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Apple Intelligence’s third-party hooks are the right direction for phone AI
Summary It’d be great if the third-party AI hooks in Apple Intelligence extended to all phones. There would be numerous benefits to privacy, personalization, and avoiding problematic platforms. There’s no sign that anyone’s following Apple’s lead, however. When Apple revealed Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024, one of the things that raised some eyebrows was its…
Optical, Magnetic, Resolver, or Capacitive?
Optical, Magnetic, Resolver, or Capacitive for Your Motor Encoder? (Source: Vera Aksionava/stockabobe.com) In many motion control designs, it’s essential to know the key parameters of the motor’s rotor, such as its angular position, speed, and direction. One component that is vital to understanding these parameters is an encoder, which is an add-on sensor that determines…
Assassin’s Creed Shadows preview: a few steps in the right direction
Things aren’t exactly going swimmingly at Ubisoft right now. The publisher had a rough 2024, with Star Wars Outlaws failing to meet sales expectations and word of XDefiant’s demise coming around six months after the tactical shooter debuted. Skull and Bones finally arrived too, but it was a bit of a damp squib. Amid rumors…