocks slip
On Thursday, November 5, Dow futures gained 0.62% while Nasdaq-100 futures fell 0.51%. Semiconductor and data center stocks faced renewed selling.
Full story at Analytics Insight ↗ - Smartphones & apps · Operating systems
iPhone Duo multitasking has clear limits
The iPhone Duo's inner display can run two apps side by side. It lacks windowing support, so it falls short of iPad multitasking.
Full story at AppleInsider ↗ - New AI models · Open source · Artificial intelligence
Baidu opens up its ERNIE 5.5 Flash Base model
Baidu released ERNIE 5.5 Flash Base, a 280-billion-parameter MoE model pre-trained on 33.5 trillion tokens. It ships deliberately without fine-tuning so developers can adapt it as they like.
Full story at The Decoder ↗ - Cloud & data centers · Smartphones & apps
Xbox Cloud Gaming tests phones as controllers
Microsoft is testing two new Xbox Cloud Gaming features for smart TVs. A phone can act as a virtual controller via a QR code, and the Xbox Nano Controller may get a direct Wi-Fi connection.
Full story at Analytics Insight ↗
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