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Why Apple’s slow-and-steady AI bet is starting to look pretty smart

Can Apple's new AI glow up put to bed accusations that it's losing an all-important industry race?

Apple’s WWDC AI demos looked more real after $250M false ad settlement

The vibe of Apple's 2026 WWDC keynote felt like a spouse proudly listing all the honey-do-list items tackled. One subtle example: the many AI demos of someone standing, phone in hand.

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As OpenAI files for IPO, Sam Altman’s eye-scanning company is doing layoffs, report says

Tools for Humanity, Sam Altman's identify verification company, is reportedly struggling to generate revenue and will downsize its staff.

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Apple bets cheaper AI will woo small developers

As AI experimentation grows more expensive, Apple is waiving cloud API costs for developers with fewer than 2 million first-time App Store downloads.

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Apple plays catch-up at WWDC

Apple spent much of its WWDC keynote highlighting fixes, performance improvements, and long-requested features before unveiling its upgraded AI-powered Siri, signaling that the company wants users to see AI as just one part of a broader effort to improve its software.

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Following Anthropic, OpenAI files confidentially for IPO

The filing comes a little more than a week after its main rival, Anthropic, also filed to go public, ramping up the race between the two AI firms.

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OpenAI Confidentially Files for IPO on the Heels of SpaceX and Anthropic

The ChatGPT maker announced it has filed paperwork to go public, just a week after rival Anthropic took the same step.

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Apple’s New Siri AI Is Ready to Get Personal

From a stand-alone app to a Google Gemini partnership, here’s everything you need to know from WWDC 2026 about Apple’s upcoming overhaul of Siri.

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For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer

73 packages run self-replicating stealer as soon as they're opened by an AI agent.

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Apple’s Photos app is getting new AI editing features

A new spatial "Reframe" feature will let users use AI to adjust perspectives.

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Apple’s Image Playground doesn’t suck anymore

Apple's AI image generator is getting a makeover that could make it more competitive.

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Apple will let you build workflows using AI in its new Shortcuts app

Shortcuts gets an AI upgrade, letting you describe the workflow you want in a prompt.

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Apple just taught your iPhone to finish your sentences, your photos, and your workflows

Apple is adding new AI-powered features to Safari, Shortcuts, and Password apps.

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Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity come to Google NotebookLM

NotebookLM is getting a big upgrade, but it's only for AI Ultra and enterprise accounts right now.

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Say hi to "Siri AI"—Apple announces new, more "conversational" voice assistant

New features coming this fall alongside two-tiered, Google-powered AI model overhaul.

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Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its Smart Glasses App After WIRED Report

The code WIRED identified is gone from the latest version of Meta AI, the companion app for the company’s smart glasses. Meta won’t say why or whether it’s coming back.

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WWDC 2026: Everything announced on Siri AI, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more

Apple’s WWDC 2026 event kicked off this morning at 10 a.m. PT at Apple Park, starting a week full of expected announcements around Siri, iOS 27, Apple Intelligence and more, along with developer events and demos. This year’s event is particularly notable for a couple things. It marks CEO Tim Cook’s last with the company, […]

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