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What to expect from WWDC 2026: Siri’s highly anticipated revamp and Apple Intelligence updates

What to expect from WWDC 2026: Siri’s highly anticipated revamp and Apple Intelligence updates

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As Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, WWDC 2026, approaches, the excitement is building around what Apple has in store for us this year. From Siri’s overhaul to new Apple Intelligence updates, there’s a lot to look forward to. The annual Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off Monday at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. For those eager to tune in, the event will be streamed live via the Apple Developer app, Apple’s website, and the Apple Developer YouTube channel. Siri’s big AI makeover  The most anticipated announcement is a major AI upgrade to Siri, transforming it into a more conversational assistant capable of understanding context, handling multi-step tasks, and interacting more naturally across apps and services. The revamped Siri will leverage Google’s Gemini technology to enhance its capabilities. Additionally, recent leaks from Bloomberg have unveiled a standalone Siri app that aims to compete with advanced AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Apple may also introduce a feature reminiscent of messaging apps, enabling users to set timers for automatically deleting conversations after 30 days, a year, or keeping …

Politics Home | Mandelson Said The Starmer Operation Needed “Complete Revamp”, New Messages Show

Politics Home | Mandelson Said The Starmer Operation Needed “Complete Revamp”, New Messages Show

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The second tranche of documents related to Mandelson’s appointment were published on Monday (Alamy) 4 min read44 min The former UK ambassador to the US, Peter Mandelson, told a cabinet minister that Keir Starmer’s No 10 operation required a “complete revamp and infusion of purpose” in a series of WhatsApp messages last year, the latest tranche of documents relating to Mandelson’s appointment show. On Monday afternoon, the government published the second tranche of documents relating to Mandelson’s appointment and tenure as UK ambassador to Washington.  The files, which number more than 1,000 pages, show that Mandelson said that Starmer is “consistently going for direction B” in a July 2025 exchange of messages with Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Pat McFadden, who was then chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster.  In the messages, Mandelson told McFadden: “I went in to No 10 after I saw you. It is beleaguered and bereft. It requires complete revamp and infusion of purpose and confidence to get anywhere.” While discussing staff in No 10, Mandelson suggested the team around Starmer …

Apple’s Siri revamp could include auto-deleting chats

Apple’s Siri revamp could include auto-deleting chats

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Privacy will be a major theme when Apple unveils a new version of Siri at the Worldwide Developers Conference in June, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The Siri relaunch is widely seen as Apple’s big chance to reestablish its relevance in artificial intelligence. As part of that effort, company executives will argue that they’re taking a more privacy-friendly approach than most other AI companies, Gurman said. Apple will reportedly launch the first standalone Siri app, powered by Google Gemini and offering users a chatbot experience reminiscent of ChatGPT.  But compared to those other chatbots, the app is supposed to have more limitations on how long user information can be used and stored. For example, Gurman said Siri could include a feature similar to the Messages app, allowing users to automatically delete conversations after 30 days or one year — or to keep them indefinitely. Gurman also suggested that Apple might be emphasizing privacy as a way to excuse Siri’s shortcomings compared to competing products — and that this emphasis might obscure the fact that Google …

Strictly Come Dancing spin-off show tipped for major revamp

Strictly Come Dancing spin-off show tipped for major revamp

Published by Daniella Wilson

Strictly Come Dancing’s It Takes Two will reportedly be getting a major overhaul when the companion series returns in September. Reports suggest that upon its return, it will be in the form of a visualised podcast, similar to The Traitors: Uncloaked and The Apprentice: Unfinished Business. A TV insider claimed to The Sun: “There is definitely a creative renewal on the table for It Takes Two, and they are poised to sign off on the radical option of a vodcast. “But Beeb bosses have seen it embraced on other huge BBC One shows, particularly The Traitors, where the Uncloaked after show got millions tuning in. “More and more people of all ages and backgrounds enjoy podcasts and vodcasts so, despite being quite a departure, it’s actually quite a shrewd move.” A spokesperson for the BBC told Radio Times: “Plans for Strictly Come Dancing 2026 will be confirmed in due course.” Janette Manrara and Fleur East. BBC Though it has been claimed that It Takes Two hosts Janette Manrara and Fleur East have been axed from the …

Women’s Health Strategy revamp transforms NHS care for millions

Women’s Health Strategy revamp transforms NHS care for millions

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A sweeping overhaul of England’s Women’s Health Strategy promises to reshape how millions of women access and experience healthcare, with a clear shift toward faster diagnosis, better pain management, and stronger accountability across the NHS. At the centre of the renewed Women’s Health Strategy is a commitment to listen to women more effectively and act on what they say. For years, patients have reported feeling dismissed or overlooked, particularly when seeking help for complex or chronic conditions. Under the new plans, feedback from women will play a more direct role in shaping services. A proposed pilot will even explore linking patient feedback to NHS provider funding, a move designed to ensure healthcare organisations are held accountable for the quality of care they deliver. This marks a structural change in how performance is measured, with patient experience becoming a measurable driver of improvement rather than a secondary consideration. Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting highlighted the significance of the updated strategy: “We inherited a broken NHS, which was particularly felt by women, who have for …

