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Bill Gates has been making the rounds lately to promote his new memoir, Source Code, and sharing his vision of rapid and massive transformation of our lives over the next decade by artificial intelligence. He pitched a world where "Intelligence will be completely free" in an interview with Harvard professor Arthur Brooks, with ubiquitous and universally available AI tutors and doctors that outmatch most educators and medical practitioners.

He went even further in a recent appearance on The Tonight Show. When Jimmy Fallon somewhat nervously asked him if we'll still need humans, Gates quipped, "Not for most things."

Look, I admire Gates’ enthusiasm. He is clearly invested in a future where AI extends opportunity to underserved populations and pushes the limit of what people are capable of, which is great. It's a little absurd to believe that AI will replace most human roles within a decade, though, and doubly so for positions built on human-to-human interaction. That's more than optimism; it drifts into the kind of AI hallucination that limits the adoption of AI in precisely those fields.

AI Limits

For one thing, current AI models aren't completely ready for what he describes. Yes, large language models behind tools like ChatGPT and Gemini are impressive when it comes to mimicking conversation, writing code, and even imitating human painters. But the illusion of competence hides a laundry list of unresolved issues. AI still makes mistakes, sometimes hilarious ones, but it's not so funny when you fail a test or get misdiagnosed.

Anyone who’s spent more than ten minutes with a chatbot has probably watched it veer off into at least some nonsense, whether confidently inventing facts or suggesting you eat rocks. These aren’t just glitches. They’re systemic quirks that stem from the way these models work, using statistical pattern recognition without real understanding.

Even the companies building this stuff are quietly worrying they’re running out of quality training data. Once you’ve consumed the entire publicly available internet, you hit diminishing returns. It’s like trying to get smarter by rereading the same old textbooks; you might sharpen some things, but you won’t have new insights. Without breakthroughs in how we train and structure AI models, we may be closer to an awkward plateau than the exponential curve that Gates's future would require.

Human touch

Even if AI gets way better, it still won’t be human. That’s not just sentimental—it’s functional. So many jobs that Gates suggests AI could “solve” rely on things no machine has: a childhood, a body, a lifetime of subtle emotional calibrations.

Yes, AI is getting better at reading and employing emotional nuance, but I remain skeptical that it could match the above-average human equivalent of a teacher or doctor, let alone the best of them. Could an AI earn a teenager’s trust when they’d rather be literally anywhere else but in a lesson or sit with a patient in pain and make them feel heard? Maybe, but not in ten years.

What makes for competent logistics planning, customer service, human resource management, and so many other roles is the ability to balance human needs, motivations, and unpredictability. AI can help in all of these fields. It already does. It can write reports, crunch numbers, and flag anomalies. In some cases, it can outperform humans. But replacing the entire role suggests that just because an AI can paint in the style of Van Gogh, it could’ve also survived his mental illness, navigated 19th-century Paris, and invented post-impressionism. It’s not just about output—it’s about the messy, lived-in process behind it.

A deep reservoir of subtle, emotional intelligence is baked into any human career involving other humans. Gates seems to think this can be simulated convincingly enough to make no difference. I’m not so sure.

AI suspicions

This brings me to my last point: even if AI could match or beat human performance in nearly everything, it doesn’t mean people will want that. Let’s not forget that we’re a species with many members who enjoy small talk with baristas even when there’s a self-checkout option. Most people value other humans for more than just the mechanical aspect of their profession, especially in areas like medicine, education, and caregiving.

On The Tonight Show, Gates joked that no one wants to watch robots play baseball, and he’s right. But he stops short of realizing that many people won’t want only robots to teach their kids how to play. Not because the robots aren't technically competent, but because we still prefer the flawed but relatable experience of other humans.

Sure, I'd love a hyper-precise machine with a well-trained AI to perform micro-surgery on me, but there had better be a human surgeon overseeing its work and keeping an eye on me beyond the machine's focus.

AI futures

Gates’s suggestions aren't bad ideas if applied correctly. He’s absolutely right that AI can help extend access to critical services in places that don’t currently have enough teachers or doctors. The part of his vision where AI becomes a helpful assistant for everyone, filling gaps and enhancing what humans already do, is something I'd love to see come true. That said, the leap from “AI can help” to “AI will do everything” is a dangerous oversimplification of both technology and humanity.

So yes, AI is going to change the world. It already has. But not in the clean, utopian, humans-on-vacation way that Gates imagines. It’s going to be messier. Slower. Full of unexpected detours and stubbornly human resistance. People often like their teachers and trust their doctors. They might let AI help, but they won’t give up that human touch without a fight.

