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• Apple’s iOS 26 update introduced a new Liquid Glass design
• There are also lots of little changes to be found in the software upgrade
• Here are five of the most useful smaller iOS 26 changes

If you watched Apple’s WWDC 2025 event earlier this week, the Liquid Glass redesign is probably the thing that leapt out the most to you. But despite the understandable airtime it got, it’s far from the most significant change to Apple’s iPhone operating system.

The iOS 26 update is packed with useful tweaks and changes that do far more than a visual overhaul ever could. We've covered the big ones in our iOS 26 roundup, but with the developer beta now out in the wild, some smaller quality-of-life changes have emerged.

Here, we’ve gathered five of those smaller, unheralded features that we think we will impact you much more than the Apple's Liquid Glass redesign...

1. Banish spam voicemails

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Spam is the bane of any phone user, and sometimes it feels like there’s very little you can actually do about it. But Apple is hoping to change that in iOS 26, as it’s giving you the ability to report spam voicemails from your iPhone.

The feature is simple to use. If you get a voicemail left by an unknown number, you just need to tap into the message and you’ll see a “Report Spam” button. Pick that and it’s sent to Apple (likely to help improve its detection, although Apple hasn’t confirmed that yet).

You can then report the voicemail as spam and keep it on your device, or report it and delete it forever. Combined with iOS 26’s Call Screening feature, this will hopefully help you deal with unwanted calls and messages a little more easily.

2. Upgraded boarding passes

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Apple’s Wallet app has been able to store boarding passes for a while, and it’s a useful way to quickly present your travel info in an airport without needing to print anything on paper. In iOS 26, though, boarding passes just became a whole lot more capable.

With the update, virtual boarding passes can now give you directions to your terminal and help you find your luggage if it’s been paired with an AirTag or other tracker.

Boarding passes now offer Live Activities, too, and these show flight progress, arrival gate number, baggage claim info, and much more.

3. Custom your snooze timers

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Sometimes, you just need a little extra sleep in the mornings. If your iPhone alarm goes off, you’ve long had the option to snooze it in iOS, but that function has always given you exactly nine minutes more to doze – nothing more, nothing less.

In iOS 26, you can customize the snooze duration to your needs, with options ranging from one to 15 minutes. That should give you plenty of flexibility to get a little extra kip on your own terms.

4. Apple Intelligence in Shortcuts

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Shortcuts is already one of the smartest apps on your iPhone, and it’s just had another boost in iOS 26 thanks to deep integration with Apple Intelligence, Apple’s artificial intelligence (AI) platform.

You can now incorporate AI directly into your workflows, with options like comparing two input documents, generating an image, or using Visual Intelligence.

There’s an option to tap into Apple’s on-device processing, use the company’s Private Cloud Compute, or hand off to ChatGPT. And there are a bunch of pre-made shortcuts that showcase some of Apple Intelligence’s abilities, too.

5. Apple Music Lock Screen animations

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When you’re playing music from the Apple Music app on your iPhone, iOS 26 will present a new visual treat on your Lock Screen. By default, you’ll see the track’s album art, but if it has an animated version, a quick tap on it will start the animation on your display.

This effect requires the album or single to have an animated cover in the first place, and not all tracks come with this functionality. You’ll also need to do it in Apple Music, as it doesn’t work with Spotify. Still, it’s a neat bit of visual flair to go along with your favorite music.

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• Gartner report claims companies are reversing or toning down their strategies for AI customer service
• Almost all companies will keep human agents in their teams
• Experts call for a hybrid approach, with AI and humans

A growing amount of of companies are abandoning plans to drastically reduce human customer service roles in the next two years due to technical, operational and cost-related challenges, research has claimed.

A new Gartner report found a staggering majority (95%) plan to retain human agents as a result, acknowledging AI's current limitations in handling complex or nuanced customer interactions.

The report also confirmed customers prefer human interactions and support, with only 7% trusting AI most for issue resolution. Three in five (62%) also worry that AI will make it harder to reach a human if they need more detailed support.

Companies still plan on using human customer service agents

Gartner's analysts emphasized that AI cannot fully replace humans in the field just yet, citing poor user experiences and unexpected costs from failed AI implementations.

So far, projects expecting GenAI to solve all customer issues have largely fallen short of expectations, and the idea of a fully human-less contact center is neither feasible nor desirable at this stage.

"Human touch remains irreplaceable in many interactions, and organizations must balance technology with human empathy and understanding," Senior Director Analyst Kathy Ross explained.

"A hybrid approach, where AI and human agents work in tandem, is the most effective strategy for delivering exceptional customer experiences."

However, separate IBM research revealed UK businesses are still bidding big on AI – four in five (83%) execs expect agentic AI to improve efficiency, with UK businesses allocating an average of 15% of their IT budgets to AI.

A similar number of execs (84%) also expect AI to automate repetitive tasks at above-human speeds by next year.

All of this in mind, even IBM admits that some challenges remain, especially surrounding data quality (49%), trust (46%) and skills shortages (42%).

IBM Consulting VP for AI Integration Services, Francesco Brenna, explained how AI isn't a plug-and-play, solve-all tool to fix all business problems: "This isn’t about plugging an agent into an existing process and hoping for the best. It means re-architecting how the process is executed, redesigning the user experience, orchestrating agents end-to-end, and integrating the right data to provide context, memory, and intelligence throughout."

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As we head closer and closer to summer (for those of us in the northern hemisphere at least), the best streaming services are reviving their libraries in order to keep you away from nature and sunlight, safely ensconced on your couch. Which, considering allergies and heat, is a worthy tactic that I shall be adhering to. And it's not hard to see why with everything due to hit streaming in June 2025.

But, as the cost of streaming rises along with… well, the cost of everything, it's a good idea to contemplate which services you absolutely have to keep for the upcoming month versus those you can probably go without for June.

