Apple has launched a significantly improved version of its Siri voice assistant, powered by AI and built on Google’s Gemini models. Allison Johnson reports for The Verge that the new Siri can handle practical, everyday tasks that earlier versions consistently failed to deliver. What the new Siri can do Johnson tested these features herself and …
Google has released DiffusionGemma, an experimental open AI model that takes a fundamentally different approach to generating text. Brendan O’Donoghue and Sebastian Flennerhag write for Google’s blog The Keyword that the model can produce text up to four times faster than conventional large language models on dedicated GPUs. It is available under an Apache 2.0 …
AI writing tools have moved from novelty to necessity for many marketing teams. Sarah Israel writes for the Hootsuite Blog about ten tools (including their own of course) that stand out in 2026, ranging from free general-purpose assistants to specialized platforms built directly into social media workflows. Here is what each one does and who …
Generative AI systems, including large language models and image generators, are fundamentally incapable of true scientific discovery. Richard Sutton writes on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. Sutton is one of the most influential researchers in the history of artificial intelligence and a pioneer of reinforcement learning. His core argument is straightforward: generative AI …
A German court has ruled that Google is directly liable for false and defamatory claims made by its AI Overviews feature in search results. Matthias Bastian reports for The Decoder that the Regional Court of Munich issued a temporary injunction against Google after its AI-generated summaries falsely linked two Munich-based publishers to scams and dubious …
Apple appears poised to take the lead in consumer artificial intelligence, not by building the most advanced AI technology, but by making it the easiest to use. M.G. Siegler writes for Spyglass that the company’s newly announced “Siri AI,” demonstrated at its annual developer conference WWDC, could bring AI into the mainstream in a way …
Anthropic’s new Claude Fable 5, the first model in the so-called Mythos class, significantly outperforms all previously available AI models across a wide range of tasks. Ethan Mollick writes for One Useful Thing that the model can work autonomously for up to twelve hours, coordinate multiple AI agents, and deliver finished, complex results from just …
OpenAI is rolling out a new optional security feature called Lockdown Mode, designed to protect users from prompt injection attacks. Igor Bonifacic reports for Engadget that the feature is aimed at people and organisations handling sensitive data. Prompt injection is a form of social engineering targeting AI chatbots. Attackers hide malicious instructions on webpages or …
Apple has unveiled its third generation of Apple Foundation Models (AFM), a family of five AI models that power a redesigned Siri and a range of new intelligent features across its operating systems. The announcement came at the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. For its most capable model, Apple worked with both Google …
OpenAI has confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Ashley Capoot and Kate Rooney report for CNBC that the company, valued at $852 billion, is targeting a public debut as early as the fourth quarter of this year. The filing comes one week after rival Anthropic made …