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• Microsoft pulled out of a $12bn deal with CoreWeave, citing delays
• OpenAI took over the contract, backed by Microsoft’s own investment funds
• AI sector remains a closed loop driven by a few dominant players

CoreWeave is eyeing a huge (potentially $2.5 billion) IPO in the coming weeks, but it has also had a few unflattering news stories to contend with recently.

Jeffrey Emanuel, whose viral essay described Nvidia as overpriced and led to it losing $600 billion in a single day, has described CoreWeave as a turkey and called it the “WeWork of AI”.

More recently, Microsoft chose to walk away from a nearly $12 billion option to buy more data-center capacity from the AI hyperscaler.

OpenAI to the rescue

The Financial Times (FT) reported sources familiar with the matter saying Microsoft had withdrawn from some of its agreements “over delivery issues and missed deadlines” which shook the tech giant’s confidence in CoreWeave.

The FT added that despite this, Microsoft still had "a number of ongoing contracts with CoreWeave and it remained an important partner.”

Microsoft is CoreWeave’s biggest customer, and the AI hyperscaler refuted the FT's story, saying “All of our contractual relationships continue as planned – nothing has been cancelled, and no one has walked away from their commitments.”

Shortly after that news broke, it was reported that OpenAI would be taking up Microsoft's nearly $12 billion option instead, helping CoreWeave avoid a potentially embarrassing setback so near to its closely watched IPO.

Rohan Goswami at Semafor made a couple of interesting observations on the news, noting, “This isn’t a sign that Microsoft is pulling back on AI - “We’re good for our $80 billion,” Satya Nadella said on CNBC - but an indication that the company is being more tactical about exactly when and where it spends. At the same time, OpenAI’s biggest backer is Microsoft, meaning that OpenAI is paying CoreWeave with money that is largely Microsoft’s to begin with.”

He described this as the rub, saying, “The AI economy is currently a closed loop and will stay that way until a broader swath of economic actors like big and medium-sized companies start spending real dollars on AI software and services. Until then, nearly all the money is coming from a few companies - chiefly Nvidia and Microsoft - which themselves depend on the goodwill of their public shareholders to keep underwriting it all.”

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Apple has confirmed that its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) will take place from June 9 through June 13. The annual symposium of all things Apple software should give us our very first look at Apple’s latest software for the best Apple Watches in 2025, watchOS 12.

Apple has provided annual updates to its wearable software alongside iOS and macOS since the inaugural debut of the Apple Watch in 2015. Many of the features on the Apple Watch that we take for granted in 2025 were only added after the earliest models launched, including small features like Activity Sharing and even the App Store.

With WWDC 2025 on the horizon, watchOS 12 is almost certainly very close at hand. Rumors are scant as to what Apple might add to the software this year, with the biggest Apple Watch headlines for 2025 currently encompassing hardware upgrades to the Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3 rather than software tweaks to the whole lineup.

But that doesn’t mean we can’t make some educated guesses and start to piece together what we know so far. Inevitably, watchOS 12 leaks will probably emerge closer to the time, and we’ll get more rumors between now and the launch. Here’s what we know so far.

watchOS 12: Cut to the chase

• What is it? Apple's next wearable software for Apple Watch
• When is it out? Expect betas from June, with an official release in September 2025
• Who will get it? Likely users of the Apple Watch Series 7 and later, plus Ultra users, and maybe Apple Watch SE 2 and Series 6 owners

watchOS 12: Potential release and unveiling date

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Unless Apple breaks 10 years of watchOS release schedules, the company should unveil watchOS 12 at the WWDC 2025 keynote on June 9. Apple always showcases its latest and greatest software at the opening address on the morning of the first day, so we should see watchOS 12 alongside iOS 19, macOS 16, and iPadOS 19.

So, we have a good idea of when the new software will be unveiled. But what about the release date?

The Apple watchOS 12 beta should go through a series of staggered releases, if Apple continues form with its software rollouts.

Usually, it’ll release a developer beta immediately following WWDC 2025, often on the same day as the keynote announcement. This means we could see it in the wild as early as June 9. For the last two years, Apple has made the developer beta available to all of its customers, so you won't need to be a paying account member to sign up.

Then, a public beta will follow, usually one month later. As the name suggests, this beta is also available to everyone. It tracks about a month behind the developer betas, so it doesn’t quite have as many new features but tends to be more stable as a result.

