A recap of WWDC day 1 in case you also weren’t invited

Plus, frighteningly inaccurate AI dinosaurs. Cutting-edge robotics + ice cream? Sweet. »]( [StackSkills]( [Welcome To The Futurist]( [Welcome To The Futurist]( [Advertise]( | [Talk To Us](mailto:letschat@getthefuturist.com) | [Shop]( | [Unsubscribe]( [The Futurist is your daily tech, cosmic, and science (both weird or otherwise) newsletter with articles and content curated just for you.]( [Love The Futurist? Forward to a friend and have them sign up here!]( [/innovation] [Everything announced at WWDC 2024, from iOS 18 to Apple Intelligence | Mashable]( [Everything announced at WWDC 2024, from iOS 18 to Apple Intelligence]( “Apple's 2024 version of its World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) was full of news. Like many other tech events in 2024, it focused particularly on AI. During the conference, AI (a.k.a. ‘Apple Intelligence’) developments, advancements for Mac users, and lots more were announced — some things we expected and a few we did not. … Here are all the announcements you need to know from WWDC 2024.” [// Mashable »]( [/noms] [Dice Cream - Dessert technology just got cooler — and a whole lot more autonomous | [Partner]]( [Dessert technology just got cooler — and a whole lot more autonomous]( Years from now, we’ll forget that ice cream was ever scooped by hand. Why? Because the dessert industry is getting automated — by way of a robotic arm that scoops and serves ice cream entirely on its own. Dice Cream, named for its signature square-shaped scoops, is introducing its highly efficient robotic servers to malls, arenas, and campuses, giving high-traffic areas easier access to sweet treats. With a functioning prototype and plans to test-run the product across Asia, Dice Cream is looking to bring automated ice cream to The States. 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The mission is due for launch later this year on a SpaceX Transporter-11.” [// Cosmos »]( [/nope] [Paleontologists are fuming over AI depictions of prehistoric animals | Gizmodo]( [Paleontologists are fuming over AI depictions of prehistoric animals]( “A rat with at least four testicles, one larger than its head, published in a scientific journal earlier this year. A pterosaur with a third foot sprouting from its wing. A museum posting a psychedelic Godzilla-meets-gecko on social media, while a more life-like illustration of the ancient reptile appears on its website. … In the sciences, AI models are more than tools for making media or springboards for creativity. They are contributors to the scientific record, inasmuch as the figures in scientific research are part-and-parcel to the team’s written findings. … But, depending on the prompts they are given, AI image generators are not currently capable of intaking this complex and varied information and producing an image from it with the same fidelity and attention to detail as a human artist.” [// Gizmodo »]( [/explore] [Autio - Podcasts and playlists could never top this travel hack app | [Partner]]( [Podcasts and playlists could never top this travel hack app]( Road trips, train rides, and layover flights can feel tiresome when you’re busy focusing on the destination over the journey. Newsflash! Travel is about the journey — and Autio can make that experience both fun and educational. The app has over 23,000 location-based audio stories narrated by the likes of Kevin Costner, John Lithgow, and other top celeb voices. 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