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Rob Waugh is a freelance writer at Yahoo News UK
Yahoo News UKWhat we know as Apple set to launch ‘Siri 2.0’
With the launch of iPhone 16, Apple will kick off the biggest upgrade to its voice assistant Siri since it first appeared in 2010 - with an AI version some are calling Siri 2.0.
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What we know about Apple's iPhone 16 launch event
Apple is set to announce the new iPhone 16 line-up, which will be the tech giant’s first serious foray into the world of AI.
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What are AI traffic cameras and which offences can they spot?
Ten police forces in England are testing AI traffic cameras that can detect offences such as using mobiles behind the wheel.
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Brazil blocks Elon Musk's X platform - could other countries do it too?
Brazil has suspended access to Elon Musk’s X social network, formerly known as Twitter, after a long-running battle between X and a Brazilian judge.
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Startling facts from bombshell sea level rise report
The new report by the UN’s Climate Action Team highlights a number of 'tipping points' that have sparked calls for action "before it is too late"
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Pacific islanders ask world's worst polluters to stump up money amid sea level 'disaster'
At an important Pacific islands summit this week, low-lying ocean nations threatened by rising seas have called for greenhouse gas-emitting nations to pay.
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Billionaire-led Polaris Dawn mission set to launch for first privately funded spacewalk
Isaacman will be one of four citizen astronauts to return to Earth’s orbit with Elon Musk's SpaceX for the riskiest mission yet in the world of private space tourism.
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Chances of our galaxy (eventually) colliding with another 'is only 50/50'
Researchers say the likelihood of the Milky Way crashing into neighbouring Andromeda in billions of years' time could be lower than previously thought.
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Have self-checkouts made shopping better or worse? Have your say
Supermarket giant Morrisons is to remove some self-checkouts from stores.
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How to see the 'blue supermoon' in the UK tonight
Photographers captured a rare event over Britain’s skies this week - a ‘blue supermoon’ - and there’s still a chance to see it again tonight.
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Why voice assistants will be this autumn's new AI battleground
The next phase of the artificial intelligence (AI) arms race looks set to centre on spoken-word assistants.
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Why has Roblox been banned in Turkey and is it safe for children?
While it has millions of daily participants worldwide, Roblox also has a history of issues related to its care for younger users.
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Is the UK’s 5G signal really getting worse and is Liz Truss to blame?
Social media users have complained recently about unreliable 5G services which cut out at awkward moments, or slow speeds delivered over 5G.
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What happened in Elon Musk's interview with Donald Trump?
Presidential candidate Donald Trump was interviewed by controversial billionaire Elon Musk on Monday night in a live-streamed online interview.
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How much electricity comes from the Sun on summer days in the UK?
Britain's solar energy contribution to the energy mix has hit 32% amid the recent heatwave.
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COVID virus is ‘widespread’ in wildlife – here’s what that means
Some animals showed previously unseen viral mutations, which researchers warn could lead to changes that could impact humans.
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Elon Musk's X accused of AI data grab in ‘blatant breach of law’
Privacy organisation Open Rights Group has described the move by X (formerly Twitter) to use user data to train its Grok AI as a ‘blatant breach of GDPR’.
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Elon Musk's X (Twitter) is now training its Grok AI using your data - here's how to stop it
Elon Musk’s X social network (formerly known as Twitter) has quietly added a setting which allows the network to use users’ information to train its AI, Grok.
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Company hires 'remote worker' who turns out to be North Korean hacker
A tech firm that hired a remote-working engineer for an IT team was shocked to discover that the ‘American’ worker was a North Korean hacker using a VPN.
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Will there be more wildfires in Greece? Here’s what you need to know
The popular tourist destination has already been hit by dozens of wildfires this summer.