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Apple may not be the world's most valuable company at the moment — that's Nvidia — but it is still by far the world's most scrutinized.

Thanks to a robust set of supply-chain leakers revealing every aspect of new Apple products before they arrive (catch up on the latest iPhone Fold and iPhone 18 rumors and leaks), an Apple launch event can often lack surprises. And in a normal year, Apple's annual Worldwide Developers' Conference (WWDC) is no exception.

But WWDC 2026 is not a normal year, and an unusual air of mystery still clings to the keynote. That's not just because we expect the AI version of Siri to make its debut, but also because we don't know whether Tim Cook, in his last WWDC as CEO, will pass the baton to CEO-in-waiting John Ternus during the event.

Will Ternus get on-the-job training, keynoting side-by-side with Cook? Or will he take a lesser role, like he did introducing the iPhone Air last September?

Beyond that mystery, here are our three big burning questions for the Apple WWDC keynote, which kicks off at 10 a.m. PT on Monday, June 8, 2026.

SEE ALSO: The latest iPhone 18 news, leaks, and rumors Will we see the iPhone Fold (or Ultra) at all? A hypothetical rendering of the iPhone Fold. Credit: Zain bin Awais / Mashable

The last we heard about the iPhone Fold, Apple's late-to-the-party entry into the foldable smartphone market, its official launch date had been pushed back, likely until the holiday season. Given a global memory chip shortage, analysts have warned that the company may not have enough supply to satisfy demand until 2027.

Still, iPhone Fold prototypes exist (or iPhone Ultra, if one report is to be believed — the dueling names being just one example of Apple exerting an unusual amount of lockdown). Cook may reason that it makes sense to wow us with an early look at one, and end that confusion about the name.

After all, that's what Steve Jobs did with the original iPhone: gave us a sneak peak in January 2007, long before the official summer launch.

The Jobs strategy would make sense here, given that Apple is already late to the foldable game — and is effectively leapfrogging competitors with its larger folding screen. Cook may also want to cement his association with the Fold/Ultra, given that he led the company during its development.

What better way to do that than to bring back, just this once, a Jobs-like "one more thing"? Ternus takes over on September 1, so any future iPhone Fold/Ultra launch event will be his baby. Does Cook want the world's first official look at the Fold/Ultra to be in Ternus' hands?

Then again, Cook's lack of ego has been one of the defining features of his tenure. So he may be perfectly fine letting his chief product guy take the credit (or, if the Fold/Ultra fails in any way, the fall).

Will the new AI Siri surprise us? Credit: Apple

During the Cook years, Apple has struggled with a delicate balancing act on the subject of AI. On the one hand, Cook is clearly a skeptic about the tech industry's tendency to overhype LLMs — and given that bombshell white papers coming out of Apple's research arm show plainly that even so-called reasoning models can't reason, he has every reason to think that way.

On the other hand, consumers have every right to expect that they could treat Siri, Apple's creaky old AI chatbot, like it has the intelligence of models like OpenAI's ChatGPT or Google's Gemini.

And that's what we're expecting to get: A Gemini-powered Siri voice assistant, along with a new Siri app and an AI agent app store, that fulfills the company's long-deferred promise of Apple Intelligence. Reportedly, you'll be able to choose third-party AI tools too.

Upgraded Siri will also likely feature in the camera app, offering editing options and other forms of "Visual Intelligence." And it will reportedly be ad-free and more focused on privacy than its AI rivals, with features like auto-deleting chat logs.

SEE ALSO: Siri’s big Google upgrade: What iPhone fans are waiting for

OK, but how does Cook (or Ternus) effectively demonstrate the AI power of the new Siri? Here the company may run into a boy-who-cried-wolf problem.

Thanks to Apple's, um, overly enthusiastic marketing after the original Apple Intelligence announcement, showcasing features that didn't exist, the company had to settle a class-action lawsuit.

How, then, can an ad within this keynote showcasing Apple Intelligence capabilities not give us skeptical vibes, even if they do exist this time around?

The biggest Siri surprise of all would be a live demo — but given that Apple hasn't done that in keynotes since 2019 (Cook went pre-recorded in 2020), don't hold your breath.

