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Under the Hood Complex products like Macs and iPads are a sum of every component inside, so slimming them down requires cutting every possible corner. However, while the lid containing the screen and camera is already pretty thin on today’s MacBooks, Apple is looking at ways to make that even thinner. Unsurprisingly, the Apple Watch Series 10 and Apple Watch Ultra 3 will both get a new chip — likely an S10. However, while Gurman says that this “could lay the groundwork for some AI enhancements down the road,” don’t expect Apple Intelligence to come to this year’s Apple Watch, and right now, Apple has “no plans to bring the full initiative to the watch.” Along the same lines, we should temper our expectations for new health sensors, as Gurman says that Apple’s efforts in this area haven’t been going well. Plans to add high blood pressure and sleep apnea sensors to this year’s models may not come to fruition, as sources tell Gurman that “Apple has run into some serious snags.” As with past attempts, the blood pressure monitoring hasn’t been reliable. Apple was already said to have scaled back its ambitions