After rewatching Glee in its entirety, Kevin McHale and Jenna Ushkowitz are sharing what it was like to see their late costars, Cory Monteith and Naya Rivera, on screen again.
While guesting on a recent episode of How Rude, Tanneritos! hosted by Full House stars Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber, McHale and Ushkowitz — who played Artie and Tina on Glee, respectively — agreed that rewatching Ryan Murphy’s musical dramedy series for their own And That’s What You REALLY Missed podcast was unexpectedly “healing and therapeutic” when it came to revisiting their friends’ performances. Monteith died from an overdose in 2013 in the middle of filming for season 4, while Rivera died seven years afterward in an accidental drowning.
“I just appreciate their talent more in addition to loving the humans that they were,” Ushkowitz said of the pair. “For Cory, especially, we had to mourn all of that in the show, while we were filming it, and move on without him in the show.”
“Some moments it’s hard, especially with the storylines or the songs they’re singing,” added McHale. “It really is a gift that we get to watch this, and we got so many moments of how great they are as people [that] shine through.”
The actor also explained that he and Ushkowitz had previously decided to rewatch Glee years ago on a different podcast called Showmance, but they scrapped the project after Rivera died at the age of 33 while on a boating trip with then-4-year-old son Josey. Shortly afterward, authorities concluded that the vocalist, who played Santana Lopez on Glee, likely used her last moments to get Josey safely back on their boat after taking a swim before she disappeared beneath the water.
Even before that happened, however, McHale said it was difficult to take in Monteith’s scenes as lovable jock-turned-show-choir-geek Finn Hudson. “It was hard for me to even watch Cory,” he recalled. “Up to that point, I couldn’t really listen to the songs he was singing on, but watching it really helped [us] get through it.”
“When Naya passed away, we were like, ‘We can’t do this anymore,’” McHale added. “We just ended the show.”
When it came time to revisit the idea of a Glee rewatch podcast, McHale noted that he and Ushkowitz decided that they wanted And That’s What You REALLY Missed — which premiered in September 2022 — to be a “celebration” of their friends’ lives and talents. The actress also noted that going back through the episodes allowed her to give their cast and crew more “grace” when it came to how “off the rails” the show’s plot went almost immediately after losing Monteith, to whom they paid tribute in a season 4 episode titled “The Quarterback.”
Listen to McHale and Ushkowitz’s full How Rude, Tanneritos! episode below.
The opening of the aquatic facility represents phase one of the club’s broader Centre of Excellence project, which is being delivered in partnership with the NSW Government’s Office of Sport and the Australian Football League.
The program is focused on creating elite sporting infrastructure that not only supports high-performance outcomes but also delivers broader benefits to the community, particularly in the areas of talent development, inclusion, and community access.
Purpose-built in conjunction with FDC Construction, the aquatic centre represents a major milestone in the evolution of the GIANTS’ elite sport training environment and is a significant investment in the future of high-performance sport and community engagement in Western Sydney.
It is integrated as part of the club’s headquarters that was also designed by Populous and opened in 2013, providing a Training and Administration facility that strengthens the status and identity of the GIANTS Football Club and inspires players and staff.
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Balasubrahmaniam N, Nastasi N, Hegarty B, Horack JM, Meyer ME, Haines SR, Dannemiller KC.Exposure to elevated relative humidity in laboratory chambers alters fungal gene expression in dust from the International Space Station (ISS).Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 4;15:28366.PI: K.C. DannemillerNote:ISS results. This article may be obtained online without charge.
Journal Impact Factor:3.9
Funding: The authors would like to thank Dr. Mark Ott, staff at the NASA Microbiology Laboratory, and staff at the Toxicology and Environmental Chemistry (TEC) for help in obtaining dust from the International Space Station. The authors would like to thank Dr. Ashleigh Bope for assistance with writing the initial draft and implementing the bioinformatics pipeline. The authors would also like to acknowledge National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) grant 80NSSC19K0429 and National Science Foundation (NSF) grant 1942501 to support the work.”
