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Sky News AU
2 days ago
- Sky News AU
US technology giant Apple unveils ‘once per decade' update as operating systems changes announced
Technology giant Apple has announced major changes to its devices' operating systems, with a senior company figure calling an update a 'once per decade' event. At the Worldwide Developers Conference at the Apple campus in California held overnight Australian time, the company announced updates to Apple Intelligence, which Apple has claimed will 'elevate' user experiences across its flagship devices. New offerings include 'Live Translation', which has the ability to automatically translate messages on Apple's Messages service and provide live translated captions to people while on FaceTime calls. Apple senior vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi said in the keynote address the company 'couldn't be more excited' about Apple Intelligence being developed further, but he placed emphasis on a software redesign that was previewed, calling the update 'a big one'. 'Now there's another piece of our platform story this year, and it's a big one. In fact, it's the kind of project that only comes along about once per decade. It's a gorgeous new design that feels effortless to use,' Mr Federighi said. He said the company's last 'major redesign' came about with the release of the iOS 7 operating system, which debuted in 2013. 'Back then, we were inspired by the recent emergence of retina displays and the amazing power of our A6 silicon. Well, a lot has changed,' Mr Federighi said. 'Apple silicone has become dramatically more powerful, enabling software materials and experiences we once could only dream of.' The operating systems update will be available across device platforms and is set to be rolled out later this year. The new design is underpinned by what Apple has dubbed 'Liquid Glass' - a translucent material that the company claims 'behaves like glass in the real world'. According to Apple, the material had the ability to reflect and retract its surroundings that will enhance displays across devices. Other updates have also been announced to Genmoji, which allows iPhone users to create customised emojis, and Image Playground, an AI tool which gives users a chance to have images made via descriptive prompts. Apple Intelligence has also been incorporated into Apple Watch devices to create 'Workout Buddy', which provides user insights during workouts based on exercise data and fitness history. The new raft of changes follows a number of significant developments in 2025 so far for the tech company, which posted record quarterly revenue of $124.3 billion for its fiscal 2025 first quarter in January. The iPhone 16e released in February went on the Australian market with a shelf price of just under $1000, as Apple attempted to deliver a "more affordable" product among cost of living pressures for consumers. Apple in March then unveiled plans to display Indigenous place names on Apple Maps in Australia and New Zealand, utilising data from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) and other local resources.
The Advertiser
21-05-2025
- General
- The Advertiser
Artefacts returned after 'emotional' journey
Ten glass spearheads and a kangaroo tooth headband are being returned to Australia after almost a century away from Country. The culturally significant objects were returned to the Larrakia people of the Northern Territory in a handover ceremony at the Fowler Museum in California. The objects were collected in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and donated to the museum, spending generations away from Larrakia Country. Elders have been working with the museum and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies to have the objects returned since 2021. Elder and Larrakia Development Corporation chairperson Mark Motlop said once the objects are back on Country, they will be displayed at a Larrakia Cultural Centre, which is under construction and set to open in 2026. "It has been a long and emotional journey for Larrakia people in the repatriation of these items back to Larrakia Country and one that will facilitate healing and the intergenerational transfer of knowledge," he said. Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy said the return is an important milestone for Larrakia people. "Safeguarding our Indigenous cultural heritage is vital to the continuation of Australia's rich and diverse First Nations cultures and ensures the stories of our ancestors are passed on," she said. The repatriation was facilitated through the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies' return of cultural heritage program. It is the second return from the Fowler Museum through the program, following a repatriation of Warumungu cultural materials in July 2024. Institute chief executive Leonard Hill said he is proud of the work being done to return cultural heritage material to Country. "It is so important that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia not only have access to, but also agency over their cultural heritage material," he said. "These events reinvigorate cultural connections and promote healing and reconciliation more broadly." Ten glass spearheads and a kangaroo tooth headband are being returned to Australia after almost a century away from Country. The culturally significant objects were returned to the Larrakia people of the Northern Territory in a handover ceremony at the Fowler Museum in California. The objects were collected in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and donated to the museum, spending generations away from Larrakia Country. Elders have been working with the museum and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies to have the objects returned since 2021. Elder and Larrakia Development Corporation chairperson Mark Motlop said once the objects are back on Country, they will be displayed at a Larrakia Cultural Centre, which is under construction and set to open in 2026. "It has been a long and emotional journey for Larrakia people in the repatriation of these items back to Larrakia Country and one that will facilitate healing and the intergenerational transfer of knowledge," he said. Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy said the return is an important milestone for Larrakia people. "Safeguarding our Indigenous cultural heritage is vital to the continuation of Australia's rich and diverse First Nations cultures and ensures the stories of our ancestors are passed on," she said. The repatriation was facilitated through the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies' return of cultural heritage program. It is the second return from the Fowler Museum through the program, following a repatriation of Warumungu cultural materials in July 2024. Institute chief executive Leonard Hill said he is proud of the work being done to return cultural heritage material to Country. "It is so important that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia not only have access to, but also agency over their cultural heritage material," he said. "These events reinvigorate cultural connections and promote healing and reconciliation more broadly." Ten glass spearheads and a kangaroo tooth headband are being returned to Australia after almost a century away from Country. The culturally significant objects were returned to the Larrakia people of the Northern Territory in a handover ceremony at the Fowler Museum in California. The objects were collected in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and donated to the museum, spending generations away from Larrakia Country. Elders have been working with the museum and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies to have the objects returned since 2021. Elder and Larrakia Development Corporation chairperson Mark Motlop said once the objects are back on Country, they will be displayed at a Larrakia Cultural Centre, which is under construction and set to open in 2026. "It has been a long and emotional journey for Larrakia people in the repatriation of these items back to Larrakia Country and one that will facilitate healing and the intergenerational transfer of knowledge," he said. Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy said the return is an important milestone for Larrakia people. "Safeguarding our Indigenous cultural heritage is vital to the continuation of Australia's rich and diverse First Nations cultures and ensures the stories of our ancestors are passed on," she said. The repatriation was facilitated through the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies' return of cultural heritage program. It is the second return from the Fowler Museum through the program, following a repatriation of Warumungu cultural materials in July 2024. Institute chief executive Leonard Hill said he is proud of the work being done to return cultural heritage material to Country. "It is so important that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia not only have access to, but also agency over their cultural heritage material," he said. "These events reinvigorate cultural connections and promote healing and reconciliation more broadly." Ten glass spearheads and a kangaroo tooth headband are being returned to Australia after almost a century away from Country. The culturally significant objects were returned to the Larrakia people of the Northern Territory in a handover ceremony at the Fowler Museum in California. The objects were collected in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and donated to the museum, spending generations away from Larrakia Country. Elders have been working with the museum and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies to have the objects returned since 2021. Elder and Larrakia Development Corporation chairperson Mark Motlop said once the objects are back on Country, they will be displayed at a Larrakia Cultural Centre, which is under construction and set to open in 2026. "It has been a long and emotional journey for Larrakia people in the repatriation of these items back to Larrakia Country and one that will facilitate healing and the intergenerational transfer of knowledge," he said. Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy said the return is an important milestone for Larrakia people. "Safeguarding our Indigenous cultural heritage is vital to the continuation of Australia's rich and diverse First Nations cultures and ensures the stories of our ancestors are passed on," she said. The repatriation was facilitated through the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies' return of cultural heritage program. It is the second return from the Fowler Museum through the program, following a repatriation of Warumungu cultural materials in July 2024. Institute chief executive Leonard Hill said he is proud of the work being done to return cultural heritage material to Country. "It is so important that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia not only have access to, but also agency over their cultural heritage material," he said. "These events reinvigorate cultural connections and promote healing and reconciliation more broadly."
West Australian
20-05-2025
- General
- West Australian
Artefacts returned after 'emotional' journey
Ten glass spearheads and a kangaroo tooth headband are being returned to Australia after almost a century away from Country. The culturally significant objects were returned to the Larrakia people of the Northern Territory in a handover ceremony at the Fowler Museum in California. The objects were collected in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and donated to the museum, spending generations away from Larrakia Country. Elders have been working with the museum and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies to have the objects returned since 2021. Elder and Larrakia Development Corporation chairperson Mark Motlop said once the objects are back on Country, they will be displayed at a Larrakia Cultural Centre, which is under construction and set to open in 2026. "It has been a long and emotional journey for Larrakia people in the repatriation of these items back to Larrakia Country and one that will facilitate healing and the intergenerational transfer of knowledge," he said. Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy said the return is an important milestone for Larrakia people. "Safeguarding our Indigenous cultural heritage is vital to the continuation of Australia's rich and diverse First Nations cultures and ensures the stories of our ancestors are passed on," she said. The repatriation was facilitated through the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies' return of cultural heritage program. It is the second return from the Fowler Museum through the program, following a repatriation of Warumungu cultural materials in July 2024. Institute chief executive Leonard Hill said he is proud of the work being done to return cultural heritage material to Country. "It is so important that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia not only have access to, but also agency over their cultural heritage material," he said. "These events reinvigorate cultural connections and promote healing and reconciliation more broadly."
