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During the WWDC 2026 event, Apple demonstrated that users will finally be able to customize how Siri sounds. While this feature has been available in the Settings app since the first iOS 27 developer beta, the sliders for adjusting Siri’s voice were greyed out. With the third developer beta Apple released today, these sliders are finally operational. Here’s everything you need to know about Siri’s new voice customization features. How do the new Siri voice controls work? Apple offers two levels of customization for Siri AI’s voice: Pace and Expressivity. Pace changes how fast Siri AI speaks while the expressivity…
If you’ve ever fumbled through Bluetooth settings to fine-tune how much outside noise your AirPods let in, Apple may be about to save you a few taps. iOS 27 beta 3 adds a quicker way to adjust Adaptive Audio intensity, and it lives right where you’d expect it to. A shortcut for adjusting Adaptive Audio In the current stable iOS release, adjusting Adaptive Audio intensity means opening Settings, tapping Bluetooth, hitting the info button next to your AirPods, then dragging a slider under Audio. iOS 27 beta 3 changes that by surfacing the intensity option right in the main AirPods…
X is giving creators on iOS a reason to stop reaching for third-party apps every time they want to polish a clip. The company just announced a redesigned Video Editor and Recorder, introducing tools creators have been asking for since before the platform even carried the X name. The launch closely follows X’s renewed push into live video, where the company introduced a new Live Studio hub and dangled a million-dollar creator payout to get more people streaming on the platform. Captions and custom backgrounds built-in The new video editor lets users overlay captions directly onto their videos in multiple…
Macs have a strong reputation for being smooth and reliable, and Apple’s tight control over hardware and software is a big reason for that. Use one long enough, however, and you may still run into slowdowns, freezes, strange behavior, or that familiar feeling that something is simply off. Apple’s own tools can help, but only to a point. Disk Utility is useful for storage-related checks, but it does not give you a wider picture of your Mac’s overall health. I recently came across Techtool Lite, a free diagnostic and maintenance app from Micromat that looks at more than just your…
Reddit has become one of the internet’s favorite places to share opinions. You can find just about any community there, no matter how niche. But there is a new problem in the platform, and it’s the brands and marketers. Brands and agencies are now planting promotional posts and comments on Reddit in the hope that tools such as ChatGPT and Gemini will later surface them as genuine recommendations. The practice is part of generative engine optimization, or GEO, an emerging marketing strategy focused on influencing chatbot answers rather than conventional Google results. Now, Reddit is fighting back with an AI…
It has been a year since I uninstalled Instagram from my phone and reclaimed about two hours of my time every day. I was tired of seeing what random people were up to on the weekend, how I was still filing articles on a Sunday, and quietly getting jealous of people I don’t even know. What I’d rather have any day is a place to share and relive moments with people I genuinely care about, without an algorithm, strangers, or the dopamine trap. Oddly enough, iOS 27’s Photos App comes with an overhauled Shared Albums that is exactly that. Ever…
A few days ago, one of my colleagues asked me a favor. They wanted a few iOS and macOS screenshots turned into a mockup image where the UI is rendered on an iPhone and a MacBook. The problem? It was 3 am PST, which meant asking one of my design team colleagues was out of the question. Now, there are plenty of online tools that will do it, but you either have to pay for a subscription (as in Canva), or sign up to buy usage credits after a few free trials. Moreover, these editors limit you to a handful…
Understanding the modern needs of online security. Cloud-native security used to sound like a concern for highly technical teams working deep inside complex systems. That framing has changed. As companies build with containers, Kubernetes, APIs, serverless functions, and fast deployment cycles, security teams need a way to follow risk across all of it without piecing together five different dashboards just to understand one issue. That’s a big reason more teams are paying attention to CNAPP and other cloud-native application protection platforms. Cloud-Native Systems Generate Too Many Disconnected Signals A modern cloud environment produces a constant stream of information. One tool flags vulnerabilities. Another tracks identities and permissions,…
Bentley has officially named its first-ever fully electric vehicle Torcal, marking one of the biggest milestones in the British marque’s 107-year history. The luxury SUV will make its global debut on September 23, becoming Bentley’s fourth model line alongside the Continental GT, Flying Spur, and Bentayga. The announcement comes at a challenging time for premium electric vehicles. Luxury automakers that once rushed into electrification – including Porsche, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, and even Ferrari and Lamborghini – have slowed EV plans or doubled down on hybrids as demand has softened in key markets. Bentley itself postponed its goal of becoming an all-electric…
I have been looking for a universal TV remote app that just works without being annoying. Most of the ones I tried had some kind of catch. Some asked me to create an account before I could even connect to a TV. Some showed annoying un-skippable ads before a simple action. A few locked basic controls like volume behind a paywall, while others simply did not work as advertised. In that search, I recently came across AnyRemote, a free universal TV remote app available on both iOS and Android. It turns your phone into a remote for your TV or…