Finally, after months of testing over the summer, Apple will launch the software publicly for everyone to download. In 2024, this happened on September 16 alongside the launch of iOS 18, right between the pre-order date for the iPhone 16 and Apple Watch Series 10 on September 13 and the official launch on September 20. As such, I’d expect the full release of watchOS 12 to coincide with the launch of the new Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and Apple Watch SE 3, as well as the iPhone 17.

Apple needs to push the software live before launching the new best Apple Watch models, and it also needs iOS 19 to go live at the same time, because you can’t have an Apple Watch without an iPhone. Generally, then, you can expect watchOS 12 to debut in mid-September.

watchOS 12 expected compatibility: Which Apple Watch models will get the new software?

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While we won't know about compatibility for certain until Apple unveils watchOS 12, we can make a very educated guess on which Apple Watch models will get the new software.

That's because Apple's chip progression and features usually move in lockstep. Let me explain: Each year, Apple adds more features to its watchOS software. More advanced features require more power and put more strain on battery life, which means that, inevitably, Apple drops support for a model or two each year. Last year, Apple watchOS 11 ended support for the Series 4, Series 5, and first-generation SE.

You can expect guaranteed support for watchOS 12 on the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and original Ultra, as well as the existing Series 10, Series 9, Series 8, and probably Series 7. The Series 6 might be on the chopping block, owing to its older S6 chip.

The SE 2 has an S8 chip and is currently still on sale, so I'd expect support for that to persist for a year or two more.

Finally, and most obviously, we can expect watchOS 12 to be compatible with all three new Apple Watch models expected for 2025. Namely, the Ultra 3, Series 11, and SE 3.

If Apple does drop support for a model this year with watchOS 12, the Series 6 seems like the most obvious candidate because of its age.

watchOS 12: Rumored design, new features, and what we want to see

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While we've heard that iOS 19 is set to usher in a major redesign and there are big plans for macOS and iPad OS, too, rumors about any new features or design changes for watchOS 12 are scant so far.

If Apple is planning a major overhaul for its other software platforms, that could indicate one of two things. Either, Apple will overhaul watchOS 12 to reflect the revised look and design of its other software, or watchOS 12 will be a very muted update because it's spending so much time on its other software.

Obviously, we'd prefer if the former was the case, but there are a couple of other bits and pieces we'd like to see, as well as some potential updates we can guess at.

Blood pressure

Apple is expected to add high blood pressure monitoring to the Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3 in September. There's no clear information to confirm whether this will be a hardware change or a software tweak. If it's the latter, blood pressure monitoring could show up at WWDC in advance of its launch in September, also paving the way for support on other models.

If it's exclusive to the new models, a mention is unlikely at WWDC, as Apple will reserve the announcement for the September iPhone event instead.

Apple AI health coach

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Apple has reportedly been working on an Apple AI Health Coach app for at least two years. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has previously reported the company will revamp its health app, including a new AI-based coaching service. Gurman reported in January that Apple is "increasing its ambitions in the health realm" and that work continues on the app.

Any upgrade in this department is likely to include a significant Apple Watch component, so a reveal of this progress at WWDC 2025 for watchOS 12 isn't out of the question.

Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence remains a glaring absence in watchOS. For better or worse, Apple has intentionally left its AI features out of its wearables lineup, reserving them for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

There's some sense to this. Apple Intelligence is generally power-hungry, and would impact Apple Watch battery life and possibly performance. However, I think there are a few obvious integrations that we could see in the next watchOS iteration:

• Genmoji - Genmoji lets you create custom emojis on iPhone that you can send to your friends and family, and it could be a fun way to improve communication on Apple Watch.
• Notification Summaries - An Apple Watch that could give you AI-powered summaries of important notifications could be an excellent upgrade, especially on a device with a small screen designed to be glanced at quickly throughout the day.
• Priority notifications - Apple Watch notifications can be overwhelming; using Apple's priority notifications could significantly improve how many notifications get pushed to your Apple Watch.
• Smart Reply - Apple Intelligence can write replies to messages. With the Apple Watch's tiny screen and fiddly keyboard, this one could be a lifesaver.
• Siri upgrade - Either through ChatGPT or Apple's own AI improvements, Siri needs a desperate upgrade, and it would be great to get the ChatGPT integration in Siri on Apple Watch while we wait for the 2026 upgrade.

watchOS: 2024's most significant updates

There's a good chance that watchOS 12 includes some tweaks and iterations of existing features, as well as new ones. Headline features from last year's release include the new Vitals app, which gives you health metrics measured during your sleep.