Khan F, Ansingkar K, Dongre R, Mehdi Z, Dhanda AK, Powell K, Syed T, Razmi SE, Somawardana I, Vrabec JT, Hilmers D, Ahmed OG, Takashima M.Congestion and sinonasal illness in outer space: A study on the International Space Station.Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2025 Aug;10(4):e70229.Note:ISS results. This article may be obtained online without charge.
Journal Impact Factor:1.7
Funding: “The inflight ENT data was provided by Wafa Taiym of the Lifetime Surveillance of Astronaut Health (LSAH) Program, NASA Johnson Space Center.”
Buras WR, Hilmers DC.Developing artificially intelligent agents to support Earth independent medical capabilities during human exploration-class space missions.npj Microgravity. 2025 Aug 2;11:51.Note:From the abstract: “Artificially-intelligent agents are in development to support NASA crewmembers during exploration missions where earth-based medical support is unfeasible. We describe the need for such agents, provide a functional overview, and present a concept of operations demonstrating how they could support crew health. We list desirable characteristics to support crew medical officers. We suggest that this technology can also be applied in remote terrestrial environments where expert consultation is inaccessible.” This article may be obtained online without charge.
Journal Impact Factor:5.1
Funding: “We would like to thank NASA and TRISH for their past and ongoing research support of these technologies. This work was supported by NASA SBIR funding under grant numbers NNX16CC522P, NNX17CC12C, 80NSSC120C0541, 80NSSC21C0578, 80NSSC23PB612.”
Mokhtari M, Reinsch SS, Barcenilla BB, Ziyaei K, Barker RJ.Space-driven ROS in cells: A hidden danger to astronaut health and food safety.npj Microgravity. 2025 Aug 4;11(1):52. Review.Note:This article may be obtained online without charge.
Journal Impact Factor:5.1
Funding: S.S. Reinsch and R.J. Barker are affiliated with NASA Ames Research Center.
Opdensteinen P, Affonso de Oliveira JF, Jung S, Steinmetz NF.Toward translation of cowpea mosaic virus intratumoral immunotherapy with a scalable production process.Plant Biotechnology Journal. 2025 Jul 29. Online ahead of print.PI: P. OpdensteinenNote:This article may be obtained online without charge.
Journal Impact Factor:10.5
Funding: “This work was supported by the Translational Research Institute for Space Health through Cooperative Agreement NNX16AO69A and National Institutes of Health (R01-CA274640).”
Poignant F, Huff JL, Kunkel SR, Plante I, Slaba TC.Effect of fluorescence in situ hybridization detection threshold on chromosome aberration counting: A simulation study.Life Sci Space Res. 2025 Aug 1;46:154-68.Note:From the abstract: “In this work, we introduced a new chromosome aberration classification approach in the simulation code RITCARD (Radiation induced tracks, chromosome aberrations, repair, and damage), that accounts for FISH detection threshold and the use of different chromosome painting probes. We also modified our 3D nuclear architecture model using Hi-C data to generate the DNA distribution within cell nuclei with the tool G-NOME. This new approach allowed the discrimination of true simple and complex exchanges from apparently simple exchanges (complex exchanges detected as simple), as well as undetected exchanges.”
Journal Impact Factor:2.8
Funding: “This work was supported by the NASA Langley Research Center contract 80LARC22R0003 (F.P.); the Human Research Program under the Space Operations Mission Directorate at NASA (J.H., T.S.); and the NASA Human Health and Performance contract NNJ15HK11B (I.P.).”
Drew KL, Fedorov VB, Duddleston KN, Tøien Ø.Harnessing hibernation: Unlocking nature’s secrets for advances in healthy aging, critical care, and space exploration.Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2025 Aug 4. Online ahead of print.Note:This article may be obtained online without charge.
