New paper pushes back on Apple’s LLM ‘reasoning collapse’ study
Apple’s recent AI research paper, “The Illusion of Thinking”, has been making waves for its blunt conclusion: even the most advanced Large Reasoning Models (LRMs) collapse on complex tasks. But not everyone agrees with that framing. more…
2025-06-13 22:53
Haiku Activity & Contract Report, May 2025
This report covers hrev58848 through hrev58897. Applications PawanYr added code to HaikuDepot for when no search results appear in the “Featured packages” tab, to show a “Click here to search all packages” message. This should hopefully allow n...
2025-06-13 22:30
Chart shows iOS, iPadOS, and macOS release timing trends over the years
With WWDC25 wrapping up, the next big milestone on Apple’s calendar is the fall OS release season. And while many already have a mental map of how these rollouts usually go, a new chart making the rounds offers a great visual snapshot of when each OS...
2025-06-13 22:18
It's about time: Sony PlayStation finally gets rid of PC game region locks after an entire year — but some still remain
A full year after Sony began region locking PlayStation games on PC due to PSN controversy, it's finally selling its games in blacklisted countries again.
2025-06-13 22:02
HomeKit Weekly: Protect your wood floors with a HomeKit-enabled water leak sensor from FIBARO
Water damage is one of my biggest fears as a homeowner. With hardwood floors throughout my house, even a small leak could turn into a massive repair bill and a huge inconvenience. A slow drip from a sink can quickly become thousands of dollars in damag...
2025-06-13 22:00
AMD 9800X3D, the best gaming CPU, on sale for just $472 with a free 1TB NVMe SSD
AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D is the best gaming CPU in the world, and it is currently up for sale at its lowest price of just $472 and you also get a free 1TB SSD with it. Read more...
2025-06-13 21:58
SmartBear unveils AI-driven test automation for iOS and Android apps
SmartBear has launched Reflect Mobile, an AI-powered, no-code, test automation tool kit that enables QA professionals to test native apps across the iOS and Android mobile platforms. Announced June 11, Reflect Mobile features SmartBear’s HaloAI AI t...
2025-06-13 21:49
MacOS Tahoe brings a new disk image format
Disk images have been valuable tools marred by poor performance. In the wrong circumstances, an encrypted sparse image (UDSP) stored on the blazingly fast internal SSD of an Apple silicon Mac may write files no faster than 100 MB/s, typical for a cheap...
2025-06-13 21:34
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How to watch new Apple TV+ movie starring Sydney Sweeney and Julianne Moore
Echo Valley is a new movie streaming worldwide on Apple TV+ from today. The R-rated thriller stars Sydney Sweeney and Julianne More, playing mother and daughter roles. If you’ve never used Apple’s streaming service before, here’s how to get start...
2025-06-13 21:32
With iOS 26, Apple is solving one of the biggest passkey headaches
Apple’s next round of OS updates will introduce a long-overdue feature for anyone trying to live in a world without passwords: a seamless, secure way to export and import passkeys across platforms and apps. Here’s how it’s going to work. more…
2025-06-13 21:20
With iOS 26, Apple is finally solving one of the biggest passkey headaches
Apple’s next round of OS updates will introduce a long-overdue feature for anyone trying to live in a world without passwords: a seamless, secure way to export and import passkeys across platforms and apps. Here’s how it’s going to work. more…
2025-06-13 21:20
Sony's region restrictions on PC begin lifting, bringing back PlayStation ports for everyone
The block Sony had placed on its PlayStation games on PC for over 100 countries has finally been lifted, letting Steam users finally get their hands on Helldivers 2, God of War Ragnarok, and more. Read more...
2025-06-13 21:10
$80 Xbox games? Consider yourself lucky — they're a lot more where I live
The Outer Worlds 2 is the first Xbox game to hit $80 USD, and while that seems like a lot, you could be worse off living elsewhere.
2025-06-13 21:00
Visual Studio Code bolsters MCP support
Visual Studio Code 1.101, aka the May 2025 version of Microsoft’s popular code editor, expands support for the Model Context Protocol, a technology that standardizes how applications provide context to large language models. VS Code 1.101 was relea...
2025-06-13 20:58
SMI CEO claims Nvidia wants SSDs with 100M IOPS — up to 33X performance uplift could eliminate AI GPU bottlenecks
The chief executive of Silicon Motion said in an interview that Nvidia is looking forward to ridiculously fast storage devices to eliminate performance bottlenecks for its AI GPUs.
2025-06-13 20:58
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SMI CEO claims Nvidia wants SSDs with 100 million IOPS — up to 33X performance uplift could eliminate AI GPU bottlenecks
The chief executive of Silicon Motion said in an interview that Nvidia is looking forward to ridiculously fast storage devices to eliminate performance bottlenecks for its AI GPUs.
2025-06-13 20:58
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AirTag helps London couple recover stolen car after police refuse to act
A London couple was able to locate and reclaim their Jaguar E-Pace this week using Apple’s , after local police chose not to take immediate action, even with real-time location data in hand. more…
2025-06-13 20:55
New iOS 26 design makes me want an iPhone 17 Air more than ever
After months of rumors, Apple has officially unveiled its big iOS 26 ‘Liquid Glass’ redesign, and already the new design has made me want the forthcoming iPhone 17 Air more than ever. Here’s why. more…
2025-06-13 20:42
iPhone XS now vintage, here’s what that means for repair and support
Apple has officially added the iPhone XS to its list of vintage products, marking the end of an era for one of the more iterative chapters in the iPhone’s history. Here’s what that means if you’re still rocking yours. more…
2025-06-13 20:17
Secure wipe your Windows 11 device with this Data Shredder Stick, now 25% off
Compatible with Windows versions from 7 and up, use this key to secure wipe your Windows devices for resale or repurposing, at a discount! Read more...
2025-06-13 20:00