2026-06-10

Apple Struck the Right Notes With Its New AI Tools. Here's 4 Features I'm Excited to Try

Siri AI is the headline feature of WWDC 26, but there are more new capabilities I need to check out. [...]

2026-06-10

Germany's National Security Council greenights an AI Safety Institute modeled after the UK's AISI

Germany's National Security Council has decided to establish an AI security institute. The "DE-AISI" will test frontier models from Anthropic or OpenAI for security risks, following the British model. But as long as the EU doesn't have its own frontier models, it remains dependent on US and Chinese AI technology, and those providers are tightly linked to their home governments. [...]

2026-06-10

Windows 11's June update is here — these are the 3 most important features, including a huge move to make apps and menus load much faster

The main addition here is part of Microsoft's drive to make Windows 11 feel much snappier and more responsive all round. [...]

2026-06-10

Google Gemini is down for many —here's what we know about the potential outage so far

Google Gemini is down for thousands of users today —here's what we know about the potential outage so far. [...]

2026-06-10

Philips just launched a new ceiling light that looks like a skylight, and I think it looks incredible — but its lack of smart features might not justify its hefty price tag

Philips is launching an impressive ceiling light that mimics natural daylight, but it doesn't have smart home integration just yet. [...]

2026-06-10

Anthropic spent months saying Mythos was too dangerous to release — then it launched a public version called Fable 5 that it warns ‘comes with risks’

Anthropic has released a public version of its Mythos model called Fable 5, but acknowledges that it 'comes with risks' despite providing guardrails. [...]

2026-06-10

Microsoft breaks Patch Tuesday record with fixes for over 200 security flaws

AI use is really starting to show and for once, we're happy for it. [...]

2026-06-10

GM is pivoting its battery expertise toward powering AI data centers and the grid

The automaker's GM Ventures arm is taking an equity stake in Peak Energy as the two companies develop battery cells for large-scale energy storage [...]

2026-06-10

Mortgage demand surged nearly 11% last week — even as interest rates stayed volatile

Both refinance and purchase applications climbed, with the MBA citing borrower opportunities when rates briefly dipped [...]