Apple is introducing more artificial intelligence to the iPhone and iPad, with devices now able to understand conversations and recognise faces in photos. The technology giant's virtual assistant Siri has been given a major update that now means it can use machine learning to predict words you plan to use in text conversations as well as find faces in your photo albums. Apple chief executive Tim Cook opened the keynote at the WWDC conference in San Francisco by paying tribute to the victims of the Orlando shootings, saying Apple offered its "deepest sympathies to everyone whose lives were touched by the violence". He then led a moment's silence before the event began. As part of the iOS 10 update revealed at the event, it was also announced that Apple Music, the firm's streaming service, will be getting a complete re-design.

Apple's Mac operating system has been called OS X for the last 15 years--but no longer. Going forward, Macs will run MacOS, bringing back the classic name to go with iOS on iPhones and iPads, WatchOS on Apple Watches and TvOS on the AppleTV. The latest version of the operating system will be called MacOS Sierra. Siri will be an app users can pull up on a Mac, and the voice assistant will be able to search the web and answer all the same questions you can throw...

Apple Inc. said it will let Siri connect with other apps and work on its Mac computers, moves to make the voice-activated digital assistant more useful and keep pace with rivals deploying so-called artificial-intelligence technology. Apple made the announcement at its annual developers' conference in San Francisco. Usually a showcase for Apple's software updates, the conference is being closely watched after the company reported its...

Amazon reportedly has a plan to keep the Amazon Echo a step ahead of Google Home and a rumored Siri-based device from Apple. The online retailer is apparently hoping to add a few new abilities to Alexa, the Echo's built-in personal digital assistant. Chief among them is the ability to detect emotion in a user's voice, according to MIT Technology Review. Equipped with emotional detection, a personal digital assistant should be better able to understand what you want. If Alexa detects you're getting frustrated during an interaction it could try a different strategy, for example.

Apple has unveiled a massive overhaul of all its software to include a new'Super siri' personal assistant. With sales of Apple's flagship iPhone slowing, the spotlight is on the company's hunt for its next big thing. Cook began the conference with a heartfelt message for victims of the Orlando massacre, saying'we offer our deepest sympathies to everyone whose lives were touched by this violence, it was senseless' before asking everyone to rise for a moment's silence. The firm is set to make a raft of announcements at its annual WWDC event at San Francisco's Bill Graham auditorium later today, including new software for iPhones, iPads and its Watch. Apple's annual developer conference begins on Monday in San Francisco.

The image above says it all: Microsoft spent 26.1 billion to ensure that you'll never walk into a meeting "cold" again. A good salesperson knows his or her contacts before he or she steps foot in the door. But that goes for coworkers as well: How you you make them feel comfortable? How do you make them part of a team? How do you let them know who to approach, both inside and outside the company?

In a surprise move, Microsoft said Monday that it is buying LinkedIn for about 26.2 billion, a deal that could bring subtle but significant changes for the professional network's more than 430 million members. LinkedIn will remain an independent unit of Microsoft. It will keep its name, and current CEO Jeff Weiner will stay on and report directly to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. LinkedIn lets members network with other professionals, upload their resumes, catch up on career advice and search for jobs. For Microsoft, the deal presents an opportunity to cement itself as the tech company for the world's professionals, helping them find jobs, learn new skills and do their work.

Guests and members of the media begin to arrive for the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, with the Civic Center in the background, in San Francisco, Monday, June 13, 2016.

Get ready for computers that understand how you're feeling. Amazon is working on new ways for its "Alexa" assistant to identify and respond to your emotions, a report from the MIT Technology Review said Monday. The artificially intelligent helper, which lives in devices like Amazon's Echo and Tap speakers, could soon "recognize the emotional tenor of your voice" and tweak its behavior accordingly" -- meaning, for example, that the device could know when you're ticked off and adapt its own tone accordingly. That's a pretty big deal for one reason: Humans have had to adapt to the needs of computers since they were first invented. To use a desktop computer, you had to learn how to navigate an on-screen cursor with a mouse, double-click icons to launch programs and type commands with a keyboard. We "get" them because we've used computers for so long, but there's nothing natural about tapping app icons or using your fingers to enter a web address on a mobile browser.

APPLE WILL FLAUNT its work on artificial intelligence (AI) at WWDC, which could include a smarter Siri and some machine learning tech to rival efforts from Google and Facebook. Or Tim Cook could just announce Siri for Mac OS, do a mic drop and walk offstage. Apple's efforts in AI so far have mostly revolved around Siri, which is more a virtual assistant with speech recognition capabilities than particularly advanced machine learning software. But if we know Apple, the company is working on some AI tech that will offer serious smarts hidden behind a slick visual interface. This is something that could annoy Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, who has something of a negative opinion about AI and smart robots. We reckon that Apple will announce a Siri that plays well with more third-party iOS apps, and an SDK to allow developers to code Siri into their apps, expanding the use of a virtual assistant that has been a bit of a gimmick so far.