Apple WWDC 2018

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Apple Worldwide Developers Conference technology conference

Apple WWDC 2018 was Apple’s annual developer conference held in June 2018, where the company unveiled major updates to iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
WWDC 2018	2
Apple WWDC 2018 canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5100819 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apple WWDC 2018
Context triple: [Apple WWDC 2017, followedBy, Apple WWDC 2018]

A. Apple WWDC 2017
Apple WWDC 2017 was Apple’s annual developer conference held in June 2017, where the company unveiled major software updates across its platforms and introduced new hardware including the HomePod smart speaker.
B. WWDC 2019
WWDC 2019 was Apple’s annual developer conference in 2019, notable for major software announcements across its platforms and the unveiling of new developer technologies.
C. Apple WWDC 2022
Apple WWDC 2022 was Apple’s annual developer conference where the company unveiled major software updates across its platforms and introduced new hardware including the M2 chip.
D. WWDC 2016
WWDC 2016 was Apple’s annual developer conference where it unveiled major software updates across its platforms, including iOS 10, macOS Sierra, watchOS 3, and tvOS 10.
E. WWDC 2023
WWDC 2023 was Apple’s annual developer conference where it unveiled major software updates and new platforms, including the introduction of its mixed-reality ecosystem.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Apple WWDC 2018
Target entity description: Apple WWDC 2018 was Apple’s annual developer conference held in June 2018, where the company unveiled major updates to iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS.

A. Apple WWDC 2017
Apple WWDC 2017 was Apple’s annual developer conference held in June 2017, where the company unveiled major software updates across its platforms and introduced new hardware including the HomePod smart speaker.
B. WWDC 2019
WWDC 2019 was Apple’s annual developer conference in 2019, notable for major software announcements across its platforms and the unveiling of new developer technologies.
C. Apple WWDC 2022
Apple WWDC 2022 was Apple’s annual developer conference where the company unveiled major software updates across its platforms and introduced new hardware including the M2 chip.
D. WWDC 2016
WWDC 2016 was Apple’s annual developer conference where it unveiled major software updates across its platforms, including iOS 10, macOS Sierra, watchOS 3, and tvOS 10.
E. WWDC 2023
WWDC 2023 was Apple’s annual developer conference where it unveiled major software updates and new platforms, including the introduction of its mixed-reality ecosystem.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Apple Worldwide Developers Conference ⓘ technology conference ⓘ
announced	ARKit 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Core ML 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Create ML NERFINISHED ⓘ Do Not Disturb enhancements in iOS 12 ⓘ Grouped FaceTime announcement (later delayed) ⓘ Grouped Notifications in iOS 12 ⓘ Measure app for iOS NERFINISHED ⓘ Memoji NERFINISHED ⓘ Metal 2 enhancements ⓘ Screen Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Shared AR experiences via ARKit 2 ⓘ Siri Shortcuts NERFINISHED ⓘ Siri Suggestions in iOS 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ USDZ AR file format ⓘ iOS 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ macOS Mojave NERFINISHED ⓘ macOS Mojave Dark Mode NERFINISHED ⓘ macOS Mojave Desktop Stacks ⓘ macOS Mojave Dynamic Desktop NERFINISHED ⓘ macOS Mojave redesigned Mac App Store ⓘ tvOS 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ tvOS 12 Dolby Atmos support ⓘ tvOS 12 Zero Sign-On NERFINISHED ⓘ watchOS 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ watchOS 5 Activity Competitions NERFINISHED ⓘ watchOS 5 Walkie-Talkie feature ⓘ watchOS 5 automatic workout detection ⓘ
approximateTicketPriceUSD	1599 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endDate	2018-06-08 ⓘ
focus	augmented reality ⓘ digital wellbeing features ⓘ machine learning ⓘ performance improvements in iOS 12 ⓘ stability and reliability ⓘ
followedBy	Apple WWDC 2019 NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	Apple WWDC 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasKeynoteSpeaker	Craig Federighi NERFINISHED ⓘ Eddy Cue NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	San Jose, California NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainSubject	Apple platforms ⓘ software development ⓘ
organizer	Apple Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfSeries	Apple WWDC NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate	2018-06-04 ⓘ
ticketDistribution	lottery system ⓘ
venue	McEnery Convention Center NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apple WWDC 2017 → followedBy → Apple WWDC 2018 ⓘ

Animoji and Memoji → announcedAt → Apple WWDC 2018 ⓘ

subject surface form: Memoji

this entity surface form: WWDC 2018

WWDC 2019 → follows → Apple WWDC 2018 ⓘ