Perth Now
20-05-2025
- General
- Perth Now
Artefacts returned after 'emotional' journey
Ten glass spearheads and a kangaroo tooth headband are being returned to Australia after almost a century away from Country. The culturally significant objects were returned to the Larrakia people of the Northern Territory in a handover ceremony at the Fowler Museum in California. The objects were collected in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and donated to the museum, spending generations away from Larrakia Country. Elders have been working with the museum and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies to have the objects returned since 2021. Elder and Larrakia Development Corporation chairperson Mark Motlop said once the objects are back on Country, they will be displayed at a Larrakia Cultural Centre, which is under construction and set to open in 2026. "It has been a long and emotional journey for Larrakia people in the repatriation of these items back to Larrakia Country and one that will facilitate healing and the intergenerational transfer of knowledge," he said. Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy said the return is an important milestone for Larrakia people. "Safeguarding our Indigenous cultural heritage is vital to the continuation of Australia's rich and diverse First Nations cultures and ensures the stories of our ancestors are passed on," she said. The repatriation was facilitated through the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies' return of cultural heritage program. It is the second return from the Fowler Museum through the program, following a repatriation of Warumungu cultural materials in July 2024. Institute chief executive Leonard Hill said he is proud of the work being done to return cultural heritage material to Country. "It is so important that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia not only have access to, but also agency over their cultural heritage material," he said. "These events reinvigorate cultural connections and promote healing and reconciliation more broadly."
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Australia PM candidate says Aboriginal welcomes 'overdone'
Australia's opposition leader Peter Dutton has said Indigenous "welcome to country" ceremonies are "overdone" and shouldn't be performed at sporting games or military commemorations. The short ceremonies have become standard practice in Australia to open events and acknowledge traditional land owners - but on Friday, an Aboriginal elder performing one was booed by a small group. The incident sparked a public outcry and was condemned by the country's leaders, though Dutton added that he thinks the tradition should be "reserved for significant events". He has said he wants to change how the country's Indigenous history is acknowledged if elected this Saturday, 3 May. Bunurong elder Uncle Mark Brown was heckled on Friday as he formally welcomed crowds to a service marking Anzac Day, a national day of remembrance for military servicemen and servicewomen. Local media have reported that convicted Neo-Nazis were among the hecklers. A 26-year-old man was directed to leave the Shrine of Remembrance and is expected to be charged with offensive behaviour, according to Victoria Police. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese immediately called the disruption a disgraceful act of "cowardice", while Dutton said people should "respect" welcome to country ceremonies. Yet Dutton, who is the leader of the conservative Liberal-National coalition, has previously called the tradition "virtue signalling", and in the final leaders' debate on Sunday said there was a sense in the Australian community that the ceremonies are "overdone". This "cheapens the significance" of the tradition and divides the country, he argued. Albanese said it was up to individual organisations to decide whether to open events with a welcome to country, but said the ceremonies were a "matter of respect". Asked about his comments on Monday morning, Dutton clarified times when he felt the ceremonies would be appropriate - like the beginning of a term of parliament. "Listening to a lot of veterans in the space, Anzac Day is about our veterans... I think the majority view would be that they don't want it on that day," he said. More than 5,000 Indigenous Australians served in World War One and World War Two, according to the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a long and proud history of serving and sacrifice for this country," the co-chairs of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria - an independent and democratically elected body to represent traditional owners - said in response to the incident. As opposition leader in 2023, Dutton was instrumental in the defeat of the Voice to Parliament referendum, which sought to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the constitution and simultaneously establish a parliamentary advisory body for them. He has also said that, if elected, he would remove the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags from official press conferences held by the Australian government.
