The new feature, currently in beta, is rolling out to select Premium users in six countries. Here are the details.
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Designers teach AI models to generate better UI in new Apple study
Apple continues to explore how generative AI can improve app development pipelines. Here’s what they’re looking at.
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Bloomberg reports that Apple has recently scaled back its plans for the Project Mulberry initiative following a leadership shakeup at the company’s health organization. Here are the details.
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Apple rolls out watchOS 11.6.2 with cellular network bug fixes
Apple is rolling out a system update for Apple Watches that haven’t upgraded to watchOS 26, but may be experiencing a very specific connectivity issue. Here are the details.
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Apple TV acquires global rights to ‘The Last First: Winter K2’
Fresh off its Apple TV press day announcements, the company just confirmed the acquisition of the global rights to “The Last First: Winter K2,“ a Sundance Film Festival selection documentary. Here’s what to expect.
Expand Expanding CloseiFixIt tears down new AirTag, finds 50% louder speaker still 100% easy to disable
As is tradition with any new Apple product, iFixit has published a teardown of the new AirTag, released last week. Here’s what they found.
Expand Expanding CloseA ‘deeply distraught’ Tim Cook pledges to lobby Washington on immigration: report
Bloomberg reports that Tim Cook held an all-hands meeting with Apple employees today to address fears about immigration and deportation. Here are the details.
Expand Expanding CloseLatest macOS 26.3 beta adds to signs that new M5 MacBook Pros are imminent
If you’re among the growing number of users hoping to see updated MacBook Pro versions with new M5 chips sooner rather than later, today’s macOS 26.3 RC brings some great news. Here are the details.
Expand Expanding CloseiPad shipments jump in Q4 2025, but memory constraints loom for 2026: report
Research firm Omdia has released a new report on worldwide tablet shipments for the last quarter of 2025, as well as a roundup for the full year. Here’s how the iPad did.
Expand Expanding CloseThe future of apps is voice
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Expand Expanding CloseGoogle execs suggest Gemini-powered Siri will, in fact, run on Google’s own servers
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Expand Expanding CloseEddy Cue and Formula 1 CEO tease ‘F1: The Movie’ sequel at Apple TV press day event
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Expand Expanding CloseApple boosts Indian manufacturing investment with new supplier Education Hub
As part of its broader manufacturing push in India, Apple is expanding supplier training to include Swift coding, robotics, automation technology, and smart manufacturing. Here are the details.
Expand Expanding CloseLockdown Mode prevented FBI from getting into reporter’s iPhone
After the FBI raided a Washington Post reporter’s home and seized multiple devices, Lockdown Mode prevented them from accessing her iPhone. Here are the details.
Expand Expanding CloseApple confirms ongoing Xcode Cloud disruption affecting all developers [U: Solved]
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Expand Expanding ClosemacOS Tahoe 26.3 RC rolling out now for developers [U: Public beta]
After three beta releases, Apple is moving macOS Tahoe 26.3 to the Release Candidate stage, ahead of the upcoming official release in the coming days. Here’s what to expect from the update.
Expand Expanding CloseApple’s search deal with Google could face renewed scrutiny as DOJ appeals antitrust ruling
Last year, a federal judge ruled that Google had illegally maintained a search monopoly, but allowed the company to keep paying to be the default search engine on Apple devices (with very few caveats). Now, the Department of Justice and a group of states are appealing the overall decision. Here are the details.
Expand Expanding ClosexAI accused of destroying evidence in antitrust case against Apple and OpenAI
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Expand Expanding CloseApple to update minimum SDK requirements for all App Store submissions
Apple informed developers today of an upcoming update to the minimum Software Development Kit (SDK) requirements for iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS apps. Here are the details.
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Apple Maps gets a ‘Drops of God’ wine guide curated by actor Tomohisa Yamashita
To help promote the second season of Apple TV’s Drops of God, the company has released an Apple Maps guide with some of actor Tomohisa Yamashita’s favorite wineries in Europe and the US. Here are the details.
Expand Expanding CloseNew Apple study shows how grouping similar sounds can speed up AI speech generation
A group of Apple and Tel-Aviv University researchers figured out a way to speed up AI-based text-to-speech generation without sacrificing intelligibility. Here’s how they did it.
Expand Expanding CloseApple clears a major manufacturing hurdle in India amid regulatory tension
The Indian government approved a measure on Sunday that allows Apple to directly finance iPhone manufacturing equipment in India without risking additional taxes. Here are the details.
Expand Expanding CloseThis Kickstarter project wants to turn your iPhone into a modular, vintage-style camera
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