Today’s tech story is really about AI leaving the lab and colliding with real life. On one end, developers are turning Gemini into a virtual IPL captain, with multiple agents arguing tactics in a dugout-style “war room” before issuing a next-over call — a vivid example of how generative AI is being packaged as collaborative expertise. On another, an autonomous agent trying to build a business from £20 offered a more humbling picture: early content, modest sales, and very human bottlenecks like payment rails and platform credentials. Apple, meanwhile, appears to be preparing a more chatbot-like Siri with auto-deleting chat histories, underscoring how privacy is becoming a selling point as assistants grow more conversational. And in Australia, the darker edge of the same technology is in focus, as victims say AI-generated sexual abuse material is outpacing the legal system’s ability to investigate, prove, and punish harm.