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An exclusive inside look at how artificial intelligence and machine learning work at Apple

Amazon is pursuing an open-systems approach that allows quick development of many features, while Apple is taking a slower route, asserting more control over the technology in order to assure security and ease-of-use.

"In 2011, Apple became the first company to place artificial intelligence in the pockets of millions of consumers when it launched the voice assistant Siri on the iPhone. Six years later, the technology giant is struggling to find its voice in AI."

"When Facebook and Apple make extraordinary investments in new technology like they are with augmented reality, you know it's something to pay attention to. Both companies have made it clear recently that they are committed to developing, testing and implementing augmented reality technology"

For his new book, communications coach Carmine Gallo watched hours of Jobs' keynotes. Here he identifies the five elements of every presentation by the Apple CEO.

"Apple's long-rumored augmented reality headset will have virtual reality capabilities built in, too. It's codenamed T288, and it's currently scheduled to be released in 2020. While Augmented Reality, or AR, maps digital objects onto the real world, Virtual Reality, or VR, immerses users entirely in a digitally-generated environment."

True "knowledge bites". For time-strapped individuals, these micro audio podcasts provide a glimpse into science based innovations. The only thing missing for me are links to follow-up, if the 60 seconds grabs my interest.