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Tuesday, July 14, 2026
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★ Must ReadSiri AI is already changing how I use my iPhone

Siri AI in iOS 27. iOS 27 escaped the developer world today with the launch of the first public beta. I've been testing the new operating system since early June, looking for quirks and seeing if it can live up to the hype Apple promised in the keynote.

Samsung Health app threatens data deletion if users opt out AI training
Hacker News

Trending on Hacker News with 287 points and 78 comments.

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Lorde says Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses are ‘not sexy’
The Verge AI

Lorde performing at the 2026 Governors Ball. | Photo: Siegfried Anthony/Billboard via Getty Images Lorde was performing at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid on Thursday and took some time during her set to speak out against AI glasses. While she didn't specify any brands in particular, it's likely she was taking a shot at festival sponsor Ray-Ban, which has collaborated with Meta on a pair of AI smart glasses.

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★ Must ReadApple's new SpeechAnalyzer API, benchmarked against Whisper and its predecessor

Trending on Hacker News with 472 points and 189 comments.

Intelligence Can Be Rented But Taste Must Be Earned

The Algorithmic Bridge — Intelligence Can Be Rented But Taste Must Be Earned

Frontier AI Software Engineering Seminar #7 ~ Richard Hsu, Nuro + previous recordings

Join me this Thursday to learn from Richard Hsu at Nuro.

LLMs are Digital Skeleton Keys

Skeleton keys functioned by exploiting shared mechanisms in older locks, similarly, Large Language Models (LLMs) can act as digital skeleton keys. They perform versatile tasks within code-accessible environments, yet their potential remains underutilised in conventional chatbot interfaces. Users should explore beyond chatbots to unlock LLMs' true capabilities.

The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router

With residential proxies all the rage, CISA urges router users to be vigilant.

★ Must Read[AINews] Codex usage up >10x in 6 months to 7M users, +1M in the past ~day; did Codex overtake Claude Code??

a quiet day lets us fact check some numbers against the sound of silence of Claude Code reporting...

Siri AI is already changing how I use my iPhone
David Imel, The Verge AI
Already rich, already successful, why the last wave of tech winners is grinding again
Connie Loizos, TechCrunch AI
Better Call Sol The Workhorse
Zvi Mowshowitz
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