Apple has announced WWDC 2025. The dates are June 9 through the 13th at Apple Park in Cupertino. 9to5mac.com notes that the event will be ‘entirely online’ and that it’s free for developers. There will, however, be an in-person special event at Apple Park on June 9. Space for that in-person event is limited, and details on how to apply to attend can be found on the WWDC25 website. As usual, we should see previews of all the next wave of operating system updates: iOS19, MacOS 16, and all the rest. We have already reported that the word is that iOS 19 will be “one of the most dramatic software overhauls” in Apple’s history. The update will reportedly refresh the design of icons, menus, apps, windows, and more. It will also simplify how users navigate and control their devices. 

Google has rolled out Gemini 2.5 and a new family of AI reasoning models that they say pause to ‘think’ before answering a question. The question is, will they answer questions correctly? We’re going to find out. According to techcrunch.com, the new family of reasoning models include Gemini 2.5 Pro, Experimental, a multimodal, reasoning AI model that the company claims is its most intelligent model yet. This model will be available on Tuesday in the company’s developer platform, Google AI Studio, as well as in the Gemini app for subscribers to the company’s $20-a-month AI plan, Gemini Advanced. In the future, Google says all its new AI models will have reasoning capabilities baked in. 

With all the disruption coming from the present Trump administration, European companies and governments are looking for alternatives to the big US cloud Services…like Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services. Days ago, the Dutch House of Representatives just passed eight motions requiring their government to reduce reliance on US tech companies and move to European alternatives. A few days prior to that, over 100 organizations signed an open letter to European officials calling for the continent to become “more technologically independent” and saying the status quo creates “security and reliability risks.” Another example of this administration costing US companies money because our allies no longer trust us. What will the next 3 years bring? Hard to tell, but buckle up!

Napster…do you even know a single soul who uses Napster…just sold for $207 million. Engadget.com reports that a company called infinite Reality is the buyer. They say it will be used for marketing in the ‘metaverse.’ The company intends to create virtual 3D spaces for music fans to attend concerts and listening parties…and also to build a sales platform for musicians and labels to sell merch. Will it work…maybe, but $207 million for a circa 1999 platform? All I can say is ‘wow.’

I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now.