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Apple Plans AI-Powered Web Search Tool for Siri to Rival OpenAI, Perplexity  Bloomberg.com Partnering with Google’s Gemini could make Apple’s AI problem even worse  MacDailyNews Shay Boloor: Apple to integrate AI in Siri evaluating Google Gemini  Traders Union Apple evaluating Google’s Gemini for new Siri AI search, Bloomberg says  TipRanks Apple is reportedly considering using Gemini to power the new Siri  Yahoo News Singapore Source …

It’s shaping up to be a good week for people who like enormous party speakers. Hot on the heels of comes Samsung’s latest Sound Tower. The two new models are the ST50F and the ST40F, both of which are designed to provide music for large gatherings, indoors or outdoors. A redesigned acoustic structure houses dual dome tweeters equipped with Samsung’s …

After creating control prompts that matched each experimental prompt in length, tone, and context, all prompts were run through GPT-4o-mini 1,000 times (at the default temperature of 1.0, to ensure variety). Across all 28,000 prompts, the experimental persuasion prompts were much more likely than the controls to get GPT-4o to comply with the “forbidden” requests. That compliance rate increased from …

Google announced on Wednesday that it’s bringing a slew of new features to the Android ecosystem and Pixel devices. The tech giant is introducing Material 3 Expressive to Pixel phones, Adaptive Audio for the Pixel Buds Pro 2, on-wrist navigation for the Pixel Watch, new AI writing tools in Gboard, enhanced audio sharing capabilities, the ability to create custom Android …

If you’re at the intersection of ultra-wide monitor users and fans of Hollow Knight, then you’re in luck. On the eve of the long-awaited (hard emphasis on “long”) release of Hollow Knight: Silksong, the game’s marketing lead confirmed that the metroidvania will support 21:9 displays, giving players another option on how to view its gorgeous 2D art. Matthew Griffin, the …

Fake celebrity chatbots sent risqué messages to teens on top AI app  The Washington Post Source link

Anker’s Laptop Power Bank came to the rescue of my laptop and smartphone during a recent power outage. They were on the verge of dying, but its pair of retractable USB-C cables powered up my devices so I could keep working remotely. Since then, I carry it with me wherever I go, and it’s bailed me out time and again. …

IO Interactive seemingly wrapped up its assassination series Hitman in 2023, launching the anthology on practically every game platform. But it’s not done with sneaking, subterfuge, and… sniper rifles. The game developer announced that it was making a new James Bond game, teasing an “unrefined” Bond in training – yes, it’s another reimagined origin story. At a closed-door briefing at …

The Long Wait for Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Almost Over  The New York Times How ‘Hollow Knight: Silksong’ Fans Turned Waiting for Its Release Into a Game  WIRED Why Hollow Knight: Silksong Is This Year’s GTA 6, and Whether a Juggernaut Stomping on Your Release Date Really Matters  IGN Team Cherry hoped Silksong could be anyone’s “first Hollow Knight game,” and one reason …

Sony and developer IO Interactive just brought the 007 First Light State of Play to a close after showing off more than 30 minutes of gameplay for its new James Bond video game. It was a presentation that mostly went as expected, as IO used the September 2025 State of Play as an opportunity to highlight the early days of …