Luckily, this month sees one of my favorite reliable hubs knock out a bunch of titles I simply cannot ignore – I’m talking about Hulu (a lot of the same titles of which will arrive on Disney+ internationally) – and one of my other favorites offer up so few, I'm happy to let it go for the month. Here's my take.

Why I'm keeping my Hulu subscription in June

I can't wait to get back into this heated kitchen. (Image credit: FX)

I love Hulu. It's one of my favorite streamers because of its deals with several major TV networks– NBC, ABC and Fox– which allows you to get the latest episodes of shows either the day-of, or the day after they originally air. While that's been essential for my addiction to 9-1-1 and The Rookie, this month however, I've got eyes for one show only.

Yep, The Bear season 4 debuts June 25. This award-winning drama continues to stoke curiosity, and based on a lil' detail in the teaser trailer it looks like this could be the last outing for Carmy and the crew. Whether that's the case, I'll be ready to chomp down on whatever they're serving up!

If you're looking for movies then two of my favorite franchises are coming to the platform. Anyone who knows me knows I love the Alien series– yes, I ranked them even though it was one of the most difficult things I've ever done – so I'm delighted that all nine of the movies will be available as part of everything new on Hulu in June in the US (those in the UK or Australia can catch these on Disney+ instead).

Alien: Earth isn't coming out until August but the entire Alien franchise is streaming on Hulu in the US. (Image credit: FX)

2024's Alien: Romulus dropped on Hulu and Disney+ a while back but now you can binge the entire xenomorph legacy in one go, which also includes both Alien vs. Predator films. Are they good? Not particularly. Do they fit into the chronology? Not particularly. But they attempt to unite two of the bloodiest franchises into a PG-13 film so honestly, worthwhile watching for that alone.

Now is a great time to revisit all of the films, as FX is bringing the xenos to the small screen with Alien: Earth, which makes its way onto Hulu on August 12. Of course, there's also the new Predator: Killer of Killers to enjoy, too.

Keeping that horror vibe, Scream 2022 slashes its way onto Hulu June 8 – unfortunately, it's only streaming on the Channel 4 app in the UK and isn't available in Australia. This requel ought to get audiences prepared for next year's Scream 7, which is one of my most anticipated horror films of 2026.

On the newer end of things the latest Steven Soderbergh outing, Presence, is slated for a June 3 arrival on Hulu in the US and Disney+ internationally, and I'm very excited to check this out. Its critical reception has wavered depending on the viewer; some people hoped for a flat-out horror and others wanted a drama, and judging on the reviews, it sounds like a mashup of the two.

Why I'm canceling HBO Max in June

The Last of Us season 2 has ended on HBO Max. (Image credit: Liane Hentscher/HBO)

If you’ve gathered by now, I tend to keep streamers that have at least two things I’m excited to watch – movies or TV series. Aside from the service finally reverting back to its old name of HBO Max – which is exciting to me but I'm going to need a little more to go on – Max simply doesn’t carry any fresh offerings I have to watch in June.

Granted, there are exceptions to my preferences as Max offers a ton of great shows. With The Last Of Us season 2 all wrapped up, there isn't much to necessitate my subscription, BUT, if you are a fan of The Gilded Age, I expect you'll want to keep Max as season 3 drops later in the month.

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• Directive 8020 will feature "real-time threats" that will ramp up players' fear
• Creative director, Will Doyle, says the game's Turning Point narrative system will allow players to explore the story's branching outcomes
• Doyle explains that these two changes to the Dark Pictures formula are "critical" to how players interact with the story

Supermassive Games has introduced two "critical" changes to Directive 8020 that will affect how players interact with the game's branching narrative.

Speaking in an interview with TechRadar Gaming during Summer Game Fest, Directive 8020's creative director, Will Doyle, explained that the team has switched up the survival horror aspect for the next Dark Pictures anthology entry by implementing "real-time threats".

"There are two big things that have fundamentally changed what this game is," Doyle said. "One of them is the real-time threats, the effect that that's had on changing the control system, and the fear that it puts into you when you're playing it really, really gets your heart pounding."

The Until Dawn creators have also changed how players make important story choices by introducing something called the Turning Point system. This mechanic allows players to rewind at certain points in the narrative, which Doyle says will allow players to explore different outcomes, unlike in any other Dark Pictures entry.

"The other is the turning point system and the ability to explore our branching story. Because for me, that's kind of two critical aspects of what we've done," he said.

"We're a narrative game, and you've got a new system that lets you explore the narrative in a fun way, and we are a game that lets you move around and have action in it, and we've pushed that forward as well."

Directive 8020 is the fifth entry in the eight-planned Dark Pictures series and arrives on October 2 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC.

In the game, a colony ship called the Cassiopeia has crash-landed on the planet Tau Ceti f in the middle of an expedition to save Earth. The crew soon discovers they aren't alone and must survive being hunted by an alien organism capable of mimicking its prey.

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• Interpol and international partners conducted Operation Secure
• In four months, the police arrested dozens of people and seized vital data
• Thousands of IP addresses hosting infostealers were taken down, as well

Dozens of people have been arrested, and thousands of IP addresses seized, in an Interpol-led international law enforcement operation aimed at disrupting a network of infostealers and other malware.

The international law enforcement agency said Operation Secure took place between January and April 2025, and saw police agencies in 26 countries work together to locate servers, map physical networks, and move in to disrupt cybercriminal campaigns.

As a result, 32 people were arrested: 18 in Vietnam, 12 in Sri Lanka, and two in Nauru, including the individual suspected to have been running the entire operation, who was found with around $11,500 in cash, several SIM cards, and business registration documents which, according to the Interpol, point to a scheme “to open and sell corporate accounts”.

Servers, IP addresses, and gigs of data

In Hong Kong, the police analyzed more than 1,700 pieces of intelligence shared by Interpol, which helped them identify 117 command-and-control servers hosted on 89 internet service providers.

These servers were used as central hubs for different cybercriminal campaigns, including phishing, fraud, and social media scams.

