Apple is preparing a sweeping overhaul of Siri and its artificial intelligence features for iOS 27, the next major iPhone software update. Two detailed reports by Jason Cross for Macworld and MacRumors outline what is coming when the update launches in September 2026. The changes to Siri represent the biggest transformation of Apple’s voice assistant …
OpenAI is rolling out a significantly improved memory system for ChatGPT, designed to give the AI a more accurate and up-to-date understanding of individual users over time. OpenAI writes in their post that the update, built on a technology called “dreaming,” is now available to Plus and Pro users in the United States, with a …
Poke, a startup that lets users interact with an AI agent via text message, has become the first third-party AI agent approved to run on Apple’s Messages for Business platform. Sarah Perez reports for TechCrunch that the approval marks a significant expansion of a platform previously reserved for businesses communicating with their own customers through …
A New York-based startup called Flourish has raised $500 million to pursue one of AI’s most ambitious goals: building an artificial intelligence system that works like the human brain. Steven Levy reports for WIRED that Jeff Bezos led the early funding after reading a two-page pitch document, eventually contributing tens of millions of dollars and …
Moderators of the popular subreddit r/biohackers have banned standalone posts about peptides and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after discovering that companies in those industries were systematically spamming the community to manipulate AI chatbot responses. Jason Koebler reports for 404 Media that the tactic is part of a broader activity, often known as Generative Engine Optimization …
Google has released Gemma 4 12B, an open-weights multimodal AI model designed to run entirely on a standard laptop with 16 GB of VRAM or unified memory. The model is available now for free download and marks a notable step toward powerful AI that operates offline, without sending data to the cloud. The model is …
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders plans to introduce the American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, a bill that would give the American public a direct ownership stake in the largest artificial intelligence companies in the United States. Sanders writes for the New York Times that AI is built on collectively created human knowledge and that its …
Google has announced five commitments around water use at its data centers, including a pledge to replenish more water than it consumes by 2030. Lauren Feiner reports for The Verge that the company published the commitments in a blog post and is framing them as a model other data center operators could follow. Concern about …
The European Commission has unveiled a sweeping technology package aimed at reducing Europe’s reliance on American digital infrastructure. Mathieu Pollet reports for Politico that the so-called tech sovereignty package is designed not to confront U.S. firms directly, but to build up European alternatives over the long term. The package is driven partly by concerns that …
AI music platform Suno has closed a $400 million funding round, valuing the company at $5.4 billion. Corbin Bolies reports for Variety that the Series D round was led by Bond Capital, with participation from IVP, Forerunner, Union Square Ventures, Alkeon Capital Management and Quiet. Previous backers Matrix, Lightspeed, Menlo Ventures and Schroders Capital also …