The week in tech

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1. Ring brings 4K indoors and makes a camera follow movement The four 4K models offer different power options; the motorised indoor camera costs 69.99 euros. ABR12 sources
2. EU iPhone users could wait months for Apple's new Siri Mark Gurman puts five months at the earliest for an EU arrival; Siri AI is already available on Mac there. NA912 sources
3. Microsoft and Nvidia are preparing a Surface for local AI Satya Nadella and Jensen Huang will also discuss Windows and AI agents running directly on PCs in San Francisco. ETM11 sources
4. TikTok lets shoppers buy from brands with one tap in the feed A conversational AI assistant answers questions about products, shipping and sizing, and helps users complete a purchase. TTU11 sources
5. Reflection trained Beam to use less compute for each answer The model activates 23 billion parameters at a time; its weights are not public yet and are due later this month. RET10 sources
6. Paramount is making a live-action film set in Cyberpunk 2077 CD Projekt Red will co-produce the project, with Lorenzo di Bonaventura attached as a producer. DNP9 sources
7. Starlink will combine satellites and ground networks to reach indoors The FCC has cleared 15,000 Gen2 satellites, which SpaceX says will deliver over 100 times today's bandwidth. SPF9 sources
8. Google gives Gemini a work account so it can act like a colleague The agent can plan tasks, create sub-agents and choose between Google's Gemini models and Anthropic's Claude. TGG9 sources
9. Pimax packs desktop hardware into a mini PC built for VR Spation pairs a Ryzen 7 9800X3D with either a Radeon RX 9070 XT or a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti. PTA9 sources
10. Machinarium is getting a sequel after 17 years The showcase also revealed a 3D Escapists 3 and a free Astral Ascent update that's available now. PIG9 sources