Apple has wrapped up its latest product showcase, with the so-called “Unleashed” event unveiling brand new MacBook laptops and Airpods
New updates to Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro deliver powerful tools for professional video and music creators (APPLE)
The company has officially stripped Intel Corp processors from its computers, and will instead opt for an in-house processor.
The new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips are 70 percent faster, with the new MacBooks also boasting larger screens, MagSafe charging and better resolution.
M1 Pro and M1 Max are the most powerful chips Apple has ever built, delivering unprecedented performance and power efficiency (APPLE)
The revamp of processes and devices is aimed at surpassing the high-end chips Intel has provided for Apple devices over 15 years.
Introducing the next generation of AirPods
Meanwhile, the company also announced brand new Airpods, with the latest model being a refresh of the first-generation entry-level buds, as opposed to the Pro model.
The new AirPods feature spatial audio and industry-leading sound, longer battery life and an all-new design (APPLE)
Apple has been the leader in the wireless earphone market since the product first dropped back in 2016, leaving competitors like Samsung and Google in the dust.
The Airpods will include a new audio driver and water resistance, but won’t sport water resistance.
Apple has also announced deeper Siri integration for Apple Music, including playlists that are optimised for usage via Siri, Apple’s voice assistant.
$19 polishing cloth goes viral online
Apple may have Unleashed its brand new MacBook laptops and Airpods, but another new product stole the show.
The tech giant unveiled its latest creation… which is a $19 dollar Apple-branded “polishing cloth.”
APPLE POLISHING CLOTH
The brand-new polishing cloth works on all sorts of Apple products (and for that price, you’d want to hope so!)
Controversial facial recognition has been used a million times by police to help track criminals
As facial recognition becomes more prominent, the founder of tech firm Clearview says his company has run nearly a million searches for U.S. police.
It’s also been revealed the company has scraped 30 billion images from platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, taken without users’ permissions.
The company has been fined numerous times in Europe and countries like Australia for breaches of privacy laws.
In the U.S., critics say the use of Clearview by authorities puts everyone into a “police line-up”.
The company’s high-tech system allows law enforcement to upload a photo of a face and find matches in a database comprising of billions of images it has collected.
It then provides links to where matching images appear online.
The tool is considered to be one of the world’s most powerful and accurate.
While the company is banned from selling its services to most U.S. companies, there is an exemption for police. #trending #featured