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New deal from Wednesday sees Co-op selling £32 of fruit and veg for £3

New deal from Wednesday sees Co-op selling £32 of fruit and veg for £3 You can get a bag packed with fresh fruit and vegetables Co-op has today announced the launch of its Second Chance Saver Bags to offer shoppers value on fruit and veg while also reducing food waste. The retailer is launching £3 ‘mystery’ produce bags at selected Co-op stores, available to order on Deliveroo, that will allow shoppers to purchase fruit and veg items that could otherwise go to waste but are still perfectly...

Apple’s iOS 27 goes all agentic on compromised passwords, promises to change them with one tap

Apple says that its next-gen operating system will allow users to update their weak and compromised passwords with a single tap. Upgrades coming to iOS 27, announced at Tim Cook’s last Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this week, introduce a significant change to the way users manage their passwords. “Building on its ability to alert users about weak and compromised passwords, Passwords can now automatically fix these for users with just a tap,” Apple said on Monday.

Apple courts developers with privacy and context in AI comeback bid

At its 2026 Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple offered a vision of how to integrate AI with its products that stands out for its sobriety, responsibility, and plausibility. In contrast to the job-killing, security-breaking, human-replacing hype promulgated by the likes of Anthropic and OpenAI, company execs dialed down their usual superlative-laden effusiveness to convey how AI tools can actually help software developers, as well as those using Apple products. Capabilities like Safari's...

Meta is reportedly working on an AI pendant and more smart glasses

Meta is reportedly working on an AI pendant and more smart glasses 'The Information' says Meta will release up to four new smart glasses before the year ends. Meta is developing an AI pendant and will start testing it over the coming year, according to The Information. In addition, the company is reportedly gearing up to release up to four more models of smart glasses before the year ends, as part of an aggressive plan to make up for the massive losses of its Reality Labs division, which...

Google VP of global infrastructure says 'fears' related to data centers are legitimate

As concerns over the rapid growth of AI data centers continue to rise, Google says many public fears about water use are justified — but a lack of information is also fueling distrust. The company on June 3 unveiled a new set of guidelines that it hopes will become an industry standard for managing water consumption at data centers. As reported by Axios, the announcement comes as communities across the United States increasingly question the environmental impact of new AI infrastructure...

Ahoy, DECmate II the little PDP-8 that could

Now, that's a lot of word processing. But under the hood it's still at least PDP-8 adjacent, even considering its oddities and incompatibilities, and you can make it do many of the things a full-size Eight can. We'll take this basic unit, convert the floppy drives to solid state, tap the video output, and put it through its paces.

Google explains how it will infuse ads into AI answers

Google is integrating new forms of AI-powered advertising into its search engine's AI-generated answers. These new ad types include "Conversational Discovery ads," which tailor ads to specific search queries, and "Highlighted Answers," which appear within AI Mode recommendations. This development allows Google to serve more profit-generating content alongside its enhanced AI search features.

Intel's mysterious new datacenter GPU is what Nvidia's Rubin CPX nearly was

Intel offered new insights into its next-gen datacenter GPU codenamed Crescent Island. Alongside supporting enterprise AI deployments, the GPU could fill the void left by Nvidia's Rubin CPX GPUs, which were seemingly shelved late last year following its acquisition of Groq. As datacenter GPUs go, Intel's Crescent Island is certainly an odd duck.

Deus ex machina: Half of US Christians trust AI's spiritual advice

Apple partnering with Google and Nvidia for most advanced AI model

Apple on Monday revealed what it's been working on in artificial intelligence at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, Calif. WWDC showed off demos of its redesigned Siri, which can speak back and forth with the user, a major improvement over previous versions of the assistant. In a demo, Siri was able to check concert dates, set a reminder to buy tickets, and even get directions to pick up a friend on the way to the concert venue. But the announcement also highlighted...