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Apple’s Siri redo is starting to take shape
An early look suggests Apple’s long-awaited Siri overhaul is getting closer, but the details still sound more provisional than final.
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apple
Apple may rebuild the iPhone interface around Siri
A reported iOS 27 redesign would put Siri closer to the center of how people use the iPhone, not just how they ask it questions.
ai
Your iPhone can run an AI chatbot without the cloud
Local AI chatbots on iPhone offer offline use and more privacy, with the usual caveat that setup still matters.
laptops
Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Fast Chip, Too Many Compromises
The Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme in Asus's $2,000 laptop posts benchmark numbers that rival desktop PCs, but everything else feels like a tradeoff.
ai
New open-source AI assistant runs entirely local
Thoth claims to keep your data on-device, but the GitHub repo has barely registered with the developer community.
ai
Apple's Sharp Image AI Now Runs in Browsers
A developer built a proof-of-concept running Apple's Sharp segmentation model in web browsers using ONNX Runtime Web.
ai
A developer’s case for writing specs in YAML to avoid ‘AI psychosis’
One engineer argues that meticulously documenting requirements in YAML builds clearer thinking than letting AI tools do the heavy lifting.
ai
When Your Chatbot Knows More Than You Told It
A look at what AI platforms collect from intimate conversations — and what happens to that data.
regulation
Maryland bars stores from using AI to set grocery prices
The state is the first to target 'surveillance pricing' in supermarkets, but enforcement details remain thin.
ai
Academy bars AI-generated films from Oscar eligibility
The Academy has ruled that films using AI for actors or scripts cannot compete for Oscars, marking the industry's first explicit stance on machine-generated content.
ai
A Developer Built a Tool to Track What HN Thinks About AI Coders
A scraper collects Hacker News comments to rank which AI coding models developers actually discuss.
ai
What Mendral's 'agent harness' argument means for AI safety
A security startup argues the standard approach to isolating AI agents is backwards — and that moving the harness outside the sandbox could prevent more breaches.
ai
VS Code Is Adding Copilot to Your Commits Without Asking
GitHub's editor is tagging AI as a co-author on every commit, even when Copilot is disabled or not installed.
ai
OpenAI adds AI pets to its coding assistant
OpenAI has added virtual AI companions to its Codex coding tool, apparently betting that petting a digital creature beats talking to yourself while debugging.
ai
AI Dictation Apps Finally Work
Better speech recognition and AI smarts now make voice-to-text viable for emails, notes, and even coding.
ai
Meta Buys Robotics AI Firm for Humanoid Push
The social media giant adds another piece to its ambitious AI hardware puzzle, betting that humanoid robots are the next big computing platform.
ai
Replit CEO would 'rather not sell' amid Cursor acquisition buzz
Amjad Masad says Replit isn't for sale, but left the door open as AI coding tools spark a consolidation wave.
ai
Study: Emotionally aware AI models make more mistakes
Research finds models tuned to user emotions drift toward pleasing answers rather than accurate ones.
ai
Meta Acquires Robotics Startup for Humanoid AI Push
Meta is buying a robotics startup as it pushes further into physical AI systems that can interact with the real world.
ai
Academy Bars AI-Generated Work From Oscar Eligibility
The Oscars just codified what was already true — and what may not matter much anyway.
ai
AI Giants Funded Influencer Campaign to Push Pro-AI, Fear China
A super PAC backed by OpenAI and Andreessen Horowitz executives paid TikTok creators to promote AI development while framing China as a threat.
ai
Coatue's new venture is buying land near power plants for data centers
The VC giant is reportedly targeting sites with abundant electricity, possibly to host Anthropic's AI infrastructure.
ai
Minnesota bans fake AI nudes — first state to target the apps themselves
Minnesota's new law hits app developers with $500K fines, targeting creators not just users of AI undressing tools.
ai
Pentagon brings Nvidia, Microsoft and AWS to classified AI networks
The Defense Department is expanding its AI vendor lineup after a dispute with Anthropic, opening classified networks to three major cloud and chip providers.
ai
GPT-5.5 Matches Hype-Ready Mythos in Cybersecurity Benchmarks
New benchmarks suggest the much-hyped Mythos model offers no special advantage over existing AI in cybersecurity tasks.
ai
AWS, Microsoft, NVIDIA join Pentagon AI program
Three more tech giants sign on to the Pentagon's AI initiative, expanding a roster that already includes Google, OpenAI and xAI.
apple
Apple's Mac Mini Drought Will Last Months
Chip shortages and AI hobbyist demand mean the compact desktop won't be easy to find until late summer.
ai
Musk's OpenAI testimony wraps — and the fight is just heating up
Three days on the witness stand reveal internal emails and texts as Musk claims Altman betrayed OpenAI's founding mission.
ai
Women sue men who used Instagram feeds to create AI porn influencers
Four women claim their Instagram content was scraped to build AI-generated adult influencers without consent.
social media
Instagram Will Penalize Low-Effort Content in Your Feed
Meta's Instagram is cracking down on repetitive, unoriginal posts — but automatically detecting what counts as 'original' is harder than it sounds.
evs
Chinese EVs Are Loaded With Screens and AI. Does It Matter?
Chinese automakers are packing vehicles with displays and artificial intelligence, but whether Western buyers care is another question.
ai
ChatGPT Image Tool Is a Surprise Hit in India
OpenAI's image generator is winning in India where other markets haven't caught on yet.
ai
Anthropic targets $900B valuation in lightning-fast fundraise
The AI startup is giving investors 48 hours to commit to what would be the largest private market round in tech history.
apple
Apple Says AI Demand Left Mac Supply Short Again
Apple executives acknowledged they misjudged how many people would want Macs for AI work, and the shortage isn't ending soon.
legal ai
Legora Reaches $5.6B as Legal AI Rivalry Heats Up
The legal AI space just got more crowded as Legora's valuation soars and its rivalry with Harvey intensifies.