Aside from the arrests, the police also seized 41 servers and obtained more than 100 GB of data.

Furthermore, it took down more than 20,000 malicious IP addresses linked to information stealers, and identified 216,000 victims and potential victims, some of whom have already been notified.

A few private cybersecurity companies also participated in the campaign, by providing valuable intelligence: Group-IB, Kaspersky, and Trend Micro.

“Interpol continues to support practical, collaborative action against global cyber threats,” commented Neal Jetton, the agency’s Director of Cybercrime.

“Operation Secure has once again shown the power of intelligence sharing in disrupting malicious infrastructure and preventing large-scale harm to both individuals and businesses.”

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Writing an effective AI image prompt isn't hard, but it may take a little more work than you expect.

• Sam Altman says a ChatGPT prompt uses "0.34 watt-hours" of electricity, roughly one second of an oven
• He also says a single ChatGPT prompt uses "0.000085 gallons of water; roughly one-fifteenth of a teaspoon"
• While that's not a lot in isolation, ChatGPT has over 400 million weekly users, with multiple prompts per day

OpenAI CEO, Sam Altman has revealed ChatGPT's energy usage for a single prompt, and while it's lower than you might expect, on a global scale, it could have a significant impact on the planet.

Writing on his blog, Altman said, "The average query uses about 0.34 watt-hours, about what an oven would use in a little over one second, or a high-efficiency lightbulb would use in a couple of minutes. It also uses about 0.000085 gallons of water; roughly one-fifteenth of a teaspoon."

While that might not sound like a lot as an isolated prompt, ChatGPT has approximately 400 million active weekly users, and that number is growing at a rapid rate. Bear in mind there's a growing amount of AI tools and chatbots on the market, including Google Gemini and Anthropic's Claude, so general AI energy usage will be even higher.

Last month, we reported on a study from MIT Technology Review which found that a five-second AI video uses as much energy as a microwave running for an hour or more. While Altman's ChatGPT prompt energy usage reveal is nowhere near as high as that, there are still concerns considering how much people interact with AI.

We rely on AI, so is this energy consumption a concern?

There's a constant concern about ChatGPT's energy consumption, and it is becoming increasingly vocal as AI usage continues to rise. While Altman's blog post will put some minds at ease, considering the relatively low energy and water usage in isolation, it could also spark more uproar.

Earlier this week, a mass ChatGPT outage led to millions of people unable to interact with the chatbot. Over the 10 hour plus period, I received emails from thousands of readers who gave me a new perspective on AI.

While I'd be lying if I said AI's energy consumption doesn't concern me, it would be unfair to overlook the positives of the technology and how it is improving the lives of millions.

The climate crisis is not limited to me and you, but unfortunately, it's the working class that ultimately pays the price. ChatGPT's energy consumption at a mass scale may be a severe problem in the future, but then again, so are the private jets flying 10-minute flights.

The AI climate concerns are not black and white, and those who criticise the impact of the technology on the planet are equally vocal about the impact of other technologies. That said, we're only at the beginning of the AI revolution, and energy consumption will continue to rise. At what point should we be worried?

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If the AI Action Summit in Paris earlier this year is the sign of things to come, establishing a coordinated approach to regulation and governance will be no easy task in the short or long term. To an extent, this is understandable – these processes rarely operate at pace, particularly when stakeholders are still trying to understand the impact of important trends, such as the emergence of advanced AI.

The problem this creates, however, is that without consensus, organizations must work against the backdrop of a more complex and unpredictable threat landscape, with the tools used by threat actors more advanced and accessible than ever before. In fact, the pace of change around AI tools is so rapid that it’s difficult to properly predict exactly what new cyber risks will emerge.

Not all one-way traffic

Thankfully, it’s not all one-way traffic. On one hand, threat actors are using generative tools to automate phishing campaigns, identify system vulnerabilities and write malicious code. On the other, forward-thinking organizations are using the same techniques to stay one step ahead. Nevertheless, security teams are in a difficult position – expected to respond to a growing range of threats with the same or fewer resources, while also managing a greater range of more serious risks.

The result is a situation where many organizations are constantly playing catch-up. Threat intelligence may be available, but without the right tools and frameworks in place to both distil and make use of it, much of that insight stays hidden or goes underutilized.

This plays out in different ways. In some organizations, core security functions – from threat intelligence and automation to incident response – remain siloed, with limited coordination or shared visibility. In others, strategies are developed in isolation, missing the opportunity to tap into the wealth of experience and insight already available across the broader security community.

The result? Individual businesses are left to fend off highly organized, fast-moving threat groups that thrive on shared intelligence and agile tactics, and are often several steps ahead.

The power of collaboration

To address these essential issues, organizations are relying more heavily on security collaboration and collective defense, with Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs) among the most established and effective approaches.

Operating across sectors, these groups are designed to collect, analyze and distribute actionable threat intelligence, while also equipping members with the tools and resources needed to strengthen resilience. Today, the National Council of ISACs, for example, includes nearly 30 sector-specific organizations – a clear sign of how far this model has evolved.

The industry clearly sees the value. According to recent research, more than 90% of respondents say collaboration and information sharing are either very important or critical to their cybersecurity strategy. The problem? Almost three-quarters (70%) believe they could be doing more, with nearly one in five admitting they could share significantly more intelligence than they currently do.

Worryingly, more than half of those surveyed (53%) said their organization doesn’t engage with an ISAC at all. Perhaps even more concerning, 28% weren’t even aware that ISACs exist, underlining how much ground there is still to cover in building a truly collaborative cyber defense ecosystem.

But, for any effective approach to collective defense to succeed, the goal is to establish workflows that allow for the rapid, structured exchange of indicators of compromise (IoCs), tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) and real-world incident reports. Communities that get this right create a multiplier effect – the more each participant shares, the stronger the whole becomes.

