Apple plans to allow third-party voice-controlled AI apps in CarPlay, Bloomberg reports. Siri is the default voice assistant for things like controlling music and looking up directions, but future AI apps in CarPlay could handle the complicated, open-ended requests Siri can’t answer. The expanded support would let developers like OpenAI or Google offer versions of…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai gestures to the crowd during Google’s annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, on May 20, 2025. Camille Cohen | Afp | Getty Images Alphabet beat on the top and bottom lines in its fourth-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, and said it expects to significantly increase spending on artificial intelligence in…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal safety regulators are once again taking a hard look at self-driving cars after a serious incident involving Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Alphabet. This time, the investigation centers on a Waymo vehicle that struck a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica, California,…
Google might have been officially ruled to have a monopoly, but we’re still a long way from figuring out exactly what that determination will change at the tech company. Today, the US Department of Justice filed notice of a plan to cross-appeal the decision last fall that Google would not be required to sell off…
When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told employees in October that he was giving up running the tech company’s commercial businesses, he said that he was doing so to increase his focus on Microsoft’s technology work—and very specifically on AI. Nadella explained that Microsoft’s continued success would depend on equipping customers with new artificial intelligence capabilities…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! YouTube is rolling out new parental controls designed to give families more say over how much time teens spend scrolling through Shorts. Parents can now set daily time limits or block Shorts entirely, depending on what works best for their household. The update comes as concerns grow…
The European Commission has started proceedings to ensure Google complies with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in certain ways. Specifically, the European Union’s executive arm has told Google to grant third-party AI services the same level of access to Android that Gemini has. “The aim is to ensure that third-party providers have an equal opportunity…
Google is rolling out a Gemini feature that could turn out to be pretty useful for many folks. It’s a Google Calendar tool that can help figure out the best time to schedule a meeting, taking into account attendees’ schedules. When creating a meeting, you can click the “Suggested times” option and Gemini will look…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a serious threat hiding inside Google Chrome. Several browser extensions pretend to be helpful tools. In reality, they quietly take over user accounts. These extensions impersonate popular human resources and business platforms such as Workday, NetSuite and SAP SuccessFactors. Once installed, they can…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Google designed Fast Pair to make Bluetooth connections fast and effortless. One tap replaces menus, codes and manual pairing. That convenience now comes with serious risk. Security researchers at KU Leuven uncovered flaws in Google’s Fast Pair protocol that allows silent device takeovers. They named the attack…