Apple Seeds First iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 Betas to Developers

Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the ...

5+ Things to Know About the Siri Chatbot Coming in iOS 27

We're less than three months away from our first look at Apple's smarter, redesigned version of Siri. iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and ...
PCMag

Report: In iOS 27, Siri Will Pull Answers From Any of Your Favorite Chatbots

Rather than formally partnering with companies like OpenAI on AI integrations, Apple will let users connect Siri to existing ...
AppleInsider

Fourth iOS 26.4, macOS 26.4 developer betas arrive for testing

Apple's fourth round of developer betas has arrived, with builds of iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, watchOS 26.4, tvOS 26.4, visionOS 26.4, and macOS Tahoe 26.4 now available for testing. The first iOS 26.4 ...
Macworld

iOS 26.3.1 update in testing as new Apple releases loom

Macworld reports that Apple is testing iOS 26.3.1 without a beta cycle, with the update expected within one to two weeks. This point-release focuses on bug fixes, security patches, and support for new ...
TechCrunch

Apple’s iOS 26.4 arrives in public beta with AI music playlists, video podcasts, and more

Apple this week released the latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 26.4, which introduces several new features, including an AI-powered playlist-generation feature in Apple Music, support ...
TechRepublic

Scammers Use Fake Gemini AI Chatbot for Crypto Scam

Scammers used a fake Gemini AI chatbot to promote a bogus Google Coin presale, signaling a rise in AI-driven crypto impersonation fraud. Image: vanenunes (Envato) If a chatbot claiming to be Gemini AI ...
AppleInsider

RCS encryption surfaces in iOS 26.4 developer beta, but testing is extremely limited

Apple has taken a small step toward securing cross-platform messaging, with early RCS encryption support now appearing in the iOS 26.4 beta. Just don't expect to get that much testing done right now.
9to5Mac

iOS 26.4 beta adds support for testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging

Apple added RCS support to iPhone with iOS 18.1, enabling richer cross-platform messaging between iPhone and Android users. This included things like typing indicators, read receipts, and ...
Futurism

US Government Deploys Elon Musk’s Grok as Nutrition Bot, Where It Immediately Gives Advice for Rectal Use of Vegetables

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. And boy, is Grok doing ...
People

Czech Figure Skaters Face Backlash for Using AI-Generated Music in Their Olympic Routine

Katerina Mrazkova and Daniel Mrazek placed 17th in the competition on Feb. 9 JMP/ABACA/Shutterstock Katerina Mrazkova and Daniel Mrazek faced backlash for their use of AI-generated music in the rhythm ...
The New York Times

A Social Network for A.I. Bots Only. No Humans Allowed.

A new website called Moltbook has become the talk of Silicon Valley and a Rorschach test for belief in the state of artificial intelligence. By Cade Metz Reporting from San Francisco Last Wednesday, ...