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Yesterday saw a couple of claimed leaks about the iPhone Fold, one of them unremarkable, the other somewhat more surprising.

The first of them is almost certainly true, coming from a leaker with a good track record and in line with existing expectations. The second is a bit more of a wild card, but it does make sense to me …

Both the founders of WhatsApp and current owner Meta state that the app uses end-to-end encryption, meaning that nobody outside the chat can access the content. A lawsuit claims that this isn’t true and that anyone inside Meta can get full access to all of the messages sent or received by any WhatsApp user.

Johns Hopkins University professor and cryptographer Matthew Green has weighed in with a blog post analyzing the claims and likely reality …

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In this episode of Apple @ Work, Jaron Bradley from Jamf joins the show to talk about macOS malware and what IT teams need to know in 2026.

Following last week’s release of iOS 26.2.1, Apple has now stopped signing iOS 26.2. Here’s what that means.

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.

One of the most significant limitations of MagSafe charging is heat management. As induction coils transfer energy, they generate waste heat, which causes your iPhone to throttle its charging speeds if it gets too hot to protect the battery. You especially see this in the outdoors during the summer. LISEN is attempting to fix the normal thermal bottleneck with its new 3-in-1 MagSafe station. By adding an active cooling fan and the Qi2.2, LISEN claims it can sustain 25-watt charging speeds that really does wired charging. This is my current daily driver on my desk, and I really like it thus far.

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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.

The RetroVa Vintage Image Kit features a slide-on camera grip with real buttons, modular telephoto optics, film filter presets, and support for external storage. Here are the details.

iTunes is an ancient relic of an old music era, right? Not so fast, says a new report highlighting iTunes’ resilience despite stiff streaming competition, as evidenced by new statistics from Apple.

Apple has just released a variety of new software updates for its devices, but they’re all for older versions of iOS, macOS, watchOS, and iPadOS. Here are the details.

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In this episode, I sit down with Kseniia (@osint_barbie) and Mykhailo (@xor3r) from Moonlock Lab, the cybersecurity research arm of MacPaw.

We dive into the meteoric rise of infostealers, which have secured their spot as one of the most prolific threats facing Mac users in 2026. We break down why the tide has turned for macOS, how these threats actually land on your machine, and how they have evolved into something far more concerning than just a simple smash-and-grab.

The second part of this conversation will release on February 15th.

OpenAI has just launched a brand new Mac app: Codex, which it says is “the best way to build with agents.” Here are the details.

Update 2, February 2, 2026 10:10am PT: Apple has released iOS 16.7.14.

Update 1, January 28, 3pm PT: As noted by Aaron Perris, Apple has started signing iOS 12.5.8, iOS 15.8.6, and iOS 18.7.4 again. iOS 16.7.13, however, remains unavailable.

Original story (published January 28, 4:19am PT below):

Apple this week released an array of iOS updates, including iOS 26.2.1, iOS 18.7.4, and more.

Now, however, it appears that Apple has pulled some of these new updates due to problems with network connectivity in Australia.

Last November, Bloomberg broke the news that Tesla was working on CarPlay support, a dramatic shift in policy for Elon Musk’s company.

Here’s the latest on what we know about Tesla’s plans to support CarPlay.

Your Friends & Neighbors season 2 is coming soon, and Apple TV has just released the first trailer for the returning series—plus confirmed that season 3 is in the works.

It’s been a busy day for iPhone Fold leaks. After one reputable leaker reported that Apple’s foldable will have the biggest battery yet in an iPhone, new details have been shared by another leaker on several aspects of the iPhone Fold’s design, cameras, and more.

This fall’s most popular new iPhones will likely be the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, but if you want the absolute biggest battery, it sounds like the iPhone Fold will easily be the winner there.

The list of Apple subscription services keeps growing. iCloud, Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness+, Apple News+, MLS Season Pass, Apple One … The company of course also takes a cut of subscriptions sold through the App Store, Apple Books, and Apple Podcasts. Then there are the hardware-related subscriptions, AppleCare+ and the iPhone Upgrade Program.

Most recently, we’ve had the launch of Apple Creator Studio, and a new report says that we can expect to see even more subscriptions to come …

The early theme of Apple TV’s 2026 is new seasons of existing shows. January was packed with five such series, and now a couple more are coming in February—including a big-budget sci-fi epic. Here’s everything new coming to Apple TV in February.