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iOS 27’s Call Context Feature Makes Customer Service Calls Smoother

Apple's newly released iOS 27 introduces a phone feature called Call Context, and it could save you some frustration during your next conversation with customer service. The feature displays contextual information during relevant calls by digging through your Mail, Wallet, Maps, and other apps for details that match the number you're calling. These bits of information could include order numbers, flight information, appointment times, and more.

Call Context is designed to help users avoid switching apps mid-call to find reference information, resulting in a smoother, more efficient call experience. Crucially, this feature bases its results on the phone number you dial, not the audio of your conversation.

Call Context only works on iPhones and iPads that have Apple Intelligence enabled. Apple says the feature supports English at launch, with more languages planned for later.

Though Call Context seems to be primarily made for customer service calls, it will also surface...

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Pentagon data breach exposed data on more than 3 million people for nine months

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. TL;DR: The Pentagon's personnel data system was accessed for roughly nine months before officials discovered and patched the vulnerability, which exposed personally identifiable information tied to more than 3 million people.

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Hear me out, the IKEA x Xbox collab is actually genius — take a look at the full range, from thumbstick stool to wall-mountable display boxes to show off your controllers

Swedish homeware titan IKEA has joined forces with Xbox to create what might be the perfect gaming collection. The YXSTABY range is quirky and playful, but doesn't forget the practical considerations of gamer furniture. Many of the pieces are on castors so they can be wheeled into place

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UK faces the most state-sponsored cyberattacks in Europe as AI narrows the attack timeline from days to minutes

* New Microsoft report shows cyber activity is increasing around the globe * AI is reducing the timescale of attacks, but its also helping defenders detect intrusions * The UK faces the most state-sponsored cyber activity in Europe As AI becomes more widely available and lowers the barrier of entry into cybercrime, hackers

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Photon held a funeral for mobile apps. Now it has $4.5M to help replace them with agents

The AI startup Photon is so sure that agents will eventually come to replace mobile apps that it held a funeral for the latter — yes, a real funeral in a church, with speeches and everything. Photon, which helps developers build agents that work over iMessage and WhatsApp, now has $4.

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Pentagon data breach exposed data on more than 3 million people for nine months

Hear me out, the IKEA x Xbox collab is actually genius &mdash; take a look at the full range, from thumbstick stool to wall-mountable display boxes to show off your controllers

UK faces the most state-sponsored cyberattacks in Europe as AI narrows the attack timeline from days to minutes

Photon held a funeral for mobile apps. Now it has $4.5M to help replace them with agents

Hear me out, the IKEA x Xbox collab is actually genius — take a look at the full range, from thumbstick stool to wall-mountable display boxes to show off your controllers