Apple is reportedly preparing one of the biggest updates for Siri, Apple’s native voice assistant. As per the reports, the upgraded Siri will get AI capabilities, allowing it to be more independent. Aside from the AI capabilities, Apple is also planning to completely redesign Siri with a new chatbot-style app and deeper integration across iPhone,…
Companies like Meta and IBM are exploring explore how AI can hyper-personalize ads, drawing from our chat histories, playing to our unique fears and vanities. A billboard tries to sell you something. So does a used car salesman. But no matter how smooth the pitch, you’re quite aware of the profit motive, and you can…
UnitedHealth Group says it plans to invest $1.6 billion in AI this year. UnitedHealthcare has unveiled a new generative AI companion called Avery that learns from member interactions. Avery goes beyond being a general AI chatbot as it’s an agentic, HIPAA-compliant tool integrated into health insurance workflows. It can provide a self-serve personalized experience based on…
The global AI industry is eagerly awaiting the release of DeepSeek’s next-generation model [File] | Photo Credit: Reuters China’s popular DeepSeek artificial intelligence chatbot suffered on Monday (March 30, 2026) its longest outage since the viral rise of its flagship R1 and V3 models early last year. DeepSeek’s status website showed that the chatbot suffered…
China’s artificial intelligence platform DeepSeek experienced its longest service outage since its rapid rise in early 2025, disrupting access to its chatbot for several hours on Monday. According to the company’s status page, the outage lasted 7 hours and 13 minutes, beginning in the early morning and ending at 10:33 a.m. local time (0233 GMT),…
Generative AI relies on huge bodies of text, from which it measures the odds of words appearing next to each other. Photo: 123rf During the first world war, the British government was looking for ways to help people stretch their limited food supplies. It found pamphlets from a noted 19th-century herbalist who said rhubarb leaves…
There’s something special about MMOs. Unlike other multiplayer titles, they consistently create that sense of community; that feeling of homeliness. Final Fantasy 14 does it the best: I’ve spent many a day whiling away the hours chilling and chatting in Limsa Lominsa, and when I was a little sprout (new characters have a green plant…
Apple is undertaking a fantastic initiative to redefine Siri, its long-standing voice assistant, into an innovative AI-powered chatbot. Internally referred to as “Campos,” this project seeks to address Siri’s historical limitations while positioning it as a strong competitor to advanced AI tools such as ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. By using advancements in natural…
Apple is reportedly planning a major overhaul of Siri by transforming it into a full-fledged AI chatbot as it looks to enter the generative AI race. The move would pit Apple against players such as OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and xAI, with the company said to be adding new features and capabilities to make Siri far…
TL;DR Internal Tool: Apple deployed Enchanté, a ChatGPT-like assistant, to employees in November 2025 for productivity tasks. Dual System: The company operates two AI tools – Enchanté for general tasks and Enterprise Assistant for corporate knowledge. Testing Strategy: Apple uses employee feedback from these internal tools to refine AI capabilities before consumer release. Privacy Focus:…
