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Gmail Mobile Is Auto-Summarizing Your Emails, No Permission Needed

May 30, 2025 by Edward Silha

Gmail mobile app displaying AI-generated email summary using GeminiGmail users on Android and iOS are about to see a lot more AI, whether they ask for it or not. Google has started rolling out a new update that automatically generates summaries for emails in the mobile app. The summaries, powered by Gemini, will show up at the top of the message view—no tapping required.

Previously, users had to opt in by pressing a “Summarize this email” button. That’s gone. Now, Gmail will decide when a summary might be useful and insert it without prompting. Google hasn’t said exactly what criteria it uses to trigger a summary, but the company hints it’s targeting long messages or email threads with multiple replies. In practice, it’s likely going to be a low bar. Google’s been eager to boost user engagement with its AI tools across its entire product line. [Read more…]

Filed Under: AI, Blog, Tech In General

Google’s New AI Mode Reshapes Search, Ready or Not

May 22, 2025 by Edward Silha

Google search interface displaying AI Mode with conversational results and data summariesGoogle is moving full steam ahead with AI integration in Search, whether users are ready for it or not. After a rocky debut last year, its AI Overviews have returned with a new feature in tow: AI Mode. Live for U.S. users following the company’s 2025 I/O event, this new tab aims to radically alter how people interact with search results.

AI Mode introduces a more conversational interface that mimics tools like ChatGPT. It’s built to handle layered, complex queries, parsing out multiple topics and drawing on a wide range of sources to deliver synthesized answers. The system uses what Google calls a “query fan-out” approach—breaking a question into parts, running simultaneous searches, and stitching the findings together into one long-form reply. Answers include sources and are presented with summaries, sometimes even visual data. [Read more…]

Filed Under: AI, Blog, Tech In General Tagged With: AI agents, AI in search, AI Mode, chatbot search, Deep Search, Gemini 2.5, generative AI, Google I/O 2025, Google Search, Google Shopping Graph

Siri’s AI Smarts Are Stuck in Development Hell

May 19, 2025 by Edward Silha

Cartoon-style illustration showing frustrated Apple engineers and a sad Siri character on a smartphone screen, highlighting delays and bugs in Apple's AI assistant development, with a bold headline reading “Siri’s AI Smarts Are Stuck in Development Hell.”Apple’s next-gen Siri isn’t arriving at WWDC 2025—and likely won’t be ready for quite a while. Despite splashy ads last year teasing a major AI overhaul, the promised upgrade remains stuck in development.

Internally, Apple’s AI efforts have been chaotic. Senior leadership, including Software Engineering head Craig Federighi, initially saw little value in chasing generative AI. That changed only after ChatGPT’s release in late 2022. Executives quickly shifted gears, hoping to pack iOS 18 with AI-driven tools. [Read more…]

Filed Under: AI, Blog, Programming, Tech In General Tagged With: AI assistant, Apple, Apple ChatGPT integration, Craig Federighi, generative AI, iOS 18, John Giannandrea, OpenAI, Siri, Siri upgrade, WWDC 2025

Microsoft Extends Office Security Updates on Windows 10 Through 2028

May 18, 2025 by Edward Silha

Laptop screen displaying Microsoft Office apps on a Windows 10 desktopMicrosoft will continue rolling out security updates for Microsoft 365 apps on Windows 10 until October 2028, extending support three years past the operating system’s planned end-of-life.

The change follows the company’s earlier position, announced in January, that Office apps would stop receiving updates on Windows 10 starting in October 2025. At the time, Microsoft urged users to upgrade to Windows 11 to maintain access to updated versions of Word, Excel, and other Microsoft 365 tools.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Tech In General Tagged With: end-of-life support, ESU program, extended security updates, Microsoft, Microsoft 365, Office 365, security patches, software updates, Windows 10, Windows 11

Congress Fast-Tracks Controversial Anti-NCII Law, But Privacy Advocates Warn of Blowback

April 29, 2025 by Edward Silha

A bill designed to curb the spread of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), whether real or AI-generated, is on the brink of becoming law. Known as the Take It Down Act, the legislation commands online platforms to delete such material within 48 hours of being notified by victims. It’s expected to clear the House of Representatives and head swiftly to the White House, where President Donald Trump has pledged to sign it into law, aligning with First Lady Melania Trump’s strong support.

Backed by survivors of digital abuse—many of them minors—the law has stirred intense emotion and urgency on Capitol Hill. Their advocacy spotlighted the devastating impact of fake sexual content and revenge porn, which can proliferate across the internet in minutes, leaving permanent scars on victims. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Tech In General Tagged With: deepfake legislation, digital privacy, Donald Trump, Electronic Frontier Foundation, encryption, free speech, NCII, online censorship, Take It Down Act, tech regulation

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