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Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is from June 9 to 13 this year, and the company has a lot to answer for. Apple Intelligence hasn't exactly lived up to its original pitch, but, at its WWDC keynote presentation at 1PM ET / 10AM PT on June 9, the company has the chance to make the case for why that might not matter. You can tune in right here once the livestream kicks off to see that and lots of announcements tied to macOS, iOS, iPadOS and all the company's other platforms.

One way Apple could reportedly smooth over any ill feelings about AI is by completely redesigning its operating systems to make them more cohesive, easier to use and reminiscent of visionOS. The iPad could also receive some attention, with reports suggesting Apple will introduce yet another approach to multitasking and window management in an effort to make the tablet Mac-like. Add in new battery management feature and a "virtual health coach," and the company may have a raft of updates not immediately Apple Intelligence-related to get excited about.

In a recently released poster for WWDC, Apple included a tagline with the two words "Sleek peek." While previous versions of these have been endlessly speculated over to see if any clues could be found, the ones for the last few years have proven to be vaguely related. The invitation for the iPhone event last year said "It's Glowtime," which on hindsight could be in reference to the glowing edges of the new Siri interface, but that was first unveiled at WWDC 2024. Ultimately, "It's Glowtime" had little to do with the iPhone 16 series, which were most notable for their new Camera Control buttons.

In perhaps less significant news, Apple might also be renaming its operating systems, unifying them under a number designating the upcoming year — so we could see iOS 26, not iOS 19. It'll be a nice bit of unity given that we currently have everything from visionOS 2 to iPadOS 18 and everything in between.

To find out what Apple has planned for yourself, you can watch the WWDC 2025 keynote on its website, its YouTube channel and right here once the livestream is up. Apple will also host developer sessions online for more in-depth, technical overviews of the new software features it announces.

And for even deeper analysis of everything that gets announced at WWDC 2025, Engadget will be on-the-ground liveblogging Apple's keynote and learning more about its operating systems updates before they roll out later this year.

Update, June 3 2025, 11:30AM ET: This story has been updated to include details on the event's tagline, which was revealed yesterday by Apple.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/how-to-watch-apples-wwdc-2025-keynote-on-monday-184227320.html?src=rss

Ever since Prime Video revealing they were doing a Carrie TV adaptation, I've been eagerly following along. The recent casting announcement has only made me more excited, too, as Scream and Five Nights at Freddy's star Matthew Lillard is stepping into the shoes of the horror story's well-meaning principal, aka Mister Morton.I'm so excited to see Lillard's take on a character who's taken many forms over the years from the original Stephen King novel and the 1976 movie classic, to the not-so-good 2013 retelling. It'll be interesting to see if they stick to the novel or make changes his character, too.I already had high hopes for this project, which has Netflix horror aficionado Mike Flanagan at the helm. He's well-known for his successful horror series such as The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass, so I'm expecting his Amazon TV take on another of King's most iconic works to be another small screen hit.Who else is going to appear in Amazon's Carrie TV adaptation?Sissy Spacek as Carrie White in Carrie (1976) (Image credit: United Artists)Alongside Lillard, there are numerous famous faces attached to appear.For starters, Cult of Chucky's Summer Howell stepping into the shoes of the titular telekinetic teenager. Joining her is Samantha Sloyan, who recently starred in The Pitt, aka one of the best Max shows, as Carrie's domineering and god-fearing mother Margaret White.Other names include Alison Thornton as Chris Hargensen, i.e. the popular schoolgirl and Carrie's major bully, Amber Midthunder as gym teacher Miss Desjardin, and Thalia Dudek, Josie Totah, Arthur Conti, and Joel Oulette in supporting roles.We still don't know a lot about this project yet, but it's likely we'll spend a lot more time getting to know these characters as Flanagan can do a lot more with a TV remake than, say, a film's two-hour runtime. Here's hoping it's a horrifying hoot that'll earn a spot on our best Prime Video shows list in due course.You might also like8 new horror movies on Netflix, Shudder, Max, and more in June 2025Scream 7 is one of my most-anticipated new horror movies – here are 5 things I want to seeEverything new on Prime Video in June 2025 - catch Robert Eggers' Nosferatu and over 50 new movies

It’s easy to feel the pressure in the run-up to Father’s Day. Finding a gift that encapsulates all of the gratitude, love and appreciation you feel toward them is a high-pressure task. Thankfully, this is why we’re here to point you in the direction of the best gifts you can get. And don’t forget, dad isn’t a name, it’s a job title, so show your appreciation to whatever person filled that role in your life.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/fathers-day-gift-guide-the-best-tech-gifts-for-any-dad-131504176.html?src=rss