Sparks JA, Sun L, Chin S, Ramanjulu N, Wen J, Gilroy S, Blancaflor EB, Khan BR.Mutations adjacent to the nucleotide-binding cleft of Arabidopsis thaliana ACTIN7 confer resistance to the actin-disrupting compound latrunculin B.J Exp Bot. 2025 Aug 1. Online ahead of print.PI: S. Gilroy, E.B. BlancaflorJournal Impact Factor:5.7
Funding: “This work was supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Biological and Physical Sciences Division grants 80NSSC19K0129 to EBB and 80NSSC18K1462 to SG, and start-up funds from the Biology Department, University of Scranton to BRK.”
Zhou D, López-Valiente RE, Mattar SG, Guan D.Noncanonical clock regulators control stress responses in digestive diseases.Trends Endocrin Met. Aug 1. Online ahead of print.Journal Impact Factor:12.6
Funding: “This work was supported by CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research (RR210029), V Foundation (V2022-026), and National Institutes of Health R37CA296577, DK056338, P30-CA125123, TRISH NNX16AO69A and H-NORC to D.G.”
Davila AF, Hoehler T, Parenteau N, Neveu M, Shkolyar S, Des Marais DJ, Cady SL, Rios AC, Bebout L, Lau G, Jahnke L, Perl S, Eigenbrode JL, Pohorille A, Quinn R.Life detection knowledge base: Taxonomy of potential biosignatures.Astrobiology. 2025 Jul 17;25(7):464-73.Note:This article may be obtained online without charge.
Journal Impact Factor:4.8
Funding: NASA Task Book project “Center for Life Detection Research and Service (CLD-RS) — Computational Systems Biology at the Ecosystem Scale” funding.
Nanda V, Siess J, Jagilinki BP, Hazen RM, Kamerlin SCL, Koder R, Noy D, Silberg J, Tezcan FA, Ulijn R, Yee N, Falkowski P.On the emergence of metabolism: The evolution of proteins that powered life.Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2025 Aug 7;380(1931):20240090. Review.Note:This article may be obtained online without charge.
Journal Impact Factor:4.7
Funding: “We received funding from NASA Astrobiology Institute (80NSSC18M0093).”
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(Web Desk) – Deepika Padukone will no longer play the female lead in the Hindi adaptation of the 2015 Hollywood film The Intern.
After remaining attached to the project for nearly five years, she has decided to step back from acting entirely.
Instead, Deepika will focus solely on producing the remake under her KA Productions banner, overseeing its creative and logistical execution.
The Hindi version was initially planned with Deepika Padukone starring alongside Rishi Kapoor, but his passing altered the casting process significantly.
Following his death, Amitabh Bachchan was brought on board.
Now, according to reports, a fresh search is underway to cast a new leading lady.
It is believed that The Intern will be the first of five films Deepika Padukone aims to produce in 2025.
She has reportedly expressed an interest in backing stories with themes she believes can resonate with audiences worldwide.
The actress was last seen in the 2024 Diwali release Singham Again, which marked her return to the big screen after motherhood.
Her decision comes months after she walked away from Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Spirit, starring Prabhas, over reported creative differences.
Her exit from Spirit was allegedly linked to conditions including an eight-hour workday, profit sharing, and substantial pay.
Reports also claimed she declined to speak her lines in Telugu for the film, leading to her replacement by Triptii Dimri.
Speculation later emerged suggesting Deepika might also step back from the Kalki 2898 AD sequel due to similar scheduling and workload preferences.
These rumours hinted that her reduced availability after becoming a mother might result in her role being cut or recast.
Drake is hard at work finishing his ninth solo album Iceman — even if everyone around him isn’t working at all.
During a Kick stream with Adin Ross, the Toronto rapper said he planned to burn the midnight oil to work on his upcoming project while there was some sort of party outside of where he was recording.
