Apple didn’t have a lot to say about Apple Intelligence at last week’s Worldwide Developers Conference, focusing instead on iOS 26 and the new Liquid Display interface that will extend to the iPhone and all of its devices. But even if it had, we’d still be waiting for the new operating systems to be released in the fall to take […]
Apple didn’t have a lot to say about Apple Intelligence at last week’s Worldwide Developers Conference, focusing instead on iOS 26 and the new Liquid Display interface that will extend to the iPhone and all of its devices. But even if it had, we’d still be waiting for the new operating systems to be released in the fall to take advantage of them (unless you want to live on the edge and install the first developer betas now).
I sat down to figure out just which of the current Apple Intelligence features I actually use. They aren’t necessarily the showy ones, like Image Playground, but ones that help in small, significant ways. Admittedly, Apple Intelligence has gotten off to a rocky start, from misleading message summaries to delayed Siri improvements, but the AI tech is far from being a bust.
If you have a compatible iPhone — an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 16E, iPhone 16 or iPhone 16 Pro (or their Plus and Max variants) — I want to share six features that I’m turning to nearly every day.
More features will be added as time goes on — and keep in mind that Apple Intelligence is still officially beta software — but this is where Apple is starting its AI age.
On the other hand, maybe you’re not impressed with Apple Intelligence, or want to wait until the tools evolve more before using them? You can easily turn off Apple Intelligence entirely or use a smaller subset of features.
This feature arrived only recently, but it’s become one of my favorites. When a notification arrives that seems like it could be more important than others, Prioritize Notifications pops it to the top of the notification list on the lock screen (with a colorful Apple Intelligence shimmer, of course). In my experience so far, those include weather alerts, texts from people I regularly communicate with and email messages that contain calls to action or impending deadlines.
To enable it, go to Settings > Notifications > Prioritize Notifications and then turn the option on. You can also enable or disable priority alerts from individual apps from the same screen. You’re relying on the AI algorithms to decide what gets elevated to a priority — but it seems to be off to a good start.
Apple Intelligence can prioritize notifications to grab your attention.
In an era with so many demands on our attention and seemingly less time to dig into longer topics … Sorry, what was I saying?
Oh, right: How often have you wanted a “too long; didn’t read” version of not just long emails but the fire hose of communication that blasts your way? The ability to summarize notifications, Mail messages and web pages is perhaps the most pervasive and least intrusive feature of Apple Intelligence so far.
When a notification arrives, such as a text from a friend or group in Messages, the iPhone creates a short, single-sentence summary.
Apple Intelligence summarized two text messages.
Sometimes summaries are vague and sometimes they’re unintentionally funny but so far I’ve found them to be more helpful than not. Summaries can also be generated from alerts by third-party apps like news or social media apps — although I suspect that my outdoor security camera is picking up multiple passersby over time and not telling me that 10 people are stacked by the door.
Nobody told me there’s a party at my house.
That said, Apple Intelligence definitely doesn’t understand sarcasm or colloquialisms — you can turn summaries off if you prefer.
You can also generate a longer summary of emails in the Mail app: Tap the Summarize button at the top of a message to view a rundown of the contents in a few dozen words.
In Safari, when viewing a page where the Reader feature is available, tap the Page Menu button in the address bar, tap Show Reader and then tap the Summary button at the top of the page.
Summarize long articles in Safari in the Reader interface.
I was amused during the iOS 18 and the iPhone 16 releases that the main visual indicator of Apple Intelligence — the full-screen, color-at-the-edges Siri animation — was noticeably missing. Apple even lit up the edges of the massive glass cube of its Apple Fifth Avenue Store in New York City like a Siri search.
Instead, iOS 18 used the same-old Siri sphere. Now, the modern Siri look has arrived as of iOS 18.1, but only on devices that support Apple Intelligence. If you’re wondering why you’re still seeing the old interface, I can recommend some steps to turn on the new experience.
Siri under Apple Intelligence looks like a multicolor halo around the edges.
With the new look are a few Siri interaction improvements: It’s more forgiving if you stumble through a query, like saying the wrong word or interrupting yourself mid-thought. It’s also better about listening after delivering results, so you can ask related followup questions.
However, the ability to personalize answers based on what Apple Intelligence knows about you is still down the road. What did appear, as of iOS 18.2, was integration of ChatGPT, which you can now use as an alternate source of information. For some queries, if Siri doesn’t have the answer right away, you’re asked if you’d like to use ChatGPT instead. You don’t need a ChatGPT account to take advantage of this (but if you do have one, you can sign in).