Will we see a 'GenAI' Apple website?

However much we see of Siri, the focus of WWDC 2026 is on Apple's "AI advancements." So how else will that manifest in practice?

One possibility is that a selection of AI apps and services will appear on the web as well as on Apple devices — perhaps at genai.apple.com, a website Apple has reportedly added to its domain name servers but hasn't yet populated.

Apple doesn't tend to do much on the web, but it does do more than you think. All your iCloud backups and services are available when you sign in at iCloud.com, a lifesaver if you've lost your phone.

A website that provides the new Siri, alongside third-party AI chatbots and other Apple Intelligence services, would make a lot of sense, especially given Apple's longtime emphasis on privacy and security.

Such a site could also boost its popularity by offering ChatGPT (Apple has an ongoing deal with OpenAI, despite a potential lawsuit) without the ads that OpenAI has started serving.

Will iOS 27 be lighter... and less Liquid? Credit: Apple

The real star of the WWDC show, of course, is Apple's latest iteration of its signature iPhone operating system. But iOS 27 has more riding on it than most upgrades.

That's not just because of the new Siri, or the foldable software supposedly stuffed into iOS 27. It's because iOS 26 was a controversial upgrade, to say the least.

Reports of low adoption numbers turned out to be exaggerated. But the unease was undeniable. Many users expressed outrage on Reddit that iOS 26 felt like "bloatware" that slowed down the keyboard, among other features.

Most controversial of all: the Liquid Glass aesthetic that made app icons look like cheap gel stickers, as some saw it. Certainly, the hurried departure of the design chief behind Liquid Glass doesn't suggest it was a hit inside the company.

So, how different will iOS 27 look? Is the cool glowing animation promoting WWDC 2026, reportedly the Siri redesign hiding in plain sight, a harbinger of good things to come?

Did Apple engineers spend the last year effectively filleting the bloat, or making it worse? Will it end support for the iPhone 11?

Join us on the series finale of Tim Cook's Apple keynotes to find out!

Amazon loves to keep us on our toes. We've been covering Prime Day for years, and even though the dates vary slightly, we expect Prime Day to fall in July. So it was quite surprising when the retailer dropped the 2026 dates for Prime Day. Amazon's biggest sale of the year is upon us, and it's sooner than you think.

We're here to lay out all the details because, surprise — the early deals have started.

When is the next Prime Day?

While it may seem like Amazon is holding sales every other month, Prime Day technically only happens once a year in the summer. Prime Day will run from June 23 to 26, 2026. For the second year in a row, the sale will last for four days, up from its original two-day sale.

In addition to Prime Day, Amazon hosts a fall Prime event called Prime Big Deal Days. For all intents and purposes, it's colloquially known as Prime Day 2 or October Prime Day. Amazon has also held a week-long shopping event in the spring, dubbed Amazon's Big Spring Sale, for the past three years. The deals aren't quite at the level of Prime Day, but it is considered Amazon's first major savings event of the year.

Are Prime Day deals worth it?

Prime Day is notoriously full of great deals. Besides Black Friday, it's probably the best time of year to buy Amazon devices, Apple products, robot vacuums, everyday essentials, smartwatches, headphones, and more. If you're in the market for tech, it's certainly worth perusing. Mashable already has a running list of the best Prime Day deals that can give you more in-depth analysis on what products are worth grabbing and which ones are worth passing on.

It's now June, and that means the major streaming services are adding new shows to their lineups. If you missed some of the new shows from last week, you can still check them out on their respective services, including the sophomore outing for Netflix's The Four Seasons and the debut of Prime Video's Spider-Noir.

Summer movies are back! Audiences are turning out in droves to see Obsession and Backrooms. But if your cinematic tastes favor action over terror, you may well relish director Travis Knight's playful He-Man movie, Masters of the Universe.

Nicholas Galitzine stars as Adam Glenn, who comes from the sword-and-sandals land of Eternia, where he was once a prince. But after the villainous Skeletor (Jared Leto) invades Earth, Adam is sent to help out, and while there, he grows big, strong, and empathetic, thanks in part to working in human resources. However, rediscovering the Sword of Power leads him back to his homeland and enables him to become a brawnier, bolder hero known as He-Man.

