While Siri is becoming more useful in iOS 18, Apple’s next big software update also includes an easier way to invoke other voice assistants instead.
It’s called Vocal Actions, and it allows you to trigger custom actions with any wake phrase of your choosing. With a couple minutes of setup, you can talk to Google Assistant by saying “Hey Google” or bring up ChatGPT’s voice co
More than any other contemporary film studio, A24 has cultivated a recognizable vibe, one that is synonymous with artistic integrity. They put out edgy movies from auteur filmmakers, winning critical and commercial acclaim while operating under relatively low budgets. Which is why last week’s news that
Those red DVD kiosks peppering Walgreens across the country may have reached their end.
Last week, media company Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, which owns Redbox, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Court filings revealed the company had $970 million in debts, compared to only $414 million in total assets. Creditors demanding payment from Chicken Soup include medi
One of the most iconic iPhone models is entering a new phase of life as Apple takes another step toward sunsetting it forever.
The company has reclassified the iPhone X, along with the original AirPods and HomePod, as “vintage” technology. That’s essentially a warning for owners that it’s time to upgrade if they haven’t already—and it’s the last classification before the technology is dubbed “obsolete.”
Products are typ
Tesla‘s June-quarter deliveries likely fell 3.7%, the first time the top EV maker is set to post two straight quarters of decline, as it deals with stiff
European Union regulators accused social media company Meta Platforms on Monday of breaching the bloc’s new digital competition rulebook by forcing Facebook and Instagram users to choose between seeing ads or paying to avoid them.
Meta began giving European users the option in November of paying for
In a unanimous opinion Monday, the Supreme Court declined to rule on the constitutionality of laws in Florida and Texas that would require online platforms to publish political speech they would otherwise remove. While the justices declined to rule on the merits—instead vacating the lower courts’ rulings and sending both cases back to the lower courts for review—they agreed that government efforts to control what onlin
Influential tech investor Mary Meeker published a new report Monday calling for the tech industry, government, and higher education to all work together to advance artificial intelligence during what she sees as an inflection point “of epic proportions.”
“We are in an intelligence arms race for hearts, minds, and power,” Meeker wrote in the report. “For the sake of democratic values, it’s crucial for th
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected on Monday to rule on the legality of Republican-backed laws in Florida and Texas intended to restrain social media companies from curbing content the platforms deem objectionable — statutes the industry has argued violate the
This story originally appeared in The Technology Letter and is republished here with permission.
It’s been a rough year for software stocks, and a very good year for hardware names such as Nvidia, which just hit a new all-time high, briefly, last week.
Maybe it’s time to switch.
Over the transom this afternoon came an interesting note fro