Apple Aims to Upgrade Siri into Advanced AI Chatbot, Report Says
Apple’s long-anticipated overhaul of Siri could transform the assistant into a chatbot closer in style to ChatGPT, according to a report by Bloomberg journalist Mark Gurman. Sources familiar with the plans say the revamped Siri experience would be built into iOS 27 and is expected to take centre stage at Apple’s WWDC event in June. The new Siri, internally codenamed...
Snap Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit
Just days before a trial was due to begin, social media company Snap has reached a settlement in a lawsuit that accused its platform of fueling social media addiction, according to multiple reports. The New York Times reported that the settlement was announced on Tuesday in California Superior Court in Los Angeles County. The case was filed by a 19-year-old...
How Trump’s Tariff Policies Could Affect UK Tech Firms
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that the UK will stand its ground in opposing any attempt by the US president to take control of Greenland — a stance that could trigger economic retaliation from what was once Britain’s closest ally. President Donald Trump has warned that European countries backing Denmark’s claim to Greenland will face 10% tariffs, with...
OpenAI Plans to Roll Out Ads to Certain ChatGPT Users
Adverts are set to begin appearing at the top of the AI chatbot ChatGPT for a portion of users, according to an announcement from OpenAI. The initial test phase will roll out in the United States and will apply to some users on the free version of ChatGPT, as well as a newly introduced subscription tier called ChatGPT Go. This...
UK legislation to be strengthened over Grok deepfakes, says Starmer
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he understands that Elon Musk’s social media platform X is “taking steps to ensure full compliance with UK law” following controversy over sexualised deepfake images generated by its AI tool, Grok. The images, which were widely shared on X, triggered a strong public backlash. In response, media regulator Ofcom launched an investigation earlier...
Google pulls AI Overviews from select medical search queries
After a Guardian investigation revealed that Google’s AI Overviews were providing potentially misleading answers to certain health-related questions, the tech giant appears to have withdrawn the feature from some of those searches. The Guardian had previously reported that queries such as “what is the normal range for liver blood tests” triggered AI-generated responses that failed to consider variables like age,...
OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Health to Analyze Medical Records
OpenAI has unveiled a new ChatGPT feature in the United States that can review users’ medical records to deliver more tailored health-related responses, a move that has prompted privacy concerns from digital rights advocates. The company is encouraging users to share medical records alongside data from fitness and wellbeing apps such as MyFitnessPal. This information is analysed to offer personalised...
Gmail Unveils Personalized AI Inbox Alongside AI Search Overviews
Google has introduced a new AI-powered Inbox experience for Gmail, aimed at giving users a more personalized view of their tasks while keeping them up to date with what matters most. Alongside this, Gmail is rolling out AI Overviews in search and a Grammarly-style “Proofread” tool. Google is also expanding access by making several AI features—previously limited to paid...
Meta Halts Global Expansion Plans for Ray-Ban Display Glasses
Meta has put its plans to sell Ray-Ban Display smart glasses outside the United States on hold, citing “unprecedented demand and limited supply,” the company announced on Tuesday. The tech giant had been aiming to launch the glasses in France, Italy, Canada, and the U.K. in early 2026. “Since the product debuted last fall, interest has exceeded our expectations, with...
Nadella urges rethink of AI, rejecting claims it’s just ‘slop’
A few weeks after Merriam-Webster crowned “slop” its word of the year, Satya Nadella offered his own take on what AI should represent as we head into 2026. Writing on his personal blog in his trademark cerebral style, the Microsoft chief urged people to stop framing AI as “slop” and instead see it as “bicycles for the mind.” He argued...