In my review of the film, I cheered, "Masters of the Universe is a wonderfully entertaining adventure that dodges the pitfalls that makes so much IP adaptations tedious. Knight delivers a colorful film with a point of view, not just a sales pitch."

Nicholas Galitzine in "Masters of the Universe." Credit: Amazon MGM Studios

But as you're ready to see Masters of the Universe in theaters, you might be wondering if this souped-up action movie will take a cue from Marvel films, offering mid-credits scenes or post-credits scenes that might enhance the theatergoing experience. So let's get into it, one at a time.

Does Masters of the Universe have a mid-credits scene?

Yes. Two, in fact. So, hold off the rush to the restroom, lest you miss out on more from the He-Man universe.

Does Masters of the Universe have a post-credits scene?

Yes! So, stay through the credits unless you are fine missing out on the most Masters of the Universe can give you. And hey, bonus — sitting through the credits is a great way to take in the vast amount of human effort that goes into making movies as big and wild as this.

Masters of the Universe opens in theaters on June 5.

For decades, Mercedes-Benz was the benchmark luxury sedan brand. These days, though, buyers are starting to look a little closer at what they're actually getting for the money, especially as prices climb, and some long-time fans question whether the quality still matches the badge.

If you own a Pixel phone, you probably know it comes with tons of exclusive features. While some of them, such as Magic Cue, have fairly limited real-world usefulness, others have become indispensable parts of my day-to-day life, and that of many other Pixel owners. Here are some of the best Pixel-exclusive features you should check out the moment you finish reading this piece.

Nvidia just announced the RTX Spark, a brand-new ARM-based Windows chip that could finally be the "Apple Silicon moment" PC users have been waiting for. In this video, we break down everything you need to know about this powerhouse processor. We explore what this means for AI power users, creators and gamers.

After a difficult start to 2026, Mazda finally has something to celebrate. The Japanese automaker posted a remarkably strong sales performance in May, with gains spread across nearly its entire lineup. From SUVs to sedans and even niche enthusiast models, buyers appeared far more willing to visit Mazda showrooms than they were just a few months ago, helping the brand begin clawing back ground lost earlier in the year.

The first NAS that I built using an old laptop started out as a simple Plex server meant to keep my movies and shows all in one place and easy to access from any device. But like most homelab setups, it didn't stay simple for long. One service turned into two, a few more Docker containers got added here and there, and before I knew it, my experimental Plex server turned into a full-blown homelab device.

When the smart bulbs around my home would seemingly randomly start acting up, I assumed that the bulbs themselves were the problem. After all, they were a downright menace: showing up as offline, failing to dim when scheduled, or even turning themselves off. So, I replaced them.

Every year, Apple reveals a big new iOS update at WWDC that brings tons of new features to your iPhone, and we're fully expecting to learn about iOS 27 at WWDC 2026. However, this year, we're expecting big news. Not only is it the final Apple developers conference of the Tim Cook era, but the Gemini-powered AI Siri should finally make its grand debut.

When the iPhone 18 launches in September, we expect it to ship alongside iOS 27, as is usually the case with every new iPhone and every new iOS iteration. Apple still hasn't officially shown off its mobile OS update, but there have been plenty of reports and leaks about iOS 27 in advance of WWDC on Monday, June 8.

Here's everything you need to know about iOS 27 right now.

SEE ALSO: The latest iPhone 18 news, leaks, and rumors iOS 27: All about AI Siri

Easily the biggest feature coming to iOS 27 that we know of right now is the long-awaited AI-powered overhaul of Siri, Apple's iconic voice assistant. It was supposed to happen two years and several class-action lawsuits ago, but internal delays have pushed its debut timeline.

On a basic level, what's changing here is that Siri is going to be turned into an AI chatbot with its own standalone app (we think) and the ability to incorporate both what's on the screen and personal context into responses. The new Siri should also have the ability to perform actions in other apps and widgets. It'll be powered primarily by Google's Gemini model, though rumor has it that users will be able to use third-party models for Siri and other Apple Intelligence features, too, if they so desire.

