Apple’s Orwellian device controls for tots also mean more work for parents
The new features ignore the argument that if parents wanted to spend more time on their kids, they wouldn't have supplied them with an iPad or iPhone in the first place.
Polymarket and Kalshi Say Influencer Partners Can’t Deny Election Results, Actually
Social media posts questioning the integrity of LA’s mayoral election were labeled “paid partnerships.” Then Kalshi and Polymarket told creators to delete them.
OpenAI Submits S-1 Draft to SEC
Article URL: https://openai.com/index/openai-submits-confidential-s-1/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48452317 Points: 135 # Comments: 63
Apple plays catch-up at WWDC
Apple spent much of its WWDC keynote highlighting fixes, performance improvements, and long-requested features before unveiling its upgraded AI-powered Siri, signaling that the company wants users to see AI as just one part of a broader effort to improve its software.
Google cuts the price of its AI Plus plan and doubles the storage
The AI subscription now starts at $5 per month.
Apple is dropping support for some pretty modern Watch models
Three smartwatch models from 2022 and 2023 won't run watchOS 27.
Apple confirms watchOS 27 will run on Apple Watch Series 9
Although watchOS 27 drops support for several older Apple Watch models, Apple has confirmed to 9to5Mac that one compatible model was mistakenly left out of its official list. Here are the details. more…
macOS 27 requires Apple Silicon, as Apple draws down the Intel Mac era
You'll need an M1 or better to run the next release of macOS.
New Apple feature automatically changes your compromised passwords
At WWDC 26, Apple announced an Apple Intelligence-powered feature that can automatically fix weak and compromised passwords. This works in Safari, and it's rolling out with iOS 27. [...]
iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 don't drop support for any iPhones—and just a few iPads
This promises to be a solid release for aging iPhones.
Apple bets cheaper AI will woo small developers
As AI experimentation grows more expensive, Apple is waiving cloud API costs for developers with fewer than 2 million first-time App Store downloads.
iOS 27 release date: Here’s when the new iPhone update will launch
The next major iPhone software version is iOS 27, and it’s already here in developer beta—but here’s when the public beta and full public launches will happen. more…
Waymo bought Apple’s self-driving car proving ground for $220M
Waymo has acquired a massive 5,500-acre proving ground in Arizona owned by Route 14 Investment Partners LLC, a Delaware shell company associated with Apple, according to documents filed with Maricopa County.
FrontierCode
Article URL: https://cognition.ai/blog/frontier-code Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48451723 Points: 49 # Comments: 12
New Shai-Hulud attack trojanizes 19 science-focused PyPI packages
Hackers compromised 19 packages on the PyPI, collectively downloaded hundreds of thousands of times, in a new Shai-Hulud supply-chain attack that delivered malware designed to steal developer secrets. [...]
Here’s everything new for Apple Wallet in iOS 27
Apple unveiled iOS 27 today at WWDC, here’s what’s new for the Wallet app in the next major iPhone update. more…
It's do or die for Apple AI
WWDC announcements earned tempered praise from analysts, with an emphasis on the word 'if'
44 things coming to your Apple devices that you might have missed
A Liquid Glass slider! This year's WWDC keynote was all about AI. But with all the attention on Apple Intelligence and Siri AI, the company breezed by - or neglected to mention - a bunch of cool, smaller features across its new updates. I've rounded up a bunch of them right here. The new opera...
Meta alleges NSO violated spyware injunction with new WhatsApp attacks
WhatsApp disrupted spear phishing attempts, asks court to hold NSO in contempt.
iOS 27 adds independent volume settings for alarms and timers, and for alerts and system sounds
With iOS 27, users will no longer have to rely on a single volume setting for ringtones, alerts, alarms, and system sounds. Here are the details. more…