Grok now bans illegal porn generation, after monetizing it

Following worldwide pressure including bans in certain countries, Elon Musk's X has announced it will no longer allow Grok to create child porn and deepfake nudes. There is a catch.

William Gallagher 4 months ago 24

Apple AI research shows how MLLMs understand, generate, search for images

Apple's researchers continue to focus on multimodal LLMs, with studies exploring their use for image generation, understanding, and multi-turn web searches with cropped images.

Marko Zivkovic 4 months ago 1

Verizon wireless outage left iPhones stuck in SOS across the U.S.

Verizon customers across the U.S. experienced a wireless network outage on Wednesday that disrupted calls, texts, and mobile data.

Andrew Orr 4 months ago 1

Gemini-trained Apple Intelligence will work like other LLMs, says unsurprising report

Insider sources have confirmed what everyone already knew — Apple Foundation Models trained by Google Gemini will have LLM features seen in other AI tools.

Wesley Hilliard 4 months ago 1

GameSir X5s controller review: A bargain basement way to ditch touch controls

The GameSir X5s is one of the cheapest ways to connect a controller to your iPhone, and is worth consideration even with all of the compromises baked in.

Oliver Haslam 4 months ago 0

End-to-end encryption for RCS messages surfaces in iOS 26.3 beta

Code hints in the latest iOS 26.3 developer beta indicate end-to-end encryption is finally coming to RCS messaging on iOS.

Malcolm Owen 4 months ago 5

'Are You Dead?' iOS app helps lonely people stay safe in China

The morbidly-named "Are You Dead?" has topped the App Store in China, as a way for people living alone to get some help if they don't check in every day. Here's how it works.

Malcolm Owen 4 months ago 6

No, Google Gemini will not be taking over your iPhone, Apple Intelligence, or Siri

A lot of Apple faithful are angry about Google AI slop invading their devices, claiming that Siri will be run by Gemini, and Google will get a boatload of user data — and none of that is true. Here's what's really going on.

Wesley Hilliard 4 months ago 27

iOS 26 adoption isn't record-breaking, but reports of extremely low rates are flawed

Recent reports about low iOS 26 adoption failed to pick up on a crucial mistake with the source data. It's a reminder to be careful about third-party sources for Apple statistics.

Malcolm Owen 4 months ago 16

Second developer betas for iOS 26.3, macOS Tahoe 26.3 have arrived

Following the year-end festivities, Apple is continuing its developer beta process, providing new second builds of iOS 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, watchOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, visionOS 26.3, and macOS Tahoe 26.3.

Malcolm Owen 4 months ago 0

Google confirms that it won't get Apple user data in new Siri deal

While Siri will soon use Google Gemini tech for its Apple Intelligence features, Google itself has confirmed that it will operate under Private Cloud Compute and Apple's rules.

William Gallagher 4 months ago 19

Google Gemini tech will be used in the all-new Siri after major Apple AI deal

Apple will be leaning on Google Gemini technologies Siri overhaul later in 2026, but it won't mean that iPhone user queries will be handed over and absorbed into Google's systems.

Malcolm Owen 4 months ago 24

Reminder: Ignore Instagram password reset messages if you didn't request one

It's not entirely clear what's the full truth of the matter is, but a wave of Instagram password reset emails is hitting users, which may or may not be related to data tied to roughly 17.5 million accounts for sale online.

Andrew Orr 4 months ago 0

India wants iOS source code, and they're not going to get it

India is yet again attempting to bully Apple by demanding access to iOS source code. It's not going to work.

Malcolm Owen 4 months ago 16

Senators tell Apple to remove X & Grok from App Store because of AI-generated child porn

A group of US Senators aren't impressed by Elon Musk taking the smallest of corrective actions in moving Grok's ability to make child porn behind a paywall, and want X removed from the App Store.

William Gallagher 4 months ago 20

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