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While Siri is getting its own app, that doesn't mean the way you interface with Siri will change that much, necessarily.

A report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the source of most iOS 27 and iPhone 18 leaks and rumors, indicated that Siri in iOS 27 can still be activated by a wake word or by holding down the power button, same as ever, but there will also be a new interface built into the iPhone's Dynamic Island. You'll be able to make queries by swiping down from the top of the screen, and an additional swipe will bring you straight to the new chatbot interface for Siri.

What's more, Gurman reported that the glowing, neon artwork used to promote WWDC is actually a preview of Siri's new look. Apple has also used a dove motif in promoting WWDC, which could be a hint to the Siri app logo.

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Gurman's report also included some tidbits about how Siri will play with the Photos and Camera apps, too. For instance, iPhone users may finally get some of the AI photo editing tools that have become standard on Android phones.

Users will also be able to snap a photo in Camera and instantly reverse image search it on Google. There will also be a Siri mode in the Camera app that incorporates Visual Intelligence directly into that app, so you'll allegedly be able to do things like scan nutritional labels to log your diet into the Health app, for example.

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In summary, Apple is looking to catch up to the competition when it comes to having a sophisticated AI chatbot that lives in your phone, and it sounds like iOS 27 might finally bring us to that point.

iOS 27: Other AI features

Apple's new iOS revision might focus largely on integrating Siri into the Apple Intelligence ecosystem, but what about the already existing Apple Intelligence features in iOS? It turns out some of those will be improved with iOS 27, too.

For example, a separate Mark Gurman report claimed that Image Playground and Genmoji will both get significant boosts to image quality in iOS 27. There will even be a new feature allowing users to generate custom phone wallpapers with AI. Outside of image generation, it sounds like there will also be a way for users to create custom app shortcuts using natural language prompts with Siri.

Beyond that, Writing Tools will apparently be infused with more AI juice. It'll supposedly be better at offering feedback for things like syntax errors, not just basic spelling mistakes. We'll need to see this in action to truly judge how well it works, though.

iOS 27: What about Liquid Glass?

Last year, the Liquid Glass design language introduced in iOS 26 really ruffled some feathers. That said, you should probably not expect any major changes on that front.

This information comes, once again, from Gurman at Bloomberg. He says Apple is not planning on making any sweeping changes to Liquid Glass, which isn't terribly surprising. While plenty of folks may not be huge fans of the design language, that fact doesn't appear to be driving people away from iPhones to any significant degree. In fact, the opposite is happening; iPhone sales are better than ever right now.

All of that is to say that Apple might add some more customization options to Liquid Glass, but don't expect to be able to turn it off or anything like that.

iOS 27: App changes

As always, iOS 27 is certainly going to bring some other miscellaneous changes to various first-party apps. We don't yet have a comprehensive list of every change to expect, but there are a couple of intriguing reports out there.

For instance, users will apparently be able to create custom widgets within the Camera app, giving them more fine control over which buttons appear on screen by default when opening the app. Weather is also getting a "Conditions" panel when looking at a page for a specific location. You'll be able to flip between information panels on things like wind and rain there.

The Wallet app is also reportedly getting a pretty interesting new feature that will allow users to create custom passes. It's called "Create a Pass," and it will allegedly be able to scan photos of things like movie tickets and gym memberships in order to create a digital pass that lives in the Wallet app. While lots of services have built-in support for the Wallet app, there are also plenty that don't, and this feature could help bridge that gap.

Splitting bills with Apple pay

Speaking of Wallet, Apple is also reportedly cooking up an extremely useful-sounding feature that will let users easily split bills. If you go out to dinner with friends, you'll be able to take a photo of the receipt and assign different things on the receipt to different people. After that, you can send payment requests to people via Apple Cash, with taxes and tips factored in. That sounds a lot easier than doing Venmo math on a napkin...as long as everyone involved uses Apple Cash, anyway.

iOS 27: Which iPhones will support it?

