Netflix has its own, impressive AI-powered voice search
…powered voice features on devices made by Amazon, Roku, and others. Just like YouTube’s implementation, Netflix’s take on AI voice search shows that consumers can benefit if apps have access…
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Saber denies replacing Rideshare Stimulator’s writers with ChatGPT
…The game’s Steam listing does not currently include any disclosure about using generative AI. A statement from Karch provided to The Verge says, “The game will also feature an experimental, free…
Gemini can now pull from Google Photos to generate personalized images
Google’s Personal Intelligence feature, which lets Gemini pull data from apps like Google Photos to offer responses tailored to you, can now use that data and its Nano Banana 2 image…
Google I/O 2026
…At I/O 2026, we’re expecting a heavy focus on AI, as Google adds more Gemini features across its ecosystem of apps and devices. The event kicks off on May 19th…
The AI fight brewing inside The New York Times
How newsrooms should use AI — or if they should at all — has been a recurrent debate within the media industry over the last several years. Increasingly, these rules are being hammered out…
Yelp’s AI can now handle takeout orders over the phone.
…Why does Apple keep banning Telegram, but never X? Aug 7 Samsung’s Z Fold 8 Ultra is more of the same, but better than ever Aug 6 AI bots started a…
Say hello to Claude Wrapped
The popularity of Spotify Wrapped has kicked off a wide range of year-in-review features, on apps from YouTube to Uber — and now, the lookback trend has come to AI…
Meta’s own AI was exploited to hijack Instagram accounts
…layoffs and reassignments to tasks like AI labeling. “Apparently this was not a sophisticated hack,” Orosz writes. “But engineers at Instagram going overboard to use AI for everything, and having no incentives…
Cameras get an Apple Intelligence boost in Apple Home
…An iCloud Plus plan is required for HomeKit Secure Video, and will include the new AI features. Apple didn’t mention if it was bringing Matter support for cameras to its smart…
Apple wants Europe to blink
It took a few years, but Apple finally made its AI look useful. Now millions of iPhone users in Europe are being told they won’t be getting Siri AI anytime soon…