“I’ll stay up all night f—ing recording for Iceman,” he told Ross. “They’re having a full-blown party outside. I can hear a thousand people, them having a street festival all day. I’ll f—ing run out there. I’ll turn up with them, do shots, come back — like, I just want a little, you know, I wanna feel it.”
Elsewhere on the stream, Adin revealed he’s had the privilege of already listening to the highly anticipated project, but Drake wasn’t exactly enamored with the way he delivered the news.
“I’ve already listened to the whole Iceman album. I already listened to everything, he sent me the whole album early… Great album,” the popular streamer told the chat before Drake responded with, “Now people are gonna say that you’re underwhelmed by it when you f—ing talking about it like that.”
“It was f—ing amazing,” Adin then answered.
This wasn’t the first time Drake worked on new music while a party was happening near where he was recording. A few months back, OVO signee Smiley said he noticed his label boss working on new music during parties and while filming the “Nokia” music video.
“We’re at a party and he was in the other room by himself eating pasta with wired headphones writing music while we have a whole f—ing party going on,” Smiley said in a clip shared on social media. “He’s on a different mode right now. Even at the ‘Nokia’ video shoot…in the breaks, he had a bunch of producers and was just recording. So, he’s in that crazy mode right now. You see his captions…the man’s talkin’ his sh– because he’s in that mode right now.”
Iceman does not have an official release date yet.
Kylie Kelce shares unexpected reason her daughters don’t wear two-piece
Kylie Kelce revealed some relatable reasons why she is not a fan of letting her daughter wear two-piece swimsuits.
In a recent chat with Today, the mom of four shared that she never dresses her daughters in two-piece swimwear when they go to the beach.
Sharing the reason, which moms around the world can relate to, Kylie admitted, “I have to be honest, I’m against the bikinis because I don’t want to have to sunscreen that many spots.”
The former Hockey player went on to say, “I’m a big proponent of the long-sleeve swimsuits, specifically on the beach because even when we have a two-piece with the long-sleeve sun shirt, I still have to like re-sunscreen their belly and back.”
Another reason Kylie noted was that when kids move around and play in sand, this can make their swimsuit move, so it becomes a “hassle” to reapply sunscreen all over again.
“You know how much their swimsuits move while they’re digging in the sand and playing in the waves,” Kylie said, noting, “It is a hassle and a half.”
“I mean, modesty is great for kids, but ultimately I don’t want to have to screen you any more than I already do,” Kylie remarked.
“It’s torture,” she added jokingly.
It is pertinent to mention that Kylie shares daughters Finnley, 4 months, Bennett, 2, Wyatt, 5, and Elliotte, 4, with her husband, Jason Kelce.
Pistachios were among the nuts studied, using AI to test for toxic compounds.
An international team of researchers has demonstrated how artificial intelligence (AI) can now detect contaminated food in fields and factories before it reaches consumers, potentially saving four million deaths annually.
Led by the University of South Australia, a new paper published in the journal Toxins describes how advanced hyperspectral imaging (HSI) integrated with machine learning (ML) can identify mycotoxins – dangerous compounds produced by fungi that can contaminate food during growth, harvest and storage.
Mycotoxins cause a range of serious health issues, such as cancer, compromised immunity and hormone-related disorders. According to the World Health Organization, foodborne contamination, including from mycotoxins, results in 600 million illnesses and 4.2 million deaths each year.
The UN-based Food and Agricultural Organization estimates that about 25% of the world’s crops are contaminated by mycotoxin-producing fungi, highlighting the economic and health imperatives to address this threat.
Lead author and UniSA PhD candidate Ahasan Kabir says that traditional mycotoxin detection methods are time-consuming, expensive and destructive, making them unsuitable for large-scale real-time food processing.
“In contrast, hyperspectral imaging – a technique that captures images with detailed spectral information – allows us to quickly detect and quantify contamination across entire food samples without destroying them,” Kabir says.
