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- Analysis: Meta removed code for an unreleased face-recognition system in the Meta AI app for its smart glasses, following a report on the code's existence (Wired) [9m]
- Apple announces new Apple Intelligence features for its apps, including a Notify Me feature in Safari and a Call Context feature in the Phone app (John Quintet/iPhone in Canada) [14m]
- Apple announces Visual Intelligence updates, including a new Siri mode in the Camera app for analyzing real-world objects and support for visionOS (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors) [19m]
- Apple overhauls Apple Intelligence, with a new architecture built on Apple Foundation Models developed with Google and adapted to run on device and on servers (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors) [29m]
- Apple announces Siri AI, with on-screen awareness, personal context understanding, a Dynamic Island-based interface, and more, along with a new Siri app (Zac Hall/9to5Mac) [39m]
- Apple announces new parental controls, letting kids ask to browse specific websites or contact specific people, adding automatic image filtering, and more (Daniel Cooper/Engadget) [44m]
- A federal judge blocks President Trump's policy imposing a $100,000 fee for employer H-1B visa applications (CNBC) [51m]
- Anthropic researchers say Mythos Preview can now turn publicly disclosed software vulnerabilities, or N-days, into working exploits in hours instead of weeks (Sam Sabin/Axios) [54m]
- Apple announces that AirPods will gain a custom EQ feature as part of iOS 27 (Matt Bolton/TechRadar) [59m]
- Apple unveils iOS 27, highlighting performance and design improvements, including smoother system animations, says iPhone 11 and newer phones will be supported (Jay Peters/The Verge) [1h]
- Apple announces major performance improvements across its platforms, including up to 30% faster app launches and up to 80% faster AirDrop transfers (Ryan Christoffel/9to5Mac) [1h]
- Apple announces macOS 27 Golden Gate, featuring Liquid Glass and search improvements, a fixed corner radius across apps and system windows, and more (Marcus Mendes/9to5Mac) [1h]
- Apple announces improvements to Liquid Glass, including a new slider that lets users control transparency, ranging from fully opaque to completely clear (Hartley Charlton/MacRumors) [1h]
- The US DOD designates some of China's biggest companies, including Alibaba, BYD, and Baidu, as entities that support the Chinese military (Kate O'Keeffe/Bloomberg) [1h]
- A livestream of Apple's WWDC 2026 keynote (Apple on YouTube) [1h]
- A live blog of WWDC 2026, where Apple is expected to announce an overhauled Siri, a Siri app, new AI capabilities, OS updates focused on reliability, and more (Engadget) [1h]
- Italy's competition authority says it has dropped its 2025 probe into Meta over allegations Meta abused its dominant position by installing Meta AI on WhatsApp (Alvise Armellini/Reuters) [1h]
- Sources: former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner's AI-focused hedge fund, Situational Awareness, has $20B+ AUM, after launching less than two years ago (Peter Rudegeair/Wall Street Journal) [1h]
- Analysis: China's low-cost ecommerce exports fell 10.9% YoY in April to $9.81B, the fifth straight monthly decline, amid surging fuel costs and weakening demand (Reuters) [2h]
- Microsoft has shut down 70+ of its own repositories on GitHub after hackers pushed malware that would steal credentials from users of AI coding agents (Joseph Cox/404 Media) [2h]
- Sources: Russia paused parts of a surveillance system protecting Putin after Israel used AI on footage from Iran's traffic cameras to locate Ayatollah Khamenei (Financial Times) [2h]
- PointFive, which helps companies reduce unnecessary cloud and AI spending, raised a $60M Series B led by Accel, bringing its total funding to $100M (Maria Armental/Wall Street Journal) [2h]
- NY-based A Security, which uses AI to automate offensive cybersecurity, emerges from stealth with $37M in funding from Lightspeed, Wiz's Assaf Rapaport, others (Lily Mae Lazarus/Fortune) [3h]
- Amazon announces a multiyear, multibillion-dollar deal with Corning to produce optical fiber for its US data centers; Corning shares jump 8%+ (Katie Tarasov/CNBC) [3h]
- FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried formally applies for a presidential pardon; he was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2024, following the FTX collapse (Bloomberg) [3h]
- A study estimates the iPhone's diffusion explains 33%-52% of the decline in US births from 2007 to 2011, with the most pronounced effects among women aged 15-24 (Sabrina Tavernise/New York Times) [4h]
- Meta says it's filing a federal court contempt order against NSO for violating a permanent injunction that barred NSO from ever targeting WhatsApp and its users (Jaspreet Singh/Reuters) [4h]
- Sources: Google recently placed an order with Intel to manufacture 3M+ TPUs in 2028; Nvidia is testing Intel's tech for a new processor and running 18A trials (Qianer Liu/The Information) [4h]
- How to download the iOS 27 developer beta [6m]
- How to download the macOS 27 Golden Gate developer beta [11m]
- US citizen pleads guilty to spying for the People's Republic of China – agent was tasked with stealing information from DoJ to help launch cyber espionage campaign [19m]
- What is the release date for Sweet Magnolias season 5 on Netflix? [34m]
- 'The time has come to reclaim what was stolen from us': Bernie Sanders wants the American public to own 50% stake in AI companies [59m]
- AirPods are finally getting a custom EQ in iOS 27, this is not a drill! [1h]
- Viltrox unveils two affordable and lightweight portrait primes for Sony, Fujifilm and Nikon’s APS-C cameras — and I’ve got my eye on this reimagined classic [1h]
- macOS 27 Golden Gate announced at WWDC 2026 - here's everything you need to know [1h]
- The AirPods Max 2 are the 'best noise-cancelling iPhone headphones on the planet' — and they've just hit a new record-low price at Amazon [1h]
- Look and feel amazing on vacation with these travel-friendly hair dryers, stylers, red-light devices and fans — picked by TechRadar's Homes Editor [2h]
- Want your own private cloud? Ugreen NASync DH2300 is on sale in the company's own Prime Day event, with discounts on NAS devices across the site [2h]
- What is the release date for Cape Fear episode 3 on Apple TV? [2h]
- How to watch France vs Northern Ireland: FREE streams, TV channels for World Cup 2026 warm-up [2h]
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- How to watch the World Cup on your phone: The ultimate mobile fan guide [3h]
- Apple pulls Russia's state-backed MAX app from App Store over sanctions compliance [3h]
- Slash your printing costs: Epson EcoTank ET-2400 is the cheapest all-in-one ink tank printer right now, with big savings at Amazon [3h]
- Dell's new Nvidia RTX Spark mini PC has distinct Mac Studio vibes — and I think it could tempt buyers away from Apple given all its Mac stock woes [3h]
- FlexiSpot just launched a massive early Prime Day sale on standing desks and office chairs — and these are my favorite office furniture deals right now [3h]
- Dutton Ranch fans are convinced this 'genuinely shocking' episode 5 subplot will turn Beth and Beulah into allies — and it's all thanks to this episode 2 Easter egg [3h]
- Lepow 16in Quad Monitor for Laptop review: This truly portable, backpack-friendly display system is ready to transform any workspace [4h]
- Mainframe modernization is about trust, not migration [4h]
- This clever peephole camera is perfect for renters, adding smart home video without wires, drilling, or an expensive subscription [4h]
- If you hated the ending of Rivals season 2 episode 6, there's even worse news on the horizon — Hulu and Disney+ confirm delayed release window for next six episodes [4h]
- Shoks OpenDots 2 review: Comfortable, stable, long-lasting open-ear buds that aren’t just for fitness [4h]
- Age verification for social media is the right idea built the wrong way [4h]
- X-VPN proves its privacy credentials with new independent no-logs audit [4h]
- AI in behavioral healthcare: Intentionally designing where clinicians belong in the loop [5h]
- 'Some places carry the costs and other places capture the benefits': UN warns that AI is stripping natural resources in exchange for making the rich richer [5h]
- Geekom's 'high-performance' AI mini PC gets a massive discount with our exclusive money-off code — ahead of Prime Day, not even Amazon can beat it on price [5h]
- Which country gets the most free World Cup 2026 streams? [5h]
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