Proactive security

All of this supports a shift from reactive to proactive security. Today’s teams must be able to identify risks before they escalate and take preventive action in near real time.

But that’s easier said than done. Security operations are often flooded with data from multiple sources, making it hard to separate the signal from the noise. That’s why threat intelligence platforms (TIPs) are becoming vital in helping ingest and operationalize threat data and in the process, reducing manual overhead and improving decision-making.

The best TIPs also enable automated intelligence sharing with external communities. In doing so, they act as a nerve center, connecting internal teams with trusted partners outside the organization.

This can transform the levels of sophistication and speed that can be applied to threat intelligence, empowering security teams to replace their reliance on manual processes while boosting efficiency, time savings and improved accuracy.

TIPs can also broaden the different types of data used in the threat intelligence process, including integrating structured and unstructured data, which can then be delivered as standardized output.

Looking at the overall security landscape at present, the challenges posed by AI-powered cybercrime are already prompting regulators to push for higher standards. Across multiple industries, new rules demand that organizations go beyond point solutions and build resilience into their day-to-day security strategies.

In practical terms, that means engaging with trusted partners and building response frameworks that are ready for action. If and when international standards emerge, organizations that embrace the collective defense approach will be strongly placed to ensure their networks and data remain safe.

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• DC Studios has released one final trailer for Superman
• The James Gunn-directed superhero movie releases on July 11
• Its latest teaser contains some crucial details about its plot and the odd Easter egg

James Gunn's Superman movie is officially less than a month away (at the time of publication, anyway). And, as the countdown towards its July 11 release gathers pace, DC Studios has debuted one final trailer for the David Corenswet-led comic book movie.

The trailer, which also confirms tickets are now on sale for one of 2025's most anticipated new movies, doesn't just contain footage we've seen in the DC Universe (DCU) film's other teasers.

Indeed, there are numerous new clips that hint at the direction of its plot and contain the odd DC Comics Easter egg. So, here are four crucial details and/or references to previous Superman projects you might have missed upon first viewing. Potentially big spoilers follow, so proceed at your own risk.

1. A glimpse at Mister Handsome

Who's the mysterious individual standing behind Lex Luthor? (Image credit: DC Studios/Warner Bros. Pictures)

If your initial reaction to this individual is "...who?", you're not alone. Mister Handsome isn't an established DC Comics character – in fact, he appears to be a brand-new creation for this DCU Chapter One movie.

Okay, so who is he? We don't actually know, but that hasn't stopped eagle-eyed fans from thinking they've spotted him in Superman's latest trailer.

Look behind Nicholas Hoult's Lex Luthor in the above image, and you'll see what appears to be a pale skinned individual standing on some form of podium. Viewers think this human-looking creature is the aforementioned Mister Handsome.

Superman's behind-the-scenes vignette gave us a better look at Mister Handsome (Image credit: DC Studios/Warner Bros. Pictures)

There's further evidence to suggest this is the case. In Superman's behind-the-scenes featurette, we catch another glimpse of a being who not only resembles the character in Superman's final trailer, but also has a visibly different posture and appearance to most humans.

Additionally, peaking as part of a recent Fandango interview, Hoult and Gunn revealed that Hoult's son, who occasionally visited the Superman set, had a fondness for Mister Handsome. Elaborating on who this character is, Gunn teased: "Mister Handsome is Lex’s creature that he created in a petri dish who drives around on this flying platform that is the ugliest, grossest creature in the world."

This doesn't confirm that the pale skinned individual we briefly see is Mister Handsome, but Gunn's description lines up with what little we've seen of them. Throw in the incredibly ironic name for someone who's not attractive to look at and this has to be Mister Handsome.

2. Ultraman unmasked

Things are heating up between Ultraman and Superman (Image credit: DC Studios/Warner Bros. Pictures)

There's been plenty of speculation about Ultraman's actual identity. I've extensively covered the biggest fan theory about this secondary villain, so I won't do so again here. If you want more details on said hypothesis, read my pieces on Ultraman's supposed ties to another villain called the Hammer of Boravia, my breakdown of Superman 's second trailer, and the biggest Ultraman fan theory seemingly being confirmed by some Funko Pop figures.

Superman's third trailer doesn't deliver much in the way of new Ultraman footage, but there are a couple of missable shots of this mysterious individual without his mask. The first shows Ultraman blasting the Man of Steel with his own heat vision ability. Later, we see Supes whacking a demasked Ultraman with a large metallic object.

Neither clip is slow or long enough to give us a good look at Ultraman's face. Nonetheless, we know he'll lose his face covering at some point, which suggests we'll find out who he really is. My money is still on him being a Superman clone.

3. Green Lantern's 'Big Blue' call back

A superpowered humanoid alien is enough to make anyone green with envy (Image credit: DC Studios/Warner Bros. Pictures)

At the trailer's 1:20 mark, we see Nathan Fillion's Guy Gardner/Green Lantern squaring up to Kal-El. Clearly, something's happened between the pair and it seems Gardner is trying to goad Supes to attack him. You don't mock someone by saying "make a move, Big Blue" if you're not trying to antagonize them.

"Big Blue" might sound like a form of derision on Gardner's part, but it's actually a call back to one of Superman's oldest nicknames. Indeed, it's a reference to 'The Big Blue Boy Scout' moniker that the Son of Krypton also went by in the 1950s. It's also an alias that's been shortened to 'Big Blue' in countless other comic books.

This, then, appears to be one of many homages that'll be paid to the Man of Tomorrow's literary roots in his latest big-screen adventure.

4. Who is baby Joey in Superman?

One Kryptonian and a baby (Image credit: DC Studios/Warner Bros. Pictures)

The final big reveal in Superman's latest trailer concerns a character called Joey. He's the alien baby we see Clark Kent's superpowered alter-ego holding/rescuing as some form of cosmic explosion erupts around them.

