Apple Brings AI-Powered Automation To Shortcuts In IOS 27

Apple introduced new artificial intelligence capabilities for its Shortcuts app at WWDC 2026, allowing users to create automations using natural-language prompts. The update is designed to make workflow automation more accessible by reducing the need to manually configure complex actions and sequences.

Empowering Automation With Artificial Intelligence

The Shortcuts app, which allows users to automate tasks across apps and services, will now incorporate Apple Intelligence. According to Apple, users can describe a task in natural language, and the system will generate the necessary automation steps based on the request.

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Simplified Experience For Nontechnical Users

During the WWDC keynote, Cecilia Dantas, Senior Manager of Home Software Product Marketing at Apple, said the company aimed to simplify the process of creating shortcuts. Rather than manually building workflows, users will be able to describe the outcome they want to achieve, with the app generating the automation automatically.

Real-World Applications And Business Impact

Apple demonstrated how shortcuts can combine actions across multiple services. For example, a user could create an automation that sends a message, calculates an estimated arrival time through Apple Maps and starts a podcast by entering a single prompt describing the desired outcome. By reducing the complexity of workflow creation, the new functionality expands the range of tasks that can be automated through Shortcuts.

Preparing For The Future With iOS 27

Release of the AI-powered version of Shortcuts is expected alongside iOS 27 later this year. Part of Apple’s broader Apple Intelligence strategy, the update extends artificial intelligence capabilities across the company’s ecosystem and introduces new ways to automate everyday tasks.

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A New Twitter-Inspired Social Network Is Taking Shape

by News Editor

August 27, 2026

A new social network called Twitter.now is entering the market, with a founding team that includes former Twitter trademark counsel Stephen Coates. The service is being developed by startup Operation Bluebird.

As Ars Technica reported, X sued the company last year and asked a Delaware judge to block the launch. Operation Bluebird argued in a petition that X had abandoned trademarks including “Twitter” and “Tweet.”

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Coates has said the project is not an attempt to recreate the original Twitter. In a LinkedIn post, he described the platform as a new public space focused on trust, transparency and user choice.

AI System To Rate Posts

Twitter.now is currently being tested, with early access priced at $20. Its main feature is VERA, an AI system designed to evaluate posts, verify claims and provide sources and context.

Posts receive a trust score, with users eventually able to set a minimum score to filter their feeds. The company says this approach will give people more control over what they see instead of leaving those decisions entirely to an algorithm.

Moderation Remains A Challenge

Scaling moderation will be one of the platform’s biggest tests. Social networks have repeatedly struggled with content moderation as their communities grow, and newer platforms such as Bluesky have faced similar criticism.

Operation Bluebird says VERA will form the basis of its moderation and verification system. A second version is already planned, with expanded tools that would let users set a specific trust threshold for the posts appearing in their feeds.

For now, Twitter.now remains in an early testing phase, combining the familiarity of the Twitter name with an AI-driven approach to evaluating online information.

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