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Promotional graphic showcasing a new Apple Shortcuts feature that allows users to create automations using natural language descriptions. A blue shortcut card displays the instruction: “When you leave work, message Pedro ‘I’m on my way’ and send your ETA.” A walking person icon in the top-left indicates a location-based trigger, while a play button in the top-right represents shortcut execution. The image highlights Apple Intelligence-powered shortcut creation, enabling users to describe actions in plain language and automatically generate complex automations without manually configuring individual steps.

Building shortcuts on iPhone now starts with plain English

iPhone displaying a new Siri mode within the Camera app in iOS 27. The camera view is focused on a red cricket ball surrounded by other sports balls, while an AI-generated overlay at the top identifies the object and explains its construction, materials, raised seam, and aerodynamic purpose. Camera controls at the bottom show dedicated Photo, Siri, and Portrait modes, highlighting Siri’s ability to analyze real-world objects directly through the camera and provide contextual information in real time. The text “Siri mode in Camera” appears beside the device, illustrating Apple’s AI-powered visual recognition and on-device assistance features.

iOS 27 Camera app adds Siri mode and a fresh look

Promotional graphic highlighting football-themed features on WhatsApp. Three smartphone-style interface mockups are displayed side by side: a Channel Directory showing football-related channels to follow, a group chat featuring reactions and a colorful football-themed “Trionda Ball” sticker, and a video call screen demonstrating interactive football-inspired calling effects and face filters. WhatsApp branding appears in the corner, while the design emphasizes sports fan engagement, live updates, group conversations, and interactive calling experiences during football events.

WhatsApp matchday mode: football emojis, stickers, channels, and Meta AI

Promotional graphic for Facebook Creator Assistant featuring a blue background with a central AI assistant logo and verification badge. Floating prompt bubbles ask questions such as “Show me what’s trending in my niche,” “Help me create a script,” “How did this post perform?” and “What should my content strategy be?” Social engagement icons surround the design, illustrating AI-powered support for content planning, trend discovery, audience growth, and performance analysis for creators.

New Facebook Creator Assistant turns performance stats into plain-English tips

The App Store logo in white, set against a shiny metallic blue background

Apple touts $1.4 trillion in App Store-driven sales

Screenshot of the Google Drive document scanner on Android capturing three paper receipts placed on a wooden table. The camera interface displays a live preview with automatic document detection, a shutter button, and a status message reading “Searching for documents,” highlighting Google Drive’s built-in scanning feature for digitizing and storing paper documents.

Google Drive now spots, splits, and saves multi-page scans on Android

Apple App Store logo

Apple starts age verification in Texas

Teenager sitting indoors and looking at a smartphone while a floating interface graphic highlights content settings. The overlay shows the “Ages 13+” content setting selected, illustrating Meta’s age-appropriate content controls for teen accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger.

Meta expands its 13+ teen content settings worldwide

Perplexity and Microsoft logos displayed side by side against a night sky with circular star trails above a dark mountain landscape, symbolizing a partnership or collaboration between the two companies.

Perplexity Computer now works natively in Microsoft’s core productivity apps

Four smartphone mockups displaying the Google Health app interface, showcasing fitness tracking, workout suggestions, sleep analysis, and health metrics dashboards with colorful cards, charts, and wellness data on a light blue background.

Google Health app puts all your wellness data in one place

2026 updated Google Workspace app icons

Google Workspace icons get a gradient era makeover

Close-up of a smartphone displaying a WhatsApp Meta AI incognito chat screen with a privacy message reading “Only you can see this chat,” alongside a user message asking for help preparing for a tough conversation, against an orange and yellow background.

WhatsApp adds Incognito Mode for Meta AI