Perhaps my favorite new Siri feature is the ability to bring up the assistant without saying the words “Hey Siri” out loud. In my house, where I have HomePods and my family members use their own iPhones and iPads, I never know which device is going to answer my call (even though they’re supposed to be smart enough to work it out).
Plus, honestly, even after all this time I’m not always comfortable talking to my phone — especially in public. It’s annoying enough when people carry on phone conversations on speaker, I don’t want to add to the hubbub by making Siri requests.
Instead, I turn to a new feature called Tap to Siri. Double-tap the bottom edge of the screen on the iPhone or iPad to bring up the Siri search bar and the onscreen keyboard.
Double-tap the bar at the bottom of the screen to bring up a voice-free Siri search.
On a Mac, go to System Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri and choose a key combination under Keyboard shortcut, such as Press Either Command Key Twice.
Yes, this involves more typing work than just speaking conversationally, but I can enter more specific queries and not wonder if my robot friend is understanding what I’m saying.
Until iOS 18.1, the Photos app on the iPhone and iPad lacked a simple retouch feature. Dust on the camera lens? Litter on the ground? Sorry, you need to deal with those and other distractions in the Photos app on MacOS or using a third-party app.
Now Apple Intelligence includes Clean Up, an AI-enhanced removal tool, in the Photos app. When you edit an image and tap the Clean Up button, the iPhone analyzes the photo and suggests potential items to remove by highlighting them. Tap one or draw a circle around an area — the app erases those areas and uses generative AI to fill in plausible pixels.
Remove distractions in the Photos app using Clean Up.
In this first incarnation, Clean Up isn’t perfect and you’ll often get better results in other dedicated image editors. But for quickly removing annoyances from photos, it’s fine.
Focus modes on the iPhone can be enormously helpful, such as turning on Do Not Disturb to insulate yourself from outside distractions. You can also create personalized Focus modes. For example, my Podcast Recording mode blocks outside notifications except from a handful of people during scheduled recording times.
With Apple Intelligence enabled, a new Reduce Interruptions Focus mode is available. When active, it becomes a smarter filter for what gets past the wall holding back superfluous notifications. Even things that are not specified in your criteria for allowed notifications, such as specific people, might pop up. On my iPhone, for instance, that can include weather alerts or texts from my bank when a large purchase or funds transfer has occurred.
To enable it, open Control Center, tap the Focus button and choose Reduce Interruptions.
The Reduce Interruptions Focus mode (left) intelligently filters possible distractions. Turn it on in Control Center (middle). When something comes in that might need your attention, it shows up as a notification marked Maybe Important (right).
For more on Apple Intelligence features, check out how to create Genmoji, how to use Image Wand and, if you want to scale things back, how to disable select Apple Intelligence features.
Watch this: Apple Intelligence Impressions: Don’t Expect Radical Change
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If last year was the summer of AI startup fundraises, this one will go down in history books as the one when machine learning researchers were treated more like pro athletes than Ph.D.s. The AI talent wars have reached new, almost comical heights. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly dangled offers in the hundreds of […]
If last year was the summer of AI startup fundraises, this one will go down in history books as the one when machine learning researchers were treated more like pro athletes than Ph.D.s.
The AI talent wars have reached new, almost comical heights. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly dangled offers in the hundreds of millions — and at least one reportedly greater than $1 billion — to lure top talent away from rival firm OpenAI and startups spun out of it, like Mira Murati’s Thinking Machine Labs.
That kind of money sounds more fitting for an NBA draft pick than a machine learning engineer. This absurdity — and the flurry of traditional media attention on it — has fueled the rise of the tech-friendly “Technology Business Programming Network,” or “TBPN” for short.
On the daily talk show, a series of 15-minute interviews with tech’s biggest names and their backers, cohosts John Coogan and Jordi Hays track talent moves with ESPN parlance. Since late June, their “TBPN” X account has posted dozens of baseball-card-style graphics of AI researchers being “traded” between top labs, as if they were athletes swapping jerseys.
“We realized early on that people would call TBPN the Sports Center for tech,” Hays said on Bloomberg’s Odd Lots podcast on Monday, revealing an ironic truth about their branding: “It sounded cool. We didn’t really know what that meant. John and I don’t watch sports at all.”
The duo’s calculated charisma has sparked a social storm because of its redux of the podcast, a played-out format in tech and venture capital. Many main character-coded investors and tech luminaries have podcasts of their own — from Harry Stebbings’ “The Twenty Minute VC” to the “All-In Podcast,” where Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, and David Friedberg hold court online.
In an industry often cautious of media coverage, Coogan and Hays’s inside baseball tone has struck an approving chord. “Tech becoming entertainment is the best thing that could’ve happened for my archetype,” one wrote on X.
