The Independent · Tue 3 Nov

Tuesday 3 November

Developers can now create advanced 'app skills' for Siri AI

AI-generated summary Apple is testing a new Siri AI initiative in developer beta that allows third-party developers to create advanced app skills for the first time. The new features allow apps to teach Siri how to coordinate complicated multi-step actions across different platforms.

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Google will let schools disable its AI tools, but not without sacrificing Search

AI-generated summary Google announced that it plans to disable AI tools for K-12 students next year unless school administrators explicitly turn them on. Google says schools choosing to restrict AI altogether will no longer be able to access Google Search because AI features are integrated into the search engine.

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Drax surges on $27 bln AI data centre partnership with Brookfield, Radiant By Investing.com

AI-generated summary Drax plans a partnership with Brookfield and Radiant to develop a data centre at its northern England power station. The project could attract more than £20 billion in investment and develop data centre capacity exceeding 1 gigawatt.

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