At WWDC 2026, Apple introduced Siri AI — a new version of its assistant powered by Apple Intelligence for the company’s main lineup of devices. The English-language test version will launch later in 2026.
By Chris Borden The Solana Foundation, in partnership with Google Cloud, has launched Pay.sh — a payment system designed for AI agents. Built on an open standard, the protocol allows agents to discover APIs, access them, and pay for usage in stablecoins on the Solana network.
By Alex Rowland OpenAI's first AI hardware device will likely be a smartphone. According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, OpenAI is working with chipmakers MediaTek and Qualcomm, as well as manufacturing partner Luxshare, on its own AI smartphone. Mass production was originally planned for 2028, but could begin as early as the first half of 2027, Kuo says.
By Chris Borden Tencent has released a compact AI translation model as an open-weight model that, according to the company, outperforms Google Translate and runs entirely offline on smartphones. The model, Hy-MT1.5-1.8B-1.25bit, supports 33 languages — including English, Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Tibetan, and Mongolian — and covers 5 dialects across 1,056 translation directions.
By Alex Rowland Alphabet — Google's parent company — reported strong demand for its cloud services and artificial intelligence solutions, according to Bloomberg.
By Chris Borden OpenAI has introduced “workspace agents” in ChatGPT, allowing teams to create shared AI assistants for complex tasks and long-running workflows.
By Chris Borden Google has announced three new AI-powered imaging tools at Cloud Next. The goal is to let creative teams place AI-generated visuals into real street-level locations, while giving urban planners and analysts faster ways to interpret satellite imagery.
By Alex Rowland Google used Cloud Next ’26 to unveil its eighth-generation TPUs, a revamped agent platform, and a new AI layer for Workspace. The company is grouping all of these announcements under the label “Agentic Enterprise.”
By Daniel Mercer OpenAI has introduced Chronicle for its Codex app. The new feature uses screen recordings to automatically create memories that Codex can use as context for future tasks. This allows Codex to understand what users are referring to, which tools they use, and which projects they are working on, without needing everything to be explained again.
By Daniel Mercer Adobe is responding to the growing threat from AI-native rivals with a new enterprise agent platform, even as the company searches for a new CEO.
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