According to Bloomberg, Apple’s AI plans were in chaos last year, leading to a pivotal partnership with Google. The deal will see Gemini models powering Siri, starting with an update in iOS 26.4 this spring and a fully reimagined assistant in iOS 27. This shift came after failed talks with Anthropic
Microsoft is applying its AI know-how to robotics with a new model called Rho-alpha. It’s designed to translate language commands into physical actions for robots, focusing on touch and coordination to handle messy, real-world tasks.
Check Point discovered a highly industrialized fraud operation in October 2025 that uses AI to build fake investment apps and personas. Victims are lured into a controlled, fake reality where everything, from profits to media coverage, is fabricated.
The founder behind the Evi startup, which Amazon acquired to form the core of Alexa, left the tech giant after three and a half years. He used Amazon’s famous six-page memo format to decide, ultimately choosing the unpredictable world of startups over corporate scale.
Thin clients are cheap, quiet, and built to last, making them ideal for Linux. The key is to treat them as reliable endpoints for remote compute, not as underpowered desktop replacements.
We’re at a crossroads with AI. The prevailing anxiety is that it will simply replace workers, but that’s not a foregone conclusion. History shows we’ve faced similar choices about technology and human work before.
Microsoft is pushing Xbox gaming onto Arm-based Windows 11 PCs, with 85% of Game Pass titles now playable. But Steam’s survey shows Linux climbing to 3.58% as frustration with Windows grows.
According to TechCrunch, X has been flooded with AI-generated nude images created by its own Grok chatbot, targeting a wide range of women. Regulators from Europe to India are issuing warnings and threats, but clear mechanisms to stop the flood are few and far between.
ParrotOS 7 has arrived with a major desktop environment shift to KDE Plasma, offering both a packed Security edition for pen-testing and a leaner Home version for privacy. The overhaul isn’t just skin-deep, bundling a massive suite of ready-to-run cybersecurity tools. It’s a compelling package, even
Samsung has disclosed a critical security flaw in its Magician SSD management software. If you have a version older than 9.0.0 installed, your PC is at risk of a privilege escalation attack. You need to update it right away.