The hosts’ intimate familiarity with the startup world — and the access being an ex-founder brings — may afford them a unique vantage point into the tech’s inner workings. Coogan has “never really had a real full time job,” he told Business Insider in April, when we first profiled “TBPN,” but he has built a roster of companies. In 2013, Coogan cofounded Soylent, which quickly amassed a cult following. After Soylent, he cofounded Lucy, which makes nicotine gum and pouches. He’s also an entrepreneur in residence at Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund.
“TBPN” isn’t Coogan’s first time running a tech media playbook. He skims The Wall Street Journal in print while lounging in his gym’s sauna every morning and channeled that ritual into content during the pandemic with a news-driven YouTube channel that has nearly half a million subscribers.
In college, Hays built a YouTube ad network to help podcasts monetize. He then started a fintech company, Party Round, later renamed Capital, which helped startup founders raise money. Capital was acquired by the business banking platform Rho in 2023. Hays also angel invests in early-stage startups and advises others, like Coogan’s Lucy.
The pair decided to take their idea for a founder-friendly talk show more seriously late last year. “We were joking that technology needs a podcast,” Coogan said. “Because, obviously, there’s a ton.”
Two months after their first episode in October 2024, Coogan and Hays were uploading three episodes a week.
In January, they began featuring guests and moved to broadcasting every weekday. Episodes are shot live, and interviews with founders are unedited. Though typically filmed from a soundstage in Los Angeles, Coogan and Hays have increasingly shot live from high-profile tech events, including the Hill & Valley Summit in DC earlier this year and from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange for Figma’s IPO in late July.
In July, “TBPN” launched its Metis List, which ranks the top 100 AI researchers, in large part by number of citations on AI research papers, a quantitative estimate of their contributions to the field, Hays said on Odd Lots. At the top of the list, according to Coogan, OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever, who was early to spot the importance of using transformer technology at Scale, Coogan added, and is the CEO of Safe Superintelligence Inc., known as SSI.
Sustkever’s story also shows fierce competition in the AI sphere. His SSI cofounder, Daniel Gross, left the company in July after his venture investing partner Nat Friedman was tapped to co-lead Meta’s Superintelligence Labs. The Financial Times reported in April that SSI last raised at a $32 billion valuation.
Hays told Odd Lots that he and Coogan obsess over tech “the way that our college friends follow sports.” So far, the duo has interviewed 200 or so guests who work or invest in AI, according to the “TBPN” guest directory. That roster includes OpenAI engineers like Yash Kumar and Isa Fulford; Scott Wu, founder and CEO of Cognition AI, who appeared after the startup acquired AI coding assistant Windsurf; interim Windsurf CEO Jeff Wang also joined that same day; and John Chu, a partner at Khosla Ventures who invests in AI.
Coogan and Hays have breathed new life into the meaning of the tech bro: “The name ‘tech bros’ had been a slur, right?” Hays told Business Insider in April. “We wanted to reclaim that word in a fun way by saying, ‘No, we’re not tech bros — we’re technology brothers.'”
The duo has watched the AI draft from the sidelines, but Coogan and Hays don’t pretend to be journalists. They think of themselves as “digitally-native news anchors,” Hays said.
They aren’t venture capitalists either (though they do occasionally angel invest). While some of their tech brethren have raised funds off their podcast momentum (Stebbings, for example, started 20VC’s fund in 2020 after his podcast took off), the pair has different intentions.
“We want to do what we’re doing now for decades,” Hays said. “We’re not doing this so that in a year we can raise a fund.”
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Alex Ovechkin has partnered with a Russian technology company to produce a movie, series or documentary about his NHL career. Yandex and its streaming platform, Kinopoisk, announced the agreement Tuesday. Ovechkin this past spring broke Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record and has scored 897 going into the final season of his contract with the Washington […]
Alex Ovechkin has partnered with a Russian technology company to produce a movie, series or documentary about his NHL career.
Yandex and its streaming platform, Kinopoisk, announced the agreement Tuesday.
Ovechkin this past spring broke Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record and has scored 897 going into the final season of his contract with the Washington Capitals. Ovechkin, who turns 40 next month, has — along with his representatives — granted the rights to adapt his career to Yandex’s production label, Plus Studio.
The Moscow native who began his professional career in the Russian league, now the KHL, is expected to take part in commercials and serve as a Yandex ambassador as part of the deal.
Ovechkin has played his entire career with Washington since the Capitals drafted him with the first pick in 2004 and he debuted in 2005. He has been the face of the franchise since, served as their captain since January 2010 and was playoff MVP in 2018 when he led them to their first Stanley Cup championship.
