Jul 01, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Schneider Electric has agreed to acquire Cognite, a Norwegian-founded industrial AI company, for $3.1bn in cash. The deal aims to integrate Cognite's AI platform into Schneider's Aveva software unit, enabling smarter factories and power grids. Cognite's revenue exceeded $170mn in 2025, with recurring bookings up 36%. The acquisition is part of a broader European push to dominate industrial AI. View more
Jul 01, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Anthropic has introduced Claude Science, an AI workbench that consolidates a researcher's scattered tools into a single environment, allowing AI agents to automate large portions of scientific work. The beta release on June 30, 2026, targets the inefficiencies of juggling multiple databases and code platforms, with features like a coordinating agent, reviewer agent, and built-in reproducibility. Early adopters include Manifold Bio, the Allen Institute, and UCSF, reporting significant time savings. View more
Jun 30, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Google's AI-powered research assistant NotebookLM receives a major update, moving to the Gemini 3.5 Flash model for improved accuracy and efficiency. It now includes Antigravity, a code-execution feature that enables dynamic data analysis and workflow automation. Users can generate charts, PDFs, slides, and other files directly within notebooks, and the tool can automatically find relevant web sources to expand research. View more
Jun 30, 2026Twila Rosenbaum The Fitbit Air is a minimalist, screenless fitness tracker that offers accurate health monitoring and a week-long battery life. However, its AI-powered Health Coach, while informative, is overly verbose and intrusive. This review examines the device's design, tracking capabilities, and the pros and cons of Google's AI integration. View more
Jun 30, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Conde Nast has revised its user agreement specifically for ArsTechnica.com, replacing Section VI(2)(B) with a clause that grants the company an expansive irrevocable license to user content. The change allows Conde Nast to use, modify, and distribute posts in connection with the service or its promotion, without compensation. This move highlights the ongoing tension between platform control and user rights in digital publishing. View more
Jun 28, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Apple is celebrating Accessibility Awareness Day with a week-long campaign featuring new accessibility content across its services. Highlights include Fitness+ workouts with ASL interpretation, an Accessibility Assistant shortcut, Apple Maps guide for accessible parks, and curated collections on Apple Music, TV+, Books, and Podcasts. The company also expands SignTime to Canada. View more
Jun 28, 2026Twila Rosenbaum After testing over 200 changes in iOS 27, we highlight the 10 most impactful features. From Journal writing prompts to improved Maps flyover, these enhancements transform the iPhone experience. Discover how each feature works, why it matters, and what it means for users. View more
Jun 28, 2026Twila Rosenbaum Ming-Chi Kuo reports that the A20 chip in the base iPhone 18 will feature 9GB of RAM, down from earlier expectations of 12GB. This downgrade, attributed to industry memory shortages, may limit the phone's ability to run iOS 27's most demanding AI features. The article explores the implications and possible outcomes for Apple's next-generation smartphone. View more
Jun 28, 2026Twila Rosenbaum OpenAI continues to build its hardware team by hiring Paul Meade, who led Apple's Vision Pro and smart glasses efforts. Meade will work on OpenAI's upcoming AI-powered devices. His departure follows an internal shakeup at Apple under new CEO John Ternus and hardware chief Johny Srouji. View more
Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies Cookie Policy
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly.
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website.
These cookies are used to deliver personalized advertisements.
![I tested 200+ iOS 27 features and changes, here are 10 of my favorites [Video]](https://i0.wp.com/9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/06/iOS-27-200-changes-and-features.jpg?resize=1200%2C628&quality=82&strip=all&ssl=1)
