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…
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I’m relieved Siri AI isn’t trying to be a health coach
…Other players in the health tech space — Oura and Whoop in particular, but also Garmin and Withings — have all added AI to their platforms, steadily rolling out new AI-powered features every…
iOS 27 will bring more AI photo editing features to iPhones this fall.
Apple is adding an “Apple Intelligence Tools” section to the Photos app editor, which will include four AI features: Extend, Enhance, Reframe, and Clean Up, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Clean Up…
Android’s latest AI feature predicts what you’ll do next
Google is rolling out a new AI-powered “contextual suggestions” feature to Android users that recommends actions based on your daily habits, Android Authority reports. The feature is designed to predict your…
Apple’s AI promises are finally, almost, sort of, here
…You can use the “describe an extension” feature for certain webpages to get Siri AI to vibe-code for you. A one-tap solution will allow Siri AI to update eligible accounts…
Google’s AI search summaries will now quote Reddit
Google is updating its AI Search features to make it easier for users to find information from sources they know and trust. One of the more notable changes introduces “a preview of…
Apple announces Siri AI and its next generation of Apple Intelligence
Two years after first revealing its plans for Apple Intelligence and a smarter Siri that never fully materialized, at WWDC, Apple just revealed a new set of AI features and a smarter…
Google shuts down Project Mariner
…Google also folded Project Mariner’s agentic capabilities into its AI-powered search feature, AI Mode. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/project-mariner-shutdown.png…
Character.AI’s new Books mode turns reading into roleplay
Mired in controversy and legal woes over concerns about its chatbots’ interactions with users, particularly teens, Character.AI seems to be playing it safer with a new “Books” mode. The new format…
John Ternus’ first big problem is AI
…Microsoft and Google have both gone all in on incorporating agentic AI features into their operating systems in ways that Apple simply hasn’t — and sometimes when it’s tried, like…