Apple has highlighted how an Australian shoe company replaced its traditional point-of-sale machines with iPhones, making for a better customer experience.

Firms are regularly spotlighted by Apple in its now long-running ”Apple at Work” series, which focuses on small-business use cases for various Apple technologies. The latest explores how Australian shoemaker and retailer R.M. Williams is now using iPhones for nearly every aspect of its retail business.

The Head of Technology for the company, Peter Ratcliffe, said that the switch to the iPhone has been ”pivotal”. ”[iPhone is] revolutionizing our in-store experience, resulting in a significant increase in sales and a more personalized customer experience,” he said.

There’s a lot of excitement around iOS 19 due to the major redesign it will bring, but the update is also expected to introduce a new paid service that’s sure to be included in Apple One. Here’s what’s coming.

Apple Health+ will feature AI coach, food logging, and more

Tim Cook has claimed on multiple occasions that long-term, Apple’s biggest contribution to the world will be in health.

Apple Watch has led to numerous lives being saved thanks to its health features, and its Activity rings motivate healthy habits.

But perhaps more significant toward Cook’s belief is what’s coming next.

Apple TV+ recently announced that its longest-running comedy, Mythic Quest, has been canceled. But there was some good news thrown in with the bad. Apple gave its blessing for the creative team to revise the finale for a more fitting ending, but that has introduced a George Lucas-eque problem.

Revised Mythic Quest finale available now, while the original goes missing

George Lucas, creator of Star Wars, has famously (infamously?) enjoyed revising his films over the years.

It’s been a while since this happened, but the original Star Wars trilogy received multiple changes over time.

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OpenAI today announced the release of new o3 and o4-mini AI models, which the company says are its smartest models to date. o3 and o4-mini can use and combine all ChatGPT tools, including web searches, analyzing files and data with Python, reasoning about visual input, and generating images.

The models have been trained to reason about when and how to use different tools to provide detailed and thorough information, and to better understand and answer multi-faceted questions. They are able to ”think” with images, blending visual and textual reasoning.

Deezer, a Spotify alternative that launched in the US in 2016, shared on Wednesday that 20,000 completely AI-generated tracks are added to its music service on a daily basis, making up ”over 18% of all uploaded content” the platform receives every day.

Like other streaming services, Deezer offers methods for independent artists to upload their own music without having to be part of a larger licensing deal with a record label. While that lowers some barriers, it also leaves the door open for music that isn’t made by people at all. Clearly, people are taking advantage of the option.