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AI Summary

  • OpenAI has officially filed for an IPO, signaling a significant move toward public trading, while its sister company, the eye-scanning tech venture, is reportedly undergoing layoffs.
  • Apple showcased its latest AI advancements at WWDC, emphasizing new features for Siri, iOS 27, and its 'Apple Intelligence' framework, with some demos appearing more polished following a substantial false advertising settlement.
  • Waymo has acquired Apple's former self-driving car development facility for $220 million, indicating a shift in the autonomous vehicle landscape.
  • Concerns have arisen regarding the security of Microsoft's open-source tools, with reports of them being compromised to steal passwords from AI developers.
  • The tech industry is grappling with the implications of AI, from its integration into everyday devices like iPhones to discussions about its potential to slow down innovation and the ethical considerations surrounding data privacy and military applications.

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  • Apple’s Screen Time updates are too little, too late 43 minutes ago by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
    Analysis, Apple, Apple Event, Report, Tech

    Ask to Browse is one of the new features coming to Screen Time. | Screenshot The Verge Apple spending a big chunk of its WWDC keynote on parental controls was surprising for several reasons. But the biggest is that, despite all the airtime, it didn't announce much new beyond a redesigned interface . Almost all the features touted already exist or are upgrades to current options. Why Apple chose to do this isn't a mystery. You can trace the threads from the recent landmark social media trials against Meta and Google to the protesters outside the Cupertino HQ today: Apple

  • 5 things I already love from the iOS 27 beta an hour ago by Jay Peters
    Apple, Apple Event, iOS, News, Tech

    Some app icons have a little more glass, but it gives them more identity. iOS 27 has only been out for a few hours, and I've been messing around with the developer beta on my iPhone 16 Pro. I was most interested in trying out the new Siri AI, but unfortunately, I'm still on Apple's waitlist for that. In the meantime, I've been poking around a bunch of features that aren't about AI and found a lot that I'm happy with - even though this doesn't seem to be as big of an update as previous years, the fit and

  • Apple is using AI to fix Safari’s extension problem 2 hours ago by Emma Roth
    AI, Apple, News, Tech, Web, WWDC 2026

    Apple is trying to solve one of Safari's biggest weaknesses with AI. Safari has long lacked the robust library of extensions that its rivals have, mainly due to the stringent development requirements from Apple . But now, Apple is inviting users to essentially vibe-code their own extensions. In a demo shared by Apple , the company showed how you can ask Safari to create an extension by describing it. "Save and track cooking recipes from around the web," the prompt said. "Click the toolbar button to see your saved recipes and add notes to each." From there, Safari used Apple

  • Where was tvOS 27 at WWDC? 2 hours ago by John.Higgins
    Apple, News, Tech

    For a new tvOS, we really need a new Apple TV. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Every year, Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference gives us a first look at what's coming next to the company's many operating systems. But missing from today's keynote, apart from a single graphic listing all current Apple OSes next to a big "27," was any mention of tvOS. The whole structure of this year's WWDC was different, with features delineating the presentation structure instead of sections for each OS update. But there were still major mentions for macOS 27 , iOS 27 ,

  • Apple’s new parental controls are for keeping Apple out of trouble 3 hours ago by Lauren Feiner
    Analysis, Apple, Apple Event, Policy, Report, Speech, Tech

    When Apple put child safety front and center at WWDC on Monday, its stated goal was helping parents fine-tune their kids' online experiences and avoid excessive screen time. But amid a global debate over internet regulation, its latest updates also looked like a defensive move in a brewing fight against Meta and other app developers. Apple announced an expanded toolkit for parents through its child accounts at WWDC, including a greater ability to customize kids' allotted screen time and the ability to block gory or violent images in messages before kids see them. Raja Bose, Apple's director of trust, safety,


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