AI is being used to de-age actors, retouch sets and lower the cost of visual effects. Studios are starting to count the savings, but the benefit for viewers is less clear.
Apple says it is continuing constructive talks with the EU but still cannot launch Siri AI in Europe. As a result, HomeView will not be released in the EU, and the Apple TV and HomePod mini 2 lose their main new feature there.
For most of software history, building something meant writing the code yourself. The New Stack looks at how AI has lowered that entry barrier and what it means for the role of engineers.
OpenAI, Meta, Google and others promise agents that act online for users, from booking restaurants to shopping. The Verge looks at what happens when websites refuse to cooperate and start blocking them.
Apple has tightened its App Store guidelines to target apps that use AI to create nonconsensual intimate images. The change aims to keep so-called nudify tools out of its store.
Google Wallet is now one of Gemini's connected apps, letting the assistant find cards, tickets and passes and summarize some spending. The feature is limited to US users for now.