Introduction The global Aqua Gym Equipment Market is witnessing strong growth, driven by a growing emphasis on low-impact fitness solutions and rehabilitation therapies. Projected to reach USD 1,163.4 Million by 2034, the market is set to grow from USD 668.3 Million in 2024, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.7% during the forecast […]
The global Aqua Gym Equipment Market is witnessing strong growth, driven by a growing emphasis on low-impact fitness solutions and rehabilitation therapies. Projected to reach USD 1,163.4 Million by 2034, the market is set to grow from USD 668.3 Million in 2024, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 5.7% during the forecast period from 2025 to 2034.
Aqua gym equipment plays a crucial role in accessible and joint-friendly workouts, particularly for seniors, rehabilitation patients, and fitness enthusiasts seeking effective yet low-impact workout solutions. The increasing popularity of water-based fitness programs and the demand for safer exercise methods are key factors fueling the market’s expansion.
In 2024, North America led the global market with a share of 40.5%, valued at USD 267.3 Million. The region’s dominance is driven by high health awareness, the rising adoption of water-based fitness programs, and a well-established fitness infrastructure.
Europe shows significant growth potential, supported by an aging population and a widespread adoption of water-based rehabilitation programs. Public health initiatives promoting physical well-being have also boosted demand for aqua gym equipment in the region.
The Asia Pacific region is rapidly growing due to increasing urbanization, a burgeoning middle class, and rising health consciousness. Countries like China, Japan, and Australia are witnessing a surge in fitness club memberships, driving demand for aqua gym equipment.
The market in Latin America is progressing steadily, with Brazil and Mexico leading the way in fitness adoption. Growing awareness about health and wellness is fostering interest in alternative fitness solutions like aqua workouts.
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ESPN Bet and Penn Entertainment are introducing a more personalized and integrated experience to their app. The new “FanCenter” feature, powered by ESPN and ESPN Bet account-linking technology, will provide a personalized hub on ESPN Bet, allowing fans to wager on their favorite teams, players and ESPN fantasy football rosters. The new features will be […]
ESPN Bet and Penn Entertainment are introducing a more personalized and integrated experience to their app.
The new “FanCenter” feature, powered by ESPN and ESPN Bet account-linking technology, will provide a personalized hub on ESPN Bet, allowing fans to wager on their favorite teams, players and ESPN fantasy football rosters.
The new features will be available prior to Week 1 of the NFL regular season, which kicks off on Sept. 4.
“It’s taken us a little more than a year to get here,” ESPN Exec Dir of Product Management Chris Jason told SBJ, “but we do think this is truly the first thing we’ve done together that really is differentiating and worth highlighting.”
Upon linking accounts, fans will be able to wager on their fantasy team rosters in multiple ways, including starter prop bets and personalized parlay options.
“It really is a first-of-its-kind feature for bettors,” said Aaron LaBerge, CTO & Head of Interactive at Penn Entertainment. “You’re not going to see anything like this anywhere else.”
ESPN Fantasy Football set a record last year with over 13 million participants. And, according to ESPN Research, fantasy players are about three times more likely to place bets than non-fantasy players.
“If you’re a fantasy player and a sports bettor, this product is really a dream for you if you check the boxes on both of those things,” LaBerge said. “We’ve been thinking about a product like this for the last 25 years.”
Account linking debuted on ESPN Bet in November, while “Mint Club” debuted in April 2025.
ESPN Bet had just 3% of the U.S. handle share as of May, according to SBJ data. Competitors DraftKings and FanDuel combine for 71.5%. ESPN Bet is legal in 19 states and D.C.
As part of a 10-year, $2B deal between ESPN and Penn, both sides have an opt-out clause after the third year in 2026. That makes this is an especially important NFL season for ESPN Bet and Penn, and a critical time to deliver a new integration.
“Both sides of this partnership made it very clear that we expected to compete for a seat at the podium [among the top sports betting companies],” Penn Entertainment President & CEO Jay Snowden said during a Q1 earnings call in February. “We’re not on pace to do that right now. Our expectations as we’re moving through 2025 are that we’re continuing to show improvement in the sports betting business.”
Penn Entertainment has a Q2 earnings call on Thursday.
Have you noticed your Fitbit is registering you’re awake more during the night, with your graph now showing more awake events than it did previously? It turns out this isn’t a bug lingering from the recent major outage; it’s an intended side effect of a recent update. That’s according to a note Fitbit shared with […]
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That’s according to a note Fitbit shared with its community explaining that “Your sleep tracking just got more accurate.” Noting this is just the first in a “series of upcoming improvements” to sleep tracking.
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