Apple is turning to Google’s technology to help revamp Siri and power a slate of upcoming features for the voice assistant.
Pinterest CEO touts open source AI: ‘tremendous performance’ with reduced costs
Pinterest CEO Bill Ready says open source AI is offering cost savings to the company, particularly in visual search.
Lina Khan to co-chair NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team
Khan’s appointment sends a message to the tech industry, whose most powerful players have already been critical of Mamdani, a Democratic socialist.
Millions to receive free electricity in 2026 thanks to Australia’s solar boom
Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for three hours per day.
Tinder to use AI to get to know users, tap into their Camera Roll photos
Tinder is testing an AI feature that learns about you from your Camera Roll photos.
Replika founder raises $20M pre-seed for Wabi, the ‘YouTube of apps’
Wabi, a startup from the founder of Replika, has just raised a $20 million pre-seed round. Wabi is like “YouTube for apps” — a social platform where anyone can use prompts to instantly create mini apps and share them with friends.
Microsoft built a fake marketplace to test AI agents — they failed in surprising ways
Researchers at Microsoft have developed a new simulation environment for testing AI agents, revealing surprising weaknesses in the current state-of-the-art.
Google makes it easier to access AI Mode in Chrome on iOS and Android
Users will now be able to access AI Mode via a new dedicated shortcut button under the search bar when opening a “New Tab” page in Chrome.
Motion Picture Association hits Meta with cease-and-desist over use of ‘PG-13’ label
The MPA sent Meta a cease-and-desist over its use of the term ‘PG-13’ in Instagram teen ratings system.
University of Pennsylvania confirms hacker stole data during cyberattack
Penn experienced a data breach on Friday as hackers sent messages boasting of the hack to the university community.