Jon Porter

MacRumors’ sources say the new OS releases will include the ability to create custom voice shortcuts for accessibility features like VoiceOver and Voice Control. Live Speech could also get user-created categories for you to organize the phrases spoken by the text-to-speech feature. MacRumors also says that Apple is exploring using eye-tracking for accessibility, although it’s unclear how far along those plans are.

Pornhub and Xvideos, two porn sites designated as “very large online platforms” last December, are challenging their Digital Services Act obligations, Politico reports. Pornhub isn’t happy about its VLOP status, and it and Xvideos are asking for a pause on rules requiring them to publish a library of the ads on their services. The DSA is focused on content moderation, and fighting illegal and harmful content.

A new study published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment warns that the by 2100, we could be looking at ice-free conditions between May and January if emissions remain high, or from August to October under a “low-emission scenario.” An “ice-free Arctic,” by this study’s definition, is when sea ice covers under 1 million square kilometers. That’s down from a historical average of 6.5 million sq kms seen at summer’s end.