In the age of AI, Apple needs to open up

DURING APple’s annual developer conference, which began on June 9th, the tech giant’s bosses were in their happy place. On home turf in Cupertino, California, they unveiled a glossy visual overhaul of Apple’s operating systems and showed off new features that pull its devices into ever-closer harmony. However, although the new “liquid glass” styling may give its software a new sheen, beneath the window-dressing things are not going well.