Zac Hall

Apple made a major U-turn with CarPlay after a decade of not allowing video playback. Starting with iOS 26, Apple technically allows apps to display video through the CarPlay screen while parked.

While AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Google Gemini feature conversational voice mode, the apps don’t exactly work well with Apple CarPlay. That will soon change, it appears, with an upcoming iOS software update.

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

Anthropic has announced its latest AI model with Claude Opus 4.6. The new version arrives just two months after the previous model upgrade.

Last year, I spent some time testing BenQ’s 4K 32-inch Ergo Arm Programming Monitor with MoonHalo and found it especially easy on the eyes, comfort-wise. Now BenQ is back with a new take on the coder’s (or writer’s) ideal display. Two specs make the new BenQ RD280UG shine.

Apple has released the iOS 26.3 Release Candidate for iPhone. iOS 26.3 introduces an easier way to switch between Android and iPhone, tweaks to the Astronomy and Weather wallpaper gallery, and more.

While Tesla may be the last automaker anyone expected to consider CarPlay, there’s an even more unlikely vehicle maker that could adopt Apple’s infotainment feature in the future.

Apple has released iOS 26.3 beta 3 for iPhone. iOS 26.3 introduces an easier way to switch between Android and iPhone, tweaks to the Astronomy and Weather wallpaper gallery, and more.

Apple today has officially released iOS 26.2.1 for iPhone. This update comes a month after the launch of iOS 26.2, which brought changes to Liquid Glass, CarPlay, and much more.

Two big Apple AI stories today, and they couldn’t feel further apart. First is Apple reportedly embracing chat as an interface for using Siri and AI throughout iOS and macOS later this year. That sounds like an amazing change of tune for the company. Apple would argue it isn’t a pivot away from avoiding chat, they just think chat is only useful if it’s deeply integrated with the system. Second is Apple developing an AI wearable pin. What strikes me about this one is how much it feels like a bad idea while the possibility of Jony Ive doing the same thing for OpenAI actually works.

Apple reportedly plans to make a major pivot with Siri in iOS 27. According to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, Apple is developing its first chatbot with a version of Siri that will replace the existing experience.

For All Mankind, one of the original Apple TV originals, makes its triumphant return in just two months. Apple TV released the first teaser for the fifth season as well as the premiere date for episode one. There’s also a first look at Joel Kinnaman’s artificially aged character Ed Baldwin, and let’s just say it’s a lot.

2026 may turn out to be the year of OpenAI’s first hardware product, according to the company’s policy chief. Meanwhile, Jony Ive’s ‘io’ team at OpenAI has made a notable Apple veteran hire.

Apple Creative Studio is a mighty good value for an impressive suite of pro apps. It also makes up a rather polarizing set of app icons, based on the internet’s reaction to yesterday’s news. However, it turns out those app icons won’t be forced upon all users of apps that are included in the suite.

Apple has released the second iOS 26.3 beta for iPhone. The first beta introduced an easier way to switch between Android and iPhone, tweaks to the Astronomy and Weather wallpaper gallery, and more.

Three U.S. Senators have asked Apple CEO Tim Cook to temporarily remove X and Grok from the App Store due to “sickening content generation” in recent days.

It has long been an open secret that John Ternus is a leading candidate to succeed Tim Cook as Apple CEO, following more than fourteen years at the helm. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has reinforced that expectation through years of reporting on Apple’s succession planning.

Today, The New York Times adds to that narrative with a detailed profile of Ternus that positions him as a front-runner while also outlining several alternative internal succession paths.

AliveCor’s latest attempt to revive its Apple Watch antitrust case fell short this week, with a federal appeals court handing Apple another win.

Today’s development follows the company’s earlier win in the International Trade Commission patent case last spring.

Apple has found an Apple Card partner replacement for Goldman Sachs, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. The latest development comes more than two years after Goldman Sachs and Apple were initially reported to part ways.