Apple’s New Siri AI Is Ready to Get Personal

Apple’s drastic overhaul of Siri, announced Monday at WWDC 2026, attempts to make the smartphone voice assistant more helpful, attuned to iPhone users’ personal data,…

Is Silicon Valley ready to put robots in people’s homes? Hello Robot is. |

Martinez, California, is about as far as you can get from Silicon Valley and still be in the San Francisco Bay Area. Perched on the…

When the Clock Starts, Your Data Has to Be Ready

Most people will watch the NFL draft for the picks, the trades, and the storylines. I see it as a data event. My hometown, Pittsburgh,…

Get ready for the whisper-filled office of the future |

In Brief Posted: 2:15 PM PDT · May 10, 2026 How will work setups change if we spend more and more time talking to our…

Data centers get ready — the Senate wants to see your power bills |

Two U.S. senators on Thursday fired the latest salvo in an increasingly active front against data centers and their energy use. Senators Josh Hawley and…

Jack Dorsey Is Ready to Explain the Block Layoffs

When the bombs hit in Iran, I thought of Jack Dorsey. In 2009, he and I were both part of a contingent of technology people…

This AI Agent Is Ready to Serve, Mid-Phone Call

Deutsche Telekom, the German mobile provider that is also the majority stakeholder of T-Mobile in the US, is introducing an AI assistant into its phone…

Johnson Controls launches Smart Ready Chillers for day-one connectivity and 32 percent fewer unplanned service calls

Factory-installed solution delivers 10 times the number of performance indicators than standard building automation system connections. Advanced analytics enabled by AI help operators optimize ongoing…

This Humanoid Is Ready to Bring You a Toothbrush

The newest humanoid robot on the scene, Sprout, is not designed to carry boxes or stack shelves. Instead, this charming and relatively cheap model, roughly…

Netflix acquires gaming avatar maker Ready Player Me |

After shifting its gaming strategy to focus more on games played on the TV, Netflix announced it’s acquiring Ready Player Me, an avatar-creation platform based…