Apple has finally delivered a significant update to its professional video editing software, Final Cut Pro. After a 13-year wait, this 25-year-old video editing software has launched its 11th major version, set to officially debut this Wednesday. Existing users can upgrade to the new version for free, while new users will need to pay $300 to purchase it, although a 90-day trial period is available. The biggest highlight of this update is the comprehensive integration of artificial intelligence technology.

Oura's CEO Tom Hale stated in an interview with CNBC at the web summit in Lisbon, Portugal, that despite ongoing market rumors, it is unlikely that Apple will enter the smart ring market. Previously, with Samsung launching its first smart ring this year, market analysts had predicted that Apple might release a similar product by 2026. However, Oura, a leading company in the smart ring market since 2013, disagrees with this prediction. Hale explained: Apple

In the field of generative AI, Apple's efforts seem to be primarily focused on mobile devices, especially the latest iOS 18 system. However, the new Apple M4 chip demonstrates powerful performance in the recently released Mac Mini and MacBook Pro, enabling effective local operation of the most powerful open-source large language models (LLMs) available today, such as Meta's Llama-3.1405B, Nvidia's Nemotron70B, and Qwen.

Apple has released Final Cut Pro 11, introducing a series of new features, including AI-driven magnetic masking and Transcribe to Captions. The software will be available for download on Wednesday, with existing users receiving the update for free, while new users will need to pay $300 to download. New features in Final Cut Pro 11 include: Magnetic Masking, which allows for easy cropping of people and objects from videos without relying on green screens.

After an accidental encounter at a thrift store, former Apple engineer Alex Ruber and former Twitter and Asana engineer Parth Chopra joined forces to establish the second-hand goods search engine Encore, aimed at addressing the challenges consumers face in finding desired items within the vast second-hand market. This emerging startup has successfully been selected as one of the inaugural fall startups in Y Combinator's history. The two initially met on Y Combinator's founder matching platform, and later at an event.

Apple plans to release the iOS 18.2 system update in the first week of December, specifically during the week of December 2, aimed at allowing users to quickly experience more artificial intelligence features. According to Mark Gurman, this update will integrate ChatGPT technology into Apple's voice assistant, Siri, allowing users to access ChatGPT's text and image generation capabilities for free without needing to create an account. Siri will use the expertise of ChatGPT to answer questions and will seek user consent before making inquiries.

On Friday, Apple announced the acquisition of Pixelmator, a news that has garnered widespread attention. As a company that develops several popular photo editing applications, this acquisition may bring new changes to the Apple platform. While some are skeptical about the deal, there are optimists who believe it could address a major issue users encounter while using their iPads—software inadequacy, especially when trying to use Adobe's Photoshop for i.

The Walt Disney Company is exploring applications in its film, television, and theme park divisions and is currently forming a new team to coordinate the company's use of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and mixed reality. The newly established technology support office will be led by Jamie Voris, the Chief Technology Officer of Disney Studios, who was responsible for developing Disney applications for the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality device. Eddie Drake will

This week, Apple unveiled its latest M4 series chips at a launch event, marking a strong performance in the personal computer market. Apple claims that devices equipped with M4Pro and M4Max significantly surpass competing AI PC chips, particularly in handling artificial intelligence tasks. The M4Pro chip offers up to 14 CPU cores, including 10 high-performance cores and 4 efficient cores, along with 20 GPU cores. Apple stated that the M4Pro excels in AI computing.

GitHub recently announced an important update for developers using Mac. The first preview of GitHub Copilot has been released, allowing developers to try this AI-based feature to improve their workflow. GitHub Copilot is an AI coding assistant that helps developers write code faster through suggestions and requests tailored to specific commands. GitHub Copilot is now available for

Recently, Apple announced the release of the M4 Pro and M4 Max chips, which will significantly enhance the performance and advanced features of Mac computers alongside the M4 chip. All three chips are manufactured using the industry-leading second-generation 3-nanometer process, optimizing both performance and energy efficiency. The central processors of the M4 series chips feature high-speed cores, achieving industry-leading single-threaded performance and significantly improving multi-threaded performance.

Apple has recently launched the testing of its new artificial intelligence software suite, 'Apple Intelligence,' in the U.S., attracting attention from tech enthusiasts. This software rollout marks a significant advancement for Apple in the field of artificial intelligence, particularly in writing assistance and voice assistant capabilities. Apple plans to expand these features to other English-speaking markets by December and expects to roll them out to users in the European Union by April 2025. Image source note: Image generated by AI, image licensed by Midj.