Science & Tech

Apple: EU iPhone and iPad won’t get Siri AI at iOS 27 launch, cites Digital Markets Act

Apple says EU iPhone and iPad users won't get Siri AI with iOS 27 launch, blaming the EU’s Digital Markets Act and regulator demands.

#apple, #siri, #digitalmarketsact, #eu, #privacy

Minecraft Dungeons II launch set for Sept. 29, 2026

Mojang and Xbox confirm Minecraft Dungeons II will arrive Sept. 29, 2026 on PC and consoles; pre-orders include two hero skins and the Twisted chicken pet.

#minecraft, #minecraftdungeons, #videogames, #xbox, #gamerelease

Modern Warfare 4 Reintroduces DMZ as Full-Fledged Extraction Mode

Infinity Ward expands DMZ into a core, story-linked extraction mode for Modern Warfare 4 with progression, FOBs, AI threats and PvP bounties.

#gaming, #callofduty, #modernwarfare4, #dmz

Atlus and Sega formally unveil Persona 6 with short teaser at Xbox Games Showcase

Atlus and Sega confirmed Persona 6 with a short green-logo teaser at the Xbox Games Showcase, offering no release date, platforms or gameplay footage.

#persona, #atlus, #sega, #gaming

ArenaNet vows year‑long systems overhaul for Guild Wars 2 after Visions of Eternity ends

ArenaNet says Guild Wars 2 will get a nearly year‑long run of quality‑of‑life and systems improvements after Visions of Eternity, starting with Hall of Monuments.

#guildwars2, #guildwars3, #arenanet, #mmorpg

Square Enix Reveals Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Final Remake Installment Due Spring 2027

Square Enix announced Final Fantasy VII Revelation, the trilogy’s final remake, for spring 2027 with a simultaneous release on PS5, Xbox, Switch 2 and PC.

#finalfantasy7, #squareenix, #gaming, #gamerelease

NASA’s X-59 Reaches Supersonic Speed in First Mach 1 Flight; Sonic‑thump Tests Next

NASA’s X-59 flew supersonic on June 5 from Edwards AFB, topping about Mach 1.1; an F-15 chase plane masked its sound. Quieter-boom tests are next.

#nasa, #x-59, #supersonic, #aviation

Tifa Lockhart Confirmed for Street Fighter 6 in Capcom’s Year 4 DLC Lineup

Capcom confirmed Tifa Lockhart will join Street Fighter 6 as a Year 4 DLC fighter; four characters are scheduled from Aug. 2026 through spring 2027.

#streetfighter6, #tifa, #capcom, #finalfantasy, #videogames

U.S. Measles Cases Top 2,000 by Early June as 2026 Approaches Last Year’s Total

CDC reports 2,030 confirmed measles cases as of June 4, 2026, raising concerns about outbreaks, vaccination gaps and importation risks.

#measles, #vaccination, #cdc, #publichealth

UK Phase I trial finds AI-designed coronavirus vaccine candidate safe and elicits cross-reactive immune responses

Phase I UK trial: an AI-designed DNA vaccine for sarbecoviruses was safe in 39 adults and induced cross-reactive immune responses, but not proof it protects.

#covid-19, #vaccine, #clinicaltrials, #ai

Zcash patches critical Orchard privacy flaw after private disclosure; Foundation says no evidence of stolen funds

Zcash patched a soundness flaw in its Orchard shielded pool after a May 29 disclosure. Orchard was briefly disabled; Foundation says no unauthorized ZEC was created.

#zcash, #cryptocurrency, #security, #blockchain

Analysts Find Dormant Facial-Recognition Code in Meta’s Smart-Glasses App

Independent analyses found dormant facial-recognition code in Meta's smart-glasses companion app, but no evidence it’s been activated for users.

$META, #meta, #facialrecognition, #privacy, #smartglasses

Wildfire Smoke Has Erased Years of U.S. Ozone Gains, NASA-Supported Study Finds

A NASA-backed study finds wildfire smoke has driven up ground-level ozone across the contiguous U.S., wiping out years of air-quality improvements.

#wildfires, #ozone, #airquality, #nasa

Paper Flags April 1 South Atlantic Fireball as Leading Post‑2018 Interstellar Meteor Candidate

An arXiv preprint argues an April 1 South Atlantic fireball may be the strongest post‑2018 interstellar meteor candidate, but relies on unverified U.S. sensor data.

#astronomy, #meteors, #interstellar

Google launches Gemma 4 12B, an open-licensed multimodal AI that runs on 16GB laptops

Google released Gemma 4 12B, an Apache-2 open-licensed multimodal model that processes text, images and audio natively and can run on laptops with 16GB.

$GOOG, $GOOGL, #ai, #google, #gemma4, #multimodal