Meta's struggles in recruiting AI talent from competitors, Apple loses another AI engineer, YouTube's introduction of age-estimation technology, iOS 18.6 released, and ChatGPT launches “study mode.”

Apple Loses AI Models Engineer Bowen Zhang to Meta Superintelligence Team - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-29/apple-loses-ai-models-engineer-bowen-zhang-to-meta-superintelligence-team

Meta’s AI Recruiting Campaign Finds a New Target | WIRED

https://www.wired.com/story/mark-zuckerberg-ai-recruiting-spree-thinking-machines/

YouTube rolls out age-estimation tech to identify US teens and apply additional protections | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/29/youtube-rolls-out-age-estimatation-tech-to-identify-u-s-teens-and-apply-additional-protections/

ChatGPT’s new AI study mode won’t just give you the answer | The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/news/715493/openai-chatgpt-ai-study-mode-answer

iOS 18.6 now available for iPhone, here's what's new - 9to5Mac

https://9to5mac.com/2025/07/29/ios-18-6-now-available-for-iphone-heres-whats-new/

What to Expect From the Next Apple TV - MacRumors

https://www.macrumors.com/2025/07/29/apple-tv-4k-2025-rumor-recap/