A new Apple Store is opening at Miami Worldcenter this month, and Apple has shared wallpaper downloads to celebrate the occasion. Here are the details.Apple Miami Worldcenter location opening in two weeksApple Miami Worldcenter is opening on Friday, January 24 in the heart of downtown Miami.The tag line for the new retail store? Naturally inspiring.From Apples website:Our brand-new store in downtown Miami is opening soon. Get ready to discover anoasis in the heart of the city, where nature thrives and creativity flourishes. We cant wait to see what blooms in you.Apple says the new store incorporates a biophilic garden, bringing a healthy dose of nature into the retail environment.Miami Worldcenter will be Apples tenth retail location in Miami when it opens. It was first announced early last year alongside news of Apples expanding corporate presence in the city.Apple has also shared new wallpaper downloads inspired by the forthcoming Apple Store and its nature-heavy setting.You can download the wallpaper for iPhone, iPad, and Mac by visiting the Apple Store website.Apple has previously shared wallpaper for its other retail openings, but this latest offering is unique in that it doesnt feature the Apple logowhich other wallpapers normally have.Are you excited for the new Apple Store in Miami to open? Let us know in the comments.Best iPhone accessoriesAdd 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel

After the significant releases of iOS 18.1 and iOS 18.2, Apples latest developer beta release iOS 18.3 beta 2 is shaping up to be significantly less eventful in terms of user-facing features and changes. However, there are things under the hood that may hint to what to expect from future iOS software and hardware. In this first episode of iOS Decoded, we take a deeper dive into iOS 18.3. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for future installments.Table of contentsiOS 18.3 beta 2 ships with build number 22D5040d and was released to developers on January 7, 2025. The public beta followed shortly thereafter on January 8th.This update doesnt appear to be one that is feature-dense like the previous two big iOS releases. iPhone users will need to wait until iOS 18.4 before they see another round of big changes.Video: iOS Decoded iOS 18.3 beta 2Subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube for more videosWhats new in iOS 18.3 beta 2?Bug and security fixesOf course, iOS 18.3 will contain numerous bug and security fixes. And while 9to5Mac confirms that this is the case, Apple wont disclose details related to bug fixes until after iOS 18.3 ships to the public. At that time, youll be able to learn about the security contents of iOS 18.3 on Apples security releases page.Camera Control settings icon dark mode supportThe previous beta brings dark mode support to the Camera Control icon in settings. Small change, but good for consistency.Calculator app repeat calculationsThis is a fairly big one for those that regularly use the stock Calculator app. When iOS 18 released, it brought significant changes to the Calculator app, such as iPad support, a design update, Math Notes, etc. However, it also removed the ability to repeat calculations via repeated presses of the = sign. iOS 18.3 beta 2 has restored this functionality. Sleep apnea notifications enabled in BrazilHopefully our friends in Brazil will sleep better with this change, as Apple has enabled Sleep apnea notifications in iOS 18.3 for Brazilian users.New Intelligence Sounds in the ScreenReader frameworkThe ScreenReader framework utilized for accessibility gains new Intelligence Sounds, though they have not surfaced in a user-facing form as of yet.Debates have been had over the fact that Apple has locked Visual Intelligence to iPhone 16 devices, when it could easily make the feature available by other means on older devices. The Tamale widget, tested internally, would let users invoke Visual Intelligence via a widget instead of the dedicated Camera Control button found on iPhone 16-era devices. Hopefully this means that Apple is looking at alternative ways to invoke Visual Intelligence, so that users on older iPhone hardware can enjoy the feature.Multiple next-gen CarPlay referencesThe iOS 18.3 beta contains multiple references to CarPlay-related areas, including a new CarPlayHybridInstrument reference added to the Maps app, alongside new strings related to AC controls.These updates are of interest because we believe that they are related to the next-generation CarPlay interface, aka CarPlay 2, that Apple showed off at WWDC 2024. As of this writing, on January 8th, 2025, Apple still shows first models arrive in 2024 with regard to next-generation CarPlay on its website.This raises a few questions: Will next-generation CarPlay ever ship? If so, why did no supported cars ship before the 2024 deadline? Whos responsible for the delay? Of course, we dont yet have the answers to these questions, but the fact that Apple is continuing to add features to CarPlay in post-2024 beta releases could indicate that the delay originates on