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Apple is focusing on vision AI because it allows for understanding, contextualizing, decision-making, and altering the appearance of what is seen. This technology is already being used in various ways, such as text recognition, location identification, image descriptions, and translation. Apple's recent research paper describes a Multimodal Model for Text and Image Data, which combines text and images to train large language models and achieve strong context-learning capabilities. The company's vision for Generative Visual AI, particularly in the creation of digital replicas of spaces, has significant implications for industries like architecture, design, and health. This highly visual AI deployment surpasses the futuristic visions depicted in movies like Minority Report, making Apple an industry leader in this field. [Extracted from the article]

Apple has warned its European customers that new EU competition laws will make iPhones less safe once the company is forced to open up its platforms to third-party App Stores. In a 32-page white paper, Apple outlines the risks arising from the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA), which includes support for third-party app stores and alternative payment systems. Apple argues that these changes will make its platforms less secure, potentially exposing users to threats such as social engineering, fake apps, scam apps, spyware, and ransomware. While Apple is working to maintain user security and privacy, it acknowledges that the protections available to EU users may be different from those outside the EU. [Extracted from the article]