Apple’s AI promises are finally, almost, sort of, here
… It pitched Siri as an all-encompassing virtual assistant that ties together all your Apple devices, with multimodal features, a dedicated app, an all-in-one AI agent and more. …
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John Ternus’ first big problem is AI
… In recent years, Apple has taken on a reputation for trailing competitors in the AI race. Its AI assistant Siri lacks the capabilities of competing products from Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic, and it relies on other companies for the underlying models. …
Apple wants Europe to blink
… Apple said the European Commission rejected this and its other proposals and, as things stand, said “there is currently no timeline for Siri AI’s availability in the EU on iOS and iPadOS.” In a press briefing, Apple’s Greg Joswiak stressed that Apple is not against interoperability. “Let me also be… …
Microsoft Build
… The big focuses of Microsoft’s Build 2025 keynote were AI agents, the open agentic web, and Copilot upgrades that aim to solve coding bugs in a pinch. Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry is also expanding its model list to include Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini from Elon Musk’s xAI. …
Apple’s AI pitch will live or die by its privacy promise
… There’s a dedicated Siri AI app, with a ChatGPT-esque chatbot experience, new AI-powered camera and photo editing features, and the beginnings of an agentic experience that will let Siri AI interact with other apps and software on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. …
Artificial Intelligence
… Amazon Alexa Plus can now create AI-generated podcasts Emma Roth May 18 Revamped Siri will reportedly offer autodeleting chats Terrence O'Brien May 17 University of Arizona students boo Eric Schmidt’s AI cheerleading during commencement Terrence O'Brien May 17 Terrence O'Brien May 17 Seth Rogen say… …
Google Assistant
… Jennifer Pattison Tuohy Dec 19, 2023 Most Popular Most Popular Google is launching its own version of OpenClaw The biggest data center ever is becoming a huge problem in Utah The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026 If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can ‘It’s in the air’: A…
Apple’s best AI idea looks a lot like vibe coding
… If Apple can’t get everyone on board with App Intents, it’ll have to hope its AI models can figure out various APIs, URL schemes, and other ways of using apps on a user’s behalf. This is the eternal problem of agentic AI, of course, and Apple’s going to experience it in its own proprietary way. …
Rivian’s software chief thinks you don’t need CarPlay or buttons
… You should be able to perform operations on your email. In the future with the agent-to-agent integration, you can actually interact with many more apps from your own digital ecosystem. Can I ask you about the word agentic in this context? …
Speech and Moderation
… Emma Roth Apr 16 Terrence O'Brien Apr 11 DHS is trying to force Reddit to expose a user who said mean things about ICE. After failing to get details about a user who said “TSA sucks and we all know it,” via a traditional court order, DHS is now dragging Reddit in front of a grand jury . …