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Apple's AI head Ruoming Pang joins Meta's AI lab with a $200M+ package, surpassing Tim Cook's pay. Apple didn't counter, restructuring its team instead. This high-profile move may trigger departures, highlighting Meta's aggressive AI talent strategy.....

Apple's AI head Ruoming Pang is leaving for Meta, causing a stir. The former Google engineer led core AI tech like Genmoji at Apple, where internal pressure mounts to adopt external models. Meta offers multi-million salaries, recently poaching AI talent from OpenAI. Apple's team will restructure under new leadership as AI competition intensifies.....

Apple released SceneScout AI agent, which provides environmental descriptions for visually impaired individuals by analyzing street scene images. The technology includes two modes: route preview and virtual exploration, with an accuracy rate of 72%-95%. User studies showed that it effectively improves environmental awareness, while suggesting the addition of personalized descriptions and real-time feedback features. Although still in the research phase, it demonstrates the potential of AI in assisting visually impaired individuals with navigation.

Apple AI executive Ruoming Pang has joined Meta, joining its newly established Super Intelligence Lab with a salary of millions of dollars. Meta recently restructured its AI business, led by former Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang, and invested 2.9 billion dollars in Scale AI. This move highlights the increasing competition among tech giants for AI talent, as Meta accelerates its layout through high salaries and strategic investments. Apple and Meta have not commented on the matter.

Recently, it was reported that Apple is in talks with OpenAI and Anthropic, planning to adopt their artificial intelligence technology in the upcoming new version of Siri. This shift indicates that Apple may seek external help in the AI field, significantly altering its long-standing strategy of relying on in-house development. Currently, Apple's AI features are mainly based on its self-developed "Apple Foundation Model," which is expected to launch a new voice assistant in 2026. However, if Apple adopts third-party technology...

According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple had discussed the possibility of acquiring Thinking Machines Lab, an AI company founded by Mira Murati, former Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI, earlier this year. During her time at OpenAI, Mira Murati experienced board turmoil and temporarily served as the acting CEO, but she soon chose to leave and founded Thinking Machines Lab. Image source note: Picture

Alibaba Group announced the release of an upgraded version of its flagship AI model Qwen3, which has successfully been adapted to Apple's MLX architecture. This indicates that the launch of Apple Intelligence in the Chinese market may be imminent. According to Alibaba, the new Qwen3 version boasts stronger performance, supporting 119 languages and dialects, further enhancing user experience. In the previous iOS 18.4 update, Apple Intelligence had already started supporting Simplified Chinese, but its generation ...

Recently, the official account of Alibaba's Tongyi Qwen announced the official release and open-sourcing of the full series of 32 Qwen3 MLX quantized models. This move has attracted widespread attention in the AI field. MLX is an open-source machine learning framework specifically designed for deep compatibility with Apple chips, providing efficient capabilities for training and deploying large AI models, and is increasingly favored by many AI developers. Alibaba's actions are seen by insiders as preparation for domestic Apple Intelligence (Apple AI). Previously, multiple authoritative messages had hinted that Alibaba...