Apple's WWDC 2026, running June 8-12, is expected to unveil a significantly revamped Siri, including a chatbot-style app and new onscreen interaction capabilities. Updates will also focus on stability and performance improvements across all Apple operating systems, potentially including a system-wide slider for Liquid Glass effects.
Colorado's SB26-051, requiring operating systems to collect users' ages, now exempts open-source OSes like Linux after lobbying by System76's Carl Richell, highlighting challenges and ethical concerns for open-source developers amid similar laws in other US states.
Microsoft is improving Windows 11 performance with a low latency profile, which temporarily boosts CPU speed to reduce latency, and is also working on other software optimizations.
China's technology vice-minister Ke Jixin says domestic software and operating systems have seen a transformative shift in user experience, with HarmonyOS running on over 55 million smartphones as of end-March 2026. HarmonyOS surpassed Apple iOS in China in late 2024 and was second-largest OS behind Android in early 2025, but slipped to third place in Q4 2025 with 16% market share as iOS captured 22%.
Anthropic unveiled Claude Mythos, an AI model capable of finding and exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in operating systems and browsers. The company refused public release, comparing it to giving burglars keys to every building. Forty US organizations are partnered in Project Glasswing to patch vulnerabilities before exploitation. Britain tested the model through its AI Security Institute, with ministers warning most businesses remain unprepared. Mozilla's test on Firefox found 10 times more flaws than conventional methods, though none were undetectable by humans. The Pentagon had previously deemed Anthropic a security risk before inviting it back into government cooperation.