Kabir and his co-authors in Australia, Canada and India evaluated the effectiveness of HSI in detecting toxic compounds in cereal grains and nuts, the world’s most produced food and the economic backbone of many countries.
Both are highly susceptible to fungi and mycotoxin contamination in warm, humid environments, from cultivation to storage.
“HSI captures an optical footprint of mycotoxins and when paired with machine learning algorithms it rapidly classifies contaminated grains and nuts based on subtle spectral variations,” Kabir says.
An advanced hyperspectral imaging system scans almonds on a conveyor belt.
The researchers reviewed more than 80 recent studies across wheat, corn, barley, oats, almonds, peanuts and pistachios. Findings showed that ML-integrated HSI systems consistently outperformed conventional techniques in detecting key mycotoxins.
“This technology is particularly effective at identifying aflatoxin B1, one of the most carcinogenic substances found in food, according to the project lead UniSA Professor Sang-Heon Lee.
“It offers a scalable, non-invasive solution for industrial food safety, from sorting almonds to inspecting wheat and maize shipments,” says Prof Lee.
One of the main advantages of this approach is the ability to work in real time. Researchers say that with further development, HSI and ML could be deployed on processing lines or handheld devices, reducing health risks and trade losses by ensuring that only safe, uncontaminated produce reaches consumers.
The team is now working on refining the technique to improve its accuracy and reliability, using deep learning and AI.
The research was supported by the Federal Government’s Research Training Program, with top-up funding from SureNut Australia
‘Detection of Mycotoxins in Cereal Grains and Nuts using Machine Learning Integrated Hyperspectral Imaging: A Review’ is published in Toxins. DOI: 10.3390/toxins17050219.
The paper is authored by Ahasan Kabir, Associate Professor Ivan Lee and Professor Sang-Heon Lee (University of South Australia); Professor Chandra Singh (Lethbridge College, Canada); and Assistant Professors Gayatri Mishra and Brajesh Kumar Panda (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur).
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University of South Australia: Candy Gibson M: +61 434 605 142 E: candy.gibson@unisa.edu.au SureNut Australia: Drew Marin E: drew@omegaorchards.com.au
Ravensburger is one of the best puzzle brands out there in terms of quality, price, and overall selection. I own quite a few Ravensburger puzzles and can absolutely attest to that. The pieces are always nice and sturdy and there’s never any weird dust in the box. Unfortunately, that level of quality comes at a higher price than a lot of other brands out there.
Thankfully, Amazon is having a pretty good sale on these puzzles this week. The last time we saw discounts like this was back in May of this year, but that was for 1,000-piece puzzles only. This time around there’s a nice mix of jigsaw options for both adults and kids. If you’re a chronic puzzler like me, I definitely recommend you check out these deals while they’re available.
Ravensburger Puzzle Sale at Amazon Today
Almost all of the puzzles in this sale are considered Amazon lightning deals. That means there is a limit to how much stock each one of these has available at the discount listed. So the more popular a puzzle is, the more likely it is to have the discount fully claimed before time runs out on the sale. After covering these sales a few times, however, I’ve found that the “limit” on the discount is almost never reached.
As for what’s worth checking out in this sale, I’ve gathered all of the best options available above. There’s a nice mix of puzzles for kids here mixed in with some more adult-oriented options. The very popular Disney Toy Store 1000-piece puzzle, while not directly included in the sale, has also reached its lowest price in months. It’s filled with all kinds of details from the Pixar movies while offering a similar vibe to The Craft Cupboard puzzle Ravensburger is discounting right now too.
If you’re looking for some new puzzles to do with your kids or grandkids, there are also a few good options in this sale. For really little kids, The Animals of the World Puzzle pack is bright, fun, and comes with two 12-piece puzzles designed for three-year olds. For older kids I’d also recommend checking out the Horse Dreams 100-piece puzzle or the 150-piece Cosmic Connection.
