Tech

At WWDC 2026, Apple faces investor and developer pressure to demonstrate AI progress, improve Siri, and expand generative AI integration across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, as the company navigates competition from Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI.

Google has reduced the price of its AI Plus subscription while doubling included cloud storage, intensifying competition in the rapidly growing AI subscription market.

Snap has introduced its new Specs augmented reality glasses priced at $2,195, as CEO Evan Spiegel doubles down on the belief that AR glasses will eventually replace smartphones as the primary computing platform.

Intel unveiled its new Arc G3 processor family designed for handheld gaming PCs, aiming to compete with AMD-powered portable gaming devices.

Google released Android 17 Beta 4.1 for Pixel devices with stability fixes, performance improvements and bug patches as the operating system nears launch.

A real-world test of AI-powered smart glasses in Paris revealed both impressive capabilities and notable shortcomings, highlighting the challenges facing the next generation of wearable artificial intelligence devices.

Jeff Bezos told audiences at VivaTech that artificial intelligence is more likely to create labor shortages than widespread unemployment, arguing that technological progress historically generates new industries and jobs.

Meta has embedded a dormant facial recognition system, called NameTag, in its AI companion app for Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses. The feature is inactive but raises privacy and surveillance concerns.