Vehicle utterly destroyed in fire on busy Chelmsford road
A van was entirely engulfed in flames when firefighters reached the scene
White House releases results of Donald Trump's physical amid mounting pressure
The President received marks from Captain Sean P Barbabella in his publicly released remarks on his checkup despite the constant speculation regarding his health.
Elon Musk ratchets up outrage over Henry Nowak case when police handcuffed dying victim of Sikh killer as billionaire offers to pay for legal action against officers
The tech billionaire, 54, has retweeted several posts which have criticised both Hampshire Police and the press for an alleged lack of coverage regarding Mr Nowak's murder on December 3, 2025.
Father takes his children on a week's holiday to Greece, but is then refused entry back to the UK because he was born in the US - despite living in Yorkshire since he was a baby
Kyle Harris was prevented from boarding a Jet2 flight from Kefalonia after being caught out by tough new border rules affecting dual-national British citizens.
Owner of £2million mansion with pool and tennis court wakes up to find a new traveller site next door... after selling the land to a property developer
The four-acre site is now a hive of unwelcome, noisy activity, with trucks coming and going, industrial excavators at work, tarmac being laid and mobile homes and caravans appearing.
Should you sleep naked or in pyjamas? Scientists finally settle the debate
While some people swear that stripping off is the only way to get a good night's rest, others can't catch a wink of sleep without their PJs. Now, scientists have settled the debate once and for all.
Younger siblings really DO have it easier! Parents are more lenient with later-born children, study confirms
Most siblings will have argued over who had it hardest growing up. Now, scientists can finally put an end to the debate.
The children forced into 'Bacha Bazi' sexual servitude by the Taliban: The group has decriminalized marrying girls... but their commanders are guilty of equally depraved abuse towards boys
The barbaric tradition, whose name translates to 'boy play', has persisted for centuries, turning boys into sex slaves for the country's elite.
Rocket exhibit at National Space Centre pulls off unintentional NASA SLS impression
5, 4, 3, 2, 1... pfft
New brands galore as popular shopping village welcomes raft of arrivals
Shoppers heading to Braintree Village have plenty of new names to look out for such as Crocs. Lovisa, Levi's and more.
New brands galore as popular shopping village welcomes raft of arrivals
Shoppers heading to Braintree Village have plenty of new names to look out for such as Crocs. Lovisa, Levi's and more.
David Bowie's greatest set, partying with Mariah until 2am, Paul McCartney's quirky manicure request and Mick Jagger's night at the Premier Inn: Isle of Wight Festival organiser on the encounters that make him the 'luckiest man alive'
David Bowie may have played one of its most memorable sets, but for over two decades JOHN GIDDINGS is the man who has made the event happen.
We installed CCTV after a burglary but one neighbour objects: Can he force us to take them down?
On the day he moved in, my new neighbour asked me to reset the CCTV so it does not record his house.
Revealed: Boarded-up terraced house that's the UK 'HQ' of cosmetic tourism firm that arranged British woman's fatal £2,500 weight loss surgery in Turkey
An inquest heard this week how Morgan Ribeiro, 20, died in January 2024 from an infection caused after her small intestine was cut by mistake during a weight-loss operation.
Essex County Craft Show to offer creativity, craftsmanship and family entertainment
One of Essex’s most anticipated summer events is set to return this June, as the Essex County Craft Show comes back to Ingatestone Hall for a celebration of creativity, craftsmanship, food, music, and family entertainment.
Essex County Craft Show to offer creativity, craftsmanship and family entertainment
One of Essex’s most anticipated summer events is set to return this June, as the Essex County Craft Show comes back to Ingatestone Hall for a celebration of creativity, craftsmanship, food, music, and family entertainment.
Apple Working To Cram Massive Gemini Model Into iPhone To Power New Siri
Apple is reportedly working to shrink Google's Gemini models enough to power parts of a long-delayed AI-enhanced Siri on iPhones. But despite Apple's best efforts to run the AI locally, "the iPhone's Gemini makeover will lean heavily on Google and Nvidia in the cloud," reports Ars Technica. That could complicate Apple's privacy-first AI messaging, especially if more complex Siri requests are routed through Google infrastructure and Nvidia's encrypted cloud-computing platform. Ars Technica reports: After inking the Google deal, Apple apparently got to work distilling Google's giant cloud-based Gemini models. Distillation is a process in which a small, less resource-intensive model learns to mimic a large, expensive one. With enough time, this can reliably transfer useful capabilities while pruning less important weights from the model. That may enable Siri to handle some tasks with private local compute, but a cloud component looks inevitable.
Processing users' AI data in the cloud could be a problem for Apple. At WWDC, the company will probably promote its years of experience designing chips and how well that positions it for AI. However, The Information claims that Apple has struggled to even get Google's massive undistilled Gemini models running on its custom Private Cloud Compute infrastructure, which is built on on M-series Mac chips.
When the smarter Siri rolls out, it will probably route more complex tasks to Google's cloud infrastructure instead of Apple's, but it won't be running on Google TPUs. Apple has reportedly signed a deal with Nvidia to use its Confidential Computing platform for this purpose. Confidential Computing keeps data encrypted on Nvidia GPUs while it's being processed in the cloud, which could help Apple claim it's still sensitive to user privacy concerns. It might even retain its own Private Cloud Compute branding for the system.
The iPhone probably won't tell you which version of Gemini is handling individual Siri requests. Device makers designing hybrid systems that rely on local and cloud-based AI like to talk about making the experience feel "seamless." There might be clues, though.
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Will the US invade Cuba? Warships converge and top officials indicted as Washington ramps up pressure - these are the three outcomes: CATHERINE BARNWELL
Over the past few weeks, the signs coming out of Washington have started to look less like pressure, and more like preparation.
Stretch of major Essex road to close TODAY
Drivers are being warned of overnight closures on the A12 in Essex today (May 30) as National Highways carries out work.
Stretch of major Essex road to close TODAY
Drivers are being warned of overnight closures on the A12 in Essex today (May 30) as National Highways carries out work.