Apple has struck a new talent and IP deal with Animato, a startup that makes virtual avatar software for video chats and tutoring. Here are the details.
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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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Expand Expanding CloseWith iOS 27, Shortcuts is about to become what it was always meant to be
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Expand Expanding CloseiOS 26.5 adds new setting for alternative app marketplaces in Brazil
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Expand Expanding CloseApple Cash is down for some iPhone users in the U.S. [U: Fixed]
Update: Apple now lists the issue as resolved. The original story follows below.
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Expand Expanding CloseApple discounts iPhone in China ahead of annual 618 shopping festival
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Expand Expanding CloseAirPods Max designer reveals project details in new interview
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Expand Expanding CloseWhatsApp finally starts rolling out Liquid Glass more broadly on iOS
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Expand Expanding CloseCourt grants Musk’s bid to add Craig Federighi to Apple/OpenAI lawsuit, spares Cook
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Expand Expanding CloseCalif team details how Anthropic Mythos helped build a working macOS exploit in five days
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Expand Expanding CloseApple details important enterprise fixes included in macOS 26.5
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Expand Expanding CloseApple promotes Creator Studio with three commissioned pieces
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Expand Expanding CloseApple TV renews ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ for season 2 ahead of next week’s finale
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Expand Expanding CloseSafari 26.5 fixes WebKit bugs that could crash Safari or expose user data
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Expand Expanding CloseApple counters US smartphone decline as iPhone sales grow: report
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Expand Expanding CloseApple warns EU against forcing Google to open Android to AI rivals
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Expand Expanding CloseApple Ads is courting developers through a newly formed ‘Emerging Team’
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Expand Expanding CloseWhatsApp now lets you have incognito conversations with Meta AI
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Expand Expanding CloseApple TV sees another departure from its international content team
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Expand Expanding CloseApple supplier Foxconn confirms ransomware attack affected North American factories
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Expand Expanding CloseApple notified in Brazil over allegedly misleading Apple Intelligence ads
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Expand Expanding CloseApple will soon start using AI-generated presenters on its Sales Coach app
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Expand Expanding CloseiOS 27’s ‘completely rebuilt’ Siri will include a new system-wide search gesture: report
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Expand Expanding CloseXcode 26.5 adds two features that make agentic coding more useful
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