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In today's Techpresso:

💥 Apple internally acknowledges ‘ugly and embarrassing’ Siri delays

🤖 Google is officially dumping Assistant for Gemini

🔊 Alexa voice recordings always sent to Amazon now

🫠 Deepseek restricts employee travel amid AI security concerns

🚀 SpaceX launches astronauts for long-awaited International Space Station crew swap

🎁 + 8 other news you might like

🔮 + 5 handpicked research papers and tools

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💥 Apple internally acknowledges ‘ugly and embarrassing’ Siri delays LINK
  • Robby Walker, Apple's Senior Director of Siri and Information Intelligence, criticized the delay of new Siri features as "ugly and embarrassing" during a company-wide meeting.
  • The postponed Siri updates, such as on-screen awareness and personal context, are not expected until at least 2026, with no specific release date confirmed by Walker.
  • Walker expressed the need for significant improvements to make Siri a leading virtual assistant, acknowledging that current features fall short of expectations and could require complete re-engineering.
🤖 Google is officially dumping Assistant for Gemini LINK
  • Google is replacing its Assistant with the AI-powered Gemini, which aims to offer a more personalized and interactive experience with existing apps and services.
  • The transition from Google Assistant to Gemini will occur on mobile devices over the coming months, with the classic Assistant becoming inaccessible on most mobile platforms by the end of the year.
  • Gemini, now available in over 40 languages and 200 countries, introduces advanced features such as Gemini Live for dynamic conversations and Deep Research as a personal research aide.
🔊 Alexa voice recordings always sent to Amazon now LINK
  • Amazon will end the feature that allowed some Echo devices to process Alexa requests locally instead of sending voice recordings to the cloud on March 28th, 2025.
  • This change is linked to the introduction of the generative AI-powered Alexa Plus, which relies on cloud processing to enhance Alexa's capabilities.
  • While local processing will no longer be an option, users can still choose to have their voice recordings deleted after cloud processing, ensuring their privacy preferences are maintained.
🫠 Deepseek restricts employee travel amid AI security concerns LINK
  • Deepseek employees involved in AI model development must hand over their passports, restricting their ability to travel internationally, though it is unclear if this mandate comes from the company or Chinese authorities.
  • In Zhejiang province, officials screen potential investors before meetings with Deepseek to prevent data leaks and unauthorized takeovers, contrasting with the company's image as a proponent of open-source AI.
  • Chinese government concerns about national security and economic threats have led to warnings for AI executives against U.S. travel, fearing data leaks and the detention of key personnel as diplomatic leverage.
🚀 SpaceX launches astronauts for long-awaited International Space Station crew swap LINK
  • SpaceX launched four astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station, which will facilitate the return of Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore after a nine-month stay.
  • The Crew-10 mission involves SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft docking with the ISS, where the new crew will temporarily overlap with the current team before Williams and Wilmore return to Earth around March 19.
  • The mission gained attention due to the extended stay of Williams and Wilmore, initially sent via Boeing’s Starliner, which faced technical issues, delaying their return and leading to Musk's unverified claims about political interference.

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Other news & articles you might like

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  • OpenAI and Elon Musk agree to fast tracked trial over for-profit shift LINK
  • Profitable Klarna files for a potentially blockbuster IPO LINK
  • Apple quietly launches new app for users who want to help improve Apple Maps LINK
  • Reddit will let you hide ads LINK
  • No one knows what the hell an AI agent is LINK
  • After Elon Musk’s Delaware exit, state lawmakers weigh bill to overhaul corporate law LINK
  • Y Combinator startups are fastest growing, most profitable in fund history because of AI LINK

Latest research and tools

Exo: a domain-specific programming language that helps low-level performance engineers transform very simple programs that specify what they want to compute into very complex programs. LINK
eli: an embedded Lisp interpreter designed for integration into various programming languages, offering flexibility and customization for developers in their personal projects. LINK
TPM tool for Linux: helps manage and use the Trusted Platform Module on Linux systems for tasks like automatically handling key slots and configuring volume unlocks securely. LINK
A Proof of the Collatz Conjecture: the paper claims to provide a solution to the long-standing Collatz Conjecture, confirming that the sequence always reaches the number one. LINK
Predictive Data Selection: the study discusses how predictive data is crucial for effective machine learning model training. LINK

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