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Google’s Gemini AI assistant hits a milestone of over 1 billion monthly users, strengthening its position in an increasingly crowded market while facing leadership changes and model quality challenges. Google said Gemini has passed 1 billion monthly users, marking a…
Yelp’s new integration with OpenAI’s ChatGPT redefines how consumers find and interact with local businesses, blending review data with AI-powered recommendations and in-chat booking capabilities , signalling a shift towards AI-enabled local discovery that rewards well-maintained and verified profiles. Yelp’s…
Spotify plans to label AI-created profiles with a new badge, aiming to distinguish synthetic artists from human musicians and safeguard authenticity amid rising AI-generated content. Spotify is moving to make AI-generated music more visible as the streaming platform grapples with…
Kaspersky reports nearly 270,000 travel-related cyberattacks in the past year, highlighting increased threats from fake booking pages, holiday scams, and malware aimed at transport and accommodation services, urging travellers to stay vigilant. Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting the habits of travellers,…
Microsoft is set to restrict Copilot AI features in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote to licensed users from April 2026, while updating hardware prerequisites for seamless performance. Microsoft 365 remains one of the most widely used productivity suites for documents,…
A seasoned smartphone user’s switch back to Android highlights a shift towards greater flexibility, with freedom to customise, sideload apps, and access files challenging iPhone’s constrained ecosystem. After more than five years on an iPhone, one writer for MakeUseOf says…
The latest update to D5 Render introduces interactive presentation features and immersive review tools, shifting architectural visualisation from static imagery to a real-time, collaborative workflow that enhances client engagement and decision-making. Architectural visualisation has long been judged by how closely…
Microsoft has addressed a critical Windows security flaw that previously exposed WebAuthn signatures in event logs, potentially enabling MFA bypass via privileged impersonation. Researchers highlight ongoing risks from endpoint passkey exposures and malicious activity within compromised sessions. Microsoft’s July 2026…
Anthropic’s new watermarking feature for Claude aims to make AI-generated content easier to identify, potentially transforming attitudes towards AI use in classrooms and workplaces amid ongoing detection challenges. Anthropic’s plan to add a watermark to Claude’s outputs could make AI-generated…
Apple’s latest iOS 27 update introduces a memory-based gate for its most advanced AI features, reserving them for higher-end iPhone 17 models with at least 12GB of unified memory. The shift marks a significant change in how Apple manages on-device…
Google’s latest Gemini 3.5 update signals a strategic shift towards multifunctional, agent-driven AI integration across its ecosystem, with new tools like Gemini Flash, Omni, and Spark transforming enterprise and consumer applications. Google has turned Gemini 3.5 into a wider platform…
Advancements in AI are transforming photo and visual design workflows by automating restoration, upscaling, and cleanup tasks, shifting the focus back to artistic judgement while significantly reducing manual labour. Artificial intelligence is reshaping image editing by shifting work that once…
