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Apple Price Increases, Apple Intelligence and the E.U.
Thompson examines Apple raising prices while declining to ship Siri AI features in the European Union.
// daily-digest · fri 26 jun 2026 · morning refresh · last 48h focus
Eight items on Anthropic’s government security work, Apple’s EU product calculus, Google’s Gemini timeline, and three years of employment data on AI’s effect on engineering jobs.
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Thompson examines Apple raising prices while declining to ship Siri AI features in the European Union.
A U.S. official says Anthropic’s Mythos AI identified security vulnerabilities in classified federal systems during a government testing exercise.
New data shows software engineering roles fell 11% since 2019 versus a 25% drop across the broader tech sector.
Google pushed Gemini 3.5 Pro to July for quality refinements as the continuing loss of senior researchers to rivals adds pressure.
A German court held Google liable for factual errors in AI-generated search overviews, with commentary from Bruce Schneier on accountability.
Smith argues a new progressive candidate headed to Congress signals a Democratic parallel to the MAGA populist movement.
A juvenile great white captured in Spain confirms a long-rumored Mediterranean population still exists, reviving debate over where the sharks breed.
Scientists discovered a spider that builds a spring-loaded silk trap for catching green tree ants, which unknowingly trigger the mechanism themselves.