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This week, Spotify released new AI features that work inside Anthropic’s Claude app. Spotify isn’t the only service with newly launched Claude integration, though.

Meanwhile, Anthropic has upgraded two existing features this week, including a recently introduced Claude Code tool.

Kuxiu has made some of my favorite Magsafe battery packs over the years. They were the first to give us a taste of the semi-solid state battery pack, which was ultra-efficient and kept safety in mind. They also brought one of the best features I’ve seen on any MagSafe battery pack: dual-sided MagSafe magnets, which let you add even more MagSafe accessories on top of the battery. Absolute genius. Now they are bringing us their brand new S4 Semi-Solid Safe MagSafe battery pack, and this might be their best one yet. Here is what you need to know.

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The Mac’s built-in green LED privacy indicator—paired with those displayed on-screen in macOS—do a solid job of alerting users in real time when the webcam or microphone is active. When you’re actively working on your Mac, they’re hard to miss. But that protection assumes you’re actually there to see the privacy indicators light up.

But what happens when you’re away from your Mac and malware triggers the camera or microphone to quietly record or eavesdrop? How would you know without being there to see it happen?

Well, there’s an app for that.

The all-new $599 MacBook Neo has been a hit for Apple since the delightful introductory video in March. Now Apple has shared a behind-the-scenes look at how it made the magic.

iOS 26.5 is coming very soon with a variety of brand new features for users. Here are the new iOS 26.5 features being added to three popular iPhone apps.

As I’m spending more time outside this spring, I keep having the same thought: “I wonder what kind of bird I’m hearing sing?” Birdsong is the sound of the season for me, and a free iPhone app is adding more color to the mystery.

Apple TV offers exclusive original TV shows and movies in 4K HDR quality. You can watch across all of your screens and pick up where you left off on any device. Apple TV costs $12.99 per month. You can get a seven-day free trial for new accounts here. Here’s every Apple original television show and movie available now on Apple TV, as well as the latest trailers …

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All signs indicate that Apple’s base iPhone 18 will be missing from this fall’s flagship lineup, launching in early 2027 instead. But when it does arrive, it will reportedly come with at least one new Pro-tier upgrade: 12GB of RAM.

Widow’s Bay is a new Apple TV comedy from Parks and Recreation’s Katie Dippold that critics seem to love. Here’s what the first reviews say.

This fall’s iPhone 18 lineup is less than half a year away, but next year is rumored to bring a radical new 20th anniversary iPhone model. Here’s what the latest leaks say about the ‘iPhone 20’ display.

There’s a new Apple Watch face that will be included in the upcoming watchOS 26.5 software update.

It makes sense that Apple TV 4K customers are vocal about the lack of new hardware. The current set-top box, introduced in 2022, runs the risk of breaking a record no one wants to see happen.

Apple TV picked up two wins at the Peabody Awards this year, out of five total nominations. Here are the details.

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A group of 66 companies and industry organizations, which includes Apple, has issued a joint statement opposing proposed changes to how companies account for clean energy use. Here are the details.

Apple has a new M6 MacBook Pro rumored to launch later this year with a total design overhaul. Here are six new features expected with the M6 MacBook Pro.

Discover is contacting cardholders about changes to how its cards work with Apple Pay, with two features set to go away starting June 4. Here are the details.

Apple Invites has its second new version in as many months, adding seven new features. One key highlight is an iMessage app for sharing invitations without leaving the Messages app.

Apple TV has three top-tier shows all airing right now, but the streamer is assembling a strong summer lineup too, anchored by the return of two of its all-time biggest hit series.

OpenAI is capping off a busy week of announcements with the release of GPT-5.5, its latest model upgrade for ChatGPT and Codex. The company calls its new model “a new class of intelligence for real work.”

Benjamin and Chance react to the biggest news of the week, and probably this year, with Tim Cook officially announcing his plans to hand over the CEO job to John Ternus. The calm and orchestrated transition falls directly into Cook’s playbook. Also, we have new leaks about iOS 27 and iPhone 18 Pro colors to discuss.

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AI is shaking up plenty of industries around the world, but despite concern from some analysts, the iPhone appears stronger than ever despite Apple’s AI struggles. And that’s not a coincidence, according to Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas.

Last week, Tom’s Guide published an interview with Apple SVPs John Ternus and Greg Joswiak. We covered many of the quotes here, but Apple’s incoming CEO Ternus also shared his thoughts on the Vision Pro.