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iOS 27 fixes Liquid Glass, and not just with a slider

In asking one big question and highlighting 11 key features about iOS 27 , I said that the Liquid Glass debate was over. Apple introduced a slider that enables everyone to choose their exact desired degree of transparency, including effectively switching off the effect altogether. But in running the developer beta on my main iPhone with the Liquid Glass effect maxed out, I’d now argue that the…

AI summary A Apple introduziu um controle deslizante no iOS 27 e macOS 27 para ajustar a transparência do Liquid Glass, permitindo que os usuários escolham o nível desejado. Enquanto isso, a OPPO anunciou que o Color

9to5Mac Daily: June 12, 2026 – What’s new in Apple Maps, Home, more

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Looking for simple antivirus protection that doesn't break the bank? — Norton Antivirus Plus is the lightweight protection package I have always dreamed of

Pick up Norton Antivirus Plus for just £25 in this limited time deal

AI summary Norton Antivirus Plus is being offered at a discounted price for the first year. TechRadar reports a deal for £25, while Clubic mentions a price of €24.99 for protecting up to 3 devices.

Human understanding of AI can't keep up with its advancement, researchers say

In a recent editorial published in Science, Microsoft's chief scientific officer, Eric Horvitz, and researcher Robert West from the School of Computer and Communication Sciences at EPFL in Switzerland issue a stark warning about AI. They say the advancement of AI systems rapidly being woven into our everyday lives is beginning to outpace our understanding of them. At the same time, AI's…

Here’s everything new for Reminders in iOS 27

iOS 27 adds new features to Apple Notes , Messages , Wallet , and more , and it has a few improvements for the Reminders app too. Here’s everything new for Reminders in iOS 27.

PixelRAG beats text parsers on accuracy and cuts AI agent token costs 10x

Most enterprise RAG pipelines start the same way: a text parser converts web pages and documents into plain text so they can be chunked and indexed for retrieval. That conversion step destroys retrieval signals — and according to new research, it's responsible for the majority of wrong answers. A research team from UC Berkeley, Princeton University, EPFL and Databricks published a paper this week…

KPMG's AI report becomes an accidental demo of AI hallucinations

GPTZero claims only 5 of the report's 45 citations matched their sources, raising questions about how the Big Four's AI study was assembled

Your iPhone is getting enhanced Bluetooth tracking with iOS 27 - but there's a catch

One less-discussed iOS 27 feature announced at Apple's WWDC is support for Channel Sounding. Look for it whenever you see Bluetooth 6.3 devices.

Justin Bieber just teased new Bluetooth speakers under his SKYLRK brand and actually, they look like something I wish B&O would do

Like baby, baby, baby no — these really are Justin Bieber speakers and headphones.

Deals: Apple Watch Series 11 $130 off, M5 Pro MacBook Pro $300 off, AirPods Pro 3, iPhone 17 Pro $270 off, more

Alongside the ongoing all-time low pricing on AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Max 2, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by Amazon’s $130 price drop on 46mm Apple Watch Series 11 live again on all colors, as well as this Apple Watch SE 3 cell model back at Amazon all-time low pricing. And now even lower, Amazon is offering iPhone 17 Pro units at up to $270 off alongside these upgraded 48GB and…

AI summary Multiple tech deals were reported this week, including record low prices on AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Max 2, a rare discount on a new Switch 2 at Woot, and price drops on Apple Watch Series 11, M5 Pro MacBook Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro. Sources note these discounts alongside other sales, with some outlets acting as affiliate partners.

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Explosive Lioness season 3 trailer proves why it's the most underrated Taylor Sheridan show on Paramount+ — as August 2026 release date is confirmed

We're less than two months away from Taylor Sheridan's army action series hitting our screens — and judging by the Lioness season 3 trailer, it'll be explosive.

Notion Is Migrating to SwiftUI, Apple Confirms at WWDC

Apple this week confirmed that Notion is migrating its user interface to SwiftUI, citing the app's desire for greater performance and UI consistency than its existing web-based stack can deliver. Notion is a productivity app that combines notes, documents, databases, and project management tools in one place. Users can create pages containing text, tables, kanban boards, calendars, and more, and…

Lawsuit: ChatGPT validated suicidal woman's distrust of crisis lines

Did chatbot abandon mental health guardrails when a vulnerable user pushed back?

We now know when Guild Wars 3 takes place, but even 20 years after the series began, it doesn't sound like we'll see an actual storied guild war

Guild Wars - that series of popular massively-multiplayer online role-playing games - is named after three legendary in-universe battles, which are foundational to its story. However, two games in and 20 years later, we've still never actually seen one of these battles ourselves. And that doesn't look to be changing with Guild Wars 3. Read more

Are Facebook and Instagram down? What to know about the Meta outage

Even Messenger and WhatsApp appear to be impacted on Friday morning.

AI summary On June 12, multiple Meta-owned services including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger experienced a widespread outage. According to reports, the services were down for many users, with no immediate statement from Meta. The outage appeared to be resolved later in the morning.

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Nvidia's high-speed AI data center storage servers break cover, touting 2.9 petabytes of storage and extreme PCIe 6.0 performance — Wiwynn shows off SCADA server with GPU-accelerated storage

Wiwynn is among the first to demonstrate Nvidia SCADA server that promises to offer AI systems petabytes of ultra-fast storage thanks to GPU-accelerated storage acceleration.

I use Blink cameras at home, and this 65% off 5-camera bundle is hard to ignore

Amazon Prime Day is coming up, and these five Blink Outdoor 4 security cameras are already on sale for $21 each - the lowest price we've ever seen.

Microsoft's bug-hunting nemesis extends vendetta with more zero-day attacks — Nightmare Eclipse publishes RoguePlanet and GreatXML local privilege escalation exploits

Nightmare-Eclipse's vendetta against Microsoft and Windows continues apace — researcher publishes RoguePlanet and GreatXML local privilege escalation zero-day exploits

AI summary Researchers have published two new zero-day exploits, RoguePlanet and GreatXML, targeting Microsoft Windows for local privilege escalation. The exploits were released by the researcher known as Nightmare Eclipse, continuing a pattern of attacks against Microsoft products. One report describes the BitLocker bypass as a 'worst nightmare' scenario for Microsoft.

Also covering:The Register

Apple to Release These 15 New Products Later This Year

Apple's annual WWDC developers conference is drawing to a close, but there is still a lot to look forward to in the second half of the year. Apple is expected to release at least 15 more products later this year. Now that the more intelligent and personal version of Siri has finally arrived in beta, a full two years after Apple first previewed it at WWDC 2024, we should begin to see some new…

How bait‑and‑switch sales tricks make us click on online 'bargains'—and what to do about it

You're browsing a major online marketplace for a warm winter jacket when a sponsored listing catches your eye: a black, fleece-lined jacket, prominently priced at A$18.99 each. It's just what you want, so you click through, ready to grab a bargain.