Apple has launched the iOS 26 public beta, showcasing a 'Liquid Glass' design, enhanced camera and photo functionalities, and improved Safari and messaging features. The update includes live translation in messages, FaceTime, and phone calls, alongside customisable emojis and image creation tools.
GitHub has unveiled Spark AI, a tool that enables users to create applications using natural language prompts. Spark AI supports integration with GitHub Actions and Dependabot, and offers AI functionality through models from OpenAI, Meta, and others. Meanwhile, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has cautioned against sharing sensitive information with AI systems like ChatGPT, citing a lack of legal privacy. He highlighted that conversations with AI lack the confidentiality afforded to discussions with professionals like therapists or lawyers. Starlink experienced a global outage due to an internal software failure, impacting users across multiple countries. The disruption lasted approximately two and a half hours, affecting communication for both civilian and military users.
