Should I Care? Apple claims it takes no commission from 90% of the $1.4 trillion that flows through the App Store — a figure it’s using to defend itself against antitrust regulators in the EU and US. Epic Games and others who’ve spent years fighting this in court are unlikely to let it stand unchallenged. techcrunch.com
Should I Care? Hello Robot just released the fourth generation of its Stretch home assistance robot, designed to navigate your home and help with physical tasks. Home robotics has failed before, but the AI powering these devices has improved dramatically since the last wave. techcrunch.com
Should I Care? Apple’s WWDC 2026 is expected to be the moment Siri finally catches up to the competition, with major updates to Apple Intelligence across all devices. If it delivers, Apple puts serious AI capability on 2 billion devices overnight. techcrunch.com
Should I Care? Meta’s new AI assistant analyses Facebook creator performance and tells them when to post, who’s watching, and how to grow — without having to dig through dashboards. It’s designed to keep creators inside Facebook’s ecosystem by making it easier to understand than anywhere else. techcrunch.com
Should I Care? A startup called Poke just became the first AI agent approved to operate inside Apple’s Messages for Business, letting businesses serve customers via AI directly in iMessage. Apple’s notoriously closed ecosystem just opened a door — and it won’t be the last one. techcrunch.com
Should I Care? Meta is copying Tesla’s playbook by building temporary data centers inside tents to move faster and spend less on infrastructure. It’s an unusual move for a company this size, and signals just how urgently Meta is trying to scale its AI compute capacity. techcrunch.com