We already know Joey's father is, too. Superman's Funko Pop figurine collection has already ruined that surprise, with Joey being the progeny of Anthony Carrigan's Metamorpho. For the uninitiated: essentially, he's a metahuman who can create any type of element out of thin air.

The prevailing fan theory – one strengthened by footage shown in Superman's second trailer – is Luthor is exploiting Metamorpho in order to keep Joey safe. And, given Metamorpho's unique powers, he's tailor-made to craft kryptonite, aka the only substance in the known galaxy that can harm/weaken someone like Superman. It seems, then, that Metamorpho will be coerced to create some kryptonite, which Luthor can use against Supes, so Luthor doesn't harm Joey.

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Meze Audio Poet: One-minute review

The Meze Audio Poet are a posh pair of ‘phones. At this price point, you deserve nothing less than ‘posh’, and the Poet deliver in spades – from an impressive quality of build to a lagoons-deep listening experience. Smart touches like magnetically attached earpads and a nifty adjustment mechanism exemplify the thoughtfulness with which the Poet were designed, like many of the best wired headphone available.

A narrow soundstage and an eventually fatiguing listening experience serve to slightly dull these premium cans' shine to sit easily among the best over-ear headphones on the market – but only because of the increased scrutiny such premium prices invite. For those with the budget and inclination, the Poet are a hard set to turn down.

(Image credit: Future / James Grimshaw)Meze Audio Poet review: Price and release date

• Released February 20, 2025
• $2,000 / £1,899 / AU$3,550

Meze Audio is a relatively young headphone company – at least, young against the years held by the generational heavyweights that tend to claim column inches such as these. Yet in a relatively short period of time, this underdog has curried a not-so-relatively high level of consumer trust and goodwill, thanks to an ever-expanding range of headphones both accessible and incomparable.

These are the Meze Audio Poet, a recent entrant into their range of upper-crust audiophile headphones. They continue the tradition of posh Meze units past, coupling forward-thinking driver design with rarefied aesthetic design to make something as fun to look at as they are to listen through.

The Poet aren't the most expensive pair on Meze’s audiophile-range docket, but at $2,000 / £1,899 / AU$3,550, nor are they 'cheap". How, then, do they fare?

(Image credit: Future / James Grimshaw)Meze Audio Poet review: Features

• State-of-the-art planar drivers
• Smart, musical acoustic design
• Earpads easy to detach

The Meze Audio Poet are a serious piece of audiophile-listening kit. This fact is borne out, in part, by the abject lack of anything that conventionally constitutes a ‘device feature’. If you, as someone new to this echelon of listening device, are looking for consumer-grade bells and whistles, such as wireless connectivity, active noise cancelling or aggressive digital EQ sculpting/bass-boosting, you’ll come up mercifully short.

The features that stand the Poet apart are those that make their listening experience worth the outlay – starting with its drivers.

The Poet have planar magnetic drivers, designed and manufactured exclusively for Meze by Rinaro. This is a partnership that goes back a way, and which has produced special fruit – both in the form of a unique diaphragm design (found here, and in other audiophile Meze-mezze like the Elite and Meze Empyrean), and in a new MZ6 driver design, which combines incomparable fidelity with incomparable compactitude. Planar drivers have their own USPs, including (among many other attributes) extensive upper-range detail and smoothness. Here, you’re getting the cream of the crop.

Meze Audio has also licensed proprietary Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System (AMTS) tech from Dan Clark Audio – a clever system of physical frequency-damping that serves to tame fatigue-inducing high-end. Since these babies have a fidelity of up to 96kHz, you can see the appeal of such high-end control.

On the practical side of the equation, a somewhat-novel feature presents in the complete removability and replaceability of the ear pads with incontestable ease. They’re held in place magnetically, and can be plucked off for cleaning or replacement without the demented and destructive picking and tugging that the same events can often require in other headphones.

This kind of modularity is a vote of confidence in the headphones, too. Meze expects you to go the distance with the Poet, so much so that it wants you to be able to take the best possible care of them, thereby maintaining the best possible listening experience. It may be a bare-minimum expectation for something so priced as the Poet, but in the world we live in, and with the unscrupulous design decisions undertaken by other consumer brands, a win is very much a win.

• Features score: 5 / 5

(Image credit: Future / James Grimshaw)Meze Audio Poet review: Sound quality

• Excellent depth of sound
• Voices, woodwinds and transients are glorious
• Soundstage a little narrow

Though the Poet are open-back headphones, they still have some interesting closed-back-y isolation created by the ear cups – with partial thanks to the snug fit they create around your ears. The ear cup cushioning is plush and deep, and docking into them feels like closing an airlock around your face. It’s pleasantly uncanny, hearing a quieter, still-clear outside world while your ears feel like they’re in a different space altogether.

Listening to my digital copy of Pile’s luminary album All Fiction is disarming for the impressive attack these cans possess; this is one of the more convincing translations of the album I’ve heard, insofar as feeling like Rick Maguire is frustratedly plucking those guitar strings in real space, close by my ears.

The soundstage isn’t the most three-dimensional I’ve heard – more on which shortly – but the depth and separation between instruments is highly commendable. For instance, in Pile’s Blood, auxiliary strings thrum through its emotional climax. I usually perceive them as a searing block; a unit. Through the Poet, though, they’re the multitudes they were recorded as – strands, vibrating apart, and catching one another’s air.

Alabaster DePlume’s work was a particular high point for me with these headphones. Not Even Sobbing, from Come With Fierce Grace, is a sparse elegy that fills in from the outside, its endless swells and dwells between saxophone, voices, violins and bass that seem to gain volume by mitosis, crowding in close around your ears like you’re the fire they’re singing round. The Poet hear them beautifully.

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This is the Poet’s strength. They can readily resolve disparate instruments within an arrangement, in a way that highlights the figurative space between performances, musicians, and takes. Lesser headphones have a tendency to glue, smear, and otherwise daub, often imperceptibly – which can render the background more as an oil painting than a relief.

