Apple in talks to use Google’s Gemini AI to power revamped Siri, Bloomberg News reports

Apple is in early talks to use Google's Gemini AI to revamp the Siri voice assistant, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Apple considers Google Gemini to power next-gen Siri, internal AI ‘bake-off’ underway

Apple seems open to anything and everything when it comes to delivering the next generation of Siri. After reports that...

AI Update, August 22, 2025: AI News and Views From the Past Week

Artificial Intelligence - Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so. Stay in the know.

How to orchestrate AI workflows in 7 steps

In this guide, you'll get a repeatable, 7-step framework that helps your teams orchestrate smarter systems using tools like Zapier Canvas, Zapier Tables, and Zapier Agents.

95% of business applications of AI have failed. Here’s why

Here's what the other 5% is getting right.

Google has an all-new Gemini AI service built specially for the US Government

Google reveals ‘Gemini for Government’

AI fails to bring businesses returns, report says

The MIT research found that, of more than 300 organizations analyzed, 95% saw zero financial returns for their AI efforts.

Being “Confidently Wrong” is holding AI back

The failure mode that stalls “AI for data” efforts or "AI on my APIs" efforts isn’t psychedelic hallucination—it’s confident inaccuracy: plausible answers that are wrong in subtle and costly ways.

Meet the researcher hosting a scientific conference by and for AI

James Zou used virtual AI ‘scientists’ to find novel covid-19 treatments. Now, he’s having AI review and present all of the research at a controversial new conference.

The AI Model Most Favored by Enterprises Is Not What You Think

OpenAI’s ChatGPT took the world by the proverbial storm when it debuted in 2022, becoming synonymous with artificial intelligence (AI) in the public eye.

South Korea makes AI investment a top policy priority to support flagging growth

South Korea vowed on Friday to make investment in artificial intelligence a top policy priority, as the government slashed its economic growth projection for this year due to trade headwinds caused by U.S. tariffs.

UMD survey finds bipartisan support for AI regulation

Recent surveys have found people don't want innovation stifled by AI regulation, but are more worried about unchecked development of AI systems.

Don’t sleep on Cohere: Command A Reasoning, its first reasoning model, is built for enterprise customer service and more

It looks to be a strong release. Benchmarks, technical specs, and early tests suggest the model delivers on flexibility, efficiency, and raw

Colorado lawmakers look to repeal, replace controversial artificial intelligence law

Lawmakers Backtrack On AI’s Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Bill

Hours after The Lever’s report, legislators defanged a stealth provision that could have shielded tech giants from lawsuits.

Artificial Intelligence And Emotional Intimacy : 1A

ChatGPT has at least 500 million weekly users. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says that number is growing extraordinarily fast.When the chatbot went through an update a couple weeks ago, it brought to light how many users were relying on AI for their emotional wellbeing and even as a companion.People using AI for intimate, personal reasons is a phenomenon that we are only beginning to understand. There are reports of AI inducing delusional thinking and even psychosis. One survey by Sentio University found that 63 percent of people involved said AI improved their mental health.With such a powerful tool being privy to our deepest secrets, what guardrails...

Nvidia orders suppliers to halt work on China-focussed H20 AI chip, The Information says

Nvidia has told some component suppliers to suspend production of its H20 AI chip, designed specifically for the Chinese market, the Information reported on Thursday, citing two people with direct knowledge of the communications.

Google scores six-year Meta cloud deal worth over $10 billion

Alphabet and Meta compete in online advertising, but Meta needs more data center infrastructure as it pursues artificial intelligence growth.

The Latest 20VC+SaaStr: Databricks Hits $100B, CoreWeave’s $11B Debt Gamble, and Why We’re All Living in the AI Bubble

The latest 20VC x SaaStr episode with Harry Stebbings, Jason Lemkin, and Rory O’Driscoll is here!  The team is discussing Databricks’ $100B valuation, the coming IPO tsunami, CoreWeave&…

Sam Altman calls AI a “bubble” while seeking $500B valuation for OpenAI

“Someone will lose a phenomenal amount of money,” says CEO while fundraising at record prices.

Why Nvidia Earnings Matter More To Markets Than What The Fed Chair Says

Investors know what the Fed chair is likely to say. But uncertainty over Nvidia's earnings could worry investors concerned about an AI bubble.

MIT report misunderstood: Shadow AI economy booms while headlines cry failure

A new MIT report reveals that while 95% of corporate AI pilots fail, 90% of workers are quietly succeeding with personal AI tools, driving a hidden productivity boom.

From almost zero Swift knowledge to a million working apps, Apple’s surprise model proves that synthetic code training can twist AI learning in strange ways

Apple researchers created a loop where code writes more code

Building AI Products In The Probabilistic Era

AI turns products from deterministic functions into probabilistic systems. That requires expanding old playbooks (SLOs, funnels, siloed finance), and reasoning in terms of trajectories, Minimum Viable Intelligence thresholds, and data as company operating system.