
Apple turns to Google to power AI upgrade for Siri
Analysts say the deal is likely to be welcomed by consumers – but reflects Apple’s failure to develop its own AI tools.
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Analysts say the deal is likely to be welcomed by consumers – but reflects Apple’s failure to develop its own AI tools.

It is currently illegal to share deepfakes, but the law against creating them has not yet come into force.

Elon Musk’s chatbot is under fire for altering images of women to remove their clothes without their consent.

The social media platform has said there was “no breach of its systems” but questions remain.

The watchdog said it had received reports of the platform’s Grok AI chatbot creating undressed images of people.

Joe Tidy meets robots being trained to tidy up all your mess.

Victoria Woodall claims she was retaliated against after reporting a manager who told clients stories about his swinger lifestyle.

It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.

Technology editor Zoe Kleinman explains the row over changes made by X to it’s Grok AI image edits, after the UK government called it “insulting”.

The technology show CES is back for another year in Las Vegas in America.

The firm says its chatbot sees health and wellbeing questions from 230 million people every week.

The End Violence Against Women Coalition said it had been a year since the inital law was suggested

Grok is being used to digitally remove women’s clothing – something victims describe as “dehumanising”.

Lego says its new tech-enabled products are its “most revolutionary innovation” since it launched its mini-figurines in 1978.

Some major retailers and independent stores have introduced AI body scans, CCTV or facial recognition equipment to identify crimes like shoplifting.

We asked several experts to predict the technology we’ll be using by 2050

The BBC has seen several examples of it undressing women and putting them in sexual situations without their consent.

Dan Richards, 37, from Swansea was injured in a freak accident on New Year’s Eve in 2023.

We bring you Tech Life highlights from a fascinating year in global tech.

The tech giant wants to build into its own AI tools which do complex things with minimal interaction.

Dexter Original Sin actor Patrick Gibson will star as the British spy when the game releases on 27 May.