WWDC 2024: Apple announces new Safari with Highlights and 'distraction-free' Reader sidebar
Safari is getting an AI-powered revamp.
Apple didn't forget about its browser amidst the slew of AI features announced at WWDC. Safari now has a Highlights feature for recapping articles and web pages. In the new Safari release, users can get automated summaries of the page their browsing, such as directions to a location, more about TV shows they're reading about, or travel and hotel information.
Safari also has a reader module, which provides a "distraction free" way of browsing in a sidebar that shows a summary and table of contents. The idea is for users to quickly get a recap of a long document or web page without having to leave the page to, say, paste the text into ChatGPT for a summary.
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AI-powered Safari is similar to what Microsoft has with its browser, Edge, which also has summarization features and a Copilot sidebar chat. Google Chrome was also testing an "SGE while browsing" feature, but hasn't announced anything about it lately.
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Cecily is a tech reporter at Mashable who covers AI, Apple, and emerging tech trends. Before getting her master's degree at Columbia Journalism School, she spent several years working with startups and social impact businesses for Unreasonable Group and B Lab. Before that, she co-founded a startup consulting business for emerging entrepreneurial hubs in South America, Europe, and Asia. You can find her on X at @cecily_mauran.
