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Improvements to a number of Apple services – including a more personalised version of its virtual assistant, Siri – are to be powered with AI provided by Google. The tech giants have announced a “multi-year collaboration” which will see the iPhone-maker base some of its key tech on Google’s Gemini AI models. In a joint…

Google is testing a version of its Gemini app for macOS, Bloomberg reports. The app would bring the AI assistant to uncharted territory, and in more direct competition with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude, both of which offer standalone Mac apps. Gemini remains accessible through the web, and it sounds like the macOS app offers…

Meta’s Threads is pulling further ahead of Elon Musk’s X on mobile, based on recent estimates from analytics firm Similarweb, reports. In the first stretch of January, Threads averaged roughly 143 million daily active users worldwide on mobile devices, compared with about 126 million for X. Similarweb’s year-over-year snapshot shows , up 37.8 percent year-over-year,…

Apple says it will soon introduce an Apple Wallet feature that will allow U.S. users to create a digital ID using their passport, which will then be able to be used at select TSA checkpoints for domestic travel. The feature, previously announced as part of the iOS 26 release, comes on the heels of Apple’s…

When the MacBook Neo arrived last month, I knew Windows laptop makers were in trouble. For $599, the Neo offers fantastic build quality and solid performance in a sleek and ultra-portable package. Windows laptops in this price range tend to be ugly, cheap-feeling, and a little slow. Despite years of rumors, the MacBook Neo still…