Apple just gave ‘Siri AI’ its biggest upgrade ever — whether iPhone users asked for it or not

Apple’s biggest Siri AI upgrade ever could transform the iPhone experience, but I’m not convinced more AI is what users want.
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‘The time has come to reclaim what was stolen from us’: Bernie Sanders wants the American public to own 50% stake in AI companies

Under this proposal, US AI firms could have to cough up a one-time 50% tax (in shares) into an AI Sovereign Wealth Fund.
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‘The time has come to reclaim what was stolen from us’: Bernie Sanders wants the American public to own 50% stake in AI companies

Under this proposal, US AI firms could have to cough up a one-time 50% tax (in shares) into an AI Sovereign Wealth Fund.
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‘Some places carry the costs and other places capture the benefits’: UN warns that AI is stripping natural resources in exchange for making the rich richer

New United Nations report demands better water and land use reporting, stronger governance to prevent focusing impacts on vulnerable communities.
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AI could actually be driving positive tech job growth in Europe – but still presents growing security risks and skills gap

Linux Foundation and WEF data both challenge job displacement concerns, revealing net job growth across Europe.

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The most exciting thing about the new Siri is the new hardware it’ll unlock — here’s what it could mean for a new Apple TV, HomePod mini and Siri Remote

Siri will get an AI upgrade at Apple’s WWDC show today. Here’s how it could affect the Apple TV and HomePod mini.
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‘Innovation is in this country’s DNA’: Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the UK is “on the precipice of something truly extraordinary” when it comes to AI

Keir Starmer praises AI impact across the UK, but urges tech giants to do more to keep people safe.

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I connected Claude to Gmail, and it got to know me scarily well — as well as saving me time

If you don’t mind Claude having a shuffle around your inbox, it can quickly get up to speed with your way of working.
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‘We are livid and still trying to get all the details’: Google Cloud accused of suspending major customer without any warning, leading to major outage

Railway takes ownership of outage, but says “a temporary loss of service” was caused by Google Cloud “incorrectly placing our account in a suspended status.”
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‘The thought behind it was great, but the execution was proving difficult’: Starbucks abandons AI inventory tool after only nine months following multiple errors — coffee giant says it needs to ‘focus on consistency and execution at scale’

Starbucks has rolled back its failed AI inventory system, which failed to identify products in real-world environments, after just nine months.
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