Apple plans a two-stage Siri overhaul, culminating in a chatbot-style assistant in September powered by a custom Google Gemini model, Bloomberg reports.

Apple is reportedly in discussions with Google to use its cloud infrastructure for the purported Siri chatbot.

Amazon's Alexa+ launched last year. The AI-powered assistant helps manage multiple Alexa devices and control smart home devices. It can even perform agentic AI tasks, such as helping to fix a home appliance, by finding a service provider and arranging the repair.

Moxie Marlinspike, the cryptographic prodigy who wrote the code that underpins Signal and WhatsApp, has a new project—and it could be one of the most important things happening in AI right now.

According to an internal memo from Apple, Enchanté can be used by employees not only as a test platform, but also to help them with everyday tasks at work. The app includes a database of Apple’s internal documentation and guidelines, and is being used across all departments, including engineering, design, marketing, and leadership.

As per usual, there are a bunch of fun and quirky devices on display at CES 2026. The X-Origin AIPI Lite definitely belongs on that list. This is a rather interesting gadget, which is also very cheap at the same time. It’s so cheap that I’ll open with ...

Misuse AI chatbots tops list of 2026 health hazards, warns ECRI, highlighting risks from unregulated, inaccurate chatbot guidance in healthcare.

Apple’s had a thing for making gadgets smaller and smarter since, well, forever. But their latest experiment might be their most ambitious miniaturization act yet. And no, it’s not another iteration of the iPhone mini that nobody asked for.