Siri appears to gain third‑party app powers in iOS 27 beta 3, Microsoft lays off almost 5,000 people, many in the XBOX devision, physical media may be dead, and maybe I don’t hate Meta glasses.

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Links from the show

• ‎Jason's Appearance on Apple TV (at 15:21)
• The Official Website of Billie Jean King
• Siri AI can pull info from third-party apps in the latest developer beta - 9to5Mac
• New Reminders Icon
• I'm disappointed Apple will charge for AI camera features in the Home app
• Microsoft lays off nearly 5,000 employees across Xbox, commercial sales | TechCrunch
• PlayStation finally breaks silence amid physical disc fury
• Sony erases digital content from libraries; we're reminded we don’t own what we buy - Ars Technica
• Apple Responds To Disappearing iTunes Movie Purchases Issue
• Samsung finally confirms Galaxy Unpacked for July 22 | Mashable
• Google announces Pixel 11 launch event in August | The Verge
• Netflix dabbles in shorter video content with its new set of publisher deals with Variety, others | TechCrunch
• Apple to increase spend with Broadcom to produce billions more U.S. chips - Apple
• Apple testing DRAM chips from banned Chinese memory supplier - 9to5Mac
• Pocket Casts update brings three new features, including CarPlay chapter artwork - 9to5Mac
• Anthropic is launching Claude Cowork on mobile and web | The Verge
• OpenAI releases new voice models for more natural live conversations | TechCrunch
• Meta Ray-Ban glasses brick the camera if you mess with recording light | Mashable
• Meta is reportedly working on smart glasses that would be recording all the time | The Verge
• Schlage Sense Pro Review: Fastest Apple Home Lock? - YouTube

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