Julian Chokkattu

Opal, the company famous for making a fancy webcam, has pivoted to making other consumer electronics. Fueled by big investments from OpenAI and Samsung, it's working on an audio gadget first.

Siri is now directly embedded into the camera app, and there are more artificial intelligence tools in the Photos app to alter your images.

Siri is now directly embedded into the camera app, and there are more artificial intelligence tools in the Photos app to alter your images. Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

Apple took the wraps off iOS 27 at its WWDC event, and the iPhone update is chock-full of smart upgrades, with a big focus on improvements to Siri.

The generative features in iOS 27’s new Photos app will add fake pixels to some of your shots, but Apple’s Jon McCormack says the company isn’t using AI “for the sake of AI.”

24 pts The generative features in iOS 27's new Photos app will add fake pixels to some of your shots, but Apple's Jon McCormack says the company isn't using AI “for the sake of AI.”

Even the aging iPhone 11 will feel a little more responsive soon, thanks to improvements in an unsung iOS feature.

With a retro look and T9 texting, the Commodore Callback 8020 smart flip phone taps into the nostalgic yearning for simpler days. It can run Spotify and Uber, but Instagram is blocked.

30 pts With a retro look and T9 texting, the Commodore Callback 8020 smart flip phone taps into the nostalgic yearning for simpler days. It can run Spotify and Uber, but Instagram is blocked.

Arriving six years after Google's last smart speaker, the new HomePod-style device was redesigned to play host to Gemini's chatbot.