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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Adobe is rolling out a broad set of Creative Cloud updates this week, introducing new AI-powered tools and workflow improvements across Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Illustrator. Here are the details.
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Anthropic confirmed tonight that it has disabled access to Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 to all customers, following an export control directive from the US government. Here are the details.
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Developers and designers can now download the betas for Apple’s updated library of symbols, as well as the next version of its tool for creating Liquid Glass app icons. Here are the details.
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While CarPlay was mentioned only once during the WWDC26 keynote, it includes several improvements and, as always, a new set of wallpapers. You can download them below.
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During a recent appearance at the Newport Beach TV Fest, Shrinking star and co-creator Jason Segel (Over Your Dead Body) shared a welcome update on the show’s next season. Here are the details.
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Among the many tidbits coming to iOS 27 is support for a new set of keyboards, including Afrikaans, Galician, and Indigenous languages. Here are the details.
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During the WWDC26 keynote, Apple announced its third generation of Apple Foundation Models (AFM), comprising five models, some of which are local, some of which are cloud-based, and one of which lives in Google’s servers running on Nvidia chips. Here’s a breakdown of how that will work.
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Strava improved on its hiking toolset today with new route-planning, navigation, and sharing tools, including a welcome addition to its Apple Watch app. Here are the details.
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As widely expected, Apple TV announced today that Widow’s Bay will be returning for a second season. Here are the details.
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After a bipartisan group of senators reintroduced the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) today, reviving an effort that could have major implications for Big Tech if enacted into law, Apple issued a strong rebuttal of the proposal. Here are the details.
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Update, June 23: Apple has now also shared Figma resources for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 Golden Gate. The original story follows below.
Apple has released the Sketch files for three of the new systems it announced during WWDC26, alongside the updated App Icon Template in several file formats. Here are the details.
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WhatsApp is finally rolling out multi-account support on iPhone, bringing one of its most requested features to iOS. Here are the details.
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Apple has published a survey invitation on its Developer blog, asking developers for their thoughts on this year’s WWDC. Here’s how you can participate.
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Apple briefly listed iPadOS 27 beta 1 restore images for two older iPad Pro models before removing them from its developer downloads page. Here are the details.
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OmniGroup’s legendary outlining tool just got even more useful and accessible to users around the world, with expanded localization support across Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Vision Pro. Here are the details.
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I spent the last month trying out the Comulytic Note Pro, a credit card-sized AI recording transcriber, summarizer, and all-around assistant. Here are my takeaways.
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Apple and Jon Prosser’s attorney have asked the court to set aside the default entered against him last October, which may give him another chance to formally respond to the complaint. Here are the details.
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During Monday’s WWDC keynote, Apple announced iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, and as usual, both updates include new wallpapers to mark the transition to the next major software cycle. You can download them below.
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Earlier this year, Apple updated its iOS and iPadOS usage figures, showing adoption just a smidge behind iOS 18 and iOS 17 in the months after their releases. Here are the updated numbers.
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Meta has announced that, starting November 30, 2026, WhatsApp will raise its minimum requirements for running on iPhones and iPads. Here are the details.
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Starting with Xcode 27, developers will be able to natively use Google Gemini, in addition to Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, to plan, write, and review code. Here are the details.
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Instagram is rolling out one of its most requested features: the ability to manually reorder posts on your profile grid. Here’s how to do it.
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iOS 27 includes code references to break reminders that Siri may display after especially long conversations. Here are the details.
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Apple has updated its App Store Review Guidelines with new language targeting apps that it says “do not add value to the App Store.” Here are the details.
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