Apple's AI chief to step down as critics say the company is falling behind
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Back to Top / Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 9:21 pm / permalink 16502 / 3 stories in 3 months
John Giannandrea is Leaving Apple
Paul Thurrott / thurrott - Widely blamed for the problems Apple had adding AI to Siri, AI executive John Giannandrea is leaving the company.The post John Giannandrea is Leaving Apple appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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Back to Top / Monday, December 1, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 16453 / 21 stories in 3 months
Google Maps rolls out its biggest update ever for smoother navigation
Craig Donaldson / pocket-lint - Google is overhauling Google Maps with its Gemini AI voice assistant, introducing new features aimed at making navigation easier.
Back to Top / Thursday, November 27, 2025, 11:20 am / permalink 16351 / 3 stories in 3 months
OpenAI moves ChatGPT Voice into main chat thread
Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - OpenAI has updated how its Voice mode operates within ChatGPT, moving voice interactions directly into the ongoing chat thread rather than isolating them in a separate interface. The change, applicable to both the web and mobile apps, allows users to see …
Back to Top / Wednesday, November 26, 2025, 7:21 am / permalink 16318 / 5 stories in 3 months
PayPal and Perplexity Debut Instant Buy Ahead of Black Friday Shopping
PYMNTS / pymnts - PayPal and Perplexity introduced on Tuesday (Nov. 25) Instant Buy, which allows U.S. consumers to complete purchases directly in Perplexity’s AI chat, creating a single flow from product discovery to checkout. The companies said the feature streamlines on…
Back to Top / Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 16300 / 6 stories in 3 months
ChatGPT’s voice mode is no longer a separate interface
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - ChatGPT now lets you use voice and text in the same screen, making conversations feel more natural as responses and visuals appear in real time.
Back to Top / Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 2:20 pm / permalink 16299 / 6 stories in 3 months
OpenAI Launches ‘Research-First’ Shopping Agent Powered by GPT-5 Mini, Pauses Instant Checkout
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI has launched a GPT-5 mini shopping agent with 64% accuracy, but has paused instant checkout capabilities amid a fierce agentic commerce war.The post OpenAI Launches ‘Research-First’ Shopping Agent Powered by GPT-5 Mini, Pauses Instant Checkout appe…
Back to Top / Monday, November 24, 2025, 2:22 pm / permalink 16263 / 5 stories in 3 months
ChatGPT Shopping Research Drops In Time For Black Friday With Nearly Unlimited Usage
bgr - OpenAI just launched a new model in time for the holidays: ChatGPT Shopping Research is available to all users, with almost unlimited access.
Back to Top / Monday, November 24, 2025, 1:20 pm / permalink 16262 / 12 stories in 3 months
OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Group Chat Functionality Globally
bgr - OpenAI has expanded its group chat mode to several other regions across the world, allowing multiple people to converse with ChatGPT at the same time.
Back to Top / Friday, November 21, 2025, 8:20 am / permalink 16172 / 9 stories in 3 months
Amazon Alexa+ is now available in Canada
Mariella Moon / engadget - Amazon has launched Alexa+, its next-generation digital assistant, in Canada. The company unveiled the new assistant in February, and it has been making its way to more and more people since. Canada is the first region outside the US to get access Amazon’…
Back to Top / Thursday, November 20, 2025, 11:20 pm / permalink 16167 / 5 stories in 3 months
Gemini arrives on Android Auto with smarter navigation, quicker replies, and perfect music picks
digitaltrends - Android Auto is getting smarter with Gemini, letting you talk naturally to find stops, answer messages and create playlists without touching your phone. The update replaces Google Assistant and transforms everyday drives into smoother, more helpful journe…
Back to Top / Thursday, November 20, 2025, 11:20 am / permalink 16144 / 8 stories in 3 months
ChatGPT for Teachers Is Here, Unless You’re in Canada
John Quintet / iphoneincanada - OpenAI is launching a new version of ChatGPT made specifically for teachers, and it’ll be free for verified U.S. K–12 educators until June 2027. Unfortunately, Canadian teachers can’t access it at launch. Teachers have been some of the earliest heavy user…
Back to Top / Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 16119 / 7 stories in 3 months
Firefox Wants to Challenge AI Browsers With Privacy-First ‘AI Window’
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Mozilla has announced 'AI Window' for Firefox, an opt-in assistant focused on user choice and privacy, directly challenging AI-native browsers from OpenAI, Perplexity and Microsoft.The post Firefox Wants to Challenge AI Browsers With Privacy-First ‘AI Win…
Back to Top / Thursday, November 13, 2025, 4:20 pm / permalink 15945 / 6 stories in 3 months
Google augments AI shopping with conversational search, agentic checkout and an AI that calls stores for you
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Google is expanding AI shopping with conversational search, agentic checkout and an AI that calls stores for you about local inventory.
Back to Top / Thursday, November 13, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 15925 / 8 stories in 3 months
B2B sales lose 65% of time to admin – Sweden’s Spiich Labs raises €600k to automate it
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - Stockholm’s Spiich Labs, a startup developing an agent-first AI assistant, today announced a €600k pre-Seed funding round to eliminate 8+ hours of weekly administrative work. The round was led by Ampli Ventures, with backing from founders of Lovable, Tand…
Back to Top / Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 6:21 am / permalink 15883 / 3 stories in 3 months
Google brings Gemini to the Google TV Streamer
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The tech giant says the change will enable users to use their voice more naturally to access content and more.
Back to Top / Monday, November 10, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 15849 / 6 stories in 3 months
Perplexity to pay Snap $400M to power search in Snapchat
Ivan Mehta / techcrunch - Snap said today that it has signed a deal with AI-powered search engine Perplexity to power a new chatbot. As part of the deal, Perplexity will pay Snap $400 million in cash and equity.
Back to Top / Thursday, November 6, 2025, 7:20 am / permalink 15722 / 8 stories in 4 months
Google Maps integrates Gemini for hands-free navigation
Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - Google is integrating its Gemini AI assistant into Google Maps, replacing the existing Assistant to enable hands-free, conversational navigation. This upgrade allows users to interact naturally while driving and is rolling out to Android and iOS devices i…
Back to Top / Thursday, November 6, 2025, 6:21 am / permalink 15721 / 7 stories in 4 months
Apple Will Reportedly Rent Siri a New Brain from Google for $1 Billion Per Year
Mike Pearl / gizmodo - Google reportedly won Apple's confidence after many AI suitors were entertained.
Back to Top / Thursday, November 6, 2025, 4:20 am / permalink 15716 / 9 stories in 4 months
Apple And Google Circle $1 Billion Deal For Custom Gemini Model To Power Siri Overhaul
bgr - Rumors of Apple turning to Google's Gemini to power its conversational Siri appear to be true, as a $1 billion/year deal is currently in the works.
Back to Top / Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 3:20 pm / permalink 15706 / 5 stories in 4 months