Apple plans to revamp Siri later this year by turning the digital assistant into the company’s first artificial intelligence chatbot, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday (paywall). The chatbot, code named Campos, will be embedded deeply into the iPhone, iPad and Mac operating systems and will replace the current Siri interface, the report said, citing people…
Emerging artificial intelligence threats and identity-focused attacks are set to define the global cybersecurity landscape in 2026, according to newly published research by IBM and recent industry analysis by Kaspersky. The warnings come as businesses and governments prepare for increased cyberattacks. While it’s too early to say how much cybercrime cost last year, cybersecurity firm…
The group stage of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 has underlined why the tournament remains one of world football’s most unpredictable and compelling spectacles. Across 24 matches in six groups, 87 goals were scored, a figure that reflects both attacking ambition and the depth of quality on display as Africa’s leading…
A cautious calm has settled over the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) city of Uvira in South Kivu province, as residents begin emerging from their homes following its capture by M23 rebels. The capture earlier this week threatens to derail a United States-brokered peace agreement, signed with much fanfare and overseen by President…
Kremlin says there is ‘no precise timeframe’ for Ukraine ceasefire talks after Trump claimed meeting could happen within two weeks. Doubts are emerging over the likelihood of a swift meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine. Moscow appeared on Tuesday to downplay expectations that a summit is imminent,…
The new trade agreement between the U.S. and the European Union will lift tariffs on imports of goods from EU countries to their highest level in decades and hurt the trading bloc’s economic growth, according to some experts. “It is an asymmetric and unbalanced deal,” economists with investment bank Société Générale said in a…
