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Apple has enabled new Siri voice controls in iOS 27 developer beta 3, giving testers the ability to adjust how quickly and expressively the AI assistant speaks. The settings, called…

Bookshop.org says support for Kobo e-readers is still expected to arrive later this year, after uncertainty over whether the long-promised integration had been delayed indefinitely. The update matters for Kobo…

Google has updated its Search privacy controls in a way that allows saved media from Search services to be used to improve its AI models. The change means images, files,…

Apple has started restoring card payments for Apple Account purchases in India, more than four years after removing the option. The phased rollout lets eligible users add Visa and Mastercard…

Microsoft is cutting around 4,800 jobs, or 2.1% of its global workforce, in another round of layoffs that will hit Xbox and commercial sales especially hard. The cuts come as…

Reddit says it is using large language models to detect and block spam, including content that may itself be created with AI tools. The company said its updated automated systems…

Canada’s Communications Security Establishment said it carried out state-authorized cyber operations last year against foreign drug traffickers, violent extremists and ransomware criminals. The disclosures appeared in the agency’s 2025-2026 annual…

WhatsApp has started letting users reserve usernames before the feature becomes active later this year. The Meta-owned messaging app said the early reservation system is meant to help its more…

Station F is preparing the second batch of its F/ai accelerator, as the Paris startup hub looks to strengthen its role as a launchpad for European AI companies. The programme…

Even Realities has raised $150 million in a pre-Series B round led by Meituan and Tencent, valuing the Shenzhen-headquartered smart glasses startup at $1 billion. The funding comes as larger…

Agility Robotics plans to go public through a merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI, a special purpose acquisition company backed by Michael Klein. The deal values the Oregon-based humanoid robotics…

Uber has paused most of its planned European food delivery expansion as it continues to pursue a takeover of German rival Delivery Hero. The company had announced plans in February…

Amazon Mechanical Turk will close to new customers on July 30, 2026, leaving existing users able to continue using the crowdsourcing platform. Amazon Web Services said it will keep investing…

Google has released a new Workspace commercial that imagines the U.S. Founding Fathers using modern productivity tools to draft the Declaration of Independence. The ad, titled “Group project, but make…

Midjourney is asking a federal court to make Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. disclose more information about their own use of generative AI. The request is part of an ongoing…

Alibaba will ban employees from using Anthropic’s Claude Code in office environments from July 10, according to multiple reports. The Chinese technology company has classified the AI programming tool as…

Sky is expected to buy ITV’s television and streaming business in one of the largest British media deals in recent years. The proposed takeover would give the Comcast-owned company control…

Wimbledon’s strawberries and cream are prepared through a daily supply chain that begins at a family farm in Kent and ends at kiosks across the All England Lawn Tennis Club.…

More than 250 major UK employers have joined Sir Charlie Mayfield’s workplace health taskforce, which aims to stop people leaving jobs because of long-term illness and help others return to…

EasyJet has reached an agreement in principle with U.S. investment firm Castlelake on a possible cash takeover worth about £5.5 billion. The proposal values the airline at 690 pence per…