Apple wants Europe to blink
…Apple says its new AI-powered Siri will not launch on iPhones and iPads in the European Union because of the Digital Markets Act, the bloc’s competition law designed to stop…
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Apple is embracing the fantasy of AI photo editing
…Still, it’s notable that Apple is placing its trust in SynthID given the concerns it previously expressed about AI’s ability to easily distort real moments in time. If SynthID adoption…
Parents say ChatGPT got their son killed with bad advice on party drugs
…Though ChatGPT initially “shut down” conversations about drug and alcohol use, the launch of GPT-4o in April 2024 changed the chatbot’s behavior, according to the lawsuit. Following the update, ChatGPT…
OpenAI now wants ChatGPT to access your bank accounts
…and secure. To assuage concerns, OpenAI promises users “control over their data,” including the ability to disconnect their bank accounts from ChatGPT at any time, though the company has up to…
The Razr Fold is stuck in the middle
…then, considering there was nothing like that at the time. But it’s 2026, which is an unfortunate time to be launching a pricey phone. The memory crisis surely played a…
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark
…Now, a security researcher is highlighting fresh concerns about latent malware being able to “ride along” and steal Recall data. Microsoft has dismissed the concerns saying there is no vulnerability. Nevertheless, since…
Meta launches cheaper smart glasses without Ray-Ban
…One style, I was told several times by various enthusiastic Meta spokespeople, is a collaboration with socialite and reality TV star Kylie Jenner. Meta could’ve struck out on its own from…
Inside the room where the smart home industry is still betting on Matter
Four years ago, overlooking a canal in Amsterdam, the smart home industry collectively launched Matter, the one interoperability standard to rule them all. Heralded as the solution to the industry’s struggles…
Xbox and PlayStation have to prove they’re worth their new price tags
…On June 2nd, the company will livestream its latest State of Play with “over 60 minutes of news and announcements for games coming to PS5,” headlined by Insomniac’s Wolverine, which launches…
How Netflix made us fall in love with K-dramas
…The concern you hear is whether you end up with a handful of reliable templates, while the weirder, sharper, less algorithm-friendly stories have a harder time getting made.” There are also…