Apple will use Google's Gemini models for its updated Siri voice assistant, which is expected later this year. This multi-year agreement strengthens the technology companies’ alliance within the artificial intelligence (AI) sector, bolstering Alphabet's standing against OpenAI.

Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, citing its ability to produce sexually explicit deepfakes. These nations are the first globally to ban the AI tool, which is part of Musk's X platform. Credit: GROK Grok allows users to generate images, but it has been used to edit pictures of real people, depicting them in revealing outfits. The Southeast Asian countries stated that Grok could be exploited to create pornographic