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Siri AI is set to get a significant boost as Apple explores integrating Anthropic’s Claude or OpenAI’s GPT models into its voice assistant, according to a Bloomberg report. This could mark Siri’s biggest leap in understanding and responsiveness since its debut. (more…)

I saw today that Nvidia insiders quietly sold over $1 billion in company shares as the stock surged to new highs. The Financial Times report, based on regulatory filings, shows executives and board members booked gains just as the broader market rallied on strong AI hardware demand. (more…)

I woke up to news that Micron Technology’s stock jumped 2% in premarket trading on June 26, 2025, after the company projected a nearly 50% rise in high-bandwidth memory chip sales, fueled by surging demand from AI data centers. (more…)

I just heard the big news today—GitHub Copilot Voice is out of preview and now generally available to all developers worldwide. With a simple spoken prompt, Copilot Voice can spin up code snippets, refactor functions, or even explain complex algorithms in real time. I gave it a whirl on my last Python script: “Generate a data-validation decorator,” and within seconds, I had clean, documented code ready to go. (more…)

I noticed this afternoon that Apple’s iCloud went offline for nearly five hours, taking down key services like Mail, Photos, iWork, and even the Web Apps portal. According to Apple’s System Status page, the trouble began around 2:36 PM ET and didn’t fully clear until about 7:00 PM ET. During the downtime, users reported login errors and missing files, with Downdetector logs spiking to almost 1,000 incident reports at peak.
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Today, June 23, 2025, AI innovator MiniMax rolled out Hailuo 02, its second-generation video AI engine that packs lightning-fast rendering and stunning image fidelity into an affordable package. I ran a quick prototype, and the results blew me away—real-time edits are nearly seamless, with color grading and motion tracking handled in-flight. (more…)

Tesla Robotaxi Austin quietly kicked off its first public rides today in Austin, Texas, charging a flat $4.20 per trip. I hopped in for a spin along South Congress Avenue, and the experience was shockingly smooth—no steering wheel, just two front cameras guiding the way. Here are three standout moments: (more…)

Asus ROG NUC 2025 Packs Big Power into a Tiny Chassis

I just spotted that the Asus ROG NUC 2025 is live for pre-orders in the U.S., and it’s a real head-turner. At $2,840, this gaming mini PC pairs an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU with an Nvidia RTX 5080 Laptop GPU, backed by 32 GB of DDR5 memory and a lightning-fast 2 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD. (more…)

On June 20, 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration rolled out a sweeping $12.5 billion plan to modernize air traffic control across the United States. Spurred by high-profile outages—like May’s Newark disruption—the FAA will build six new regional centers, erect 15 state-of-the-art control towers, and deploy over 30,000 upgraded services in the next three years.
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A fresh report released on June 19, 2025, finds that business email usage climbed by 12% over the past year—even as AI-driven chatbots and instant messaging apps saw explosive growth. I’ve noticed colleagues leaning on quick chats for day-to-day banter, yet when it comes to detailed project updates or formal proposals, email remains the go-to. (more…)