What’s the best piece count for kids?
There is no direct line between what piece count is good for kids vs. adults, so it really depends on the kid. The earliest age you’ll likely see on the puzzle packaging is 3+, but some kids will be ready before that. I bought a four-pack of 12-piece Spider-Man puzzles for my two-year-old nephew this year and he had no problem figuring it out on his own. So if you’re buying for a toddler that has already shown an interest, that 3+ age rating is worth looking out for. This will usually include 12- or 24-piece puzzles.
For older kids who have shown a more of an interest in puzzling already, you’ll probably want to keep the piece count at 300 or lower. If you plan on working on the puzzle with them, a higher piece count is doable, but 500 and 1,000+ puzzles are usually reserved for adults and teens.
A puzzle storage is a great gift for adults
If you’re looking for a good puzzle gift to give yourself or someone else, I would definitely recommend a dedicated table or puzzle board. Larger puzzles just flat out take longer to put together, and if you don’t have a place to leave it or the option to put it away, it can be hard to ever actually finish a puzzle. Thankfully, there are plenty of products that solve these specific problems.
In just over a month, we’ll finally get to download the official iOS 26 on our iPhones. Available now is the iOS 26 developer beta 6 (for developers only), and the public beta which you can download and install now. CEO Tim Cook recently said it’s (along with the other current beta operating systems) “by far the most popular developer betas we’ve had,” 9to5Mac reports. You can also take a look at our preview of the iOS 26 public beta release, which shows off the fresh home and lock screen redesign. Called Liquid Glass, the new translucent look will extend across all of Apple’s upcoming operating systems. The overhaul is one of several big changes coming to iOS, macOS, iPadOS and the rest of Apple’s software suite, all of which were showcased during the company’s WWDC keynote on June 9.
After overpromising on AI plans last year, Apple kept its iOS roadmap focused more on basic quality of life improvements this year. There are multiple useful additions coming to the Phone and Messages apps on your iPhone, for instance: Apple execs outlined the ability to weed out spam texts or other unknown senders and an option to hold your spot on a phone call when you’ve been waiting for a representative to pick up. Plus, a treasured feature that we took for granted is coming back (hint: it’s in the Photos app).
Siri, meanwhile, is in a holding pattern. Apple has previously specified that its smarter voice assistant — first promised at WWDC 2024 — is delayed until some point “in the coming year,” so you shouldn’t expect any major changes in the current betas. But there are reports that Apple is aiming to give Siri a bigger brain transplant by basing it on third-party artificial intelligence models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claude, which could make 2026 a pivotal year. The company is also reportedly working on a ‘stripped-down’ AI chatbot to rival ChatGPT.
With each beta, it seems like additional new improvements are popping up, like this FaceTime feature that’ll freeze your video if it detects nudity. With the release of the iOS 26 developer beta 5, we saw more added features, like a new bouncy animation on the passcode screen and in the Control Center, MacRumors reports. Some or all of those changes will likely soon migrate into the separate public beta (see below). Most newer iPhone models are eligible to download iOS 26 (both the betas and final version). Want to see the full list of new features coming this fall? Read on.
What is iOS 26?
The current iPhone operating system is iOS 18, and Apple is still actively updating it — version 18.6 was just recently released. But don’t expect to see iOS 19. Instead, Apple is skipping the numbering ahead to iOS 26 later this year. The company has decided to line up its iOS version numbers with a year-based system, similar to car model years. So while iOS and its sibling operating systems will be released in late 2025, they’re all designated “26” to reflect the year ahead.
It’s official, we’re moving to iOS 26. (Apple)
What is Liquid Glass design?
Let’s be honest. Out of everything announced at WWDC this year, the new Liquid Glass design was the star of the show. The iPhone’s home and lock screens have looked pretty much the same year after year — the last exciting thing (in my opinion) was the option to add your own aesthetic to your home screen by customizing your apps and widgets. So seeing the home and lock screens’ new facelift is refreshing.
