Software called apple intelligence is integrated into a host of applications across the iphone. This photo editor allows you to remove people from the background. And this tool helps to rewrite your emails. There is also an upgrade to the voice assistant which can now take written commands and is said to work better with a natural spoken language. For now, apple intelligence features will not be available in the eu, as executives find themselves in the middle of a dustup with regulators over the digital markets act, but it will be available in the uk. That is, when they are released. The test version will start with a rollout in the us next month, with more coming by the end of the year. When it comes available, analysts say executives are keen to use apple intelligence integration to sell more iphones, which have hit a slump in recent years. Some analysts are not so sure that will happen. 15 years. Some analysts are not so sure that will happen. sure that will happen. Is apple intell
Several metres deep. In the north of the territory, the un says a convoy of its staff carrying out polio vaccinations was held at gunpoint for eight hours by the israeli army on monday. The staff have now been released, but the un says it s not sure whether it can continue the vaccination campaign as planned. Meanwhile, syria says at least 18 people have been killed and dozens injured in a series of israeli air strikes. Syrian state media says multiple sites were targeted including scientific research centers. Monitoring organisations say that one of the sites, in the city of masyaf, was housing proiranian weapons experts. Iran rejected reports that iranian sites were hit. Israel says it will not comment on reports of the strikes. Israel has previously acknowledged carrying out hundreds of strikes in recent years on targets in syria that it says are linked to iran. Our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega has more on the reports from beirut. There has been a sharp increase in the nu
Annual christmas carol concert. The syrian Health Ministry has said that 18 people were killed in attacks by israel on Military Sites in the centre of the country. There are reports that a scientific research centre, which is believed to house iranian experts, was among the targets. The german Interior Minister has announced Harvey Weinstein has been rushed to hospital, taken on Sunday Evening from the Rikers Island Jail to bellevue hospital. He did not provide further detail. The german Interior Minister has announced temporary controls at all of the Countrys Land borders to reduce irregular migration and protect the population against islamist extremism. Nancy faeser said shed informed the European Commission that the new measures would be introduced in a weeks time. Just last minute, Antony Blink and has walked off his plane in the uk ahead of his meeting. Its the most senior visit by a us official since labour took power, and will set the scene for starmer s Visit Tojoe Biden in th
21 million women hasjust become even tougher. Three years after the talibans return to power, a new law has been passed saying that women must cover their Face And Body completely if they leave the house and their voices cannot be heard in public. Despite the risk to themselves, some women have spoken out and have been telling the bbc s Yogita Limaye what life is like for them now. We have hidden their identities and used actors voices to protect them. Its increasingly difficult for foreign journalists to report from afghanistan. This is yogitas report compiled along with camera journalist, sanjay ganguly, and producer, imogen anderson. Every moment you feel like youre in a prison. Even breathing becomes difficult. Were like dead bodies moving around. We cant talk. We cant do anything. This is a country where women are increasingly being pushed out of view. Their freedoms crushed bit by bit, by a relentless series of diktats. The latest a published law. This section says that if a woma
Hello. Welcome to todays verified live. President biden has said that a final deal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages held in gaza is very close to being presented to israel and hamas by mediators. But he told reporters he did not think that the israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was doing enough to secure an agreement. In israel itself, theres been a general strike to demand the government do more to free the hostages. Protesters say Mr Neta Nyahu must take responsibility for the deaths of six hostages whose bodies were recovered in gaza on saturday, israel says they were murdered by their captors and Mr Netanyahu said this showed hamas did not want a deal. Mr biden spoke to reporters as he arrived at the White House to meet us negotiators. Lets have a listen. I was following up on whats happening in israel, and then ill be off to pittsburgh. Are you planning to present a final Hostage Deal to both sides this week . Were very close to that. What makes you think that