11 Jun 2026
How much Gemini is really inside Siri AI?
Macworld’s analysis reveals that Apple’s Siri AI uses Google Gemini’s foundation models as a base but retrains them with proprietary Apple data and optimizes for Apple Silicon. Apple deploys five third-generation AI models: two on-device models for simple tasks and three cloud-based models for complex processing, all secured through Private Cloud Compute. Despite using Gemini foundations, Siri AI…
11 Jun 2026
Did Tether Just Give Robots Their Own Bank Accounts?
Tether announced on June 10, 2026, that it is leading a Series C funding round of up to $1.4Bn in NEURA Robotics, a German cognitive humanoid robotics company, in what Handelsblatt is calling the largest startup financing round in German history.
11 Jun 2026
iOS 27: Your iPhone can now boot into a new Mac-like recovery mode
iOS 27 introduces a new device recovery mode. This is a Mac-like recovery feature where the iPhone is able to boot into an alternative UI that doesn’t involve loading the entirety of the main operating system.
11 Jun 2026
SPCX Is Firing Up: 3 Businesses To Breakdown
After much anticipation, SpaceX (SPCX) begins trading tomorrow. The headlines will focus on the $2 trillion valuation and the likely significant volatility in the price once the SPCX begins trading. Before you decide whether to participate, it is worth understanding what you are actually buying, because SPCX is not one business. It is three very different businesses.
11 Jun 2026
AI robots enter real-world living rooms to assist Chinese housekeepers
B eijing housekeeper Lin Meiqiong found her workload significantly lightened after partnering with an unexpected new teammate: a tall, multi-wheeled machine using artificial intelligence to tidy homes.
11 Jun 2026
Fans Are Losing It Over Jeremy Strong’s “Haunting” Portrayal Of Mark Zuckerberg
In April, footage from the upcoming Social Network sequel, The Social Reckoning, was previewed at CinemaCon. And the reactions were all about Jeremy Strong's portrayal of Facebook co-founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
11 Jun 2026
Meta layoffs: More than half of the 8,000 job cuts are in two US states, and these roles took the biggest hit
Facebook-parent company Meta is pouring billions of dollars into its artificial intelligence (AI) project, and the company’s ‘new’ priorities have triggered a massive wave of layoffs.
11 Jun 2026
Your New Bottega Veneta Bag Could Be Made From Mushrooms
Bottega Veneta is betting on mycelium. Earlier this month, the Kering-owned brand released a limited collection of small leather goods swapping the bovine leather in its signature intrecciato weave for Ephea, a mycelium-based alternative by Italian biomaterials startup Sqim. The pieces are part of the fall 2026 men’s collection by creative director Louise Trotter.
11 Jun 2026
OpenAI mulls slashing prices as it competes with Anthropic for users: WSJ
OpenAI Ceo Sam Altman speaks to journalists after meeting with US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2026. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images
