America loves its coffee. And Americans love convenience, right? But those popular coffee pods come with a lot of guilt about sustainability. Lavazza’s new single-serve machine is brewing up a new promise to coffee lovers: better brew and no plastic waste.

This week, the 131-year-old Italian coffee brand debuted Tablì, a 100% coffee puck that has no plastic capsule or individual wrapping. The tablets, made of compressed ground coffee without a coating, binder or gelatin, can only be used with a Tablì coffee machine made by Lavazza. Each tablet is marked with the words “100% coffee. At launch, the tabs will come in five varieties: espresso, double espresso, decaf espresso, super crema and lungo, or a “long shot” espresso brewed with more water.

The tabs are a result of five years of R&D from a team of trained baristas and other experts whose primary goal was to develop a more sustainable coffee pod that won’t fall apart when touched and still matches the flavor and creamy consistency that’s in Lavazza’s other espresso offerings.

Daniele Foti, VP of marketing for Lavazza, told Fast Company the new innovation aims to bridge the gap between the convenience and consistency of single-serve coffee pods with the more classic, multisensory experience of using ground or bean coffee, which he contends coffee fans still crave. A bundle including the machine, a 60-count variety pack of tabs, and the milk frother is available for pre-order now at $99.99 (discounted from a list value of $249.99 when it launches in August).

Of course, they’re not the only ones pursuing this. Quartz reports that Keurig is also creating a plastic- and aluminum-free format of its own: K-Rounds, a puck-shaped pod with a plant-based coating developed alongside Swiss manufacturer Delica, is slated to hit shelves sometime this fall.

The past 24 hours underscored the risk of the U.S. once again becoming ensnared in major combat operations in the Middle East, despite President Trump clearly wanting out. On Monday, it appeared that Trump nudged Israel and Iran back from the brink, but it’s unclear for how long.

We’re now 100 days into the conflict, but Trump still has not secured an elusive deal to end the war. Experts now point out that the U.S. and Israel have diverging priorities, with Trump seeking to wind down the war and Israel aiming to weaken Iran and Hezbollah. The split has complicated the continuing peace talks and given Iran room to more aggressively defend its Lebanese ally, part of Tehran’s self-styled Axis of Resistance.

Vice President JD Vance said Monday that while the United States and Israel share interests, Washington's approach to Tehran will be guided by what President Trump thinks is best for the U.S. and told reporters that we are “in the final throes of what will be a very, very good deal”. Trump added that the Strait of Hormuz would open “immediately upon signing”, which he said could be in two or three days.

Tim Cook went out with a goodbye speech and a cute video bookending his last appearance as CEO helming Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference.

And I guess you could say the rumors were true. Apple showed off a new AI version of its Siri chatbot on Monday, technology developed with Google that the iPhone maker hopes will help power a comeback in artificial intelligence. The digital assistant (with a new appearance and voice) will draw on user data to help answer more complicated questions and complete tasks. Executives demoed Siri AI buying concert tickets, creating event plans, and identifying and interacting with objects in photos.

In addition to offering image editing and writing tools, Siri’s new AI uses onscreen awareness to pull context from what’s on your screen to answer questions. Apple is also launching a standalone Siri AI app, where you can access your conversation history. We also got a look at many other updates coming across the operating systems powering the iPhone, iPad and Mac. And after about a decade of people asking, AirPods owners are getting a true custom equalizer in iOS 27, not the hands-off Adaptive EQ Apple has shipped for years.