Author: Geek Planet

Apple’s long-awaited Siri overhaul in iOS 27 could introduce a feature that most AI chatbots still treat as optional: automatic deletion of AI conversations. According to Mark Gurman’s Bloomberg newsletter, Apple is preparing a redesigned Siri experience with a dedicated chatbot-style interface, but unlike rivals such as ChatGPT and Gemini, the company may make privacy controls a central part of the experience rather than a hidden setting. The reported feature would allow users to automatically delete Siri conversations after 30 days, one year, or keep them permanently. The approach appears similar to the auto-delete system already available in Apple’s Messages…

Claude Cowork is moving beyond early testing and into a wider role at work. On April 9, Anthropic said it became generally available on all paid plans for macOS and Windows, alongside a set of enterprise features meant to support larger rollouts. That pairing matters more than the availability update by itself. Anthropic is tying the release to role-based access controls for Enterprise, group spend limits, usage analytics, expanded OpenTelemetry support, and tighter connector permissions, all aimed at making Cowork easier to manage across an organization. Anthropic also made clear that Cowork is no longer being framed as a tool…

Modular PC maker Framework Computer has officially announced its upcoming “Next Gen” event, scheduled to take place on April 21. The company is expected to unveil its latest generation of hardware, continuing its focus on upgradeable, user-controlled computing systems. The event will be livestreamed globally, with select attendees invited to experience the new products in person. While Framework has not revealed specific product details, teasers and industry signals suggest a strong emphasis on modular upgrades and deeper integration with open platforms like Linux. A Teased Shift Toward Next-Gen Modular And Open Computing Framework has kept details intentionally vague, but its…

I have spoken before about how doomscrolling has completely changed the way I consume short-form content. What used to feel like a quick break to watch a couple of YouTube Shorts or Instagram Reels somehow turned into an automatic habit I barely even notice anymore. I pick up my phone for one thing, open a social media app just for a minute, and suddenly I am trapped in an endless vertical stream of videos I did not even plan to watch. And the frustrating part is that I am fully aware of it while it is happening. I have tried…

I grew up thinking that paying for a product meant getting the product. A laptop came with its features. A car came with its hardware. A printer was still a menace, but at least it was a one-time menace. I noticed the shift when my subscriptions stopped being mostly media and started attaching themselves to physical things. It was one thing to pay every month for movies, music, or cloud storage. It was another to watch the same logic spread into gadgets, cars, fitness gear, and smart home devices that already came with a price tag. Then came stories like…

For me, there are basically two kinds of panic in life. The first is sending a risky text to the wrong person. The second is handing my unlocked phone to someone and instantly remembering that my entire digital life lives inside it. Unfortunately, I have experienced the second one far too many times. Most of the time, the reason is completely harmless. A friend wants to click a quick picture, my cousin asks to watch a reel, or someone just wants to place a food order or check the cricket score. But the second my iPhone leaves my hand, my…

This republished article first appeared in the National Review A few months ago, I posted about a Republican-sponsored bill in Wisconsin that would preempt local communities from enacting “nature rights” ordinances. I wrote at the time: If the bill passes, I suspect that the Democrat governor will veto it. Nature rights was adopted into the platform of Florida’s Democratic Party, and I predict it will eventually become a plank of the national party as it is becoming a zealous progressive cause as a means of combatting climate change and hobbling capitalism. But at least a veto would be clarifying. Later, Wisconsin Democrat legislators…

Apple didn’t position its most affordable MacBook as a gaming machine. The MacBook Neo, a budget-leaning laptop that runs on Apple’s A18 Pro chip, the same chip that powers the iPhone 16 Pro models, has been put through a Windows 11 gaming test for YouTuber ETA Prime.  Turns out, the results are genuinely surprising. Using Parallels Desktop, a virtualization app (paid) with 3D hardware acceleration, the channel ran Windows 11 ARM directly on the Neo’s 8GB RAM (allocating 5GB to the virtual environment), and it did better than most people would think it would.  What games actually ran well? Dirt…

The iPhone Shortcuts app reminds me of Minecraft. It might be relatively easy to jump into, but it offers nearly limitless potential, allowing you to build anything you want. The same holds true for the Shortcuts app, and that endless possibilities are what many iPhone users might find intimidating. But you don’t have to. If you are new to iPhone shortcuts, think of them as little automated helpers. You can build them yourself or find ones that others have built and use them. And that’s the beauty of shortcuts. If you don’t want to get your hands dirty, you can…

At some point in 2025, Windows stopped feeling like an operating system and started feeling like a demo for AI. Open Notepad to jot something down, and there it was, nudging you to summarize. Fire up Edge, and Copilot would politely wave from the sidebar. Even apps like Microsoft Paint began to feel different, not because they got simpler, but because they suddenly wanted to generate, edit, and enhance images for you. Microsoft wasn’t just adding AI, it was threading it into every corner of the experience. And for a while, that felt exciting. Then it started to feel… a…