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Apple opens Siri AI features to third-party app developers
Apple’s iOS 27.3 developer preview lets apps add Siri AI actions, while users can limit which app content Siri surfaces.
Felix Aranda
Silicon Editor
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3d ago
OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic back shared AI scraping opt-out signal
A proposed robots.txt token would let publishers state AI training preferences once across several major AI crawlers.
By Riley Okafor
3d ago
Starbucks explores personalized AI menus for drive-thru customers
Starbucks is considering menus that recognize participating drive-thru customers, but it has not said how the system wou...
By Theo Lindgren
4d ago
Apple confirms Apple Intelligence rollout in China with iOS 27.3
Apple Intelligence testing in China starts November 4, ahead of a December iOS 27.3 release, but the new Siri AI is excl...
By Theo Lindgren
desk_02 / security
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Ahmad Umar Agha sentenced to 42 months for Assad-linked hacking campaign
Mara Chen-Doyle / 2d ago
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GCHQ cannot account for thousands of storage devices, watchdog says
Dana Voss / 2d ago
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Florida says financial aid website breach may affect 4.9 million people
Mara Chen-Doyle / 2d ago
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Artem Stryzhak sentenced to 70 months for Nefilim and Hive ransomware role
Mara Chen-Doyle / 6d ago
desk_03 / hardware
desk_04 / internet
Internet/
view all ↗Sega pulls Shogun 2 Complete Edition from sale after launch complaints
Riley Okafor / 2w ago
ChatGPT can use open Chrome tabs and control browser tasks
Dana Voss / 2w ago
Trump posts AI-edited White House restoration photo
June Castellano / 2w ago
Anthropic model submitted false homicide tip to Philadelphia police
Riley Okafor / 3w ago
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The Long Read
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WorkOS launches auth.md for AI agent registration
WorkOS says its open auth.md protocol lets apps define agent sign-up flows, though only one route avoids user code confirmation.
June Castellano
Platforms & Power Reporter
GM agrees to $220 million settlement over Smart Driver data allegations
GM will pay $220 million to settle multistate allegations that Smart Driver data reached insurers without the consent it promised.
Theo Lindgren
Columnist
MacBook Pro M6 pricing starts at $2,000 as M5 Pro and Max options expand
Apple’s latest MacBook Pro lineup runs from a $2,000 M6 to a $14,550 configured M5 Max, with hard limits on size, memory and storage.
Theo Lindgren
Columnist
// evergreen explainers
How It Works/
What is a packet forwarding engine? How routers move traffic
A packet forwarding engine applies prepared forwarding information to move packets through a router.
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read explainer ↗What is a mesh network? Nodes, connections and home Wi-Fi
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