Hearing a creak in the piano at the start of Andy Shauf’s I’m Not Falling Asleep, from The Bearer Of Bad News, sealed the deal with this line of enquiry. The rendering of a space and time with open clarity and tangibility gives you new angles from which to feel close to something special.

The Poet are dynamite with transients, too. Everything’s whip-crack sharp and responsive. This is a particularly cathartic demeanor when it comes to the dead drums and plucky electric piano of Demon Fuzz’s Afreaka!, or the delicate, tentative textures of The Books’ collage-folk The Lemon of Pink.

All this said, the Poet do tend to prefer vocals – simultaneously a strength in one sense, and a weakness in others. The prominence of that upper-mid range over the lower-mids can make for an occasionally imbalanced experience, but also gave another high point in listening to Dirty Projectors and Bjork’s When The World Comes to an End, from the phenomenal, voice-led EP Mount Wittenberg Orca.

The open-back design doesn’t bring as much width as other headphones, and many of the albums I listened to across multiple devices and formats felt ‘closer’ than I felt they ought to. That said, they do seem to do the trick with respect to low end, which feels quite bloomy, but in a plush and rich way (as opposed to the boomy, indistinct way many closed-backs ultimately provide).

I thought this, plus the tighter soundstage and V-shaped frequency response, would make heavier tracks like those of Queens of the Stone Age’s Songs For The Deaf a little lacklustre. Boy, was I wrong. The vocals are a little floaty, but that grinding muffled-guitar core is everything you’d hope for and more – and the bass a silky undercurrent enjoying newfound fidelity and focus. Ultimately, these headphones are an indulgent listen.

• Sound quality score: 4.5 / 5

(Image credit: Future / James Grimshaw)Meze Audio Poet review: Design

• Impeccably put-together
• Satisfying practical design flourishes
• Robust enough to assuage your worry

The Meze Audio Poet are premium kit, so it should come as no surprise that there’s some pristine design in and around them. It’s hard not to start with the case – a foam-lined ABS hard-case with an unnecessarily neat pleather-clad hinge. It’s not the most opulent outer shell in the world, but opening it does feel like unwrapping a gift every time (particularly with a well-chosen, pleasant-to-use clasp at the front).

The headphones themselves, more importantly, are a veritable work of art. Precision-milled backplates catch the light in intoxicating ways via their contemporary art-deco-ish patterning, and feel hugely solid against my hands' light compressive force.

On the connectivity front, the cables are thankfully discrete from the ear cups. Each ear cup jack receives its respective TS connector with a stiff and reassuring click. I’m confident that, in the unlikely event you comedically wrap your Poet cable around a nearby hatstand while in transit, the hatstand would follow you for the ride.

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Something I absolutely love about the Poet’s design is their complete embracement of simple solutions over flashy tech. Ear cup adjustment isn’t some encapsulated, easy-to-break ratcheting system, but rather a simple friction-based push-fit system – it moves slowly and surely up and down, but freely in rotation. Exceedingly simple, and exceedingly well executed.

That lean to simplicity does create a fun potential pitfall or two in places, though. For instance, the titanium bars that host the earcups are resonant, and all too eager to transmit their gong-like overtures through to your ears with the slightest bang or brush. Meanwhile, the headband is a single length of suede leather, which promotes ease of fit to your bonce but doesn’t play as nice with headphone stands.

Minuscule gripe aside, these headphones are self-evidently designed with careful thought – and with something of a reverence for those people that’ll be spending their hard-earned on grabbing a pair. I’m a fan!

• Design score: 5 / 5

(Image credit: Future / James Grimshaw)Meze Audio Poet review: Value

• Price not to be sniffed at, even if cheaper than other audiophile headphones
• Justify their price point well...
• … but minor shortcomings stand out more

With a pair of headphones as, frankly, luxuriant as these, two key issues present.

For one, they will handily reveal the shortcomings of practically any sound source you put before them. For another, they will wear their own shortcomings all the more prominently, if only for the increased scrutiny that such a high asking price places on them.

It’s an easy trap to fall into with something as good, and as expensive, as the Meze Audio Poet. And bear in mind, too, that this is still the ‘budget’ end of the audiophile spectrum, one which, at the other extremity, straight-facedly asks you to spend tens of thousands. I love these things, but the threshold for unequivocal endorsement gets exponentially higher against cost, just as returns tend to diminish.

It is with this line of thinking, and these resulting caveats, that I say the Meze Audio Poet do a great job of justifying their expense, but that certain behaviors – from a narrower-than-expected soundstage to the unexpected fatigue of longer listening sessions – stand out more for that expense. Your money is paying for cutting-edge planar drivers, meticulously designed and stunningly beautiful earcups, effortless ergonomics and quality materials; it also needs to buy you an experience greater than the sum of its parts, which the Poet readily do. With some small asterisks.

• Value score: 4 / 5

(Image credit: Future / James Grimshaw)Meze Audio Poet review: Should you buy them?

Attributes

Notes

Rating

Features

Free from the tyranny of consumer-grade bells-and-whistles; cutting-edge drivers and acoustic design are triumphs.

5 / 5

Sound quality

Bright, clear, deep, reedy – the Poet are a rich set, friendly to vocals but incredibly adept with transients.

4.5 / 5

Design

Beautifully made, with some well-executed minimal mechanisms; a joy to behold and to wear.

5 / 5

Value

The research, design and commitment to quality justify the price, but the little things, stand out against that price all the more.

4 / 5

Buy them if...

You value your hi-fi
Audiophile headphones are the haunt of the discerning listener. The Poet are here to render your records and audio files in the clearest, deepest light – and will perform all the better when placed after quality sources.

You’re an active listener
These headphones dock over your ears like visiting spaceships. Though open-back, they create a remarkable distance between you and the world around. This, coupled with the three-dimensional rendering the Poet are capable of, make scrutinizing your faves for new discoveries all the more thrilling.

Don't buy them if...

