Apple engineers reportedly concerned about new Siri in iOS 26.4

Asma Hussain / ithinkdiff - Apple’s long-awaited Siri upgrade, powered by Apple Intelligence, is facing internal skepticism ahead of its public debut. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, several Apple engineers testing early versions of iOS 26.4 have expressed concerns about how w…

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Salesforce bets big on agents with platform overhaul

Paul Gillin / siliconangle - Salesforce Inc. is going all-in on artificial intelligence agents with this week’s announcement of Agentforce 360, an enterprise-wide platform that infuses agents into nearly every application the company delivers. Salesforce calls the platform an attempt…

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Google Photos expands conversational editing to more Android phones

Jess Weatherbed / theverge - After launching on Pixel 10 devices, the Google Photos feature that allows users to edit images by describing the changes they want to make is now coming to other Android phones. Google announced that the Gemini-powered conversational editing capabilities…

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Google’s Gemini Assistant is Coming to Google TV

Laurent Giret / thurrott - Google is starting to roll out its Gemini assistant to select smart TVs running its Google TV platform.The post Google’s Gemini Assistant is Coming to Google TV appeared first on Thurrott.com.

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YouTube rolls out multilingual audio tracks to millions of creators

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - YouTube is rolling out multilingual audio tracks to millions of creators.The article YouTube rolls out multilingual audio tracks to millions of creators appeared first on THE DECODER.

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New Live Translation Feature Coming to AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 2

Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Apple's Live Translation feature, unveiled during its AirPods Pro 3 announcement, is expanding to older models including AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation and AirPods Pro 2. The new Live Translation functionality requires AirPods updated with the l…

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Apple lines up Google to power Siri’s AI search by spring 2026

Maria Garcia / implicator - Apple's turning to Google to power Siri's AI search overhaul after losing key talent to competitors. The spring 2026 launch targets ChatGPT and Perplexity, but reveals how platform owners extract AI value without building everything in-house.

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Apple to upgrade Siri with web search powered by Apple Intelligence

appleinsider - A new rumor suggests Apple will introduce a web search feature backed by Apple Foundation Models that can call out to Google Gemini to enhance Siri's ability to gather and summarize information.Siri to get new LLM-backed web search in iOS 26.4The rumors o…

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TikTok is now letting everyone DM each other with voice memos and pictures

Sean Hollister / theverge - Every platform wants to be the place you hang with friends — even Spotify as of this week — so it’s apparently time for TikTok to shore up its direct messaging feature! It told TechCrunch that over the next few weeks, all users should see voice messages a…

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OpenAI Launches Production-Ready Voice API with Cheaper, More Expressive ‘gpt-realtime’ Model

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - OpenAI's Realtime API is now generally available, featuring the new gpt-realtime model for more natural voice agents at a 20% lower cost for developers.The post OpenAI Launches Production-Ready Voice API with Cheaper, More Expressive ‘gpt-realtime’ Model …

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Taco Bell slows down AI drive-thru push, admits technology isn't perfect

techspot - Taco Bell is one of several companies that uses voice-AI drive-thrus. It has more than 500 of them at various locations, but it's likely to be more selective when it comes to further expansion.Read Entire Article

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Apple Eyes Landmark AI Acquisition of Perplexity or Mistral to Combat Internal Crisis

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Facing a severe internal AI crisis, a troubled Siri rebuild, and a talent exodus, Apple is reportedly considering a landmark acquisition of Perplexity or Mistral AI.The post Apple Eyes Landmark AI Acquisition of Perplexity or Mistral to Combat Internal Cr…

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David Hayter "Would Have Loved" A Redo With Metal Gear Solid Delta

Evan Campbell / gamespot - David Hayter is always down to play Snake--whether it's Naked or Solid. But the voice actor does wish he had the chance to re-record lines for Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, the remake of the 2004 PS2 game.Speaking with Inverse, Hayter explained tha…

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Apple in Talks With Google to Power Next-Gen Siri With Gemini AI

Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple is in talks with Google about using Google's Gemini AI as the backbone for the upcoming smarter version of Siri, reports Bloomberg. The discussions are in the early stages, but Apple reportedly approached Google to ask the company to create a custom…

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Gemini for Home is Google’s biggest smart home play in years

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / theverge - It’s finally happening: Google Assistant in the home is getting its Gemini glow-up. “Gemini for Home” is an all-new voice assistant for Google Home, set to arrive later this year, the company announced today. This new voice assistant, powered by Google’s …

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Siri's biggest upgrade yet takes shape with 'Linwood' & 'Glenwood'

appleinsider - Apple is developing two major artificial intelligence initiatives, codenamed Linwood and Glenwood, as part of a sweeping plan to make far more capable and competitive in the generative AI era.A smarter Siri is still comingThe projects represent one of the…

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Apple's rumored live translation feature for AirPods could be coming with iOS 26

Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Apple's AirPods could be getting a live translation feature in the near future as part of iOS 26, according to a report by 9to5Mac. A new beta version of the operating system dropped today and users have spotted a system asset that strongly points to the …

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