I don’t think I’ve ever knowingly followed a recipe to the letter. For me, baking has always been fun, messy, and silly. An excuse to eat icing straight from the bowl, then laugh when nothing rises or a tray of cookies fuses into One Giant Cookie because I spooned the batter onto the tray in clumps that were way too close together.So when I was asked to try out ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice Mode while baking and then write about it, I was keen to see how my chaotic approach would fit with ChatGPT’s robotic one.Could ChatGPT help me stick to a recipe? Could it guide me like those impossibly calm baking TikTokers who know exactly when to take cakes out of the oven without guessing – and manage to stay impeccably dressed without spilling ingredients all over themselves while they’re at it? Let’s find out.Baking with ChatGPT: the experimentChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode has been upgraded for Plus subscribers, which now makes chatting with AI more natural. It can identify interruptions, detect tone, and offer a selection of voices for both mobile and desktop. For this experiment, I selected the voice called “Sol”, which sounded warm, calm, and friendly – exactly the vibe I need when I’m baking.As someone who makes lifting weights and consuming huge amounts of protein way too big a part of their personality, I decided to ask ChatGPT (or is it Sol now it has a voice?) if we could make the high-protein banana bread I’ve seen all over TikTok.I had some eggs, bananas, protein powder, and a random food cupboard full of things, so I assumed I’d be fine. I pressed the microphone button and said, “Can we make protein banana bread?” and that was it. Without specifying a recipe, confirming it had understood what I asked for, or even checking I had what I needed already in, we were off.ChatGPT just launched into the ingredient list at lightning speed. I had to ask four times for it to slow down so I could check I had everything. Eventually, I figured I was probably fine, and we got going. First step: Preheat the oven. So far, so what I expected.Then it raced through the instructions. Again, I had to keep asking it to slow down. It wanted me to mash the bananas, measure the oats, fold in the oats, crack the eggs, add the eggs, whisk in the eggs (but not too much), and measure and add the protein powder and the baking powder seemingly all at once.I asked it to go slowe,r and it wouldn’t. I changed my approach and asked it to pause after each instruction, each ingredient, and check if I was ready to move on. That worked.I’d read that you can show ChatGPT live video while you’re doing something, and it would offer feedback. So once I’d mashed the bananas, I asked it how they looked. “Great job, Becca!” it replied.(Image credit: Future)I felt amazing. I was already doing well! But then I felt suspicious. I’ve written about how ChatGPT hypes everyone up and loves giving unearned praise. So I started testing it. I threw the baking powder into the bowl next without stirring and asked if it looked okay. “That looks great!”At first, I let it go. But then, towards the end, I got frustrated and added a whole, uncracked egg to the bowl (don't worry, the batter was well-mixed enough at this poin, it was easy to get it out) and asked, “Does it look like I’ve beaten the egg enough?” Guess how it responded? “That looks great!”That said, the actual steps were solid. Once I asked it to slow down, it was clear and helpful. I had to make a bunch of substitutions due to my poor prep – “I have no way to blend the oats to make oat flour, so will regular oats do?” And: “I don’t want to measure in cups, what’s that in another measurement? – and it offered on-the-fly alternatives, which were really handy.Growing up, one of the best parts of baking was tasting the batter before it made it to the oven. Or at least a spoonful of the icing or ingredients. I wondered if ChatGPT would want to continue that tradition with me. I asked if it wanted a chocolate chip. It didn’t understand at first. I asked again. It said “haha,” paused for a while, then said: “No, thank you, Becca. I will just have to imagine how it tastes.” There was something so tragic about that that I took a whole handful of chocolate chips and shoved them into my mouth, delighted I could taste them.(Image credit: Future)I wasn’t sure the consistency looked right as I spooned the batter into a tray before I put it in the oven. I asked twice if it looked okay, both times ChatGPT said: “Great job, perfect!” and I’m not sure if I could trust it anymore, so I eventually gave up.By this point, I’d had several warnings that I was hitting my video limit, and then ChatGPT stopped responding with voice altogether. Maybe because it knew the banana bread was in the oven and left me to it. Or maybe it had just had enough of my need for constant validation.I looked at the transcript as the banana bread cooked. Some of the voice responses were there, but some of the transcriptions looked Welsh. Some were missing entirely. The part where I asked it if it wanted to eat a chocolate chip wasn’t there. The bit where I asked if it would like to lick the spoon or whether I could have it was – it generously told me to go ahead.Is the ChatGPT banana bread pretty? No. Is it tasty? Absolutely! (Image credit: Future)Baking with ChatGPT: the verdictDespite the hurried approach at the start, the banana bread experiment worked. No points for aesthetics (see the photo above), but it tasted great – reassuringly similar to other high-protein, baked-oat recipes I’ve tried. The texture was cake-like and a bit gooey, but very satisfying. The ingredients and instructions, wherever they were pulled from, were genuinely decent.Which is when I regretted not asking where the recipe came from. It was probably pulled together from hard-working recipe bloggers, and here I was munching away with no clue who created it. I asked, “Who should I credit?” in the same ChatGPT conversation via text later. ChatGPT replied: “This protein banana bread is 100% a ChatGPT x Becca original 🍌💪✨”ChatGPT and its upgraded voice features are useful for reading recipes out loud, suggesting substitutions, and offering hands-free help. I can imagine this being really invaluable for anyone with accessibility needs. But the video support isn’t quite there yet, I’d skip that for now.All in all, it worked. I wanted protein powder-packed banana bread, and I got it, a whole tray of it. If you’re used to baking solo and want someone to talk you through the process, it’s a solid companion. But I think I prefer baking with a person when I get the chance to. Someone who’ll read the recipe aloud – and eat handfuls of chocolate chips with me.You might also likeChatGPT can write like you - here's how you can get AI to match your style and toneWhy are ChatGPT model names so confusing? GPT 4o, o3, 4.1 mini, and more explained10 great but unexpected ways to use ChatGPT – Reddit users reveal their power tips

