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Mistral releases a pair of AI reasoning models

French AI lab Mistral is getting into the reasoning AI model game. On Tuesday morning, Mistral announced Magistral, its first family of reasoning models. Like other reasoning models — e.g. OpenAI’s o3 and Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro — Magistral works through problems step-by-step for improved consistency and reliability across topics such as math and physics. […]

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Google’s AI search features are killing traffic to publishers

Google’s AI Overviews and other AI-powered tools, including chatbots, are devastating traffic for news publishers, per a Wall Street Journal report.  Now that people can simply ask a chatbot for answers – sometimes generated from news content taken without a publisher’s knowledge – there’s no need to click on Google’s blue links. That means referrals

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Still no AI-powered, ‘more personalized’ Siri from Apple at WWDC 25

At this year’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC 25), Apple announced a slew of updates to its operating systems, services, and software, including a new look it dubbed “Liquid Glass” and a rebranded naming convention. Apple was notably quiet on one highly anticipated product: a more personalized, AI-powered Siri, which it first introduced at last year’s

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From spatial widgets to realistic Personas: All the visionOS updates Apple announced at WWDC 

Apple’s updates to visionOS 26, the operating system powering its mixed reality headset, build on last year’s Apple Vision Pro spatial computer that blends digital content with the physical world. At WWDC, Apple announced a range of updates for both consumer and enterprise customers, from new spatial widgets and content to more realistic Personas and

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Apple introduces live translation across Messages, FaceTime, and Phone at WWDC 25

Apple is introducing Live Translation, powered by Apple Intelligence, for Messages, FaceTime, and Phone calls.  “Live translation can translate conversation on the fly,” Leslie Ikemoto, Apple’s director of input experience, said Monday during the WWDC 2025 event. The translation feature is “enabled by Apple Built models that run entirely on your device so your personal

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