Marcus Mendes is a Brazilian tech podcaster and journalist who has been closely following Apple since the mid-2000s.
He began covering Apple news in Brazilian media in 2012 and later broadened his focus to the wider tech industry, hosting a daily podcast for seven years.
Today, Marcus co-hosts several tech-focused shows at Gigahertz FM, a Brazilian podcast network he co-founded in 2022 with 9to5Mac’s own Guilherme Rambo. Outside of Gigahertz FM, he also hosts IA Sob Controle, a podcast featuring in-depth interviews and news about artificial intelligence.
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As reported by 404 Media, Magnet Forensics says it has found a way to bypass the iPhone security feature that automatically reboots devices if they haven’t been unlocked for 72 hours. Here are the details.
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Apple Arcade subscribers got access to five new games today, as Apple had promised in early September. Here are the details.
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Audible today announced three features coming to “deepen customers’ connections to their favorite stories.” Here are the details.
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After introducing parent-managed accounts for pre-teens earlier this year, WhatsApp today expanded its parental controls to teen accounts, adding group activity alerts and additional restrictions for Meta AI. Here are the details.
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Update, 7:37 p.m. ET: Apple says all of the outages have now been resolved, with the exception of Apple TV.
Apple is currently reporting issues affecting Apple TV and subscription purchases, while some users are also running into problems elsewhere across the company’s services. Here are the details.
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Apple today expanded Apple Music to four additional countries, bringing the service to a total of 172 countries and regions. Here are the details.
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Meta’s streak at the top of the App Store continues in the US and Canada, as its AI assistant Muse is now past 5 million downloads, according to Sensor Tower. Here are the details.
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Update, 10:13 p.m. ET: Apple has now confirmed the launch for “customers with Axis Bank-issued Visa and Mastercard credit cards.” The original story follows below.
Nearly twelve years to the day after Apple first announced Apple Pay, the feature is now rolling out in India, one of the few major markets where it had yet to become available. Here are the details.
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In a new investor note issued today, Bank of America says Meta’s new Muse AI agent highlights how third-party AI agents could increasingly bypass Apple’s ecosystem and threaten its services revenue. Here are the details.
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Apple TV today announced that French-language drama “Carême” has been renewed for a second season. Here are the details.
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iFixit’s teardown of the new AirPods 5 is now up, revealing an important, albeit tiny, repairability improvement. Watch it below.
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CNN reports that Rep. Jamie Raskin sent a letter to Apple this week challenging the company’s explanation for removing ICEBlock from the App Store last year. Here are the details.
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Deadline reports that Apple TV recently recorded its biggest week ever for viewership, fueled by its 29 Emmy wins and recent releases such as Ted Lasso and Mayday. Here are the details.
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A UK tribunal has allowed part of a renewed antitrust lawsuit against Apple and Amazon to move forward, over allegations that the companies restricted competition for Apple and Beats products sold on Amazon. Here are the details.
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The folks at sheets.works are back at it again, this time with an interactive archive of 341 Apple product colors spanning nearly three decades. Here are the details.
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One of the many new features included in macOS 27 Golden Gate is Safari’s new “Notify Me” feature, which lets users get alerted when a website updates content they’re interested in. Here’s how to use it.
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Apple today expanded the availability of watchOS 27.0.1 to more Apple Watch models, following last week’s initial release for Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4. Here are the details.
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Shares in litigation funder Burford Capital jumped more than 9% today as a result of Apple’s $5.7 billion verdict over Taptic Engine patent infringement. Here are the details.
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Elton John took the stage today for the inaugural concert at Apple Music Hall in London, with Apple Music subscribers able to watch the performance live.
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Following two release candidates, Apple today released macOS Tahoe 26.7.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.8.1, as well as macOS 27.0.1. Here are the details.
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OpenAI and the other defendants in Apple’s trade secret misappropriation lawsuit made a new filing, asking the court to strike two expert declarations and disregard other evidence Apple recently submitted. Here are the details.
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Not everyone knows this (and I won’t even pretend that I did), but Apple publishes remarkably detailed dimensional drawings for dozens of its devices to help accessory makers design products around them. Here are the details.
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Apple updated TestFlight this week with support for landscape orientation, and for macOS 27 Golden Gate’s new resizable iPhone Mirroring window. Here are the details.
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U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White has certified a class-action lawsuit accusing Apple of charging payment card issuers inflated fees for Apple Pay transactions. Here are the details.
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