Google 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…]
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.
Microsoft 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.
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.
If you’ve been losing sleep over the idea of AI replacing you at work, you can relax. Your job is safe, at least for now. It’s not that artificial intelligence doesn’t have ambitions; it’s just that it’s nowhere near capable enough to pull it off.