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Published Jun 8, 2026, 7:41 PM

Apple primarily made the case for an improved experience with its longstanding Siri assistant, which like most other announcements had a hefty helping of AI.
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Published Jun 8, 2026, 6:48 PM

Apple is adding new AI-powered features to Safari, Shortcuts, and Password apps.
Published Jun 8, 2026, 6:45 PM

Shortcuts gets an AI upgrade, letting you describe the workflow you want in a prompt.
Published Jun 8, 2026, 6:38 PM

Apple's AI image generator is getting a makeover that could make it more competitive.
Published Jun 7, 2026, 8:26 PM

TechCrunch
We're likely to see more price increases as the big AI companies plan to go public.
Published Jun 7, 2026, 5:56 PM

Notion's head of product said he was "astonished" at “the amount of people RT-ing this."
Published Jun 7, 2026, 4:40 PM

The console industry is in a weird place, and both Xbox and PlayStation have a chance to change the narrative a bit with their showcases at Summer Game Fest. Sony did that by focusing on the single-player titles it’s known for, and then it was Microsoft’s turn. The Xbox Games Showcase was focused mainly on games we already know, but there was also…
Published Jun 7, 2026, 4:23 PM

"Chat is dead" — at least, according to a senior OpenAI employee.
Published Jun 6, 2026, 8:32 PM

Even with Lockdown Mode, ChatGPT could be still vulnerable to prompt injections, but the goal is to reduce the likelihood that sensitive data gets shared in the process.
Published Jun 6, 2026, 5:42 PM

Krishnan is reportedly starting a new institution to continue shaping Trump's AI policy.
Published Jun 6, 2026, 4:17 PM

President Donald Trump said he's discussing deals "where the American people can benefit from the success of AI."
Published Jun 6, 2026, 4:14 PM

Get ready for some gaming news. It’s officially June, which means splashy new events from PlayStation, Xbox, gaming hype man Geoff Keighley, and more. PlayStation kicked things off with a big event that was mostly about premium single-player games like the new God of War Laufey — a statement from PlayStation that it’s getting back to what it’s goo…
Published Jun 6, 2026, 3:05 PM

The Verge
A proposed $2 billion data center has become a political flashpoint in the small city of Shelbyville, Indiana. And the controversy has only grown more intense after the mayor, Scott Furgeson, was caught on camera saying of the "No Data Center" signs going up that, "I've seen a lot of these all over town, but I only see them in shitty houses," befo…
Published Jun 6, 2026, 3:00 PM

Benn refuses to be pigeon holed. | Image: Benn Jordan Benn Jordan may have initially gained notoriety for his music as Flashbulb and later, reviewing synths and effects pedals on YouTube under Benn and Gear. But about five years ago, Benn decided to take his YouTube channel in a different direction. He didn't stop covering music gear overnight, bu…
Published Jun 6, 2026, 2:00 PM

An AI-generated image of the royal family featuring two Queen Elizabeth IIs. | Image: Meta AI Facebook has long been filled with feeds of clickbait articles. Now, Meta is making its own clickbait articles with AI. The standalone Meta AI app now has a "For You" section that populates a list of clickbait-style stories for you to read. But the topics…
Published Jun 6, 2026, 10:30 AM

Plus: Hackers use Meta’s AI bots to hack Instagram accounts, Anthropic helps NSA hackers, a decades-long GPS satellite mystery may have been solved, and more.
Published Jun 5, 2026, 6:57 PM

In a statement, a Google representative described the deal as a result of unexpected demand for its recently launched AI products.
Published Jun 5, 2026, 5:17 PM

While the AI fundraising machine keeps breaking its own records, some founders are building in the other direction. Mirror founder Brynn Putnam just raised money for Board, a startup focused on bringing people together through in-person games and social experiences. Cyberdeck creators are going viral crafting whimsical DIY computers that literally…
Published Jun 5, 2026, 4:39 PM

The Verge
We're now deep into developer conference season, and one of the themes so far is the relentless conviction from Big Tech companies that AI is going to change everything about how we do everything. Nvidia's Jensen Huang made that clearer than anyone this week, when he described a completely new way of using our laptops - and a completely new kind o…
Published Jun 5, 2026, 3:00 PM

Microsoft’s AI products aren’t selling, and Github’s been plagued with troubles. WIRED spoke with VP Scott Hanselman about whether the company is in catch-up mode.