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My new iPhone symbolises stagnation, not innovation – and a similar fate awaits AI

Development of ChatGPT and its ilk will plateau, just like it did for smartphones, and then what are we left with? More ho-hum consumer tech

I banned my daughter from using the iPhone she bought. It made her a better person

I set expectations when she saved up and got the phone – little did I know it would undermine them, and her mental health

ChatGPT on your iPhone? The four reasons why this is happening far too early

The AI’s errors can still be comical and catastrophic. Do we really want this technology to be in so many pockets, asks Chris Stokel-Walker

How Apple plans to usher in ‘new privacy standards’ with its long-awaited AI

Company maintains its in-house AI is made with security in mind, but some professionals say ‘it remains to be seen’

Apple push into AI could spark smartphone upgrade ‘supercycle’

Only most powerful iPhones will meet processing requirements to run new Siri and Apple Intelligence features

Why passwords still matter in the age of AI

As Apple’s new Passwords app tries to solve our identity crisis, why are we still proving who we are via strings of random characters?

Apple brings ChatGPT to Siri as it debuts ‘Apple Intelligence’ at WWDC 2024

New features and deal with OpenAI presented at conference marks change in focus for tech giant, which is under pressure to catch up with rival firms’ AI push

Apple working to fix iPhone alarm problem

Company says it is aware of issue as users complain alarms are playing too quietly or not going off

US accuses Apple of ‘broad, sustained, and illegal’ smartphone monopoly

Justice department lawsuit alleges tech giant illegally prevented competition by restricting access to its software and hardware

Stop putting your wet iPhone in rice, says Apple. Here’s what to do instead

Putting your device in a bag of rice ‘could allow small particles of rice to damage your iPhone’, the company warned

Apple reportedly faces €500m fine from EU over music streaming access

Brussels to issue levy after Spotify complained about block on telling users about cheaper alternatives to app store, according to FT

Apple breaks year-long streak of falling revenue with strong holiday sales

Slumping global demand for smartphones did not bring down earnings, but investors were wary of decline in sales in China

Apple to allow EU customers to download apps without using App Store

Move comes as iPhone maker adapts to new Brussels laws, but could be replicated in UK in near future

Forty years ago Apple debuted a computer that changed our world, for good or ill

In many ways, the long 21st century began when Apple launched the Macintosh with its ‘1984’ Super Bowl ad

Do you really need shiny new tech for Christmas? The answer is ‘no’

If you are tempted to ask Santa for the latest smartwatch or phone, think again

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  • How to Talk Australians: The Movie review – viral web series lampooning Aussie culture gets big-screen adaptation
  • First trailer for Aaron Sorkin’s Facebook sequel The Social Reckoning
  • Actor Tyler Mane reveals he is having treatment for rare male breast cancer
  • Under the Shadow review – Leila Farzad is fantastic in this nerve-shredding tale of 80s Tehran
  • From An Evening With Gary Lineker to Dear England: what to watch to warm up for the World Cup
  • ‘It’s not about heroes and villains’: the triumphant return of long-lost indie I Shot Andy Warhol
  • Should you send that midnight text? 11 essential rules for phone etiquette
  • The best films of 2026 so far
  • Chinese activist in UK told by X that abusive deepfakes do not breach rules
  • Boogie Nights review – Paul Thomas Anderson’s porn epic is still gaudy, seedy fun
  • Global brands ‘likely’ using mineral that funds rebels accused of atrocities in DRC, investigation finds
  • Can a $159 Bluetooth sleep mask help you snooze better? I tested to find out
  • How Belfast knife attack became the latest far-right ‘trigger event’
  • Crackdown on tech platforms will go ahead despite US intervention, says No 10
  • Peabo Bryson obituary
  • Disclosure Day review – close encounters of a deferred kind in Spielberg’s conspiracy spectacular
  • ‘We got banned from YouTube but they showed Saddam Hussein being hanged’: the wild viral visions of Romain Gavras
  • All signs point to Trump pushing AI growth
  • UK regulator orders social media firms to adopt measures to stop viral illegal content
  • Amazon’s main UK arm handed £7.6m tax credit as profits soar to £355m
  • I watched as Meta’s threats stopped Sarah Wynn-Williams from speaking – we must have stronger rights for whistleblowers
  • Bank of England warns of AI scams as deepfakes of Farage-Bailey fight spread
  • Think Musk the billionaire was bad? Brace yourself for Musk the trillionaire
  • ‘A man of great appetites’: what’s it like to be a dictator’s personal chef?
  • Signal One review – Dennis Quaid and David Thewlis ballast high-concept, low-risk first contact yarn
  • White House urges UK not to ban social media for under-16s
  • Pink Narcissus review – garish colour and dreamlike images in a homoerotic vision of 60s New York
  • Doctors and NHS could be sued for mistakes made by AI tools, report warns
  • Let this be a warning – if Europe worries about Trump, it has even more reason to fear JD Vance
  • Tuesday briefing: Is a social media ban in the UK enough to help protect young people?

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