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jfelbab said:

The "Smart Home" device I would instantly jump on is a Smart TImeCapsule. 

Or...a Smart Airport with an Apple branded VPN service. 

I am sorta wondering if/when the Time Machine function will tie into iCloud storage, rather than local storage.

nordstrodamus said:

No Apple intelligence, just waitlist option for me on Mac mini m1 running 15.1

So Apple Intelligence has not been made available yet; it has to sort itself out for a while. Man, I hope people buying a new iMac today specifically for AI find out it won't work when they get it home. 

I don't see mail summaries at all. No where to be found. Suspect it was removed from 18.1 in the US.

This gives a bit of a hint about what is likely coming: AI enabled blocking, and not just on computers, but on TV as well. A "killer app" for TV would be an ad blocker that mutes selected audio content (can I please have one for Tony Romo and Troy Aikman? I already know to mute the awful anthem "singers" and the talentless Carrie Underwood.) I'm a little surprised it isn't already here. I would think this post processing tech would be way more effective than the ad-blocking stuff for browsers. Yes, I leave your page when you tell me I have to disable my ad blocker to see you content. Just...no. But my understanding is a browser has to request information from a server; but TV doesn't work that way - TV is a one way street out an HDMI cable. My "smart TV" might not be able to do this because the digital data is all inside it (and thus a app like Paramount+ isn't going to permit you to blank commercials) but where there's a will there's a way. And...done correctly, this might be something subscribers would pay for. Maybe make a game of it: user selects content to mute, and replace with...relevant ads? That pay the user subscriber pennies? Dunno.

Just from the headline, I'd say they are reporting it because they are experiencing quick battery drain. Just a guess though.