Hey Siri: Can ChatGPT save Apple’s AI woes? July 1, 2025 After years of insisting it could do AI its own way, Apple is now reconsidering that approach – and the implications could reshape its core product experience. The iPhone maker is in talks with Anthropic and OpenAI about powering a revamped Siri, reported Bloomberg, potentially swapping out its own foundation models for one of their [...]
Is Apple losing the AI war? June 26, 2025 Apple’s position in the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence landscape is increasingly precarious. While rivals such as Google, Microsoft and even Samsung have surged ahead by integrating large language models (LLMs) and generative AI into their products, Apple’s progress has been notably cautious and incremental. Commentators and insiders alike question whether Apple is losing the race [...]
This is why billions of passwords were leaked in Apple and Google breach June 24, 2025 A trove of around 16bn passwords and usernames linked to major online platforms – including Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and dozens of government services – has surfaced online, in what researchers are calling one of the largest known compilations of stolen credentials. Initial reports caused confusion, suggesting direct breaches of platforms like Apple and Google. [...]
Liquid Glass launch shows Apple is cautious on AI June 17, 2025 Apple's headline 'liquid glass' announcement at WWDC shows the tech company is deliberately cautious on AI, writes Paul Armstrong.
Has Klarna’s buy now, pay later bubble burst? June 6, 2025 Buy now, pay later services have exploded in the last decade and industry titan Klarna has spearheaded growth. The global BNPL market is expected to top $560.1bn (£412.8bn) in 2025 with 13.7 per cent annual growth. Swedish fintech Klarna has historically dominated the space, notching a net operating income of $1.087bn in 2020. The firm [...]
Stock markets slide on Trump social media missives May 23, 2025 Stock markets across the western world felt the “chill winds” of Donald Trump’s latest trade salvos on Friday after the US President vowed to levy tariffs on imports from Europe and all Apple products made outside the US. America’s S&P 500 index opened down 1.62 per cent as traders pared back bets on US stocks [...]
Markets slump as Trump vows 50 per cent tariffs on the EU May 23, 2025 President Trump has announced he is “recommending” 50 per cent tariffs be imposed on all European Union (EU) imports into the US, sending markets in Europe and the UK into the red. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said that the new rate of trade levies would kick in on 1 June. [...]
Trump threatens Apple with 25 per cent tariff on iPhones May 23, 2025 President Donald Trump issued a warning to Apple on Friday, threatening a 25 per cent tariff on iPhone sales made outside the US. In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote: “I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhones that will be sold in the US… be manufactured and built [...]
CMA must tackle Apple and Google duopoly to ‘unlock UK growth’ May 15, 2025 One of the UK’s leading left-wing think tanks has called on the government to strengthen the powers of the competition regulator to curb the dominance of tech giants like Apple and Google. It has warned that their stranglehold on app marketplaces is holding back innovation, investment, and growth in the British economy. In a new [...]
Tesla and Apple shares surge as US markets rally on trade deal May 12, 2025 Markets on Wall Street soared on Monday as investors welcomed the trade progress between the US and China. The S&P jumped over 2.6 per cent as markets opened and the Dow Jones 2.41 per cent. Amazon gained over seven per cent and Nike six per cent. The tech-heavy Nasdaq rallied 3.5 per cent. Tech giants [...]
