Siri AI might display break reminders if conversations go on for too long

iOS 27 includes code references to break reminders that Siri may display after especially long conversations. Here are the details.

Among the growing concerns about conversational chatbots is that some users can become overly attached to them or spend long stretches of time talking to them as if they were real people.

In extreme cases, reports have described episodes of so-called “AI psychosis,” or “ chatbot psychosis ,” in which users develop delusional beliefs or see existing mental health struggles worsen after prolonged chatbot interactions.

That has led

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Apple tightens App Review Guidelines against apps that ‘do not add value to the App Store’

Apple has updated its App Store Review Guidelines with new language targeting apps that it says “do not add value to the App Store.” Here are the details.

During yesterday’s WWDC keynote , Apple CEO Tim Cook mentioned that “developers are building more apps than ever, with well over 1,000 submissions to the App Store every hour.”

Cook’s remarks were meant to highlight how vibrant the App Store remains, especially at a time when the barrier to entry for app development has never

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Report: iPhone production grew 20% in Q1, countering global smartphone dip

A new TrendForce report shows Apple’s iPhone production growing sharply in Q1, even as rising memory costs put pressure on the broader smartphone market. Here are the details.

From Apple’s quarterly results to independent industry reports , the notion that the iPhone 17 lineup has been outperforming both Apple’s expectations and the broader market has been well documented.

Now, a new TrendForce report adds another data point, showing that Apple saw a 19.7% year-over-year increase in iPhone production

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WWDC26: The Talk Show livestream returning to Theater for Apple Vision Pro

Missing out on this week’s WWDC fun in California? Apple Vision Pro users can virtually join tonight’s The Talk Show livestream with the Theater app .

Theater for visionOS premiered two years ago, exclusively streaming John Gruber’s The Talk Show post-WWDC event live with 3D video.

The Apple Vision Pro app later added new features like extensive Plex support and a full-blown immersive planetarium .

Tonight, Theater will exclusively livestream The Talk Show for the third year running, per Daring Fireball :

You can

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WWDC26: Watch Apple’s short recap of this year’s Platforms State of the Union

If you missed yesterday’s hour-long WWDC26: Platforms State of the Union, which followed the keynote, Apple has published a 5-minute recap of the most important announcements. Watch it below.

About two hours after Apple wrapped up its keynote for WWDC26 , the company held the traditional Platforms State of the Union presentation, where it explained in more detail several technical aspects of the new features it announced during the more public-facing presentation in the morning.

During the ‘WWDC26

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Philips Hue smart lights now react to live sports events in real-time

Signify, the firm behind Philips Hue, is launching a new Sports Live feature that connects lighting effects to real-time live sports data. The new feature arrives in time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup kickoff.

The company says the new Sports Live feature started rolling out in May ahead of the full release this month. The feature allows smart lights to react to in-game moments to create a more immersive viewing experience.

Sports Live uses live match data to trigger real-time lighting effects for key

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Telegram launches fully native Apple Watch app with messages, GIFs, video, and more

More than a decade after launching and later discontinuing its first native Apple Watch app, Telegram is back on the device with a fully native experience. Here are the details.

Today, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced on X that Telegram now has “a fully native” Apple Watch app.

When users first launch the Telegram app on the Apple Watch , they’re asked to scan a QR code from the Telegram app on their iPhone, just as they would when logging in from another platform, such as the web or

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macOS 27 Golden Gate adds higher resolution support for ultrawide displays

One addition to macOS 27 Golden Gate that went unmentioned during yesterday’s WWDC keynote was the fact that the system has improved its ultrawide display support. Here are the details.

According to Apple, macOS 27 Golden Gate lets owners of ultrawide displays get higher resolutions, such as 5K at 120Hz.

Currently, several Macs already support high-end external display modes such as 5K at 120Hz. The M5 MacBook Pro, for instance, can drive external displays in several

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Here’s everything new coming to Safari on macOS 27 Golden Gate

macOS 27 includes several additions and improvements in Safari, including optional AI-powered features that help organize tabs and keep users up to date on changes to the websites they’re watching. Here’s everything new.

During yesterday’s WWDC keynote , Apple mentioned a few new features coming to Safari on macOS 27 later this year.

One of them is an Apple Intelligence-powered feature that will automatically organize tabs into topics.

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iOS 27 will make customer service phone calls so much easier, here’s how

At WWDC26 this week, Apple announced its series of new software updates – iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, and everything else. Of course, Siri and Apple Intelligence ended up being the star of the show, and Apple finally delivered on its AI promises from 2 years ago.

Apple didn’t stop there though. The company went above and beyond , and introduced far more than just what it unveiled at WWDC24. One of those features is called Call Context, and

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