Bloomberg calls it "a move that will let users query AI chatbots through its vehicle interface for the first time."
The company is working to support the apps in CarPlay within the coming months, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plan hasn't been announced. The change marks a strategic shift for Apple, which until now has only allowed its own Siri assistant as a voice-control option within its popular vehicle infotainment software. With the move, AI providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic PBC and Alphabet Inc.'s Google will be able to release CarPlay versions of their apps that include a voice-control mode...
The company also has launched a higher-end version of the platform, CarPlay Ultra, that lets drivers control functions like seat adjustments and climate settings directly through Apple's software. But that system is rolling out slowly and must be customized for each automaker. That means it's likely to be a niche offering.
The article notes that Tesla is now working to support Apple's CarPlay.
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England 48-7 Wales
Earl, Roebuck and Freeman also score tries for hosts
No surprises here, not even a hint of one. England have had tougher training sessions in preparation for this Six Nations and by the end the scoreboard spoke for itself. Wales were not so much beaten as buried beneath an avalanche of seven white tries including a first-half hat-trick for the pacy Bath winger Henry Arundell on his first England start since the 2023 World Cup.
If not quite as big a rout as England’s 68-14 win in Cardiff 11 months ago, the flashing red warning lights were visible from the moment the visitors had two players sent to the sin bin in the first quarter. They never looked like recovering and, in its own way, this disappointment will sting as much as the 73-0 defeat by South Africa in November.
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Crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission arrived on Friday 6 February 2026 at NASA's Launch and Landing Facility located at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Strapped into the SpaceX Dragon Freedom, the crew of four will launch into orbit on top of a Falcon 9 rocket not earlier than Wednesday 11 February. Their destination is the International Space Station, where they will work and live for up to nine months.
From left to right: ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronauts Jessica Meir.
Credits: ESA - S.Corvaja
europeanspaceagency posted a photo:
Crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission arrived on Friday 6 February 2026 at NASA's Launch and Landing Facility located at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Strapped into the SpaceX Dragon Freedom, the crew of four will launch into orbit on top of a Falcon 9 rocket not earlier than Wednesday 11 February. Their destination is the International Space Station, where they will work and live for up to nine months.
Credits: ESA - S.Corvaja
europeanspaceagency posted a photo:
Crew members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission arrived on Friday 6 February 2026 at NASA's Launch and Landing Facility located at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Strapped into the SpaceX Dragon Freedom, the crew of four will launch into orbit on top of a Falcon 9 rocket not earlier than Wednesday 11 February. Their destination is the International Space Station, where they will work and live for up to nine months.
From left to right: ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronauts Jessica Meir.
Credits: ESA - S.Corvaja