Apple's iOS 18.2 public beta introduces new AI features for select iPhones and iPads: 1. Image Playground: Text-to-image tool 2. Genmoji: Custom emoji creator 3. Visual intelligence tool: Image analysis feature 4. Siri with ChatGPT integration The beta is available for recent high-end devices, with full release expected in December.
Hugging Face released SmolLM2, a family of compact AI language models in 135M, 360M, and 1.7B parameter sizes. The largest outperforms Meta's LLaMA 1B on key benchmarks and is suitable for smartphones and edge devices. Trained on diverse datasets, it excels in chat capabilities and mathematical reasoning. The models support various text tasks and are available under an open license.
Google has launched a new Weather app for Android, initially available on recent Pixel phones running Android 15. This addresses the previous lack of a comprehensive default weather app on Android. The app aligns with Google's mission to organise and make information accessible.
