Browsing: Technology

MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA / Content Syndication Services / – Meta services were restored Friday after a brief outage disrupted access to Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and related business tools for thousands of users. The disruption began during the U.S. morning and eased before midday Eastern time, according to public outage reports and company status updates. Users reported problems loading feeds, logging in, sending messages and accessing accounts across several Meta platforms. Facebook drew the largest volume of reports, while Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp also saw complaints. The outage affected both consumer services and tools used by advertisers, developers and businesses. Reports rose sharply around…

CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA / Content Syndication Services / – Apple introduced Siri AI on June 8, 2026, marking a major upgrade to its digital assistant through Apple Intelligence. The company said the new Siri can hold more natural conversations, answer web-based questions, understand personal context, and respond to content on a user’s screen. The announcement places Siri AI across Apple’s main software platforms and makes the assistant a central feature of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, and visionOS 27. Siri AI can search across messages, emails, photos, and other content to help users find specific information. Apple gave examples that include locating…

YouTube Premium adds Auto speed and On-the-go mode for podcasts, while the free service remains centered on ads and paid upgrades.

SpaceX launched its upgraded Starship V3 after a countdown halt, marking Flight 12 from South Texas with payload tests and ocean splashdown.

SpaceX 10,000-launch target brings FAA reliability reviews, licensing capacity and airspace oversight into sharper focus in US policy.

Meta begins global layoffs affecting about 10 percent of staff as AI spending, data center costs and team restructuring reshape operations.

OpenAI has added Codex to ChatGPT mobile, letting developers manage coding tasks on iOS and Android from connected machines.

AI is reshaping weather forecasting as agencies use advanced models to improve flood alerts, early warnings and climate readiness.

SpaceX is set to debut Starship V3 with Super Heavy changes, Starlink simulators and new tests for upper stage systems during Flight 12.

OpenAI launched three realtime voice models for its API, adding live translation, streaming transcription and smarter voice reasoning tools.