Month: March 2024
The MacRumors Show: WWDC Announced and the Latest iOS 18 Rumors
On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss all of the rumors surrounding WWDC 2024 and iOS 18.
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Earlier this week, Apple announced that its 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will take place between June 10 and June 14. The event is almost certain to see the introduction of iOS 18 and all of Apple’s other major upcoming software updates.
iOS 18 is expected to focus on artificial intelligence features, likely powered by Google’s Gemini. New AI capabilities are rumored to come to Siri, Messages, Shortcuts, Spotlight, Health, Apple Music, Keynote, Pages, and Numbers, but the company is expected to stop short of offering a full-fledged AI chatbot.
Beyond AI, iOS 18 will reportedly bring more flexible Home Screen customization, custom routes and topographic maps in the Maps app, “scenes” in the Freeform app, RCS support, new accessibility features such as a hearing aid mode for the AirPods Pro, and potentially a slight redesign inspired by visionOS.
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On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss all of the rumors surrounding WWDC 2024 and iOS 18.
Earlier this week, Apple announced that its 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will take place between June 10 and June 14. The event is almost certain to see the introduction of iOS 18 and all of Apple’s other major upcoming software updates.
iOS 18 is expected to focus on artificial intelligence features, likely powered by Google’s Gemini. New AI capabilities are rumored to come to Siri, Messages, Shortcuts, Spotlight, Health, Apple Music, Keynote, Pages, and Numbers, but the company is expected to stop short of offering a full-fledged AI chatbot.
Beyond AI, iOS 18 will reportedly bring more flexible Home Screen customization, custom routes and topographic maps in the Maps app, “scenes” in the Freeform app, RCS support, new accessibility features such as a hearing aid mode for the AirPods Pro, and potentially a slight redesign inspired by visionOS.
The MacRumors Show is now on its own YouTube channel, so make sure you’re subscribed to keep up with new episodes and clips going forward:
You can also listen to The MacRumors Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, or your preferred podcasts app. You can also copy our RSS feed directly into your podcast player.
If you haven’t already listened to the previous episode of The MacRumors Show, catch up for our discussion about Apple’s rumored plan to refresh the entire AirPods lineup with a series of new models.
Subscribe to The MacRumors Show for new episodes every week, where we discuss some of the topical news breaking here on MacRumors, often joined by interesting guests such as Brian Tong, Quinn Nelson, Kevin Nether, Jared Nelson, Eli Hodapp, Luke Miani, Mike Bell, Sara Dietschy, iJustine, Jon Rettinger, Andru Edwards, Arnold Kim, Ben Sullins, Marcus Kane, Christopher Lawley, Frank McShan, David Lewis, Tyler Stalman, Jon Prosser, Sam Kohl, John Gruber, Federico Viticci, Thomas Frank, Jonathan Morrison, Ross Young, Ian Zelbo, and Rene Ritchie.
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How AI smart video is powering business excellence
Beyond surveillance, smart video is transforming businesses, through insights for safety and productivity.
As businesses across Europe look to stay ahead of the competition and drive success, leaders at these organizations are continuously on the lookout for new solutions. Especially those that tap into the potential of their data to generate valuable insights. A key innovation in this space growing in adoption is enhanced smart video that can lean on the power of artificial intelligence (AI).
AI-powered smart video solutions have far more capabilities than the traditional surveillance associated with their basic counterparts, making these tools the new must have for businesses across numerous diverse sectors. They apply advanced analytics that deliver insights almost instantly to better operations, limit costs and boost revenue.
A study from Western Digital was recently launched to understand the impact of AI on smart video, especially its capabilities for European businesses. The results found that AI is already integral in delivering advantages including improved scalability, efficiency, customization of surveillance and analytics. As smart video technology becomes more agile and AI grows in proliferation, its use cases will only increase further. While the full use cases of smart video are emerging, numerous examples can already be observed across diverse sectors including:
Smart manufacturing: AI analytics in the factory
In manufacturing, smart video is already critically important. When implemented in factories, these solutions carry various advantages. After filming the production process, leaders can collect data for analysis. Consequently, they can understand which stages of production are inefficient and then work to prevent bottlenecks. Data collected may also predict upcoming machinery issues, ensuring systems are upgraded as necessary.