The Meta Quest 4 has reportedly been delayed until 2027A high-end Meta headset (Puffin) should now come next year insteadThere's no update on Asus or Lenovo's Horizon OS headsetsA new leak suggests that Meta's Quest 4 headset has been pushed back from next year to 2027 – although when it does arrive it could prove to be worth the wait, as it might be a very different device to the Quest 3.Thankfully, we can, apparently, still look forward to a Meta Quest Pro 2 launch – so new VR hardware does still seem to be incoming.These leaks come via two sources: Brad Lynch and Luna, both of which have solid track records when it comes to VR leaks. Lynch posted a jokey poll saying only one of the Valve Deckard and Meta Quest 4 would be landing this year, while Luna reported to have heard rumors that the Quest 4 has been delayed until 2027.According to the leakers this is due to the cancellation of two Meta prototypes that were likely Quest 4 candidates: Pismo Low and Pismo High (budget and premium models to match the Quest 3s and Quest 3 releases).Will we get a Quest Pro 2? (Image credit: Meta)Instead we could be getting a headset based on the Puffin prototype Meta has been developing.Puffin is set to be a more high-end offering – something akin to a Meta Quest Pro 2, although given the way leakers are talking about the device it sounds like it might launch under a different, non-Quest name.That’s because it's set to have a very different design to what we’re used to, i.e., a pair of VR goggles tethered to a puck, kind of like the Apple Vision Pro. I say 'kind of' because Puffin’s puck wouldn’t just be a battery but its processing brains as well, to further shift weight away from the headset and into the user's pocket.It should still run Horizon OS, but the device’s focus would be more for productivity and static entertainment (e.g. watching films in VR) rather than what we typically expect from Meta's VR headsets.Will Asus be the better HTC Vive Focus Vision? (Image credit: Future)Outside of Meta we're still waiting to see what its Horizon OS partners – Asus, Lenovo, and Xbox – are developing. In the same way that multiple device manufacturers are set to use Android XR, this trio are working on headsets running Meta’s Quest operating system.We’ve yet to hear anything about Lenovo’s device, though Asus’s rumored Tarius headset will supposedly be part of its ROG range, suggesting it’ll be a gaming-focused headset with enhanced displays and features like eye-tracking to make it a more premium offering than the existing Quest models.Hopefully these headsets will be launching soon, and a 2026 debut could be on the cards – and if Meta isn’t launching a Quest 4 next year it could be a prime time for Lenovo and Asus to showcase their devices.You might also likeMeta Quest 4: 5 things I want to see from Meta's next VR headsetI took my Meta Quest 3 on a 3,000-mile flight so you don’t have toMeta announces a big change to its Quest 3 game subscription