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The $1,999 iPhone Duo Has a Black-Bar Problem, and Fixing It Is Harder Than It Looks
Apple's first foldable is a hardware flex. But unfold it and many of your apps shrink into a phone-shaped window floating in black. Here's why the app world wasn't ready, and why developers can't just hit "stretch".

Claude Fable 5 arrives: the first Mythos-class model for everyone
Anthropic released Claude Fable 5, a public version of Mythos that falls back to Opus 4.8 in high-risk areas.

YouTube will automatically label AI videos
If creators don't disclose realistic AI content, YouTube's systems will now detect it and add a label.

Prime Video adds Clips, a short-video feed
Amazon launched Clips in Prime Video: short, personalized snippets from movies and shows that you can save, share, rent or buy from.

Voyage lets you build your own RPG world with AI
The maker of AI Dungeon launched a platform where every character talks through AI and players design their own worlds.

Tesla's Robotaxi arrives in Dallas and Houston
Tesla's driverless ride service now runs in three Texas cities.

Netflix is adding a TikTok-style vertical video feed
Netflix says a vertical video feed arrives this month and it will use AI for recommendations. Revenue grew 16%.

Google launches a native Gemini app for Mac
Press Option + Space to open Gemini anywhere on your Mac, with image and video generation, for free.

Report: Apple is testing four designs for its smart glasses
According to Bloomberg, Apple's first smart glasses will go on sale in 2027, with no display but with cameras and Siri.

All Spotify users can now turn off videos
A new setting lets you switch off videos and Canvas on Spotify across mobile, desktop and TV.

OpenAI is shutting down the Sora app, six months after launch
The AI video app is closing after downloads fell from 3.3 million to 1.1 million a month. The Sora 2 model stays inside ChatGPT.

iOS 26.4 public beta brings AI playlists and video podcasts
Apple released the iOS 26.4 public beta with AI-generated Apple Music playlists, video in Podcasts, and third-party AI in CarPlay.

YouTube launches a dedicated Apple Vision Pro app with 8K and 3D video
After two years in Safari, YouTube released a visionOS app with 360-degree and VR180 video plus offline downloads.

Google releases the first Android 17 beta
Android 17 is planned for Q2 2026, and Google has replaced developer previews with a continuous Canary channel.

Discord to make every account "teen-appropriate" until age is verified
Age checks will use a video selfie or an ID. Discord says most adults won't need to verify.

Google AI Plus budget plan reaches all markets: Gemini 3 Pro for $7.99
Google AI Plus expanded to 35 new countries and the US, with Gemini 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro and 200GB of storage.

Meta to test paid subscriptions on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp
Meta says the apps will stay free, but subscriptions will add extra features and the Manus AI agent.

Apple launches Creator Studio: Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro and Pixelmator Pro for $12.99 a month
Apple has bundled its pro video, music and photo apps into one subscription, and Pixelmator Pro comes to iPad for the first time.