You’re risking your credit score to do so
Impeccable as the Poet sound, they're only worth investing in if you’ve the money spare. You’ll find more bang-for-buck, and near-equivalent enjoyability, in cheaper Meze Audio cans!

You’re choosing open-backs for the soundstage
Despite their open-back nature, the Poet do not quite ‘breathe’ the same as other open-backs this writer has tried and enjoyed. I’m reminded more of closed-back headphones by the fit and feel, as well as the dimensionality of sound.

(Image credit: Future / James Grimshaw)Meze Audio Poet review: Also consider

Meze Audio Poet

FiiO FT5

Edifier Stax Spirit S5

Type:

Over-ear

Over-ear

Over-ear

Open-back or closed-back:

Open-back

Open-back

Open-back

Driver:

Planar magnetic

Planar magnetic

Planar magnetic

Frequency range:

4Hz to 96kHz

7Hz to 40kHz

10Hz to 40kHz

Impedance:

55 ohms

36 ohms

18 ohms

Connector:

Dual mono TS 3.5mm to 6.3mm TRS

Dual mono TS 3.5mm to 3.5mm TRRRS

Wireless (Bluetooth, LDAC/aptX Lossless)

Weight:

405g

465g

347g

Extras:

ABS hard case, dual TS to 6.3mm stereo cable, dual TS to 3.5mm stereo cable

Carry case, Dual mono TS 3.5mm to 3.5mm TRRRS cable, x4 TRRRS adapters (3.5mm TRS; 4.4mm TRRS; 6.3mm TRS; mini XLR)

Carrying case, 3.5mm TRS cable, USB-A to USB-C cable, ear pads

FiiO FT5
FiiO’s FT5 over-ear headphones are, if anything, disruptive. FiiO has done some incredible things with its position in the hi-fi market, including bringing stunning leaps in planar magnetic driver tech to the mid-range much quicker than anyone else has dared. Do they sound better than the Poet? No. Are they four times cheaper and still Actually Very Good? Yes.
Read the full FiiO FT5 review here

Edifier Stax Spirit S5
If you actually want those high-tech gubbins I was so gleefully celebrating the absence of before, try the Edifier Stax Spirit S5 on for size. Wireless tech and app connectivity collide with planar magnetic driver design in this Actually Quite Affordable pair of quality listening ‘phones.
Read our full Edifier Stax Spirit S5 review here

Meze Audio Poet review: How I tested

• Tested for five weeks
• Used as listening headphones at home
• Mainly tested with digital music sources, via my computer and a Universal Audio interface
• Also listened to vinyl on a Victrola Stream Sapphire, via the headphone out of a Cambridge Audio amplifier

Headphones are a daily fixture for me. As a freelance writer often in need of ‘locking in’, as a music lover with an ever-expanding library of too-cool-for-school records, and as a freelance musician reliant on headphones for recording, monitoring and mixing.

My experience with headphones of all types, purposes and budgets puts me in a fun position to evaluate the Meze Audio Poet – a pair of audiophile cans which became my resident listening headphones at home, spending time between my living room and attic studio space.

In the attic, the Poet were used to listen to digital copies of records from my collection and via streaming, through a Universal Audio Volt 4 audio interface. In the living room, the headphones were plugged into my Cambridge Audio Azur 540r receiver, which received the sound of my record collection via a Victrola Stream Sapphire turntable (outfitted with an Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge).

• First reviewed: June 2025
• Read more about how we test

• Some Pixel 6a phones have been overheating while charging
• Google says it will address the issue with a software update
• The update will limit battery capacity and charging speed

You may have spotted several reports of Google Pixel 6a phones catching fire and burning up in recent weeks, and Google is now taking steps to stop any future incidents by limiting the battery capacity and charging speed on the 2022 handsets.

In a statement to Android Authority, a Google spokesperson said that a "subset" of Pixel 6a phones will soon get a "mandatory" software update, reducing battery capacity and charging performance once 400 cycles have been reached.

This should "reduce the risk of potential battery overheating" according to Google, though it will leave you with a phone that charges up more slowly and doesn't last as long between charges – not great for a handset that's only been out three years.

Google says users with affected phones will be contacted next month with details of what they need to do. Meanwhile, the Android Authority team has spotted a warning about a potential battery overheating issue on the Pixel 6a in the latest Android 16 beta.

Keep an eye on your phone

Evidence of a burned out Pixel 6a (Image credit: Ariella / Android Authority)

It's difficult to gauge just how widespread this problem is, but Android Authority has already recorded two separate incidents, and there are pictures as proof. It's scary to think that your phone could suddenly burst into flames while it's been left charging.

Given that Google only mentions a "subset" of Pixel 6a phones, it's possible that only certain handsets are affected. We may not see this update roll out for every single Pixel 6a, but right now it's not clear either way.

If you own a Google Pixel 6a, it's a good idea to keep an eye on it while it's charging: look out for any kind of deformation, and check that the handset isn't getting too hot to the touch. Very short battery life can also indicate a battery health problem.

Swelling and overheating can potentially happen to any lithium-ion battery, if it gets physically damaged or somehow malfunctions, but it's an issue that keeps happening with Pixel phones – most recently with the Google Pixel 7a.

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• The Google Pixel 10 series could have built-in magnets for magnetic wireless charging
• A new line of 'Pixelsnap' accessories might launch to take advantage of this feature
• The Pixel 10 series could also have improved speakers

Android phones have technically been capable of supporting MagSafe-like charging for a while now, but so far, no big-name handsets have fully embraced the technology. The Samsung Galaxy S25 series, for instance, offers a half-measure solution that requires a magnetic case – but the Google Pixel 10 series might actually have magnets built in.

This rumor comes from Android Authority, and if true, would mean you’d be able to magnetically attach wireless chargers and other accessories to the Google Pixel 10, with no special cases required.

