Apple's Upgraded Siri AI Promises to Do More. I'm Not Sure I Want That I can't trust AI to complete my tasks as I would. Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven analysis and news at the intersection of tech, personal finance and consumer sentiment. Dashia investigates economic shifts and everyday challenges to help readers make...

Trump admin proposes axing brake pedal requirement for AVs in a boost for Tesla The Trump administration’s Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed new changes to federal vehicle regulations that would allow companies to skip including brake pedals in “vehicles designed to be driven exclusively by automated driving systems.” The proposal, if adopted, would remove a major...

Iran begins week of funeral celebrations for KhameneiIran begins week of funeral celebrations for Khamenei Foreign dignitaries are gathering in Iran for a week of funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, more than four months after he was killed in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes. World Iran begins week of funeral celebrations for Khamenei...

As AI-led attacks multiply, OpenAI launches a new cyber model Every day seems to brings fresh news of an AI agent going “rogue.” Whether that’s compromising Hugging Face, hacking a gym website, or creating its own fake profiles to socially engineer an intrusion, AI models are increasingly behaving like bad actors. So, the AI labs that make the models doing the hacking are expanding their cyber...

EasyJet agrees to £5.7bn takeover by US firmEasyJet has agreed to be taken over in a £5.7bn deal by US firm Apollo.The deal was announced after rival suitor Castlelake said it was dropping out of the bid battle for the no-frills airline.EasyJet is one of Europe's largest airlines. It employs more than 19,000 people, and flies around 1,200 routes across 35 European countries.It was founded by...