On a mass scale, improving production efficiency drives much greater outputs and profits. Beyond analytics generation, smart video technologies in factories can monitor employee health and safety, reporting on incidents automatically where appropriate. This can give factories access to better insurance policies and help to improve their reputation for staff welfare. In project management and planning, analytics from video recordings can also be referenced to align with global safety standards.
Smart video in healthcare
Hospitals, doctors’ surgeries and other healthcare facilities now increasingly rely on smart video systems to improve security and the efficiency of care. On entering a building, a patient’s data from smart video can trigger an alert, ensuring they patient receives care as quickly as possible. In some cases, this may come in the form of a staff member assisting them, or even a full team with specialist equipment during a medical emergency.
Over weeks and months, data analytics can better facilities management and staffing levels, guaranteeing required resources are allocated to the peak times. This, therefore, limits unnecessary expenditure and staff burnout, especially prevalent if medical staff are in short supply. For example, if a GP surgery has too many staff in relation to patient appointments, smart video analytics can help identify busier facilities where staffing ought to be allocated.
Keeping transport moving
Smart video is also being used in public transport systems to improve service delivery. For companies managing trains, tubes, trams and buses, tracking journey times is a major operation. In London, the bus system alone is made up of 9,300 vehicles operating 675 routes. To boost efficiency, smart video insights can be used to assign staff and vehicles especially peak times when there is the greatest volume of human traffic. These insights can also be used to flag and counter issues.
In some of the world’s largest cities, smart video insights can help a passenger in need of assistance, or a fault on a line. Where problems cause delays, analytics can help to reroute other trains where needed and alert control rooms to plan accordingly. This helps the world’s biggest cities to keep moving.
Besides public transport, smart video is also being implemented for traffic management of roads in cities. When crossing a road, traffic lights will automatically change when necessary without the need to push a button. This ensures that these lights are being used most effectively. Insights from AI smart video can also be used to warn for upcoming traffic through signage changes, allowing drivers to re-route their journey to less congested routes.
Data produced through smart video
Research has highlighted the benefits of smart video, as well as an increasing willingness to install new or upgrade old smart video systems. However, rapid deployment will further increase demands to store valuable data. Most AI-equipped smart video solutions use 4K recording for real-time insights. Therefore, even more data must be stored and accessed on demand. As a quarter of businesses plan to implement this technology by the end of the year, data storage requirements will only increase.
Depending on the scale of the smart video operations and specific user requirements, different storage solutions may be required. For the heavy workloads required to deal with video footage and analytics, many business leaders opt for HDDs as a cost-effective, high-capacity option. With the high performance required for these use cases, many business leaders opt for storage solutions specifically designed with smart video in mind. This helps organizations to work smarter.
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EV buyers want SUVs and sedans, not minivans or trucks, survey says
There’s also a wide spread when it comes to acceptable range, Edmunds found.
Enlarge / Edmunds surveyed 300 car buyers who were considering a new EV in January 2024. (credit: Getty Images)
There is a significant mismatch between the people who want to buy electric vehicles and the people who want to sell them. That’s according to data from a new survey by Edmunds, which polled people shopping for new cars in January. These prospective buyers want affordable sedans and SUVs, segments of the market that are being ignored by automakers. Instead, they’re being offered expensive EVs, including plenty of trucks, for which there is little demand.
Almost half (47 percent) of the 300 people surveyed said they want to spend less than $40,000 on a new EV. And just over 1 in 5 (22 percent) said that they don’t want to pay more than $30,000. But currently, no new EV is on sale below this price, and only a handful of EVs (Mini Cooper SE, Fiat 500e, Hyundai Kona Electric, Nissan Leaf, and Tesla Model 3) are on sale for less than $40,000.
According to Edmunds’ data, the average transaction price of a new EV was $61,702 in 2023, compared to $47,450 for other vehicles.
How to watch Alabama vs. Clemson basketball without cable
The best live streaming services to watch the Alabama vs. Clemson men’s basketball game without cable.
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The Alabama and Clemson men’s basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a tournament game in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 30. The game is scheduled to start at 8:49 p.m. ET/7:49 p.m. CT.
