Dear Studio Fam,
It’s been a week of big moves, bold bets, and a few delayed dreams in the tech world. From robotaxis inching forward in Texas to Apple quietly dropping some of its best dev tools in years, we’ve got your byte-sized recap of everything that mattered. Feedback? Email hello@buildwith.studio.com.
Apple Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Siri Delay
At WWDC25, Craig Federighi confirmed that the re-engineered assistant, powered by Apple Intelligence, won’t arrive until early 2026—months after its headline debut at WWDC24 and shareholders are suing. A shareholder lawsuit claims Apple should have known it couldn’t deliver.. Read more at Reuters.
OpenAI’s o3-Pro: The Big-Brain Specialist
The new o3-Pro is slower, pricier, and way more compute-hungry than GPT-4o—but that’s the point. It’s tuned for deep “chain-of-thought” reasoning, long-context research, tool calling, and python code execution, making it ideal for analysts and devs who’d rather wait an extra second for rock-solid answers. Read more at OpenAI Blog.
Tesla Asked To Delay Robotaxi Launch
Tesla will roll out its first ten robotaxis in Austin this week but the city government would like them to delay. Meanwhile, Waymo One is already clocking 250,000+ paid rides every week across four U.S. cities so Tesla is reluctant to agree to the delay. Read more at Reuters.
Ramp Reloads: $200M More, $16B Valuation
Spend-management heavyweight Ramp, reportedly humming at ~$700M in annualized revenue and still in growth mode, just raised another $200 million instead of filing S-1 papers. The cash gives the break-even-ish fintech extra runway to expand procurement, travel, and AI features. Read More at Fintech Magazine.
Apple Opens the AI Toolbox
The new Foundation Models framework launched at WWDC25 lets devs run Apple’s on-device LLMs with one API call. The open-source Containerization package brings Linux-style containers to macOS for the first time. Toss in Xcode 26’s baked-in AI pair-programmer, and Apple quietly gave developers a privacy-friendly ML playground. Read more at Apple Newsroom.
Australia’s Teen-Free Feed?
Canberra’s pilot age-verification program says its tech can block under-16s from social media, but testers also found “no silver bullet” and big privacy trade-offs. Lawmakers still plan a December nationwide ban, while critics argue face-scan accuracy and data collection could backfire. Read more at The Guardian.
Meta’s Oakley AI Shades vs. Snap’s Next-Gen Spectacles
Meta is teaming with Oakley on $399 “performance AI” glasses that shoot video, play audio, and tap Meta AI for real-time prompts. Snap, meanwhile, previewed lighter AR Spectacles slated for 2026, betting on full pass-through displays over built-in cameras. Two visions: Meta wants mainstream athletes now, Snap is still chasing immersive AR later. Read more at CNBC..
Netflix Is Turning Into A Cable Company
In a first, Netflix will stream all five live channels from France’s TF1 Group next summer, adding 30,000 hours of sports, reality shows, and news to its on-demand library. The experiment brings Netflix full circle to its original mission to disrupt traditional TV aggregation. Read more at Engadget