Apples end, and not with car manufacturers. Itll be interesting to see how it eventually plays out.Fixed the tiny Apple logo when updating the iPhone 16 Pro MaxA small bug related to iOS updates has been fixed for iPhone 16 Pro Max users. New ISPExclaveKitServices frameworkThe Secure Exclave, not be be confused with the Secure Enclave responsible for securing things like Face ID and Apple Pay, is a dedicated subsystem that first appeared with the launch of the M4 iPad Pro. The next Apple hardware to ship with the Secure Exclave was the iPhone 16-lineup of phones. We look forward to an updated Apple Platform Security document with details on the Secure Exclave.On the iPhone 16 and iPad Pro, this Secure Exclave is used to render the privacy indicators, or Secure Indicator Lights (SIL), that appear in the Dynamic Island and status bar whenever a camera or microphone is being used. On devices that lack the Secure Exclave, these indicators are rendered via software. Having these indicators rendered by dedicated subsystem hardware is a security advantage, as it reduced the opportunity for bad actors to take control of these indicators via software.In iOS 18.3, there is a new ISPExclaveKitServices framework. The ISP, or Image Signal Processor, is used to process images from all of the iPhones cameras. It is the pipeline used to turn the bits of information from the sensor into a desirable-looking photo or video with things like noise reduction, filtering, etc.ISPs can live directly on the chip, as they do in current iterations of Apple Silicon, or they can be discrete entities. There have been rumblings that Apple is working on its own in-house ISP, which could mean that future ISPs might be relocated to their own area of the Secure Exclave. Whatever the case, the ISPExclave changes could also be used with existing hardware, as its mostly a software architecture change.Unreleased Apple Invites appIn the previous 18.2 beta, 9to5Mac found references to an unreleased Invites app, but the reference was eventually removed. In iOS 18.3 beta 2, the reference has returned. As we explain in a dedicated post, iOS 18.3 hints at new Invites app from Apple to create and manage events. This appears to go beyond simple event invites made possible with the stock Calendar app. Code suggests that the Invites app will integrate with iCloud and will even have a web version oniCloud.com. The new app also integrates with a new iOS 18 daemon called GroupKit, which manages database models for groups of people. This daemon has been present since the first release of iOS 18.0 and hasnt been used by any Apple apps so far.9to5Macs TakeThis is my first episode and post of a retooled iOS beta walkthrough series. My hope is that it provides value by going more in-depth with beta updates and what their features may mean in the long term. What are your thoughts? Sound off down below in the comments, and be sure to subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube for future iOS Decoded videos.Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. 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"We have a saying: If you fly, we cant.'"Drone SwattingFirefighters are still struggling to contain multiple major wildfires as much of Los Angeles county remains under a red flag warning,with fierce winds fanning the flames.At least ten people have lost their lives and more than 9,000 structures have been damaged so far, the Los Angeles Times reports.And yet, instead of evacuating the area, some residents are literally getting in the way of lifesaving firefighting efforts. As the New York Times reports, a civilian drone collided with a firefighting plane flying over the Palisades neighborhood on Thursday.The plane, which belongs to the Los Angeles County Fire Department, managed to land but sustained enough damage to be put out of service the very last thing the fire department needs right now as the most destructive fire in the California city's historycontinues to rage on.Let this be a lesson: according to the Federal Aviation Administration, violations of flight restrictions can land you in prison for up to 12 months and a fine of up to $75,000 and if that's not bad enough, you could be literally undermining efforts to fight the destruction.Scoop and DumpAccording to Cal Fire officials, the FAA is investigating the incident. The plane's wing was punctured, forcing firefighters to put it out of commission.The aircraft, a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper, can fly at extremely low altitudes to as its name suggests scoop up water from nearby sources and dump it on fires. It can hold 1,600 gallons, and refill it in just five minutes.Meanwhile, the FAA imposed flight restrictions in the skies above the embattled city. Nobody in the area is allowed to fly drones despite countless aerial videos getting passed around on social media.As the NYT points out, drone incursions pose a real risk for firefighters. A sighting can force a plane to be grounded for anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes, which could be the difference between life and death as flames rage."We have a saying: 'If you fly, we cant,'" Cal Fire spokesman Chris Thomas told the newspaper. "But I dont know how effective it is because everybody thinks its so cool to fly a drone up through the fire."More on the fires: People Think the Hollywood Sign Is on Fire Because of AI SlopShare This Article