There was also the new Training Load feature, customization in the Activity Rings and Fitness app, the new Smart Stack, improved pregnancy support, and new safety tools, including Check In. All of these newer features are prime candidates for further upgrades and changes, and my prediction is that we'll get an upgrade for the Vitals app.

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So, whether you're looking forward to watching Mufasa: The Lion King, The Studio, or something else at home, we've got you covered. Whatever you stream this weekend, we're sure you'll enjoy it. – Tom Power, senior entertainment reporter

Mufasa: The Lion King (Disney+)

The latest Lion King live-action adaptation has arrived on Disney+ if you're looking for some escapism to the jungle this weekend. This one divided the critics with a split 56% Rotten Tomatoes score, which is actually higher than its 2019 predecessor that only scored 51%. So fans were more enamored with this one, which focuses on the story of Mufasa as he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, who is heir to a royal bloodline.

We're all familiar with the animated classic, and Mufasa: The Lion King takes us to where it all began, swapping between timelines to tell the story of Simba's father and the events leading up to the beloved original movie. While it's not good enough for our best Disney+ movies round-up, you might still have fun with it anyway, especially if you're looking to entertain the whole family. – Lucy Buglass, senior entertainment writer

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The Life List (Netflix)

Based on the novel of the same name by Lori Nelson, this new Netflix movie follows Alex Rose (Sofia Carson) as she embarks on a quest to complete her childhood bucket list following the death of her mother. As she revisits her youth, she’s taken on a surprising journey of self-discovery, romance and family secrets.

Netflix is home to many rom-com flops like A Family Affair and Find Me Falling, but The Life List promises to "make you both laugh and cry", which is usually a winning formula for some of the best Netflix movies. I’m definitely getting the tissues ready.– Grace Morris, entertainment writer

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The Studio (Apple TV+)

With Severance season 2 firmly in the rear view mirror, Apple needs another outrageously brilliant TV Original to fill the void. While Surface season 2 and Dope Thief are worth watching, it's The Studio that I'm recommending as your next must-see show on Apple TV+.

A clever cringe comedy series that doesn't hold back in its satirical take on Hollywood and the entertainment industry more broadly, The Studio is an absolute riot. Seth Rogen stars as Matt Remick, the newly-appointed CEO of fictional company Continental Studios whose attempts to save the floundering business leads to all manner of slapstick moments, belly-aching laughs, and not-so-subtle digs at celebrityism, the LA party scene, and the churn of the Hollywood machine.

With top-tier performances from its supporting cast, including Kathryn Hahn and Catherine O'Hara, plus a whole host of cameo appearances – Martin Scorsese and Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos are in it, for goodness sake! – The Studio is absolutely unmissable. Easily one of the best Apple TV+ shows of all-time. – TP

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Set in the early 60s, the docudrama follows Dylan's rise to fame in New York under the mentorship of Pete Seeger (Edward Norton) and offers a new dramatization of the musician's life, including his relationship with fellow singer-songwriter Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro). Chalamet sings all the classic songs in the film himself, so expect a fresh take on favorites like Mr Tambourine Man and Like A Rolling Stone. – Amelia Schwanke, senior entertainment editor

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Holland (Prime Video)

After the Nicole Kidman-led Netflix series The Perfect Couple disappointed me recently, I’m really hoping Holland will be a return to form for the iconic actress. The plot is intriguing enough, but with a 30% Rotten Tomatoes score from the critics, there’s a real chance I’ll be let down again when I watch it this weekend. Having said that, critics' scores don’t guarantee the audience will hate it too, so we’ll have to make our own minds up.

There’s a great cast here, at least, with Kidman joined by Matthew Macfadyen, Naomi Watts, and Bryan Cranston, so the movie is certainly not lacking when it comes to talent. Holland is one to try if you’re hoping for a mystery-thriller to get stuck into, it’s now streaming on Prime Video. Maybe you’ll like it more than you think, there’s only one way to find out! - LB

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Queer (Max)

Luca Guadagnino's latest film sees the Italian director back in his element. Since the theatrical release of Queer in 2024, many can't stop talking about it, including TechRadar's Rowan Davies who said it was his favorite movie of 2025 so far, and I'm not surprised following the success of Challengers and Call Me By Your Name. The director has a way with romantic dramas.

