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iOS 27 is focused on features like Siri AI, along with making overall improvements. But there’s much more to this update, especially for those with HomeKit accessories. No, Apple isn’t bringing the revamped Siri to the HomePod just yet — though that might happen soon. Instead, HomeKit and the Home app are getting some great…

Update #2: A few hours later, Plus users with the $20/month subscription now have Astra access as well.

CarPlay has picked up its fifth major AI chatbot app with the addition of Claude. Anthropic’s iPhone app adding CarPlay is the second AI chatbot app to be updated with support this week.

2025 was a major year for new 360 cameras. Insta360 maintained its dominance with the X5 (since upgraded with the X6), DJI entered the picture with the Osmo 360, and GoPro finally upgraded its original Max after years of delays with the Max 2.

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) –Nearly 600,000 New York City public school students will be barred from using artificial intelligence in the classroom and face strict new limits on screen time under a sweeping technology policy Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels are expected to unveil Wednesday.

Apple has released the eighth iOS 27 beta for developer testing. iOS 27 beta 8 continues Apple’s summer beta cycle ahead of a public release in September. We’ll update our devices and share what we discover.

29 Aug 2026 at 8:51 am UTC | Last updated: 29 Aug 2026 at 9:26 am UTC By Liam Squires-Hand

Garmin has quietly released an update with multiple changes for many of its older Forerunner smartwatches. For context, the company has just published a stable update for the newer Forerunner 70 and Forerunner 170, too. Now, older models like the Forerunner 165 and Forerunner 255 (curr. $259 – refurbished on Amazon).

Lithium-ion batteries are one of the most successful technologies ever invented, and now span everything from smartphones to power stations — but the technology is not without its flaws and limitations, and scientists are now busy trying to figure out which type of next-gen battery will take over next.

Major tech companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon are calling for a society-wide defensive surge to defeat what they describe as an impending wave of hacks driven by artificial intelligence.