So what exactly is Liquid Glass? Apple calls it a “new translucent material” since, well, the apps and widgets are clear. However, the screen can still adapt to dark and light modes, depending on surroundings. You’ll also notice buttons with a new floating design in several apps, like Phone and Maps. They’re designed to be less distracting than the current buttons, but are still easy to see. While the design overhaul has proven to be controversial since its announcement, some — including Engadget’s own Devindra Hardawar — like the new direction, even if it’s somewhat reminiscent of Microsoft’s translucent Windows Vista Aero designs from nearly twenty years ago.
That said, as of the release of the iOS 26 beta 2, Apple has already incorporated some user feedback into the design, dialing back the transparency in at least some places. And while it will continue to evolve, Apple users won’t be able to escape it: Liquid Glass was designed to make all of Apple’s OSes more cohesive. Here’s a look at how the translucent aesthetic will look with the new macOS Tahoe 26 on your desktop.
What are the new and notable features of iOS 26?
iOS 26 has a laundry list of new features. Among the most worthwhile:
Phone app redesign: You’ll finally be able to scroll through contacts, recent calls and voicemail messages all on one screen. It also comes with a new feature called Hold Assist that’ll notify you when an agent comes to the phone so you can avoid the elevator music and continue on with other tasks.
Live Translation in Phone, FaceTime and Messages: iOS 26 is bringing the ability to have a conversation via phone call or text message with someone who speaks another language. Live Translation will translate your conversation in real time, which results in some stop-and-go interactions in the examples Apple shared during its presentation.
Polls in group chats: Tired of sorting through what seems like hundreds of messages in your group chat? You and your friends will soon be able to create polls in group messages for deciding things like which brunch spot you’re eating at or whose car you’re taking on a road trip.
Filtering unknown senders in Messages: If you haven’t received spam texts about unpaid tolls or other citations, you’re lucky. For those of us who have, those annoying messages will soon be filtered away in a separate folder.
Visual Intelligence: Similar to a reverse Google image search, this new feature will allow you to search for anything that’s on your iPhone screen. For instance, if you spot a pair of shoes someone is wearing in an Instagram photo, you can screenshot it and use Visual Intelligence to find those shoes (or similar ones) online.
Photos tabs are back: For anyone who’s still frustrated with the Photos changes made last year, you’ll be happy to know that your tabs are coming back. Library and Collections will have their own separate spaces so you don’t have to scroll to infinity to find what you’re looking for.
FaceTime “Communication Safety” feature: A newer addition to iOS 26 appears to be the FaceTime “Communication Safety” feature that pauses communications if and when nudity is detected. The feature appears to be a child safety feature that uses on-device detection, thus obviating any cloud-based privacy issues.
New lock screen options: The iPhone lock screen gets more customizable in iOS 26, with a cooler clock, 3D wallpaper effects, more widgets and better focus mode options.
Apple’s Hold Assist will be nifty for those pesky services that put you on hold for 10 or more minutes. (Apple)
New changes coming to iPadOS 26
Your iPad isn’t getting left behind when it comes to big updates. Here’s what’s coming this fall.
Multitasking and real windowing: When you download the newest update, you’ll be able to have multiple apps running on your screen at the same time. Once you open an app, it’ll appear on your screen as normal but you’ll be able to resize and move it across your screen to make room for other apps. This feature is optional so you can turn it off if you don’t like it.
Visual update: Along with the other new OSes, iPadOS 26 is coming with the Liquid Glass aesthetic. This new look will appear on the lock and home screens, as well as the drop-down menus.
New menu bar: When you swipe down on your screen, the new menu bar will appear with options like File, Edit, Windows and more. There’s also a search option if you’re looking for something specific.
Checkout our first impressions of iPadOS 26.
What about AirPods?
