For an AI loser, Apple did an awful lot of winning last year. The mess that was the Apple Intelligence rollout was embarrassing, to be sure, but through it all, the company kept doing what it does best: selling iPhones. With this week’s news that it’ll use Gemini models to power the long-awaited smarter Siri, … Read more
The new GenAI APIs recently added to ML Kit enable developers to use Gemini Nano for on-device inference in Android apps, supporting features like summarization, proofreading, rewriting, and image description. For example, you can summarize documents of up to 3,000 English words, refine messages to be more formal or casual, and generate titles, metadata, or … Read more
Google will reportedly launch the Pixel 10 series at a Made by Google event on August 13th, with the handsets arriving in stores a week later on the 20th. Leaker @MysteryLupin was the first to tip the launch date, which Android Headlines echoed just minutes later, adding in the extra detail of when the phones … Read more
As I watch through my computer screen, Tom Bender, the product lead for Instagram’s Edits, places a finger on his smartphone and the software traces an outline around a chubby cat from some meme video. He then takes the furry cutout and drops it over an existing video of himself within the Edits app, adjusting … Read more
Gigantamax Rillaboom is making its Gigantamax debut in Pokémon Go, and as usual with these types of Pokémon, it’ll be tough to take down. Rillaboom will specifically be around during the weekend portion of the “Serene Retreat” event, from May 31 at 6 a.m. until June 1 at 9 p.m. in your local time. Below … Read more
Posted May 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM UTC Elon Musk reportedly approached Apple years ago about an iPhone / SpaceX satellite deal. The Information reports that three years ago, Musk offered Apple an 18-month exclusive connection via SpaceX in return for $5 billion up front, and $1 billion per year after that to support satellite-connected … Read more
What does creativity mean to you? Creativity is not only about design, fashion, or art, but about solving problems. Humans have a remarkable ability to connect different pieces of information to solve new problems. I think software engineers can be extremely creative. Now, in the age of AI, human creativity is even more important. In … Read more
Apple has new accessibility features coming later this year, from nutrition labels to features for those who are blind or have low vision, Braille Access features, and more. Along with those announced now, Apple is introducing Accessibility Reader, a new systemwide reading mode designed with accessibility in mind. There are also updates to Live Listen, … Read more
In response, Epic says it pushed out a hotfix for Fortnite “immediately” and said “this shouldn’t happen again.” But now that Epic has set up new boundaries for VAIder, players are seeing what else they can get the former Jedi Knight to say. One of the most prominent and widespread examples of exploiting AI’s unintelligence … Read more
Android’s new design language looks extremely… Gen Z. That much is obvious from the concept images in the leaked blog post that surfaced today (published by Google, as it tends to do). While the theme is customizable, Google highlighted pink, purple, and coral throughout the interface. It’s a decidedly younger, bubblier, and more fun design … Read more