Connections claims another victim. Awful General IntelligenceWhile OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims that the company already has the building blocks for artificial general intelligence, a simple test of its most advanced publicly-avilable AI system was caught majorly lacking by a puzzle that countless people do every day.As Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence senior fellow Gary Smithwrites for Mind Matters, OpenAI's o1 "reasoning" model failed spectacularly when tasked with solving theNew York Times' notoriously trickyConnections word game.The game's rules are deceptively simple. Players are given 16 terms and tasked with figuring out what they have in common, within groups of four but because the things relating them can be as obvious as "book subtitles" or as esoteric as "words that start with fire," it can be quite challenging.As Smith explained, he had o1 and other large language models (LLMs) from Google, Anthropic, and Microsoft (which is powered by OpenAI's tech) try to solve the Connections puzzle of the day.Surprisingly if you buy into AI hype, at least they all failed. That's especially true of o1,which has been immensely hyped as the company's next-level system, but which apparently can't reason its way through an NYT word game.Connect FourWhen he fed that day's Connections challenge into the model, o1 did, to its credit, getsomeof the groupings right. But itsother "purported combinations verge[d] on the bizarre," Smith found.In one instance, o1 grouped the words "boot," "umbrella," "blanket," and "pant" and said the relating theme was "clothing or accessories." Three out of four ain't bad, of course, but who's wearing a blanket,except as some sort of out-there fashion statement?After doing the entire exercise over with the same set of words, the LLM confidently said that "breeze," "puff," "broad," and "picnic" were "types of movement or air."Points for the first two, but we're as puzzled as Smith on the latter ones.Overall, Smith rightfully assessed o1 as proffering "many puzzling groupings" alongside its "few valid connections."It's also a telling demonstration of some familiar AI shortfalls: that it can often impress when regurgitating information that's already well documented in its training data, but frequently struggles with novel queries.Our semi-professional take: if OpenAI is indeed reaching the precipice of AGI or has already achieved the start of it, as one of its employees claimed at the end of last year the company is clearly keeping it behind wraps, because this simply ain't it.Share This Article

What percentage ofAmericans born after 1980 have eaten at least one McDonalds Happy Meal in their life? 70 percent? 80 percent?More than that?For 45 years,it has been a cornerstone ofmost childrens culinary demands. The concepts creation is credited to a man named Bob Bernstein, who took an idea hatched by a McDonalds franchiser in Guatemala for a packaged meal targeted at families with small kids, and streamlined it for mass production in the United States. He supposedly hatched the notion to put it in a cardboard box with McDonalds golden arches as handles,and came up with the name Happy Meal. After early tests in 1977, McDonalds across the nation added them to their regular menu in 1979.Within a few years,Happy Meals hadbecome enormously popular, especiallyafter McDonalds began focusing their toys around popular films and television series. (For you trivia nerds: The very first tie-in between Happy Meal and movie was forStar Trek: The Motion Picture, because if there is one thing children love, it is ponderous, slow-moving science-fiction films about hairy middle-agedmen contemplating their mortality in deep space.) At that point,the food itself was no longer thestar attraction. It was just the excuse to get the latest themed action figure or vehicle.While the golden (arches) era of the Happy Meal toys arguably didnt arrive until the 90s, there were still some classics in the 1980s especiallyin the decades final years,after McDonalds struck a cross-promotional deal with Disney. Here are 15 of the best Happy Meal toys of the decade. (By the way, if this triggers some intense sense memory and you want torebuyany of these for your desk or bookshelf, most are availableand very affordable on eBay.)The Best 80s Happy Meal ToysIf you grew up in the 1980s, you definitely remember these iconic Happy Meal prizes.Get our free mobile appREAD MORE: Once-Beloved Fast Food Items That No Longer ExistThe Craziest Fast Food Menu Items EverFiled Under: Fast Food, McDonald's, NostalgiaCategories: Galleries, Lists, Longform, TV News

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