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AI operating systems are inevitable. That much has been clear to me since ChatGPT went viral in late 2022. That was the moment when an AI tool arrived that we could talk to using conversational language via text. The future was easy to predict from there.You’d talk to the AI via voice and give it…

Apple has struggled to find its footing in the world of generative AI so far, but the company isn’t giving up on becoming a true competitor in the industry anytime soon. To that point, signs of an AI-powered “Support Assistant” for the Apple Support app were uncovered in Apple’s code this week by MacRumors contributor…

The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has reiterated and extended previous warnings over the activities of Iranian threat actors targeting Western interests, following attacks on the Middle Eastern state’s alleged nuclear weapons programme conducted by Israel and the US. The US strikes on 22 June prompted a swift alert from the Department…

A few months ago, Microsoft introduced Copilot Tuning, offering its customers a way to use low-code tooling in Microsoft Copilot Studio to take advantage of highly automated fine-tuning “recipes” trained on enterprise data. While generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools tend to be associated with AI models that are trained on vast swathes of public information…

Research from the GSMA has found that the satellite-based communications industry is now transitioning from the pilot and validation stage to initial commercial deployments, with 109 telco-satellite partnerships now covering 70% of global mobile subscribers, and commercialisation set to unfold over the next two to three years as services evolve from SMS to voice to…

I’ve been telling you to pay attention to what personal data you share with your AI chatbot of choice and make sure that data can’t be used to train future versions of that AI platform since ChatGPT went viral nearly three years ago. I keep reminding you how important it is to protect your personal…

During the weekend, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo revealed Apple was working on a new MacBook model, most likely a replacement for the controversial 12-inch option released so many years ago. Following that report, MacRumors discovered internal references to this Mac, as Apple does appear to be working on a computer powered by the A18 Pro chip.…

Generative AI software isn’t just for creating text, photos, and videos. AI can also make audio, which requires synthesizing speech, background audio, and music for AI video services like Veo 3, or creating music that sounds like something you’d stream on Spotify or Apple Music. Fuzz AI is an example of the latter, a music…

With plans to challenge the UK’s mobile arena and expand its activities in the country’s broadband market, newly merged VodafoneThree has announced an exclusive multiyear partnership and distribution deal with business and home technology retailer Currys. Founded by Henry Curry in 1884 as a bicycle-building business, before the company diversified into selling toys, radios and…

While this year’s Glastonbury festival may have hit the headlines for the wrong reasons, detracting from a stellar line-up of global musical acts, some of whom put in what could be career-defining sets, data from mobile analyst Ookla has revealed just how much the UK’s mobile operators have improved their services to fans attending the…