AirPods are also getting updated with iOS 26. Here are some of the more notable functions.
Enhanced audio recording: Apple calls this “studio-quality” audio recording, and with it, you’ll notice more clarity while in noisy environments.
Camera remote control: Using this, you can take a photo or start and stop video recording with just one press on your AirPods. When taking photos, you’ll get a three-second countdown before your iPhone or iPad snaps the picture.
Which iPhones will be able to upgrade to iOS 26?
A few iPhone models that run the current version of iOS — iPhone XR, XS and XS Max — won’t be compatible with the latest upgrade. But any iPhones released in 2019 or later will be eligible for the iOS 26 update.
iPhone SE (second generation or later)
Not listed here are the presumed new iPhone 17 models (or maybe iPhone 26?) that are all but certain to be announced and released in September.
How to install iOS 26 beta
The iOS 26 public beta is now available to download via the Apple Beta Software Program. If you’re not already a member, you’ll need to sign up to try out all the latest features. Just visit beta.apple.com and sign up with your phone number or email address. It’s free.
Once you’re in, you can install it by going to Settings > General > Software Update and selecting iOS 26 public beta.
A word of caution: Don’t sign up with your main iPhone unless you’re OK with any risks that occur with using an OS that isn’t finalized.
When will the final version of iOS 26 be released?
iOS 26 will be released to the public this fall. It usually comes in September, within a week of the Apple iPhone event. Last year, it rolled out to iPhone users on September 16 — exactly one week after the iPhone 16 lineup was announced.
If you’re more interested in the Apple Intelligence features coming, here’s everything Apple revealed for iOS, macOS and more during WWDC. Also, check out how iOS 26 screenshots could be an intriguing preview of Apple’s delayed Siri rework.
Update, August 11: Noted that iOS 26 developer beta has hit beta 6.
Update, August 8: Added new features coming with iPadOS 26 and AirPods.
Update, August 6: Noted the release of iOS 26 beta 5 and the new bouncy feature on passcode screen and Control Center.
Update, August 4: Noted that Apple is reportedly working on a ChatGPT rival.
Update, August 1: Added quote from Tim Cook about iOS 26.
Update, July 31: Noted that iOS 18.6 is now available.
Update, July 24: Noted the iOS 26 public beta is now available.
Update, July 3: Noted new FaceTime feature found in the developer beta.
Update, June 30: Noted ongoing iOS 18 releases, and reports that Apple is considering additional external LLMs for Siri.
Update, June 25: Noted changes added in iOS 26 beta 2.
Alan Tudyk reflected on his career and revealed that there’s a reason why not many people know he played Sonny in the 2004 sci-fi action film I, Robot.
During an appearance on Toon’d In with Jimmy Cummings, Tudyk said that with test screening audiences, he tested higher than the film’s star Will Smith.
“They were doing test audiences with the movie and they score the characters and I got word back, ‘Alan, you’re testing higher than Will Smith,’” Tudyk recalled on the podcast from June 15. “And then I was gone. I was gone. There was no publicity and my name was not mentioned.”
He continued, “I was so shocked, I was like, ‘But wait, nobody’s going to know that I [play the robot].’”
Tudyk voiced Sonny the robot and was motion-captured for the CGI character, saying that he “put a lot into” his performance, adding, “At the time, I was very upset.”
Directed by Alex Proyas, I, Robot is set in Chicago 2035 as robots fill public service positions around the world. Will Smith plays Detective Del Spooner as he investigates the death of the U.S. Robotics founder, who believes that Sonny the robot murdered him.
The film also stars Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, James Cromwell, Chi McBride, Shia LaBeouf, Fiona Hogan, Terry Chen, Adrian L. Ricard, Jerry Wasserman, Peter Shinkoda, Emily Tennant, and David Haysom.
I, Robot was nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Visual Effects, which it ultimately lost to the Sam Raimi-directed superhero action film, Spider-Man 2.