Adapted from a novel by William S. Burroughs of the same name, Queer is set in 1950s Mexico City and tells the story of an expat's (Daniel Craig) relationship with a young student (Drew Starkey). Critics haven't been overly taken by the new movie, which means it won't be one of the best Max movies, but that doesn't mean that audiences won't enjoy streaming another great A24 movie. – AS

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MobLand is another TV crime drama created by the king of the gangster genre Guy Ritchie and features a star-studded cast of Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan. In this new Paramount+ show, two London crime families battle for power that threatens to end empires and ruin lives. Caught in the crossfire is Harry Da Souza (Hardy), a street-smart ‘fixer’ who is called upon by the Harrigans to protect their family.

This potential best Paramount+ show will be the perfect alternative while I wait for season 2 of Ritchie’s hit Netflix series The Gentlemen and I can’t wait to see his signature violence and unique characters back on the small screen in another gangland saga. – GM

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• Sophos researchers found a new variant of PJobRAT
• Android RAT now targets Taiwanese users
• The RAT can run shell commands and exfiltrate data

PJobRAT, an Android Remote Access Trojan (RAT) which disappeared roughly six years ago, has made a rather quiet comeback, targeting users with some arguably more dangerous functionalities.

Cybersecurity researchers from Sophos’ X-Ops security team discovered new samples in the wild, noting the 2019 PJobRAT could steal SMS messages, phone contacts, device and app information, documents, and media files, from infected Android devices.

The new variant can also run shell commands: “This vastly increases the capabilities of the malware, allowing the threat actor much greater control over the victims’ mobile devices,” Sophos explains. “It may allow them to steal data – including WhatsApp data – from any app on the device, root the device itself, use the victim’s device to target and penetrate other systems on the network, and even silently remove the malware once their objectives have been completed.”

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The 2019 variant was mostly targeting Indian military personnel, by spoofing different dating and instant messaging apps.

The new variant seems to have ditched the dating angle, and focuses exclusively on being an instant messaging app.

In fact, Sophos says that the apps actually work, and that the victims, if they knew each other’s IDs, could even communicate to one another.

Speaking of the victims, the attackers no longer target Indians, and have instead switched to the Taiwanese.

Some of the apps found in the wild are called ‘SangaalLite’ (possibly a typosquatted version of ‘SignalLite’, an app used in the 2021 campaigns) and CChat (spoofing a legitimate app of the same name).

The apps were being distributed through WordPress sites, Sophos said, suggesting that they cannot be found on popular app stores. The sites have since been shut down, meaning that the campaign is probably completed, but the researchers reported them to WordPress anyway.

“This campaign was therefore running for at least 22 months, and perhaps for as long as two and a half years,” it was sad. However, it doesn’t seem to have been a large, or successful campaign, since the general public wasn’t the target.

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• Pre-orders are now available

Build A Rocket Boy has announced that MindsEye will launch on June 10, 2025 for PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC.

Today, the studio shared the release date alongside a brand new cinematic trailer for the upcoming single-player action thriller, which explored the game's fictional setting of Redrock City, a "super-heated near-future desert metropolis, where technology is king".

In the 'Welcome to Redrock' trailer, we got a look at Redrock's society and its robot inhabitants, as well as new characters like the tech genius and founder of Silva Industries, Marco Silva, and Shiva Vega, Redrock’s power-hungry Mayor.

Both characters' volatile relationship is poised to impact the city and playable protagonist Jacob Diaz, who is searching for answers about his troubled past.

During the game's reveal at the most recent Sony State of Play, we learned that Diaz is a former soldier fitted with a mysterious neural implant known as the MindsEye, who finds himself haunted by flashbacks of a covert mission that altered his life. His goal is to discover who created the implant, which quickly turns into something bigger.

"We can’t wait for players to immerse themselves in our tightly crafted game, MindsEye, with a thought-provoking story where technology and ambition collide, and the inevitable consequences unravel," said game director and former Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies.

Build A Rocket Boy also shared MindsEye pre-order details for the digital and physical editions, both of which will cost $59.99 / €59.99 / £54.99.

Players who pre-order will also receive the Deluxe Edition Upgrade that includes the Premium Pass, the Deluxe Thorn & Kepler Yellowjacket Weapon, Future Jacob Vest Skin, Future Silva Sedan Vehicle Skin, and the Future DC2 Companion Drone Skin.

Physical preorders will also come with the same goodies, along with the Retail exclusive Stealth Silva Sedan Vehicle Skin.

In addition to the narrative, there will also be bonus missions built in Arcadia, Build A Rocket Boy’s custom building and distribution tool that enables the creation of AAA content, "enabling the delivery of new gameplay frequently".

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