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Apple has begun distributing iOS 27, watchOS 27, iPadOS 27, and visionOS 27, with a revamped Siri AI as the centerpiece feature, launching in beta for English users first. Other additions include a Liquid Glass opacity slider, redesigned app icons, larger widgets, and separate volume controls for alerts versus alarms, plus performance and connectivity improvements across iPad and Apple Watch.
iOS 27 introduces a slider in Settings under Appearance that replaces the old on/off toggles for the Liquid Glass interface, letting users choose between a more transparent or more opaque look, with a live preview shown on screen. The Lock Screen's glass intensity setting remains a separate control. iOS 27 is compatible with iPhone 11 and later models.
WhatsApp is rolling out a new iPad interface that replaces the bottom tab bar with a Mac-like sidebar for navigating Chats, Updates, Communities, Calls and Meta AI. Users can hide the sidebar to expand the chat list and conversation view for a less cramped layout. The feature is currently reaching some TestFlight beta testers as well as a portion of regular App Store users.
Apple has tucked a hidden reference to Clarus the Dogcow into the iOS 27 Settings app, discoverable in the Liquid Glass appearance slider under Appearance settings. Scrolling past the bottom of the preview panel reveals a figurine of Clarus near Apple Park's pond and rainbow text reading 'Moof!', and typing that word to Siri via Spotlight triggers the reply 'Nice dogcow.'
An amateur vacuum tube maker built a second diode tube specifically to document the process for a Make: Magazine article after his original tube, made hastily before Hackaday Superconference 2022, lacked good process photos. The piece, published in Make: Volume 86, details the tricky pinch-seal technique using Tungsten wire welded to Nickel pins and coated with oxide to bond glass and metal in a vacuum-tight seal.
Apple has pushed out the first Release Candidate build (26A5428) of macOS 27 Golden Gate to developers and public beta testers, signaling that the operating system's development is essentially finalized ahead of its public release. The RC follows earlier betas that introduced redesigned Liquid Glass-style traffic light window controls, a new Siri app, AI-powered Shortcuts, and a prompt-based Safari extension builder.
Apple has issued the release candidate build of iOS 27, signaling the software is nearly ready for public release after months of beta testing. The update centers on a redesigned Siri with conversational answers, personal context awareness, and a new dedicated app, alongside AI additions across Photos, Safari, Mail, Messages and Shortcuts.
Apple confirmed at its fall iPhone event that iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 will roll out on September 14, bringing the public debut of Siri AI, its revamped assistant built with training help from Google's Gemini models. The update also refreshes the Liquid Glass design, adds child safety tools, and promises broad performance gains.
Apple confirmed iOS 27 will roll out on Monday, September 14th, headlined by a beta version of its long-delayed AI-powered Siri overhaul. The beta will initially support English only, with French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish arriving in October. The update also brings a Liquid Glass opacity slider, redesigned app icons, extra-large widgets, a minimized Lock Screen clock option, and separate volume controls for ringtones, alarms, and alerts.
A new Burning Glass Institute analysis, reported by the Wall Street Journal, shows workers aged 22-34 without college degrees are experiencing some of their lowest unemployment rates in decades, while their degree-holding peers face one of their worst job markets in years. Chief economist Gad Levanon says this shift appears structural rather than temporary.
Xiaomi has released the Xiaomi 18 Fold in China, its first wide-format foldable, featuring a 5.38-inch cover screen and a 7.58-inch inner display with a 2:1 aspect ratio, both running at up to 120Hz and 4,000 nits brightness. The phone runs on Xiaomi's own XRing 03 chipset, up to 16GB RAM, 1TB storage, and a 6,000mAh battery with 67W wired and 50W wireless charging, starting around $1,639 with no confirmed global launch yet.
A batch of epinephrine allergy injections has been recalled after being found to contain particulate matter, including glass fragments. The recall notice warns that this contamination can cause blockage and clotting in blood vessels if injected.