Gemini app for Mac adding ‘Spark’ agent and voice control this summer

At I/O 2026, Google previewed two major features for the Gemini app on macOS that are coming this summer.

Google introduced the in , with a “small team” using to aid development.

is your 24/7 personal AI agent that can take actions on your behalf to help “navigate your digital life.” This includes integrating with Gmail, Docs, and other Workspace apps, as well as third-party services. It will be available to Google AI Ultra ($10

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WhatsApp is working on a centralized interface showing which contacts are online

The latest WhatsApp beta for iPhone includes references to a new contacts hub that will make it easier to see who is online and who was active recently. Here are the details.

As spotted by , WhatsApp is working on a new contacts hub that will display who is, or recently was, online.

On WhatsApp, users can choose whether other contacts can see their online activity. Accordingly, WhatsApp only lets users see someone else’s online status if they also make their own online status visible.

Yet, for users

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HomeKit Weekly: Why the Aqara G5 Pro remains one of the best outdoor HomeKit cameras

The challenge with HomeKit Secure Video is that the manufacturer sees no option for recurring revenue, so I suspect that might be part of the holdup for many new cameras (on top of the lack of new features). When Aqara originally released the with support back in 2025, it ended a long drought. I have had one outside for over a year now, and if you have a porch area, this is a great outdoor camera.

HomeKit Weekly is a series focused on smart home accessories, automation

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Apple shares iPhone and Mac post-quantum cryptography code on GitHub

Apple today published new corecrypto source code on GitHub, alongside a detailed technical post explaining the intricate work behind its post-quantum cryptography efforts across iPhone, Mac, and more. Here are the details.

Apple continues its post-quantum security work

Earlier today, Apple published a new corecrypto repository on GitHub as part of a broader update to its post-quantum cryptography work, which started rolling out publicly in 2024 with iMessage’s PQ3 protocol.

, PQ3 was Apple’s first major public

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Apple TV’s hit comedy lineup keeps growing, with big new series coming

Apple TV is a strong destination for comedies, headlined by hits like Ted Lasso and Shrinking. And recent announcements reveal a lot of similarly promising series in the pipeline.

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AirPods with cameras suddenly make a lot more sense after this new reveal

AirPods with cameras are reportedly coming this year, perhaps with ‘AirPods Ultra’ branding . And after a new reveal, the rumored product makes a lot more sense to me.

New AirPods to add cameras for visual intelligence, but that may not be the whole story

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iOS 26.5.1 could launch soon as next iPhone update

It’s almost WWDC time , where iOS 27 will be revealed. But visitor logs to 9to5Mac indicate a smaller new iPhone update could debut first: iOS 26.5.1 is coming.

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iPhone 18 Pro leak reveals brand new colors that could be coming

Rumors about iPhone 18 Pro colors have been growing, but thanks to a new leak, we might have our first glimpse at the new color lineup via alleged camera components.

Apple has a reputation for valuing secrecy with its unreleased products.

But when you’re producing tens of millions of new iPhones using third-party partners around the world, it’s hard to keep everything locked down.

Last month, a source at Macworld claiming connections to Apple’s supply chain said that iPhone 18 Pro will have


watchOS 27’s rumored new Apple Watch face has me very intrigued

watchOS 27’s big reveal is just a few weeks away , and one rumor indicates it could add a new Apple Watch face that’s inspired by my all-time favorite option. Here’s why the rumor is especially intriguing.

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How to stop menu bar items being hidden behind the MacBook Pro notch

I am sometimes astonished that a company built on the notion of prioritizing the user experience is still capable of allowing some absurd UI oversights to remain unfixed through countless macOS generations.

One of the most absurd examples to me is the fact that menu bar items can end up being hidden behind the MacBook Pro notch …

Steve Jobs famously said that what was needed was to start from the user experience, then work backwards to the technology. There are a huge number of ways in which Apple lives up to this goal. However,

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