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Say hi to "Siri AI"—Apple announces new, more "conversational" voice assistant

New features coming this fall alongside two-tiered, Google-powered AI model overhaul.

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Apple reveals new AI architecture built around Google Gemini models

Article URL: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/08/apple-reveals-new-ai-architecture/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombin...

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Why are cells small?

Article URL: https://burrito.bio/essays/what-limits-a-cells-size Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=484...

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Switzerland wil have a referendum to cap population at 10M

Article URL: https://www.admin.ch/en/sustainability-initiative Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48450...

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Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity come to Google NotebookLM

NotebookLM is getting a big upgrade, but it's only for AI Ultra and enterprise accounts right n...

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Pentagon says Alibaba, Baidu, BYD and Unitree support China’s military

The Trump administration released the updated version of the list four months ago and then quickly pulled it without exp...

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Your empty cuppa could capture carbon

Polystyrene can be upcycled into carbon sponge material.

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Apple just taught your iPhone to finish your sentences, your photos, and your workflows

Apple is adding new AI-powered features to Safari, Shortcuts, and Password apps.

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Apple Core AI Framework

Article URL: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coreai/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48449...

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Apple will let you build workflows using AI in its new Shortcuts app

Shortcuts gets an AI upgrade, letting you describe the workflow you want in a prompt.

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Apple WWDC 2026: The 7 biggest announcements

Apple's keynote at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference was a big one. After months of delays, Apple reintroduced...

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WWDC 2026 bonus live blog: Tech Talk with Craig Federighi

Fresh off the WWDC keynote presentation, The Verge has been invited to an "on-the-record technical deep dive into the bo...

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Apple’s iPhone Camera App Is Getting an AI Upgrade in iOS 27

Siri is now directly embedded into the camera app, and there are more artificial intelligence tools in the Photos app to...

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Show HN: HTTP/3 and raw QUIC client/server APIs for Node.js

I built this because I wanted to make outbound and accept inbound HTTP/3 and raw QUIC connections from ordinary Node.js...

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Apple’s Image Playground doesn’t suck anymore

Apple's AI image generator is getting a makeover that could make it more competitive.

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Cameras get an Apple Intelligence boost in Apple Home

Apple Intelligence is coming to cameras connected to Apple Home. At WWDC, Apple announced that with iOS27, the Home app ...

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Apple’s Photos app is getting new AI editing features

A new spatial "Reframe" feature will let users use AI to adjust perspectives.

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For the 2nd time in weeks, Microsoft packages laced with credential stealer

73 packages run self-replicating stealer as soon as they're opened by an AI agent. ...

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Apple gives Siri its own dedicated app

Siri is finally getting its own app.

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Apple announces visionOS 27 with Siri AI

Along with new software for Macs and iPhones, Apple announced visionOS 27 during its keynote presentation at WWDC on Mon...

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Sam Bankman-Fried applies for a pardon from Trump

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/08/sam-bankman-fried-applies-for-a-pardon-from-trump/ Comments URL: https:/...

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Apple is fixing the headache of splitting the bill with its new Siri in Camera feature

"If you're grabbing a bite with friends and point your iPhone at the bill, then [you can] select what you ordered to spl...

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Ask HN: What are tools you have made for yourself since the advent of AI?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48449187 Points: 5 # Comments: 2

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Siri AI

Article URL: https://www.apple.com/apple-intelligence/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48449084 Poin...

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Apple’s New Siri AI Is Ready to Get Personal

From a standalone app to a Google Gemini partnership, here’s everything you need to know from WWDC 2026 about Apple’...

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Apple puts parents back in control of kids’ iPhone use

Apple is putting control back into the hands of parents with more granular screen time features.

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Apple's iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, and other updates focus on refinement

Apple's OSes come with Liquid Glass tweaks and performance optimizations.

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Apple’s Health app can now tell you if you’re in perimenopause

Cycle tracker will now notify women when their cycle patterns are suggestive of perimenopause.

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Apple introduces systemwide dictation

Apple's new dictation system could compete with Wispr Flow and others.

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Apple’s long-awaited AI Siri overhaul is finally here

The idea behind the new "Siri AI" is to turn the assistant from a voice controlled assistant into an AI companion that c...