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Privacy will be a major theme when Apple unveils a new version of Siri at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The Siri relaunch is widely seen as Apple’s big chance to reestablish its relevance in artificial intelligence. As part of that effort, company executives will argue that they’re taking a more privacy-friendly approach than most other AI companies, Gurman said. Apple will reportedly launch the first standalone Siri app, powered by Google Gemini and offering users a chatbot experience reminiscent of ChatGPT.  But compared to those other chatbots, the app is supposed to have…

Location : The M1 northbound exit slip at junction J29 . Lane Closures : The hard shoulder and lane 1 are closed. Reason : Broken down vehicle. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 21:45 and 22:00 on 17 May 2026. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 21:45 and 22:00 on 17 May 2026. Lanes Closed : There is one of two lanes closed. Source link

The 1974 novel “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” offered a simple but enduring idea: Working on machines should not be about just fixing them, but slowing down, paying attention, and reflecting on both the work and oneself in the pursuit of quality. Source link

Strategy chairman Michael Saylor on Sunday signaled the Bitcoin treasury company would be buying more of the cryptocurrency in the week ahead while also encouraging retailer shareholders to vote on a proxy measure enabling semi-monthly dividend payouts on the company’s STRC perpetual preferred stock.“Big Dot Energy” was Saylor’s tweet late Sunday morning to accompany a bubble chart tracking Strategy’s BTC purchases over the past nearly six years. That chart, from Iceland-registered StrategyTracker.com, has been consistently posted by Saylor in the days ahead of a corporate purchase.Saylor’s “Big Dot Energy” message on Sunday. Source: Michael Saylor on X.comA purchase this week…

Sunday 17 May 2026 3:21 pm The Conservative leader seized on mounting speculation around Burnham’s ambition Kemi Badenoch has warned that Andy Burnham would saddle the UK with a “Burnham premium” on mortgages and borrowing costs as Labour’s leadership crisis continues following the mayor’s planned return to Westminster.The Conservative leader seized on mounting speculation around Burnham’s ambitions after the Makerfield by-election became the latest flashpoint in Labour’s increasingly public civil war.Speaking to Sky News, Badenoch argued Burnham’s popularity rested on the fact he “hasn’t had to do anything”, adding that governing nationally would expose Labour’s divisions over borrowing, tax and…

Photographs capture the ongoing work to transform Montague Place, in Worthing. The Worthing Borough Council project, which will see the area renamed as “Montague Gardens”, began in July and is being completed by local company Edburton Contractors. The works will cost £3.1m and will be funded by £2.7m from the council’s Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Strategic Fund, which is made up of payments made by developers building in the local area, and £400,000 of pooled business rates agreed with West Sussex County Council. The work is set to be carried out in phases over 12 to 15 months. Plans for the…

Two women who became friends after being diagnosed with cancer within weeks of each other launched the charity running event, which has raised more than £600,000. Alison Garven and Kirsty Ogilvie sounded the starting horn at the Race for Life in Glasgow on Sunday morning, where around 5,000 people took part in 5km and 3km runs. The route of the Race for Life event involved the Trongate area, however it was not affected by the football-related disorder which took place there the previous evening The two friends are now cancer-free, having both inherited a fault gene, BRCA1, which increases their…

Key points after week 15 of Noah Donohoe inquest | Belfast LiveNeed to knowThe inquest into the death of the 14-year-old is being heard with a jury at Belfast Coroner’s CourtThe inquest into the death of Noah Donohoe is ongoingA Stormont department should have considered all “reasonably practical means” to prevent access to a culvert close to where Noah Donohoe ’s body was found, a safety expert told the inquest on Monday. Belfast Coroner’s Court also heard a claim that refurbishment work carried out on the culvert by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) three years before Noah died had made…

Commencement season has come around again — and this year, at least a couple speakers have discovered that it’s tough to get graduating students excited about a future shaped by artificial intelligence. Last week, Gloria Caulfield, an executive at real estate firm Tavistock Development Company, gave a speech at the University of Central Florida acknowledging that we’re living in a time of “profound change,” which can be both “exciting” and “daunting.” “The rise of artificial intelligence is the next industrial revolution,” Caulfield declared — prompting the students in the audience to begin booing, getting louder and louder until Caulfield chuckled, turned…

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! There is a bit of a theme emerging in transportation — and really every industry: AI is creating jobs for some at the loss of others.  General Motors, for instance, laid off more than 10% of its IT department, or about 600 salaried employees — in a deliberate skills swap. This won’t translate into a one-to-one exchange, which means there will likely be a net-negative job…