Android Authority claims to have seen “credible marketing materials intended for retailers” that show Google is working on magnetic accessories for the Pixel 10. These accessories would use the Qi2 standard (which enables magnetic wireless charging), and they include a ‘Pixelsnap Charger’, a ‘Pixelsnap Charger with Stand’, and a ‘Pixelsnap Ring Stand’.

The first two are self-explanatory, while the ‘Pixelsnap Ring Stand’ might be a stand for your phone that doesn’t include a charger.

Given that Google has previously been rumored to be working on a ‘Hub Mode’ for its phones, these stands would make sense, as Hub Mode would work like a smart display, where a stand would come in handy.

Faster charging and better speakers

The Google Pixel 9 (Image credit: Philip Berne / Future)

In any case, Android Authority also found evidence of an upcoming Google wireless charger in a trade database, and its specs allow, in theory, for 60W wireless charging – though since current Pixel models can’t even charge that fast with wires, it’s likely that Google would restrict the speeds.

The database also mentions that this upcoming charger will come in ‘Rock Candy’ and ‘Mist’ shades, which Android Authority speculates will translate to black and off-white, respectively.

And as well as a charging upgrade, the Google Pixel 10 series could also get improved speakers, with Android Headlines claiming that they will be the best speakers ever on a Pixel phone, albeit ones lacking Dolby Atmos.

As ever with leaks, we’d take all of this with a pinch of salt for now, but it’s surprising that Android device makers aren’t yet embracing magnetic charging, so we’re hopeful that the Google Pixel 10 series will. The phones will probably launch in August, so we should find out whether they do then.

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• Tens of thousands of Nvidia chips will be deployed across many European countries
• Nvidia is partnering with key telecom firms across the continent
• AI centers will further research and offer training opportunities

Nvidia has announced significant new plans to support European customers as the region looks to bolster sovereignty requirements amid ongoing global trade concern

The chipmaker has revealed France, Italy, Spain and the UK are all deploying Nvidia Blackwell systems to build their own sovereign AI infrastructure, and it has also pledged to build an AI factory in Germany for industrial manufacturing applications, together with further AI technology centers in Germany, Sweden, Italy, Spain, the UK and Finland.

Nvidia's expansion across Europe comes amid partnerships with a number of European firms, including Mistral AI, Orange, Swisscom, Telefónica and Telenor.

Nvidia European expansion

Though confirmed in an Nvidia press release, many of the infrastructure expansions rely on local partnerships.

Mistral AI will deploy 18,000 Grace Blackwell systems in France, Nebius and Nscale will roll out 14,000 Blackwell GPUs via new data centers in the UK, Germany will launch the world's first industrial AI cloud with 10,000 Blackwell GPUs and Italy is to develop the "Large Colosseum" reasoning model on Grace Blackwell Superchips.

Further partnerships with European telecommunication companies will see Orange, Fastweb, Telenor, Swisscom and Telefónica launch their own AI models and tools.

"Every industrial revolution begins with infrastructure. AI is the essential infrastructure of our time, just as electricity and the internet once were," CEO Jensen Huang explained.

UK Tech Secretary Peter Kyle expanded on Huang's notion: "Just as coal and electricity once defined our past, AI is defining our future."

A series of AI centers are also to be established across many European countries, including Germany, Sweden, Italy, Spain, the UK and Finland, with the aim of accelerating AI research and offering local upskilling options.

"With bold leadership from Europe’s governments and industries, AI will drive transformative innovation and prosperity for generations to come," Huang added.

The news follows Huang's recent appearance at London Tech Week 2025, where he joined UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on stage to announce new expansions in the country, and hail the impact of AI investment.

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• iOS 26 adds the new Call Screening feature to iPhone
• The new feature automatically asks callers for a name and reason for calling, and provides a real-time transcript
• New data suggests more than 1 billion hoax calls could be intercepted

A new feature in iOS 26 could block more than a billion spam calls each year, according to new data.

Apple is adding a new Call Screening feature to iPhone with iOS 26, and with Call Screening enabled, your iPhone will ask for a name and reason for calling before sending the call through, building on the Live Voicemail feature added with iOS 17.

Similarly to Live Voicemail, Call Screening provides a real-time transcription of the caller’s response to those initial questions, and then gives the user the choice to pick up or ignore the call.

The feature will also be available in the Wi-Fi calling-enabled Phone apps coming with iPadOS 26 and macOS Tahoe 26.

A billion blocked calls

The iPhone 16 family will all get Call Screening, whether its powered by Apple Intelligence or not. (Image credit: Future)

Analysis by second-hand phone marketplace Compare and Recycle suggests that this could block more than a billion scam calls each year in the UK alone.

Though the report provided by Compare and Recycle is UK-specific, it tracks that this figure could increase quite substantially with other countries factored in.

The report estimates that the average person in the UK gets four spam calls per month. The report also estimates that just shy of 24 million people in the UK will get access to Call Screening, working out to more than 1.1 billion intercepted calls each year.

Personally, I can’t stand spam calls, and there have been days – and even whole months – where I seem to get much more than the estimated four calls.

Additionally, I get plenty of calls that drop as soon as I pick up, or as soon as I say something. It’s never nice to imagine that my number’s been scraped or marked as ‘active’ in a database for scammers.

To be honest, the issue is so prevalent that I sometimes don’t pick up the phone at all, instead waiting for a voicemail or follow-up email to know exactly who's trying to reach me.

The addition of Call Screening could see me pop the SIM card out of my trusty Oppo Find X8 Pro and back into one of the best iPhones, for the sake of using my phone as an actual phone again.

With that said, the official Apple press release for iOS 26 doesn't make it clear whether Call Screening is an Apple Intelligence feature, in which case my iPhone 15 would be out of luck.

WWDC saw the announcement of plenty more features for iPhone, iPad, and Mac – head over to our WWDC2025 recap for a full rundown.

And be sure to let us know whether you’re looking forward to using Call Screening on your iPhone in the comments below.

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