Apple has unveiled a new 24-inch iMac with the M6 chip, in the same design and seven colors as the previous M4 model. Apple says graphics and SSD speeds are up to twice as fast, AI performance up to five times faster, and the iMac now supports Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. Pre-orders open October 28, and pricing starts at $1,499 - the same as the previous model after its June price increase.
Nielsen surveyed 1,700 directors and senior managers in seven countries on behalf of monday.com. More than half said it has become harder to evaluate their reports' work since adopting AI, and nearly half spend more time reviewing their output. Of those surveyed, 39% use AI to write performance reviews and 58% expect to oversee more AI agents than people within a year, TechCrunch reports.
Opera has added WebAI to its Opera One browser - an early preview of a proposed standard that lets websites and extensions use AI models running on the user's own computer. It works without the cloud or a subscription, and the data stays on the computer. At launch, WebAI supports models including Google's Gemma and, on Macs, Apple's own model. Users have to turn the feature on themselves and choose which websites can access it. WebAI will later come to Opera GX and Opera Neon as well.
iOS 27.2 will be released next week and will change six Apple apps, 9to5Mac reports. Messages will suggest actions based on the conversation, such as adding an event to your calendar (the Suggested Actions feature), Apple TV will get profiles for household members, and FaceTime will show the front and rear cameras at the same time in group calls too. The Home, Podcasts and Games apps are also getting new features.