
Apple is developing a feature called "Apple Reference Image" that embeds metadata into photos to verify their origin and authenticity, allowing users to authenticate images captured with an iPhone camera. The feature, in beta, enables verification through a badge on the photo, sending sensor data to Apple’s servers for authentication, and returns an authenticated version with a unique ID. It aims to provide transparency in digital imaging, similar to the C2PA standard, and supports hardware from camera manufacturers like Canon, Nikon, and Sony. The feature is currently off by default and will be enabled via Settings once released.
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Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Hayden Field, The Verge’s senior AI reporter, about a question that’s been rocketing around the tech industry for the past week: Is Google losing the AI race? That’s because last week Google announced a bombshell reorganization of its AI division, Google DeepMind. Jeff Dean, the company’s chief scientist, is […]

Microsoft is finally beginning to combine its consumer and commercial Copilot AI assistants into a single "super app" interface, starting with the Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot apps. Both personal and work accounts will be moved to the new unified app, which recycles the "Microsoft Copilot" name but features an updated app icon. The single […]
