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Apple’s public betas for iOS 27 and more are out now
Apple has released public betas for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, watchOS 27 and macOS 27 “Golden Gate”, giving users an early look at the software updates due for full release this autumn. The headline addition is Siri AI, the long-delayed AI-powered overhaul of Apple’s voice assistant, which reportedly now works reliably, albeit with fairly brief…
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Siri AI makes the Apple Watch finally feel like a wrist computer
Siri has been on the Apple Watch since day one, though I’m usually hard-pressed to find people who actually make good use of it. It’s kind of just… been there – mostly as a way to set timers when my hands are full. But after playing around with the watchOS 27 developer beta, I get…
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Siri AI is already changing how I use my iPhone
iOS 27 escaped the developer world today with the launch of the first public beta. I’ve been testing the new operating system since early June, looking for quirks and seeing if it can live up to the hype Apple promised in the keynote. This year’s iOS upgrades are what one might call a Snow Leopard…
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After “incomprehensible” Xbox layoffs, id Software producer says worker-owned studios are “the only path forward”
Microsoft is planning 3,200 layoffs total
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California creates $3,500 rebate for new electric vehicle buyers
There’s a separate $1,750 rebate for used EVs, but both rebates have a price cap.
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One week after going independent in the Xbox bloodbath, South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games is looking for work
Compulsion says it’s open to working with studios “across the games and entertainment industry.”
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Former Xbox Studio Compulsion Games Says It’s Open to Collaborations
Montreal-based developer Compulsion Games, who avoided closure amidst the mass layoffs by Xbox Game Studios this month by negotiating its independence, has taken to LinkedIn to let other developers and publishers know that they are open for business – and seemingly open to working as a support studio on another team’s project.
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Diablo 4 Update Will Drown You In Mythics
Diablo 4 Season 14 will receive its first update on July 14, and while it does bring some welcome changes to what has proven to be an unpopular season so far, those hoping it would fix everything will have to keep waiting. Season 14 launched June 30, and its main hook is what Blizzard coined…
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Summer Games Done Quick Cancels Sponsored SNK Stream Due to “Human Rights Concerns”
Summer Games Done Quick canceled a sponsored stream with SNK, citing ethical concerns regarding the developer’s majority ownership by the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.
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Tom Cruise is utterly transformed in Digger trailer
“If we can’t control the force of nature, at least we can control the narrative.”