… The refreshed Beta Channel will also no longer have a gradual rollout of features. “We will start by enabling Feature flags for visible new features announced in WIP,” says Oot. “This means less visible changes announced in WIP, like bug fixes and system improvements, may not be present in Feature … …
Apple Maps is expected to get a new Suggested Places feature and ads in iOS 26.5, while users in the EU could receive interoperability features, including the ability to receive notifications from a third-party smartwatch. …
… He acknowledged that the Cybercab’s production would be slow going until the end of the year. “Whenever you have a new product with a completely new supply chain, new everything, it’s always a stretched-out S curve, so you should expect that initial production of Cybercab and Semi will be very slow… …
… Last June at WWDC, executives referenced Apple Intelligence and highlighted live translation features, but personalization features for Siri — first mentioned at WWDC 2024 — were delayed, with executives saying the rollout would happen “over the course of the next year.” Ads ran in 2024 showing Sir… …
… With the new offerings, Meta joins many other tech companies in changing up its subscription plans to bring in new revenues following substantial AI investments — Google, for example, recently lowered the price of its most expensive subscription and threw in YouTube Premium. …
… My energy is high, and I plan to be in this new role for a long time.” From Daring Fireball: Another Day Has Come ‘We Are Xbox’: read the memo defining Microsoft’s gaming future Xbox Game Pass Ultimate gets a price cut but loses new Call of Duty games Microsoft says the ‘idea’ of an Xbox mobile sto… …
… It features a new pill-shaped prompt box with streamlined buttons. …
… Depending on where you get your news, you might believe the company when it says the phone has now launched: The phone is “here” according to Newsweek, has “finally released” according to The Daily Beast, and is now “shipping” according to Reuters. …
… I test out a lot of this stuff as it becomes available — hazard of the job — but the public reaction when these kinds of features start trickling down to the mainstream will be very telling. New New Siri will be built on top of Gemini in some fashion. …
… For tinkerers, developing new ways to control their smart lights with AI can be a fun side project. But Nanoleaf’s existing customers probably want the company to just focus on innovating its ecosystem and bringing new features and functions to its app. …