Apple’s public beta throws open the new Siri
Apple releases the iOS 27 public beta, giving iPhone users early access to its rebuilt AI-driven Siri, on-device models, and tighter app integration ahead of the formal software launch.
2026-07-15
Top News
OpenAI’s odd bet on a moving, screenless speaker
OpenAI is reportedly developing a screenless, mobile smart speaker guided by generative models, challenging the touch‑screen norm and hinting at a new human–device interface.
2026-07-15
Cyclosporiasis Surge Leaves Shoppers Guessing
Cyclosporiasis cases are climbing while officials hesitate to name suspect produce, leaving consumers to improvise food-safety rules with little guidance.
2026-07-15
Health
Probe targets rare childhood cancer in CA enclave
Officials are probing a cluster of extremely rare pediatric cancer cases in a California enclave, testing air, soil and water while parents demand answers on possible environmental triggers.
2026-07-15
Michigan probes lettuce in cyclospora surge
Michigan investigators are focusing on lettuce as cyclospora infections rise nationwide, prompting Taco Bell to pull selected menu items while federal officials track a record surge.
2026-07-15
Cyclospora infections stretch through late summer
Cyclospora infections causing diarrhea in the US are expected to persist through late summer as federal officials probe the food supply, with bagged lettuce and salad mixes under close scrutiny.
2026-07-15
Technology
iOS 27’s Best New Tricks Beyond AI
iOS 27’s public beta hides several notable iPhone upgrades beyond Siri AI, including lock screen tweaks, Control Center changes, battery tools and privacy controls.
2026-07-15
Secure Boot’s Long-Standing Broken Promise
Researchers argue Secure Boot has been functionally broken for most of its life because Microsoft failed to revoke vulnerable shims, enabling trivial bypasses.
2026-07-15
Microsoft hits record 622-fix security release
Microsoft shipped a record 622 security fixes, including two exploited zero-days in SharePoint and AD FS, while a Kerberos RC4 change risks breaking service account logons.
2026-07-15
Games
Speedrunning marathon powers $2.4m charity haul
Summer Games Done Quick raised $2.4 million for Doctors Without Borders, drawing thousands on site and online and underscoring how speedrunning has matured into a reliable fundraising engine.
2026-07-13
Warframe plots a noir exodus to Tau
Warframe’s upcoming Fornax update shifts the action to Tau, mixing Blade Runner neon, Sopranos crime-family tension and classic film noir, as creative director Rebecca Ford frames a darker, character-driven chapter.
2026-07-12
TennoCon Opens A New Era For Warframe
TennoCon showcases a massive Warframe expansion, cross-platform upgrades, and a deeper Soulframe reveal with live co-op demo and new cinematic story arc.
2026-07-12
Information
OnePlus said to retreat from the US market
Reports indicate OnePlus plans to withdraw from the US market, signaling a strategic reset with major consequences for carriers, users and the Android ecosystem.
2026-07-14
Hermes builder Nous targets $1.5B value
Nous Research, maker of the Hermes agent stack, is in talks to raise at least $75M at a $1.5B valuation led by Robot with major backing from USV and other investors.
2026-07-14
Long Island nurse hit with six-figure penalty
A Long Island nurse accused of raking in about $1.5 million by selling fake COVID vaccination cards has been ordered to pay a $544,000 civil penalty, underscoring a harsh federal stance on pandemic fraud.
2026-07-10