No. 6-seeded Clemson comes into the contest 25-11 overall. Most recently, Clemson beat No. 2 seed Arizona 77-72 on Thursday in the tournament’s third round. Chase Hunter scored 18 points with seven rebounds and five assists to lead Clemson.
No. 4 seed Alabama enters the matchup 25-11 overall. On Thursday, Alabama defeated No. 1-seeded North Carolina in the third round of the tournament. Grant Nelson led Alabama with 24 points and 12 rebounds.
Brad Brownell is the Clemson men’s basketball head coach. Nate Oats is the Alabama men’s basketball head coach.
Clemson vs. Alabama basketball game time, network
The Clemson vs. Alabama men’s basketball game is scheduled to be broadcast on TBS and truTV at 8:49 p.m. ET/7:49 p.m. CT on Saturday, March 30. TBS/truTV broadcasters are scheduled to be Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Jim Jackson (analyst), and Allie LaForce (reporter).
Whatever team wins this game advances to play on Saturday, April 6 in Phoenix.
Cable and satellite TV are no longer necessary for enjoying live sports. Consider live streaming options to watch Saturday’s game via services like Sling TV or Max.
Best streaming services for the Alabama vs. Clemson basketball game
Watching college basketball requires a streaming service if you don’t have cable or satellite TV. For the Clemson vs. Alabama men’s basketball game on Saturday, here are your top streaming options.
Most channels: Sling TV
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If you want to watch just the Alabama vs. Clemson game on TBS via Sling TV, you’ll need either the Orange Plan or the Blue Plan. Both the Orange and Blue plans start at $15 for the first month and then increase to $40 per month subsequently, and they both also come with 50 hours of free DVR storage.
TBS is one of 26 channels included on both the Orange and Blue plans. There are six channels exclusive to the Orange Plan, including ESPN and ESPN2. There are 14 channels exclusive to the Blue Plan, and those include FS1, NFL Network, and TruTV. Another difference between the Orange and Blue plans is that you can only stream on one device with the Orange Plan, and the Blue Plan allows streaming on three devices at once.
In higher-priced plans, Sling TV’s sports channel offerings include ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNews, ESPNU, Fox, FS1, FS2, NBC, NFL Network, Pac-12 Network, SEC Network, TNT, and TruTV.
Most affordable: Max
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Max offers you a tiered approach to subscription services, each level includes the B/R Sports Add-On at no additional cost. College basketball fans can access comprehensive coverage, mirroring the depth and intensity of the tournament itself. The B/R Sports Add-On gives you access to live sports on TBS, TNT and TruTV.
There are three Max tiers. The cheapest package is Max With Ads, which is $9.99 per month. It allows streaming on two devices. You can save 42% by paying for one year upfront at $69.99.
The second package is Max Ad-Free, and that is $15.99 per month. If you’re mainly getting Max for sports, there isn’t much difference between Max With Ads and Max Ad-Free since sports will still include ads. If you pay one year upfront, you save 45% on Max Ad-Free at $104.99.
Max Ultimate Ad-Free is the third package, and it is $19.99 per month. It also upgrades to allow streaming on four devices at once. Plus, it has 4K Ultra HD capability. The one-year price for Max Ultimate Ad-Free is $139.99.
How to watch UConn vs. Illinois basketball without cable
The best live streaming services to watch the UConn vs. Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball game without cable.
Sling TV Blue Plan
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Max With Ads
The UConn and Illinois men’s basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a tournament game at TD Garden in Boston on Saturday, March 30. The game is scheduled to start at 6:09 p.m. ET/5:09 p.m. CT.
No. 1 seed UConn enters the matchup 34-3 overall. Most recently, UConn defeated San Diego State 82-52 on Thursday in the third round of the tournament. Cam Spencer scored 18 points and Tristen Newton added 17 points for UConn.
No. 3-seeded Illinois comes into the contest 29-8 overall. On Thursday, Illinois beat No. 2 seed Iowa State 72-69 in the tournament’s third round. Terrence Shannon Jr. led the Fighting Illini with 29 points and five rebounds.
Dan Hurley is the UConn men’s basketball head coach. Brad Underwood is the Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball head coach.
