Wander into Nintendo's booth at this year's E3 video game show, and it's hard not to be gobsmacked. Instead of banners around kiosks partitioned into gameplay areas, the company's opted to create a mammoth wraparound abstraction of the open world it's been fastidiously detailing for its upcoming action-adventure, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Here you'll find a goblin archer perched on a watchtower. Or a tentacled Guardian menacing the game's hero, Link, who's balanced on one foot with bow drawn. Or a cooking pot filled with bric-a-brac referencing a central tenet in the game's reimagined edible-oriented gameplay.

Two hospitals in Belgium have employed robots to welcome patients and visitors, in what is reportedly the first use of automata to greet people in a medical setting. The robot, named Pepper, was unveiled Monday at a hospital in the eastern city of Liege, where it will act as a receptionist, Agence France-Presse reports. The cartoon-featured humanoid robot, which costs about 30,000 euros ( 33,800), is also being introduced at another facility in Ostend -- in northwest Belgium -- where it will perform the extra function of guiding visitors to the hospital's appropriate departments. Pepper the robot is manufactured by Tokyo-based tech firm SoftBank and versions are assembled in France, where they have already been tested out in a few shopping malls. The robot, described by its makers as "kindly, endearing and surprising," has a tablet computer mounted on its chest.

"I think you will see us open up more in the future," Apple CEO Tim Cook said the AllThingsD D11 conference in 2013. Now, roughly three years later, we have the clearest picture yet of what a more open Apple looks like. During its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 13, Apple announced a slew of changes to some of its apps and services that allow them to work with third parties. Siri, iMessage, Apple Maps, and the Phone app are among the Apple services that developers will be able to tap into. This means iPhone owners will be able to do things like call an Uber through Siri, order food without leaving the Messages app, and make reservations in Apple Maps.

Apple just showed the world what's next for the company's core products during its annual Worldwide Developers Conference keynote. Less usual, this year marked an important step for Apple, as it revealed that it will let developers plug third-party apps into a handful of its products and services. Here's a look at the most important announcements Apple made June 13 during the WWDC keynote. Apple's iOS 10 update, which lands on iPhone and iPads this fall, is among its largest software revamps yet. Nearly every aspect of Apple's mobile software, from the way 3D Touch works to the look and feel of Apple's native apps, is getting an update.

As per usual, Apple's annual developer's conference followed on the heels of Google's, with the tech giants trumpeting their latest updates for both consumers and coders one after the other. On Monday, CEO Tim Cook's team repeated some of the same tropes and themes as their rivals, from making several Gold State Warriors references to announcing crowd-pleasing features that attempt to minimize taps and maximize our ability to be expressive through our texting machines. But if Google's big point was emphasizing how human-like its technology has become, Apple's was emphasizing how much the company cares about humanity itself -- even if many of the biggest cheers came in response to updates about things like triple-sized emoji. Apple can seem like a exclusive tower made of silicon and secrets, and the company knows that is part of its appeal. Thousands of developers were kept in masses behind guardrails leading up to the keynote.

Apple device users will soon be able to interact with apps using Siri instead of tapping the iPhone's screen. Apple will allow third-party apps to access Siri, the Cupertino, Calif. This means Siri will be able to do more than just answer questions and set reminders; one could, for instance, tell Siri to send a WeChat message or book an Uber ride. You'll also be able to search photos using your voice in apps like Shutterfly, says Apple. The announcement comes as companies like Amazon and Google are putting more emphasis on their own virtual assistants.

Apple is gearing up to release its next major software update for the Mac called Sierra, which it unveiled for the first time at its annual developers conference on Monday. The new software will launch this fall with a public beta opening in July. Apple is also renaming the software as macOS to be more consistent with its other platforms, like iOS (iPhone and iPad), watchOS (Apple Watch) and tvOS (Apple TV). One of the key features will be the introduction of Siri for the Mac, which Apple showcased in a demo on stage. Apple Pay will also work with websites when the update launches this fall.

Apple's Siri already lives in the company's iPhone, Apple Watch, and Apple TV streaming box. Soon enough, the virtual assistant will have a new home on the desktop. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company announced at its annual developers conference Monday that Siri will be coming to Mac computers later this year in its upcoming Sierra update. During a demo on stage, Apple executive Craig Federighi showcased how Siri will be able to quickly pull up files stored on your Mac. Siri for the Mac will also be able to search for images on the Web, launch playlists, and send messages.

Apple is gearing up to give fans and investors a peek at what's next for the Cupertino, Calif.-based company. Starting on June 13, Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC, will give the firm a chance to share updates on the iPhone, Mac, Siri and more. As usual, WWDC comes on the heels of Google's own developers conference, during which the search giant emphasized its advancements in artificial intelligence. Apple is expected to make similar announcements, including improvements to Siri that would make the virtual assistant more useful. Here's a look at what Apple might reveal during its opening keynote, set for June 13 at 10 a.m.

Starting next week, Tinder will discontinue the use of the dating and hookup app for anyone under age 18. Since Tinder launched in 2012, Tinder users had to be at least 13. Users age 13 to 17 could only match with others in that group. Now, users must be at least 18, TechCrunch reports. "On a platform that has facilitated over 11 billion connections, we have the responsibility of constantly assessing our different user experiences," Tinder's official statement said.