About ducking time: Apple to tweak iPhone autocorrect function that changes common expletive

Aside from the texting tweak, Apple Inc barged into Meta’s metaverse party on Monday with a lot on its agenda, including
an augmented-reality headset called Vision Pro  in its riskiest and biggest bet since the introduction of the iPhone more than a decade ago.

Vision Pro is “the most advanced personal electronic device ever”, the US tech giant claims, and resembles a pair of ski goggles, while featuring a 23 million pixel glass screen that covers the upper face and is controlled using the wearer’s eyes, hands and voice.

It will be available early next year in the US with more countries coming later in 2024, and will start at $3,499 (£2,811) – more than three times the cost of the priciest headset in Meta’s line of mixed and virtual reality devices that currently dominate the nascent AR/VR market.

Although Apple did not make any significant declarations regarding generative AI products like ChatGPT or Google’s Bard search engine, the company did incorporate some minor features that utilise AI, such as real-time transcriptions of voicemails.

On Monday, the market valuation of the company reached just under $3tn, setting a new record as its shares hit an all-time high. The iPhone’s market share has clearly demonstrated its power, with gains of 280% over the past five years.