To start, we should establish which iPhones will actually be able to run iOS 27. Every year, Apple phases out an older generation of devices, and a recent leak suggested that the following phones will be phased out this year:

• iPhone 11

• iPhone 11 Pro

• iPhone 11 Pro Max

• iPhone SE (second generation)

That means anything older than an iPhone 12 is probably not going to be able to run iOS 27. It's a tough business, but that's just how it works. Apple can't keep everyone happy forever.

In addition, iOS 27 is sure to bring updates to Apple Intelligence, including a new AI Siri. Keep in mind that not all iPhones support Apple Intelligence, which is only compatible with the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, and newer Apple smartphones.

iOS 27: Don't forget about the iPhone Fold

Lastly, we'd be remiss not to mention the iPhone Fold. There isn't a lot of concrete information yet about how iOS will adapt to the long-rumored device, but one has to assume that iOS 27 will, to some extent, work a little differently on the foldable iPhone. Actions like app multi-tasking, for example, will probably be possible on the iPhone Fold, meaning iOS 27 will need to natively support that sort of thing.

The good news is Apple is reportedly working on exactly that.

A recent leak from Weibo suggests that iOS 27 will support "Parallel View" in landscape mode on normal iPhones, meaning you might be able to have two windows open onscreen at the same time. This extremely vague leak doesn't specifically call out the iPhone Fold, perhaps suggesting it'll be a standard feature across the iOS 27 ecosystem, but it's hard not to associate split-screen app views with a foldable display. This is speculation on our part, but it seems likely that this is, at least in some way, related to the foldable device.

Not every iOS revision is a big overhaul, but if nothing else, it sounds like iOS 27 will drastically change how users interact with Siri and pave the way for the first foldable iPhone. In that sense, this could be one of the biggest iOS updates in a while.

"Welp, that happened faster than I predicted."

That's what Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince had to say as his company released data finding that there's now more traffic from bots than humans on the internet.

"Thought it would be end of 2027, then early 2027 but agentic traffic growing so fast that bots have now passed human traffic online for the first time in the Internet's history," said Prince.

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Cloudflare is perhaps one of the most integral companies on the web, providing services like CDN (Content Delivery Network) and DDoS mitigation for some of the biggest sites on the internet. Cloudflare basically helps popular sites handle all the traffic they receive, so the company is certainly an expert in this realm.

Cloudflare's data shows that at any given point during a day, between 52 percent and 62 percent of traffic on the internet comes from bots. Over the past seven days, Cloudflare says roughly 57.4 percent of traffic has been the result of bots, which includes search crawlers from companies like Google and AI bots from other AI companies. Around 42.5 percent of internet traffic has been from humans.

Cloudflare's data also breaks down which countries have the most bot-related traffic, which provides even more interesting insight. The island of Gibraltar ranks first in bot traffic with a whopping 92.1 percent. Singapore comes in second with 76.3 percent, closely followed by Iran with 76.2 percent. Rounding out the top five countries in bot traffic are Ireland, with 72.8 percent, and the Netherlands, with 68.8 percent.

Bots such as website crawlers and search indexers have been around since the early days of the internet. But there hasn't been a sudden surge in those types of bots. Cloudflare's data shows that the uptick has been the result of AI agents or agentic AI bots scouring the web to both scrape content for data training and acting on behalf of human users utilizing AI assistants and chatbots.

But, as the tech outlet Tom's Hardware points out, Cloudflare's data only tracks website visits and not what the visitor, bot or human, is actually doing on the page. Humans actually consume the content on the webpages. Humans watch videos and read articles. They don't just scrape or index and move on to the next page as bots do. As a result, AI agents load more web pages than a human visitor, which helps explain the rising bot traffic.

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Google Drive is an obvious storage solution for many Android users. However, the latest change to Google Drive storage limits is being described as a "cloud storage trap" by frustrated customers, on top of the other issues Google Drive has, and now storage seekers may be wondering what the best alternative to switch to is.

Samsung wants the upcoming Galaxy Watch 9 to not only track your health, but also serve as your personal coach. It's releasing a major Samsung Health app update on June 8 that will turn tracking data into "simple, actionable guidance" — effectively, it's the company's answer to the AI coaching in the Fitbit Air with Google Health Premium.

