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Apple's AI spend remains flat as OpenAI loses $1.25 for every $1
As OpenAI prepares an IPO, information suggests it is bleeding money. Apple, on the other hand, continues to benefit from AI without all of the spend.
Google’s AI Overviews are so confused, it can’t tell if you’re looking something up (Update)
Google Search users are noticing an issue with AI Overviews where its failing to define certain words, like "disregard."
Searching for 'Disregard' Breaks Google
On Tuesday, Google held its I/O developer event, and introduced an AI-forward version of Google Search that the company described as an "intelligent search box" powered by the newest version of Gemini. It turns out Google's all-new version of search semi-breaks when you search for the word "disregard". Typing "disregard" into Google Search results in Google's AI interpreting it as a system-style instruction instead of a search query. "Understood.
Google starts bringing Gemini to Chromecast with Google TV hardware
Google's TV Streamer got Gemini last fall, but we're only just now seeing reports of users getting Gemini on Chromecast with Google TV.
Meta’s Forum is part Reddit, part Facebook, and part Google AI Overview
Can Forum outlast Facebook’s old Groups app?
Elon, stop trying to make Grok happen
New data suggests government workers don’t like Elon Musk’s chatbot. Does anybody?
MacRumors Giveaway: Win an iPhone 17 and a Lifetime Copy of VideoProc Converter AI
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Digiarty VideoProc to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an iPhone 17 and a copy of the VideoProc Converter AI software to use with it. VideoProc Converter AI is software for editing and managing videos, images, audio, DVDs, and more.
Google’s AI search is so broken it can ‘disregard’ what you’re looking for
“Got it! Let me know if you need help with anything else.”
WWDC invites, iOS 27 accessibility features, new Siri will be a ‘beta’
Benjamin and Chance return for another week in Apple news and rumors. As is tradition, the company unveiled a slate...
The MacRumors Show: WWDC26 Promises Apple Intelligence and Siri Upgrades
On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss Apple's WWDC 2026 keynote date, the sweeping Siri redesign coming in iOS 27, Apple's latest accessibility feature previews, and the hinge troubles reportedly plaguing the foldable iPhone ahead of its expected launch in the fall. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos Apple this week confirmed its WWDC 2026 keynote for June 8 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, with the conference running through June 12.
Apple Intelligence 2.0 promises many new features I’m very excited for
Rumors about what’s coming in iOS 27 sound like a true Apple Intelligence 2.0, with many features I’m already very excited for.
The post-search Google era begins
On The Vergecast: AI Google, Brendan Carr, and daily podcasts.
Google gives Antigravity users another major Gemini quota boost as backlash refuses to die down
Google is once again increasing Gemini limits on Antigravity after users pushed back hard against recent AI Pro changes.
Apple to Release These 15 New Products Later This Year
April and May have been relatively slow months for Apple this year, but there is a lot to look forward to heading into WWDC 2026 and beyond. Apple is expected to release at least 15 more products later this year, with some of them held up until the more personalized version of Siri launches. Beyond the usual annual updates to iPhones and Apple Watches in September, Apple's all-new smart home hub is finally expected to debut later this year.
The last macOS Tahoe review -- neither terrible nor great
Apple's macOS Tahoe has been one of the most controversial and divisive Mac updates ever. After almost a year of use, not even including Apple Intelligence, some of its touted benefits haven't worked out.
Apple Tops Global Smartphone Market for First Time in a Q1
Apple finished as the world's number one smartphone brand by shipments in the first quarter of 2026, according to new data from Counterpoint Research. It's the first time the company has ever led the market in a Q1. Apple captured 21 percent of global shipments and grew 9 percent year-over-year, even as the overall market contracted 3 percent.
Accessibility, AI rumors, and Google I/O, on the AppleInsider Podcast
Apple has shown off the new Accessibility features coming in iOS 27, which did nothing to stem the torrent of rumors about what we'll see in Apple Intelligence, but possibly did steal a little bit of thunder from Google's peculiar mishmash of an I/O conference, on the AppleInsider Podcast.
Meta Quietly Launches 'Forum,' a Standalone Facebook Groups App
Meta today launched a new standalone app called "Forum" that brings Facebook Groups into a dedicated feed separate from the main Facebook experience. The app was spotted by Matt Navarra without any formal announcement from the company. Its App Store listing describes Forum as "a dedicated space for the conversations that matter most to you," built for the groups users already belong to and those they have yet to discover.
OpenAI's Codex Can Now Use Your Mac Even When It's Locked
OpenAI has rolled out Computer Use for its Codex desktop app on macOS, and its latest trick is that your Mac doesn't even have to be unlocked for the coding agent to use your apps while you're away. In a post on X, OpenAI Developers said users can now send Codex tasks from their phone and have it operate apps on their Mac "even when the screen is off and locked".
I tried Gemini’s redesigned Android app. Here’s what Google got wrong
Android fans finally got to try Gemini's new Neural Expressive design this week, and the upgrade is a letdown for power users.
Google just made me look like an idiot for believing in its Tensor chips
I've given Google a pass on poor Tensor benchmarks, but the latest Gemini Intelligence update has me wondering if that was a mistake.
Don't Want to Wait for iOS 27? Shortcuts Playground From MacStories Generates Shortcuts Using AI
Apple is rumored to be adding an AI feature for creating shortcuts with natural language to the Shortcuts app in iOS 27, but MacStories' Federico Viticci has a clever AI tool for making shortcuts that you can use today. Shortcuts Playground is a plugin for Claude Code and OpenAI Codex that can create shortcuts for the Apple Shortcuts app using natural language input.