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iOS 26.4 brought a variety of new features and changes when it launched last month, including a design overhaul for Apple Account screens in several system apps. Here’s what’s changed.

After two previous design-related updates this week, Anthropic is out with a new product today: Claude Design. The new Claude Design joins an existing suite of Mac tools, including Claude Cowork and Claude Code.

Apple has already launched three new Macs this year, but there are another four Macs rumored to debut throughout the remainder of the year. Here’s what’s coming.

Starting with iOS 26.4, Apple supports using AI chatbot apps on the iPhone through CarPlay.

ChatGPT was the first AI app to arrive shortly after iOS 26.4’s release. Now a second AI chatbot has added support: Perplexity.

Back in the summer of last year, I started using Aqua Voice as a replacement for the built-in dictation feature on my Mac. I said then that it showed just how good Mac dictation could be if Apple really tried.

Ever since then, I’ve really wished I could use Aqua Voice on my iPhone, and the company recently granted my wish …

The next major iPhone software update, iOS 27, will be unveiled on June 8, and rumors indicate it will bring at least two changes for the Liquid Glass design.

A new rumor today adds more details to Apple’s alleged plans for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max color lineup. Here are the four colors reportedly in development for this year’s phones…

As spotted by Bloomberg, longtime Apple executive Stan Ng is retiring after more than three decades at the company, according to a post on his LinkedIn profile. Here are the details.

CarPlay is an excellent Apple feature that brings communication and entertainment apps from your iPhone to the built-in screen in your car. Install supported apps on your iPhone, then they automatically appear on your CarPlay display when you’re connected. Read on for our list of iPhone apps that work with CarPlay.

Last month, Apple was announced as an official partner of this year’s TCS London Marathon. Now, the company has confirmed a series of events and activities ahead of the main race, scheduled for April 26. Here are the details.

Update, 11:51 p.m. ET: Apple now lists the issue as solved. The original post follows below.

Update, April 17, 7:18 a.m. ET: The issue appears to be back, with Apple once again listing Apple Music as experiencing an “Outage.”

Apple’s System Status page confirms an ongoing Apple Music outage that is making the service unavailable or slow for some users. Here are the details.

MagSafe-compatible accessory maker Casely has reissued a recall for Power Pods after new incidents were reported following its initial recall last April, including one that proved fatal. Here are the details.

After botching its Apple TV app with an inferior custom video player, Netflix is updating its iPhone app with a vertical video feed.

Apple TV keeps proving itself a destination for sci-fi fans, and two of the streamer’s beloved hits have inspired spinoff series that are on the way.

A complete home battery backup system provides the ultimate flexibility in protecting against power outages, with options ranging from $1,200 to around $10,000, depending on how many devices do you want to power and for how long.

But Bluetti’s FridgePower is a brand-new option designed to provide the most important protection in a form-factor specifically optimized for smaller apartments and kitchens.

Regulatory filings show that Tim Cook has once again increased his stake in Nike, bringing his holdings to 130,480 shares. Here are the details.

Apple has sold through its MacBook Neo inventory for April. The earliest deliveries for new MacBook Neo orders from Apple now quote delivery dates in May.

MacBook Neo’s launch has resembled a flagship iPhone launch more than a typical Mac release. After more than a month since its release, customers continue to purchase the $599 laptop faster than Apple can produce them. 

Benjamin and Chance follow up with increasingly worsening availability of Mac mini and Mac Studio, as well as some interesting iOS 27 tidbits and the first feature updates to the Creator Studio suite. Also, Bloomberg reports on the design of the upcoming Apple smart glasses, and Apple shutters three retail stores. 

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Earlier this week, Mark Gurman at Bloomberg outlined fresh details about Apple Glasses, with a special focus on design. Here’s why it sounds like Apple is truly playing to its strengths with the forthcoming product.

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OpenAI is releasing a new version of its Codex desktop app today. The latest Codex update adds three key features that expand its use beyond agentic coding.

Today’s release signals the start of a shift for Codex. The app is going from strictly developer-focused to having more general utility as an AI tool on the Mac.