WatchOS 27 Fixes Siri at Last, but You May Need to Buy a New Apple Watch to Get It
The biggest WatchOS 27 upgrade could finally make Siri useful on the wrist. But most older watches are being forced to sit this one out.
OpenAI Confirms Confidential IPO Filing, With Big Stakes for the AI Boom
OpenAI’s move toward public markets raises a bigger question: Is the AI surge a lasting shift or an expensive gamble?
Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, June 9
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for June 9.
The Devil Wears Prada, and for Artemis IV, So Will Astronauts
The inner lining on Prada’s spacesuits will keep astronauts comfortable and protected from the often harsh temperatures on the moon.
Apple’s Upgraded Siri AI Promises to Do More. I’m Not Sure I Want That
I can’t trust AI to complete my tasks as I would.
Researchers trained an open source AI search agent, Harness-1, that outperforms GPT-5.4 on recalling relevant information
A joint research collaboration between researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), UC Berkeley, and the open source AI-native vector database platform Chroma unveiled Harness-1, a 20-billion parameter…
Apple’s AirPods Are Finally Getting Custom Equalizer Settings
At WWDC 2026, Apple announced that it’s bringing a 3-band custom EQ to its latest AirPods this fall, so you can manually tweak their sound to your liking.
Apple’s New Siri AI Has Customization That Other Voice Assistants Need (Badly)
The new Siri announced at WWDC 2026 comes with personalization options. My take: Voice assistants like Alexa and Gemini should have had these for years.
Apple Has a New Search Interface: Here’s What This Means For Your iPhone
Apple says your iPhone’s search results could be faster, more reliable and more accurate.
Apple AI Just Got a Huge Overhaul at WWDC 2026. Here’s the Lowdown
Apple is ready to fulfill many of its years-long promises for AI. This is everything you need to know about the new and hopefully improved Apple Intelligence.