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With iOS 27, I'm actually using Siri again: Apple’s long-delayed Siri overhaul is finally here with iOS 27, and it changes how useful the assistant feels day to day. Read More

Volkswagen's crazy-efficient EV borrows an idea from Slate: Volkswagen's new efficiency-minded halo car is almost twice as efficient as the most efficient production car, the Lucid Air. Read More

macOS 27: new Siri takes on AI productivity apps: The two most noticeable things about macOS 27 Golden Gate are the newly updated Siri AI and the design changes that make windows and icons more consistent. Read More

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Sources say Automattic's board is out after failed attempt to oust CEO Matt Mullenweg: Automattic’s board is out, days after its members voted to put chief executive Matt Mullenweg on leave, sources tell TechCrunch. Read More

Superhuman acquires YC-backed notetaker Fathom as productivity platforms push for agentic work: Fathom said that it has over 400,000 monthly active users. Read More

OpenAI buys smartphone camera maker Glass Imaging for $300 million, report says: Glass Imaging was founded by a pair of former Apple engineers who previously led the team that developed Apple's Portrait Mode. Read More

ClickFix attacks are tricking Mac and Windows users into hacking themselves: If you clicked on a fake HBO Max ad on Reddit in the past week, you might have fallen victim to a rising "ClickFix" security threat. Read More

AI infrastructure company Cornelis raises $205M to chip away at Nvidia's dominance: The company also announced a product called Active Compute Fabric, a network technology that targets the fact that much GPU time is wasted waiting for data to arrive. Read More

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Last but Not Least

Microsoft's new AI 'code of conduct' tells models not to hack systems or trick humans: The code of conduct lays out general principles that Microsoft AI models should uphold — supporting humans rather than replacing them, for instance, and accelerating human flourishing — as well as specific safety constraints meant to implement those principles. Read More