Today's Docket
July 20, 2026 · 5 entries · about a 60-second read
The day's tech, heard in order: one long read and 4 quick ones — every entry linked to its source, picked from the 12 stories our tracking scored today.
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Policy & Society Google Today's read
EU tells Google exactly how Android must open to rival AI assistants
Two binding DMA orders cover 11 features, from wake words to screen context, on deadlines running to August 2028 — and none of it reaches India automatically.
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AI Models China Short of the day
Moonshot's Kimi K3 is the biggest open-weight model yet at 2.8T parameters
Released July 17, the 2.8-trillion-parameter model ships a 1-million-token window and placed second overall in one independent ranking.
Why it mattersFrontier-scale open weights keep resetting the price of catching up — and they keep coming from China, not the US labs.
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Policy & Society US Short of the day
San Francisco gives Apple and Google 28 days over AI 'nudify' apps
City Attorney David Chiu cites California deepfake law, and says both stores kept billing for dozens of the apps despite warnings.
Why it mattersThe pressure moves from the apps to the stores that process their payments — a lever regulators can actually pull.
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Chips & Hardware
LG monitor software lands on Windows PCs without asking first
A Gamers Nexus investigation found LG's app installer and a McAfee tool arriving via Windows Update; LG hadn't commented at publication, per TechRadar.
Why it mattersSilent installs through Windows Update blur the line between a monitor vendor and unwanted software on your PC.
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Big Tech
Apple's iOS 27 public beta opens with Siri AI and Liquid Glass tweaks
The free beta, seeded July 13, brings Siri web search and cross-app actions, plus adjustable Liquid Glass, to Apple Intelligence iPhones.
Why it mattersThe first broad test of whether Apple's much-delayed Siri overhaul is actually usable day to day.
How the docket is made: entries are picked from the 12 stories our tracking scored today across independent source types, then written and checked under the same sourced-claims, no-clickbait rules as our articles — see the editorial policy. The docket is a companion to, never a replacement for, the day's full articles. Previous dockets: August 20, 2026 · August 19, 2026 · August 18, 2026 · August 17, 2026 · August 16, 2026 · August 15, 2026 · August 14, 2026 · August 13, 2026 · August 11, 2026 · August 4, 2026 · August 3, 2026 · August 2, 2026 · August 1, 2026 · July 31, 2026.