Google's AI Mode Update Tries to Kill Tab Hopping in Chrome
… As AI has taken over online search tools, many websites and publishers have complained about drops in traffic. …
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MacOS 27 Golden Gate: Top New Features
… Other updates include using natural language when creating an event in Calendar, which will then fill in the details with contacts or locations. …
Everything Apple Announced at WWDC 2026
… Apple’s software chief Craig Federighi said that Apple’s keynote presentation would focus on three main things: platform improvements, updates in trust and safety, and a “big leap forward” in Apple Intelligence and Siri. …
Chrome Needs Twice-a-Week Patching Thanks to AI Bug Hunting
… But the frenzy of vulnerability discoveries has been so intense, and the team has had so much success incorporating new AI models and capabilities into the workflow of finding and fixing new bugs, that for now the group is piloting a cadence of releasing security fixes twice a week. “The way we end… …
Apple’s iPhone Camera App Is Getting an AI Upgrade in iOS 27
… Apple also uses generative AI here to fill in some of the gaps from the new perspective. It's unclear if this feature is limited to select iPhones. This is a developing story. Check back later for more updates.
Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out
… Even though it’s overwhelming just how often companies require you to opt out of AI training, rather than opting in—just like how Google Search now stores media uploads, like from reverse image searches, to train its AI—as the default option for consumers, this new toggle is worth switching off imm…
Google I/O 2026 Live Blog: All the Gemini and Smart Glasses Updates as They Happen
… Several WIRED folks are on the ground in Mountain View, California: Boone Ashworth, Julian Chokkattu, Lauren Goode, Steven Levy, and Reece Rogers. Follow our live updates below. …
The Trump Administration Is Lifting Its Export Controls on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable AI Models
… Anthropic also assured the administration that it would try to reduce the number of jailbreaks by building more robust safeguards, effectively telling the administration what it wanted to hear rather than relitigating the conceptual issue of whether jailbreaks can be stopped, the people said. …
OpenAI Has New AI Models. Here’s Why You Can’t Use Them
… The Trump administration’s request for OpenAI and Anthropic to limit availability on their most advanced AI models creates an uncertain environment for other US AI labs. …
You Can Disable Gemini in Chrome if It’s Freaking You Out
… A Google spokesperson tells WIRED that if you turn off On-device AI, “certain security features will not be available, and sites that use the on device APIs will behave differently.” Of course, if neither option seems right, there's always an alternative: Use a different browser.