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Arizona grads boo Schmidt's AI optimism as job market anxiety peaks
Former Google CEO faced repeated interruptions during commencement when discussing artificial intelligence, signaling widening public skepticism about tech industry narratives.
Apple's iOS 27 Siri adds user-controlled chat deletion
Apple plans to let users auto-delete Siri conversations after 30 days, one year, or indefinitely—a privacy bet against competitors who offer only temporary incognito mode.
Microsoft kills Teams Together Mode, simplifies video interface
The pandemic-era feature that placed users in shared virtual rooms is being phased out as Microsoft prioritizes performance and fewer menu options.
Big Auto Is Laying Off Engineers to Hire AI Specialists
General Motors and peers are cutting traditional IT roles while recruiting AI-native talent, signaling a fundamental shift in who automotive employers want to hire.
Students boo AI at commencement. The real issue is job prospects
Graduating classes rejected AI platitudes this spring, signaling deeper anxiety about employment and economic stability than tech leaders expected.
OpenAI trial exposes trust gap across AI labs
*The Musk-OpenAI case surfaces a structural problem: private AI companies operate behind closed doors, and disclosure failures erode credibility with regulators and the public.*
Apple plans auto-delete chats for revamped Siri at WWDC
Privacy controls similar to Messages will frame Apple's AI comeback, though Google Gemini powers the backend and feature gaps remain unaddressed.
South Korean startup LetinAR ships optical modules for AI glasses
LetinAR's tiny lens component solves the core engineering problem holding back mainstream smart glasses: fitting brightness, thinness, and battery life into a single wearable form factor.
AI-generated noise overwhelms bug bounty programs
Security researchers face a flood of low-quality submissions from automated tools, straining the economics of corporate vulnerability reward schemes.
Publicis to buy US data firm for $2.2bn in AI marketing bet
*The holding company deepens its play in marketing AI by acquiring a US data company for $2.2 billion, betting data access is essential to building competitive ad tech.*
Chinese video AI models outpace US competitors in capability race
*Chinese developers have moved ahead in video generation benchmarks, signaling a shift in AI leadership that US firms are scrambling to match.*
Anthropic briefs financial regulators on AI security flaws
*Mythos research exposed vulnerabilities in large language models; Anthropic now faces scrutiny from global watchdogs over cyber risks.*