Apple has updated the iPad Air, iPad, MacBook Air, and Mac Studio. The new Apple Immersive Metallica experience is phenomenal; is it a turning point for Apple's immersive content? And what in the world is going on at Apple with Siri?

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Apple Immersive Metallica

Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino

Apple’s (AAPL) Siri Chief Calls AI Delays Ugly and Embarrassing, Promises Fixes

AI search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says

AI’s Real Hallucination Problem

An AI Coding Assistant Refused to Write Code—and Suggested the User Learn to Do It Himself

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