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Apple Overhauls Siri with Chat Interface in i OS 27
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (872+ words) Bloomberg, Mac Rumors, 9to5 Mac, and other outlets report that Apple is redesigning **Siri** for **i OS 27** into a chatbot-style assistant. Reporting describes a new pill-shaped activation animation in the **Dynamic Island**, a transparent results card that can be swiped into…...
Astrocade Raises $56 M in Series A and B
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (555+ words) According to Ku Coin's reporting, Astrocade, an AI-powered social gaming platform headquartered in Los Altos, raised a combined **$56 million** in Series A and B financing. Ku Coin names investors including Sequoia, Google, and NVIDIA and identifies Fei-Fei Li as a…...
Sportsnet Removes Segment After AI-Generated Family Images
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (387+ words) Multiple outlets report that Canadian broadcaster **Sportsnet** removed a Mother's Day interview clip featuring Canadiens center **Nick Suzuki** after viewers flagged images of his wife and newborn that several publications and social posts describe as AI-generated. Dexerto reports the broadcaster…...
Microsoft and Major Vendors Patch Record Vulnerabilities
38+ min ago (670+ words) Per Krebs on Security, the May 2026 Patch Tuesday cycle saw **Microsoft** release updates addressing at least **118** security vulnerabilities across Windows and other products. Krebs reports **16** of those flaws carried Microsoft's highest "critical" severity, and this is the first Patch Tuesday…...
Orchestration Outweighs Model Wars in AI Infrastructure
46+ min ago (517+ words) In an opinion piece published May 12, 2026 in the Jerusalem Post, Surf AI founder **Yair Grindlinger** argues that the central challenge for deployed AI is orchestration rather than head-to-head model comparisons. The article references the **Pentagon**'s recent move toward integrating…...
Apple Rebuilds Siri, Adds System-wide Search Gesture
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (821+ words) Per Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, i OS 27 will include a "completely rebuilt" **Siri** that introduces a system-wide "Search or Ask" gesture and a chatbot-like conversation mode. Gurman reports users can invoke a new system search by swiping down from the…...
Meta Tests Meta AI Account That Cannot Be Blocked
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (653+ words) Meta is testing a Threads feature that lets users tag a public **Meta AI** account to get answers or context, according to The Verge and Engadget. The test is limited to users in **Argentina, Malaysia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore…...
LLMjacking Targets Local AI Servers at Scale
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (645+ words) Kaspersky documents a rising wave of "LLMjacking" attacks that probe and attempt to hijack privately hosted AI servers, according to its May 12, 2026 blog post. The company ran an internet-accessible honeypot that impersonated common local hosting stacks including Ollama, LM Studio,…...
Google Previews Android 17 With Gemini Intelligence Features
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (791+ words) Google previewed **Android 17**, unveiling a suite of generative-AI features grouped under the `Gemini Intelligence` label, per reporting by Mac Rumors, The Verge, Wired, and Engadget. The preview highlights expanded autonomous task automation, on-screen visual context, deeper Chrome integration for research…...
UCF Speaker Booed Over Pro-AI Remarks
10+ hour, 26+ min ago (786+ words) At the University of Central Florida commencement for the College of Arts and Humanities and Nicholson School of Communication and Media on May 8, business executive Gloria Caulfield called artificial intelligence "the next Industrial Revolution" and was met with loud boos…...