There's something special about a Polaroid photo. We've all come to rely on snapping pictures with our phones to store in the cloud, but we never seem to get around to printing out any physical memories. And that's where Polaroid shines. The new Polaroid Go gen 3 is a mini instant-film camera that turns any moment into a mini printed photo.

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Polaroid says that the Go Gen 3 is the world's smallest instant analog camera. It weighs just 8.9 ounces without film, which is about half a pound. Its dimensions are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. There's also the impressive range of colorway options with the latest model.

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The photos themselves are also tiny, measuring 2.6 inches in height and 2.1 inches wide. The included wrist strap makes it easy to carry the camera on outings, and it comes with some upgraded functions from Polaroid.

The Gen 3 has a selfie timer as well as a built-in selfie mirror for getting the best group shots possible. There's also a double exposure mode for getting creative. A stronger flash is helpful for taking low-light photos.

The small size makes the Polaroid Go gen 3 great for any adventure. Credit: Polaroid

In the brand's press release, Stine Bauer Dahlberg, the chief product officer, said, "We focused on perfecting the optical system, integrating a genuinely powerful flash, and optimizing the camera for great, close-up selfies of you and your friends. Every decision supports how people actually use a camera this small, while delivering strong performance across different lighting conditions."

While the camera itself is analog and perfect for spending less time attached to a phone, you can still use the Polaroid app for more benefits. From the app, scan your Polaroid to share the image with friends.

Keep in mind you'll need to use Polaroid Go film with the new Go camera. A pack of 16 photos sells for $21.99, which means each photo costs $1.32.

With a price of $89.99, the new Polaroid Go Gen 3 makes for a great gift or party accessory. It's already available at both Amazon and Polaroid.

A while ago, I set up some automations in Home Assistant to nag me when I was sitting down for too long or wasn't focusing on work. I decided to see how far I could take things by turning Home Assistant into my own version of Big Brother.

Jellyfin has been growing in popularity for a while, as many users look for a free and open-source alternative to Plex. And with the recent Plex price hikes, the reason to switch has just gotten even greater. Yet while you can set up your media library in Jellyfin in no time at all, potential switchers often get discouraged by the thought of losing years of tweaks and customizations. But that doesn't have to be true. One plugin called Plexyfin helps make the move to Jellyfin easier.

Moving files between computers is such an obvious thing to do now. You can use a USB flash drive. You can just email them if they're small. Cloud storage is, obviously, awesome for this type of thing. Let's not forget all the random files that get sent over WhatsApp, Discord, or Messenger.

SAVE $9 PER MONTH: Today only, Prime members and Prime Video subscribers can score the Starz streaming add-on for just $2.99 per month for two months. That's $9 per month in savings.

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I've said it once, and I'll say it again: Starz is an underrated streaming service. If you've exhausted the streaming catalog on Netflix and Hulu and need to diversify your movie and TV lineup this season, it's a great time to give it a shot. Today only, the Starz add-on for Prime Video is just $2.99 per month.

Through June 4 only, Prime members and Prime Video subscribers can add the Starz streaming app to their library for $2.99 per month for two months. A quiet price hike will go into effect for the streaming service on June 8, bumping its monthly cost from $10.99 to $11.99. So you'll be saving $9 per month, or a total of $18, by grabbing this deal.

Starz is home to Lionsgate theatrical releases, so you'll be able to watch recent hits like The Housemaid, Now You See Me: Now You Don't, and Greenland 2: Migration. Not to mention, it has its own original series that are pretty epic, including a TV adaptation of Lisa Taddeo's book Three Women, a comedy about a female serial killer called Sweetpea, and the historical fantasy show Outlander, which just wrapped its final season.

Switch up your streaming lineup for the summer and save some money by snagging a two-month subscription to Starz for a grand total of $5.98. That's pretty hard to beat in this economy.

It's time for another round of fun homelab projects to do this weekend, and it all starts with server monitoring! Then, once you have your centralized server monitoring set up, I'll show you how to optimize your Docker experience. Here are three fun homelab projects to tackle this weekend.