Illinois vs. UConn basketball game time and network
The Illinois Fighting Illini vs. UConn men’s basketball game is scheduled to be broadcast on TBS and truTV at 6:09 p.m. ET/5:09 p.m. CT on Saturday, March 30. TBS and truTV broadcasters for the game are scheduled to be Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Dan Bonner (analyst), Stan Van Gundy (analyst), and Andy Katz (reporter).
The winner advances to play on Saturday, April 6 in Phoenix.
If you don’t have cable or satellite TV, online live-streaming platforms like Sling TV and Max offer fans flexibility and accessibility that aligns with modern sports viewership.
Best streaming services for the UConn vs. Illinois basketball game
If you have cut the cord, don’t fear because Saturday’s clash between the UConn and Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball teams is streaming. There are several streaming platforms ready to give you access to the game. Here are your top options.
Most channels: Sling TV
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If you want to watch the UConn vs. Illinois game on TBS via Sling TV, you’ll need either the Orange Plan or the Blue Plan. Both the Orange and Blue plans start at $15 for the first month and then increase to $40 per month subsequently, and they both also come with 50 hours of free DVR storage.
TBS is one of 26 channels included on both the Orange and Blue plans. There are six channels exclusive to the Orange Plan, including ESPN and ESPN2. There are 14 channels exclusive to the Blue Plan, and those include FS1, NFL Network, and TruTV. Another difference between the Orange and Blue plans is that you can only stream on one device with the Orange Plan, and the Blue Plan allows streaming on three devices at once.
In higher-priced plans, Sling TV’s sports channel offerings include ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNews, ESPNU, Fox, FS1, FS2, NBC, NFL Network, Pac-12 Network, SEC Network, TNT, and TruTV.
Most affordable: Max
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Max is broadcasting men’s college basketball this March. With a trio of options to choose from, Max is adding to each tier for free the B/R Sports Add-On. Part of the B/R Sports Add-On is live streaming sports from TBS, TNT and TruTV.
The cheapest package is Max With Ads, which is $9.99 per month. It allows streaming on two devices. You can save 42% by paying for one year upfront at $69.99.
The second package is Max Ad-Free, and that is $15.99 per month. If you’re mainly getting Max for sports, there isn’t much difference between Max With Ads and Max Ad-Free since sports will still include ads. If you pay one year upfront, you save 45% on Max Ad-Free at $104.99.
Max Ultimate Ad-Free is the third package, and it is $19.99 per month. It also upgrades to allow streaming on four devices at once. Plus, it has 4K Ultra HD capability. The one-year price for Max Ultimate Ad-Free is $139.99.
Chronic Student Absenteeism Soars Across US
The US has seen a significant increase in student absenteeism since the pandemic closed schools four years ago, with an estimated 26% of public school students considered chronically absent in the last school year, up from 15% before the pandemic, according to data from 40 states and Washington, D.C. A report adds: The increases have occurred in districts big and small, and across income and race. For districts in wealthier areas, chronic absenteeism rates have about doubled, to 19 percent in the 2022-23 school year from 10 percent before the pandemic, a New York Times analysis of the data found. Poor communities, which started with elevated rates of student absenteeism, are facing an even bigger crisis: Around 32 percent of students in the poorest districts were chronically absent in the 2022-23 school year, up from 19 percent before the pandemic. Even districts that reopened quickly during the pandemic, in fall 2020, have seen vast increases.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
The US has seen a significant increase in student absenteeism since the pandemic closed schools four years ago, with an estimated 26% of public school students considered chronically absent in the last school year, up from 15% before the pandemic, according to data from 40 states and Washington, D.C. A report adds: The increases have occurred in districts big and small, and across income and race. For districts in wealthier areas, chronic absenteeism rates have about doubled, to 19 percent in the 2022-23 school year from 10 percent before the pandemic, a New York Times analysis of the data found. Poor communities, which started with elevated rates of student absenteeism, are facing an even bigger crisis: Around 32 percent of students in the poorest districts were chronically absent in the 2022-23 school year, up from 19 percent before the pandemic. Even districts that reopened quickly during the pandemic, in fall 2020, have seen vast increases.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.