iOS, macOS, and iPadOS 26.5 updates arrive with encrypted RCS messaging and more
… Encrypted RCS messaging has a “beta” label in this release, and Apple says it’s limited to a subset of supported cellular carriers . …
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Gemini 3.5 Flash might be fast enough for gen AI to make sense
… Gemini 3.5 Flash is rolling out across a wide range of Google products starting today, and Google again claims this model is even better than its last-gen Pro model. That has been a trend with Google’s tick-tock model updates over the past year, but the team says this release is special. …
macOS 27 requires Apple Silicon, as Apple draws down the Intel Mac era
… Intel Macs running macOS 26 Tahoe can expect security and Safari patches for about two more years after the release of macOS 27 Golden Gate. Macs running macOS 15 Sequoia will receive one more year of updates. …
Google Home gets upgraded Gemini voice assistant and new camera controls
… Google initially released this AI model on other platforms in February, but that rollout didn’t include Google’s smart speakers. …
iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 don't drop support for any iPhones—and just a few iPads
… The final releases will land in the fall, as they typically do. …
Google announces Gemini 3.5 Live Translate for instant voice-to-voice translation
… With the release of Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, you’ll have access to instant translation in more places and with lower latency than ever before. The new AI model is part of the version 3.5 family that launched at I/O . …
Trump abruptly cancels EO signing event after top AI firm CEOs declined to go
… The government sought to evaluate models up to 90 days prior to release, while AI labs pushed for a much shorter timeline of only 14 days. …
Apple's iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, and other updates focus on refinement
… Parental controls are being spruced up in these updates, too, likely driven in part by age verification laws being introduced in some countries and US states. …
US scrambles to stop Internet users re-creating dead pilots’ voices
… One account on X mentioned taking just 10 minutes with OpenAI’s Codex model to “reconstruct rough audio from the spectrogram” that was initially shared by NTSB. “I was shocked to hear about this, because I hadn’t imagined that it was possible to do something like this,” Berman told Ars. “But all ki… …
Nvidia kills Windows XP-era Control Panel "after 20 years of dedicated service"
… The Nvidia app also offers more advanced features than the Control Panel app had, including driver updates and DLSS overrides for using newer upscaling models with games that only natively support older DLSS versions. …