At WWDC 2026, Apple introduced Siri AI — a new version of its assistant powered by Apple Intelligence for the company’s main lineup of devices. The English-language test version will launch later in 2026.
By Daniel Mercer Perplexity has launched a local AI agent called Personal Computer that operates 24/7 and retains memory between sessions, similar to OpenClaw.
By Alex Rowland OpenAI has introduced a new support program for open-source developers. Maintainers of public software projects can apply for six months of free access to ChatGPT Pro with Codex, API credits, and Codex Security
By Alex Rowland OpenAI has released its Codex app for Windows. Codex is an AI-powered coding tool designed to help developers build and write software more efficiently.
By Alex Rowland Meta is testing a shopping research feature within its AI chatbot, Meta AI, aimed at competing with similar tools offered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, Bloomberg reports
By Daniel Mercer ASML, the world’s only manufacturer of EUV lithography machines used to produce the most advanced chips, is looking to expand beyond its traditional core business. Reuters reports exclusively, citing ASML Chief Technology Officer Marco Pieters, that the Dutch company is preparing to move into new segments of the semiconductor value chain.
By Chris Borden Anthropic’s AI assistant Claude is gaining new features in its Cowork desktop application. Users can now set up scheduled tasks that Claude will execute automatically at specified times, such as a morning briefing, weekly spreadsheet updates, or Friday presentations for the team
By Daniel Mercer Anthropic is expanding Claude’s agentic office capabilities, allowing the model to switch autonomously between Excel and PowerPoint — for example, running an analysis in a spreadsheet and directly turning the results into a presentation. At the same time, Anthropic is extending Cowork for Enterprise customers with private plugin marketplaces, enabling administrators to curate and distribute custom plugin collections to specific teams. These plugins turn Claude into specialized AI agents for different departments, with new templates covering HR, design, engineering, finance, and wealth management.
By Chris Borden OpenAI has announced two API updates aimed at developers. The new model gpt-realtime-1.5 for the Realtime API is designed to handle voice commands more reliably. According to OpenAI’s internal tests, transcription accuracy for numbers and letters improved by more than 10%, performance on logical audio tasks increased by 5%, and instruction-following accuracy rose by 7%. The underlying audio model has also been updated to version 1.5.
By Alex Rowland Meta and AMD have signed a multi-year partnership covering up to six gigawatts of AMD GPUs, with a clear focus on inference workloads. The deal also includes an unusual equity component and is designed to reduce Meta’s dependence on a single chip supplier.
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