Google Launches "Personal Intelligence" Beta for Gmail and Android

Google has begun rolling out a small beta for its most ambitious AI feature yet: Personal Intelligence. This allows Gemini to securely scan your Gmail, Calendar, and Docs to answer highly specific personal questions, such as "What time is my flight, and do I have enough time to get there after my 2 PM meeting?" Read more: Google brings 'personal intelligence' to Gmail and Android

Apple’s $5 Billion Bet to Fix Siri with Google Gemini

New reports from the Financial Times today value the landmark Apple-Google AI partnership at a staggering $5 billion. By replacing its struggling homegrown models with Google’s Gemini, Apple is fast-tracking a total overhaul of Siri, aiming to make it a conversational agent that can actually perform tasks inside your apps rather than just setting timers.Read more: Apple’s Gemini deal with Google could be worth $5 billion

Investigation: X Still Allowing AI-Generated "Nudification" via Grok

Despite claims of a crackdown, a new investigation by The Guardian reveals that users are still finding easy workarounds to create sexualized AI images of real people using X’s Grok tool. The report finds that while the main platform has filters, the standalone "Grok Imagine" app still responds to prompts to digitally alter photos of women, sparking a fresh regulatory firestorm for Elon Musk. Read more: X still allowing users to post sexualised images generated by Grok

The "HRV Era": Why Your Watch is Obsessed with Your Heart Fluctuations

Health experts are officially declaring 2026 the year of Heart Rate Variability (HRV), shifting the focus away from simple step counts. New AI updates for Apple Watch and Oura Ring are now using these tiny millisecond fluctuations between heartbeats to tell you exactly how stressed or recovered you are, acting as a "check engine light" for your nervous system. Read more: Top Digital Health and Healthcare AI Trends to Watch in 2026

Daily Tip: The "Travel Secretary" Prompt

Since Google and Apple are racing to become your "personal secretary" today, you can use any AI right now to simulate this. Instead of digging through five different emails to plan your day, use this prompt to have the AI do the heavy lifting.

The Prompt:

"I’m going to paste the details from my flight confirmation, my hotel booking, and one meeting invite. Please create a simple chronological itinerary for my trip. Include a 30-minute buffer for travel between each location and suggest one highly-rated coffee shop near the hotel that is quiet enough for a quick phone call."