Apple could let you pick a favorite AI model in iOS 27
… According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to allow third-party chatbots to power its AI features system-wide in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, all expected for this fall. …
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More Google Home speakers could be on the way.
While the Google Home Speaker was nowhere to be seen at I/O, the company did announce it’s getting back into the third-party smart speaker game. …
A battery-powered Starlink Mini is likely on the way
… If the dish were simply being plugged into an external, third-party power bank, the Starlink firmware wouldn’t be able to natively read the battery’s exact charge percentage or charging state. …
Microsoft teases mysterious Discord and Xbox Game Pass partnership
… I reported in February that Microsoft is looking at ways to bundle third-party services with Game Pass subscriptions. …
iOS 27 might add a lot more customization to the Camera app
… Apple’s AI assistant could also get its own app and integrations with more third-party AI models. …
Microsoft’s first advanced reasoning AI is here
… Microsoft says the company “trained it from the ground up on clean data, without distillation from third-party models.” As for other models announced today, they’re focused on image generation, transcription, voice, and coding. …
Google stopped a zero-day hack that it says was developed with AI
… The report also mentions AI as a target for attackers, saying “GTIG has observed adversaries increasingly target the integrated components that grant AI systems their utility, such as autonomous skills and third-party data connectors.” Google’s report also details how hackers are using “persona-dri… …
Final Fantasy VII’s remake trilogy will conclude with Revelation
Square Enix has officially announced the third and final game in its Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy: Final Fantasy VII Revelation. …
Google’s handsome Pixel Watch 4 is on sale for $40 off in both size configurations
… The limited-time discounts apply to a number of Google’s first-party devices, from the Pixel 10 Pro to the Pixel Buds Pro 2, as well as the wearables like the Pixel Watch 4. …
The cost of the smart home is going up
… Meanwhile, backlash against features like Ring’s Search Party, which uses AI to search footage in the cloud, has opened people’s eyes to potential misuses and dangers of these technologies. …