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Siri AI won’t be your friend, and here’s why that really matters

Elon University has partnered with The Washington Post to conduct what turned out to be a worrying survey about Americans viewing AI chatbots as virtual friends or therapists. The results very much vindicate Apple’s careful decision to ensure that Siri AI doesn’t encourage such pseudo-relationships … More than a quarter of Americans view AI chatbots […]

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The next Snapdragon flagship chip is getting Qualcomm’s take on DLSS

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Qualcomm recently revealed the first details for its next-generation flagship processors, focusing on the CPU improvements. Now, the company has detailed what we should expect on the GPU front. Easily the most notable upgrade to the GPU is the addition of Adreno Matrix

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Adobe brings Photoshop, Firefly, and 70+ creative tools to Slack with MCP app

Adobe is bringing its creative and productivity tools directly into Slack, letting teams create and edit images, videos, designs and PDFs without leaving the conversations where projects already take shape. The new Adobe for Slack MCP app launches today with more than 70 pro-grade tools spanning Firefly, Adobe Express, Photoshop, Premiere, Acrobat, InDesign, Illustrator, Stock,

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9to5Mac Daily: September 2, 2026 – Apple vs OpenAI update, more

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Here’s your first look at Google Photos’ customizable Collections tab

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Google Photos has undergone a wave of design changes over the past several months. We saw the app’s revamped bottom bar widely roll out to Android devices this July. Then last month, we found evidence in the Photos app suggesting users may soon

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AI will be the defining test of Apple’s environmental commitments, says Greenpeace

Greenpeace says the adoption of AI poses the biggest threat to Apple’s environmental track record, and argues that how the company responds will be the “defining test” of whether it really means what it says. Apple’s environmental achievements to date have been unrivalled, but the massive data center demands created by Siri AI and other

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Amazon’s Sophie Turner-led Tomb Raider series broke UK safety laws during production

The ruling, which was obtained by Deadline, concluded that the production breached the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974 and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations of 2002. The reason? Improper protections for the crew when handling certain substances. The HSE said the crew did not undergo the required “biological monitoring”

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Apple Labor Day 2026 deals now live: AirPods Pro 3, M6 Mac mini, AirTag 2, iPhone, more [Updated]

Update 9/2: Amazon has now dropped the price on AirPods Pro 3 back down to $199 for its Labor Day sale (this is $50 off and actually $1 less than our previous mention). Amazon has now officially launched its massive 2026 Labor Day Sale and the deals are flying. We are tracking $50 off AirPods

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Oura’s Menopause Impact Scale Expands Out of the App and Into Women’s Health Care

Despite 1.3 million women entering menopause each year, this stage in a woman’s life remains stigmatized and understudied. But a rise in femtech centered on menopause could help change that. In June, Apple announced that its Health app now supports cycle tracking for both menopause — when a woman’s menstrual period permanently stops, and she

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