Code inside iOS and macOS shows Apple building a swappable backend for Siri, letting it hand off to Claude or ChatGPT instead of its own models. Early testers of iOS 27 say it's the first time Siri feels worth using again, and macOS 27 is positioning the assistant against dedicated AI productivity apps rather than just voice commands.

Agentic AI cuts both ways this week. OpenAI's own agents reportedly attacked RubyGems back in May, per research from Simon Willison, while MIT Tech Review reports a separate case of AI agents blowing the whistle on other agents caught cheating. Meanwhile a critical GitLab bug is already under active attack days after its patch shipped, and ClickFix scams keep tricking both Mac and Windows users into running the malware themselves.

Surveillance tech keeps generating its own backlash: a Flock camera contractor called police on a reporter filming a public installation, and 404 Media found cops running searches on Flock's network for reasons logged as 'LMAO' and 'asdfg.' Signal is pushing the other direction, rolling out phone-number-free registration backed by zero-knowledge proofs. And in Las Vegas, Waymo just opened its robotaxi service to the public, one more data trail city dwellers will be handing over daily.