Software

XP-era Windows spotted haunting London's driverless railway

A blast from the past greets commuters

DOJ clears Paramount’s $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery without conditions

The US Justice Department has cleared Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery without requiring any changes to the deal. The agency said the merger “is not likely to harm competition or American consumers” after an eight-month antitrust review. No divestitures, behavioural remedies, or concessions were imposed. The deal combines two of Hollywood’s […] This story…

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Watching sports at home? I'd change these 4 soundbar settings for the most optimal audio

Some of your favorite soundbar settings for music and movies aren't compatible with live sports broadcasts.

Icon Composer 2 and SF Symbols 8 now available as betas

Developers and designers can now download the betas for Apple’s updated library of symbols, as well as the next version of its tool for creating Liquid Glass app icons. Here are the details.

Elon Musk's stratospheric rise to trillionaire status - in charts

The BBC breaks down how the tech mogul's fortune has grown.

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‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ Sequel Manga Gets English Physical Release

Previously, 'Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo' had only been available in English digitally.

Download all 18 wallpapers Apple included in CarPlay with iOS 27

While CarPlay was mentioned only once during the WWDC26 keynote, it includes several improvements and, as always, a new set of wallpapers. You can download them below.

iOS 27: All the New Safari Features

Safari is one of the apps that Apple focused on in iOS 27 , and it includes multiple new Apple Intelligence features. From automatically organizing tab groups to custom extensions, Safari is getting useful new capabilities. Automatic Tab Organization Safari uses ‌Apple Intelligence‌ to organize your open tabs into relevant topics, grouping like concepts together to make it easier to…

‘Shrinking’ fans get exciting season 4 update from Jason Segel

During a recent appearance at the Newport Beach TV Fest, Shrinking star and co-creator Jason Segel ( Over Your Dead Body ) shared a welcome update on the show’s next season. Here are the details.

iOS 27 brings new keyboards and typing improvements across multiple languages

Among the many tidbits coming to iOS 27 is support for a new set of keyboards, including Afrikaans, Galician, and Indigenous languages. Here are the details.

How to See Which Mac Apps Will Stop Working After macOS Golden Gate

Apple is phasing out support for Rosetta 2, which is a feature that allows Intel-based apps to run on Apple silicon Macs. Rosetta is going to stop working for most apps in macOS 28, and when that happens, apps that use it will stop working. Apple began warning customers and companies about the upcoming sunsetting of Rosetta with macOS Tahoe , and the warnings go even further in macOS Golden Gate…

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SK Hynix to boost memory production 3x ... you can wait another 8 years, right?

We're moving as fast as we can, says SK Group chair

Holy git! Microsoft code-sharing site suffers downtime, despite move to Azure

GitHub caught off guard by customers actually using the AI being evangelized

One of the most useful Apple Wallet features arriving with iOS 27 is headed to Disney World later this year

Apple teased several big updates coming to Wallet with iOS 27, and this fall Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL, will adopt the new enhanced keys upgrades to improve the current MagicMobile experience.

iOS 27 Adds New Drawing Tool to Your iPhone's Messages App

The upcoming iOS 27 and macOS 27 Golden Gate updates expand drawing tools to more of Apple's built-in apps across the iPhone and Mac. In the Messages app on iOS 27, there is a new "Drawing" option in the app drawer, which can be opened by tapping the plus sign in the bottom-left corner. On older iOS versions, the Messages app once had a very basic drawing tool that was accessible by tapping a…

HomeKit Weekly: The Qingping thermometer brings Thread and an E-ink display to Apple Home

E-ink technology is typically found in devices like the Amazon Kindle, and it is also a critical feature of the Qingping thermometer. I originally reviewed the Bluetooth version of this device a few years ago, but Qingping has since updated it with Thread support for Apple Home. I have been retesting it to see if it still holds up in 2026.

The new dictation feature is off-by-default in iOS 27 beta 1, here’s how to turn it on

At least as of the first developer beta of iOS 27, the next-generation AI dictation feature for iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air is not enabled by default. So if you’ve just updated to the beta, you don’t get the benefits of the new LLM-powered dictation right away. Here’s how to turn it on.

Spotify is giving one of its best playlists a big visual upgrade to give subscribers ‘a closer connection’ to its New Music Friday curators — and I think it could be the update it’s always needed

Spotify is rolling out videos to its New Music Friday playlist, spotlighting its editors new music recommendations.

Here’s everything new in iOS 27 and more, per Apple’s keynote list

Apple’s WWDC keynote revealed a lot of new features in iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, and more—most of which were displayed on a single slide for just a moment. Here are all of those listed features in a more accessible, organized format. There are even more changes coming in iOS 27, but this is everything Apple listed on that big keynote slide.

Apple explains the goal of iOS 27’s new AI features in Photos

The Photos app is a central focus of iOS 27, adding new features like Reframe and Extend. In a new interview with Tyler Stalman , two Apple Photos executives went in-depth on the new features and what they mean for photographers.