Apple's iPad mini (A20 Pro), often called iPad mini 8, is now available starting at 5,499 yuan. Its A20 Pro chip adds neural accelerators in each GPU core for Apple Intelligence and AI workloads.
The update adds an Intelligent Assistant feature for Apple Creator Studio subscribers across Keynote, Numbers and Pages, and adds iPhone Duo compatibility.
Intel Chief Technology Officer Pushkar Ranade told a podcast that leading-edge wafer output cannot grow tenfold even with ample funding, and that a doubling is a more realistic limit. He linked the ceiling to the semiconductor supply chain's coordinated expansion.
TechCrunch reports that Electric Plant has built an AI-powered translator to help people listen to plants through subtle electrical signals in their stems.
TechCrunch reports that Disney has agreed to hire most of Character.AI's workforce, with the vast majority of offered employees accepting roles. The arrangement is a stalking horse bid, leaving room for a higher offer.