Google announces Gemini 3.5 Live Translate for instant voice-to-voice translation
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Apple says its cloud processing is as private as on-device, despite expanding to run on Google’s servers. | Screenshot: Apple WWDC 2026 keynote As expected, yesterday's WWDC keynote was mostly about AI. And also as expected, Apple tried to turn its late arrival into its sales pitch: it didn't rush into AI because it was taking its time to do things right. In this case, "right" means "with more privacy than anyone else." It's a good pitch - the question will be how well it holds up. The new Apple Intelligence features and the updated Siri AI have been designed to work across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro. There's a dedicated Siri AI app, with a ChatGPT-esque chatbot experience, new AI-powered camera and photo editing features, and the beginnings of an agentic exper … Read the full story at The Verge.
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Apple primarily made the case for an improved experience with its longstanding Siri assistant, which like most other announcements had a hefty helping of AI.
Apple on Monday unveiled new artificial intelligence advances including upgrades to its Siri assistant, emphasizing a focus on privacy and day-to-day use as the iPhone maker tries to catch up to rivals when it comes to AI.
Gemini 3.5 Live Translate streams speech-to-speech translation across 70+ languages. It generates audio continuously, staying a few seconds behind the speaker. The model reaches developers via the Gemini Live API, plus Google Meet and the Translate app. The post Google Releases Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, a Streaming Speech-to-Speech Audio Model Covering 70+ Languages Across Meet, Translate, and the Live API appeared first on MarkTechPost.
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Apple's AI focus and leadership change signal a strategic shift, potentially reshaping market dynamics and investor confidence in tech innovation. The post Apple unveils Siri AI makeover as Tim Cook prepares to step down appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Apple’s feature showcase at WWDC 2026 didn’t flag which if these “photographs” are real or created with its new AI fakery. | Images by Apple / compiled by The Verge Apple used to question whether generative AI-powered editing features were worth the risk of distorting our perceptions of the world. Now it seems Apple no longer believes that photos should accurately capture reality. At WWDC 2026, the company announced a host of new AI-powered photo editing tools. They give users effortless powers of manipulating images that Apple still refers to as "photos." Two years ago, Apple launched Clean Up - an AI-powered object removal tool in Apple's Photo app that's similar to the Magic Eraser feature in Google Photos. At the time, Apple software chief Craig Federighi said that it was important for the company … Read the full story at The Verge.
WWDC26 felt like a defining platform moment. Apple is no longer simply promising that AI will arrive eventually; it is arguing that Apple Intelligence and Siri AI should become central to the future of its ecosystem. If that works, the company will have turned AI from a perceived weakness into a new reason to stay inside Apple’s world. Still, the bigger question is execution. Apple did not present AI as a lab experiment; it presented a polished, consumer-ready experience. That raises expectations. Apple must deliver this time Users will not judge Apple Intelligence by model architecture or parameter counts. They will judge it by whether Siri understands them, whether actions work reliably, whether personal context feels useful rather than intrusive, and whether the experience is consistent across devices. Since Monday’s announcements, we’ve learned that some features will not work on all devices — and there’s speculation Siri AI may not fully escape beta until 2027. “Until Apple puts