Apple’s new Siri AI knows when to shut up
…Do you mean what’s happening in this chat, the news, your files/calendar/email, or something else?” * Siri AI: “I can search the web for news and other topics once you…
Search
Apple’s smart home camera service is starting to impress me
…from your connected cameras and let you search footage using natural language. The Apple Home app is also getting better notifications powered by AI and is finally adding support for energy reporting…
Microsoft’s new Xbox chief starts making her mark
…It includes an Alt + Space keyboard shortcut that activates a search box for both web and local files. The Google App uses AI mode by default, but it’s easy to disable…
Social Media Platforms
…this caused or issue for the mod team here! Instagram tests letting you pay to view stories anonymously Emma Roth Mar 31 Bluesky’s new app is an AI for customizing your…
How David Sacks crashed and burned in the White House
…deny, and legitimately urgent national security issues are not easy to politicize,” Charlie Bullock, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Law and AI, told The Verge. “Once serious national security…
AI tried to bury this politician — now people have actually heard of him
…make voters care about AI safety. “AI [regulation] is his strength, but it’s gonna take us a lot of work to make this a salient issue in the district,” she told…
Internet Culture
…Richard Lawler Dec 4, 2025 Google’s Year in Search 2025 is here, but remember: these aren’t the “most searched” topics. As usual , Google is back with another set of the…
Google’s first smart speaker in six years arrives next week
…the most conversational experience you can have with Gemini.” It also unlocks access to AI-powered search on Google Nest cameras, so you can ask the speaker when it last saw your…
Here’s how the new Microsoft and OpenAI deal breaks down
…Microsoft is willing to use the best AI model for the job, in an effort to keep businesses hooked to its enterprise software offerings and fend off competition from AI startups and…
BEWARE SOFTWARE BRAIN
…People experience these tools every single day! ChatGPT has 900 million weekly users, trending to a billion, and everyone has seen AI Overviews in Google Search and massive amounts of slop on…