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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

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