Labour draws up equality law revamp that ‘will impose socialism’ on Britain

Labour draws up equality law revamp that ‘will impose socialism’ on Britain

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Labour is planning an overhaul of equality laws that will “impose socialism” on Britain, the Tories have claimed. Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is drawing up new statutory guidance that critics say amounts to a “war on the middle class”. Under the plans, public sector bodies will have a new “socio-economic duty” imposed on them, meaning that all decisions they make must strive to reduce inequality in society. The policy would lead to benefits claimants and deprived families being prioritised for taxpayer-funded services, with the middle classes pushed to the back of the queue, according to the Conservatives. In practice, they warn that this could lead to middle-class families being discriminated against when it comes to school places, police resources and hospital and GP appointments. Labour has been accused of launching a series of measures which have penalised the middle classes, including imposing VAT on private school fees and changing inheritance taxes for farmers and family-owned businesses. Inheritance tax changes for farmers is one of the measures that has seen Labour accused of penalising the middle …

Mastodon is making its decentralized social network easier to use with its latest revamp

Mastodon is making its decentralized social network easier to use with its latest revamp

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Mastodon is making changes in the hopes of making its social networking service more appealing and easier to use, especially for more mainstream users looking for an alternative to X or Threads. On Thursday, the decentralized social networking software maker said it’s redesigning a key part of its platform by giving people’s user profiles a new look, which it hopes will appeal to organizations, as well as individuals. Built on the ActivityPub protocol, Mastodon became better known after Elon Musk acquired Twitter, now called X, which led some to seek alternatives. The platform’s appeal is its decentralized nature, meaning a single company doesn’t have control of the algorithm, and users can move their accounts if they don’t like how a particular server operates or moderates its community. However, this system is also more complicated compared with signing up for a traditional social network like X. On Mastodon, users have to pick a server to join, and have different timelines (local and federated), which can be confusing to newcomers. The process for following others on the …

Politics Home | If Labour Doesn’t Revamp The Civil Service, Reform UK Will Dismantle It, Warns Hermer

Politics Home | If Labour Doesn’t Revamp The Civil Service, Reform UK Will Dismantle It, Warns Hermer

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3 min read3 hr Attorney General Richard Hermer has warned that failure by the Labour government to improve Whitehall delivery will pave the way for Reform UK to “dismantle” the civil service. Writing for The House on Thursday, Hermer, a close ally of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, said: “We cannot leave the defence of effective government to those who would dismantle it. “Those who have a vested interest in talking down the state’s ability to change people’s lives for the better, who want to tear away safeguards for working people.” The Attorney General’s warning comes after the Labour government on Thursday announced a series of reforms designed to speed up government decision-making and tackle what it described as a “consultation culture” in Whitehall.  In addition to reducing the number of consultations, the government will use AI to identify red tape, as well as streamline the ‘write-round’ process, which ministers use to reach collective decisions. PoliticsHome revealed in November that write-rounds, which involve written correspondence between ministers, were frustrating government figures, who felt that the procedure was creating unnecessary delays.  …

Doctor Who writer explains how revamp of “unloved story” will address “failings”

Doctor Who writer explains how revamp of “unloved story” will address “failings”

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Pitting the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) against the united force of the Silurians and the Sea Devils onboard an undersea military base, against the backdrop of a looming nuclear war… it sounds like perfect fodder for a classic Doctor Who adventure, but 1984’s Warriors of the Deep has long been considered one of the weaker entries in the show’s long history. It’s possible that could be about to change, though – with a new special edition of the story available on the Doctor Who: The Collection: Season 21 Blu-ray set looking to repair its reputation by retroactively addressing some of the issues which impacted its production 42 years ago. Speaking at a BFI Southbank screening, Pete McTighe – writer on Doctor Who and spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea, who also oversaw the revamp of this story – called Warriors of the Deep “quite an unloved story”, adding that it was “was kind of crying out [to be revisited], purely because I actually felt there’s a really, really good story buried in …

Andrew left ‘mooching in his dressing gown’ during new home revamp | Royal | News

Andrew left ‘mooching in his dressing gown’ during new home revamp | Royal | News

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The royal warrant on the side of the van says it all. A truck from Linney Cooper — the flooring company trusted by King Charles to work on Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace and Windsor Castle — has reportedly been spotted pulling up at Marsh Farm, the Sandringham property that will soon become Prince Andrew’s new home. It is, in its way, a perfect encapsulation of Andrew’s current predicament. The floors may carry the royal seal of approval, but the man moving into them is living a very different life from the one he enjoyed at Royal Lodge — the sprawling 30-room Windsor mansion he clung to for years before finally being pushed out. Renovations at Marsh Farm have been ongoing for several months. Alongside Linney Cooper — whose previous work for Andrew included the carpeting at Royal Lodge, and whose earlier commissions included the full recarpeting of Windsor Castle after the catastrophic 1992 fire according to the company website — a second company, Next Level Flooring Solutions, has also been pictured arriving at the property …