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AIJul 10, 2026Jul 13, 2026

Siri AI Settlement Hearing Held: What to Know About Eligibility and Payouts

A California court heard arguments this week on whether to approve Apple’s $250 million settlement over delayed Siri features, but the judge has not yet ruled, and payouts likely won’t begin until late 2026 or early 2027

iPhoneJul 10, 2026Jul 10, 2026

iPhone Ultra Battery May Not Be the Largest Ever: New Filings Suggest 4,883 mAh Minimum

by Imran Hussain

Apple’s foldable iPhone will pack a record-breaking battery, but severe supply constraints mean most customers won’t see one until December

AIJul 10, 2026Jul 10, 2026

Anthropic Launches Claude Reflect to Track AI Usage, Habits, and Productivity

by Asma Hussain

Anthropic has launched Claude Reflect, a new dashboard that helps users understand how they use the company’s AI assistant over time. Available in beta starting today, the feature combines usage analytics, productivity insights, and digital wellbeing tools to give users…

AIJul 10, 2026

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Work Agent, Full GPT-5.6 Rollout

by Imran Hussain

ChatGPT Work can execute multi-step tasks autonomously across apps and the web; GPT-5.6 models arrive today after weeks of regulatory delay

AIJul 9, 2026

Apple Explores Larger On-Device AI Models on iPhone with PrismML

by Imran Hussain

Apple is in talks with PrismML about running 27-billion-parameter language models directly on iPhones, potentially reducing reliance on cloud compute

AI Facebook InstagramJul 9, 2026

Meta’s New AI Image Tool Uses Your Public Instagram Photos by Default

by Imran Hussain

Meta’s new Muse Image tool lets anyone generate AI content from public Instagram photos with an @-mention, and the setting is opt-out, not opt-in

Jul 9, 2026

EU Court Rejects Apple’s Challenge to Gatekeeper Status, All Three Claims Fail

by Imran Hussain

Luxembourg’s General Court dismissed Apple’s bid to overturn its Digital Markets Act gatekeeper designation, keeping the App Store, iOS, and iMessage obligations fully in place

Jul 9, 2026Jul 14, 2026

macOS 28 Will Kill Encrypted HFS+ Drives, Apple Warns Quietly

by Imran Hussain

Apple has published a support document warning that encrypted Mac OS Extended volumes will stop working once macOS 28 arrives, giving owners of older external drives a year to decrypt, reformat, or lose access

AI FacebookJul 9, 2026

Meta Launches Muse Image, Its First AI Image Generator

by Imran Hussain

Meta’s new image generation tool arrives in the Meta AI app and embedded across WhatsApp and Instagram, marking a shift from open-source models to proprietary frontier AI

Apple TVJul 9, 2026

Apple TV+ Earns Record 87 Emmy Nominations, LED by Widow’s Bay

by Imran Hussain

Apple TV+ scored its highest Emmy nomination count ever, with the new horror-comedy Widow’s Bay leading the way with 19 nods