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Apple TV+ is taking some of the biggest global artists to Seoul, where they will be joined by talented musicians for a very different music competition. Here are the details.

Following a distribution hiccup, Apple is now rolling out macOS Tahoe 26 public beta 2. Here’s how to install it, and what to expect.

Apple Maps has some compelling new features in iOS 26, but it seems there’s even more coming, as the beta now supports a powerful new feature that Apple never announced: natural language search with Apple Intelligence.

Earlier this week Apple released a new wave of developer betas, including tvOS 26, watchOS 26, and HomePod 26. Now the company has shipped public beta versions too. Here’s what to expect.

Apple kicked off the iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 public beta just in the nick of time last month. The company met its self-imposed July deadline after shipping four developer betas instead of the usual three. With Apple’s redesign direction back on track, we’re now seeing the second iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 public beta release become available.

OpenAI has officially announced GPT-5, its latest frontier model to power ChatGPT. The announcement follows the release of two open weight models, one of which can run on the Mac, and changes to encourage healthier ChatGPT use this week.

When it comes to iOS 26, Liquid Glass and legibility have been the subject of much discussion around the iPhone software redesign. On the Mac, however, app icon decisions have stirred up a lot of feelings for macOS Tahoe users. One change in particular arguably makes the Mac harder to use.

Benjamin and Chance talk about the week’s Apple news including all the changes in iOS 26 beta 5, in which Apple inexplicably doubled down on the inverted scroll direction in the Camera app. Also, iPhone 17 case leaks suggest Apple will be adding lanyard holes to its silicon cases for the first time, and Tim Cook presents an AI strategy pep talk to employees and investors. 

And in Happy Hour Plus, they discuss the uncertain future of the default search deal between Apple and Google. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join.

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The days of streaming service password sharing seem to be ending fast. HBO Max just signaled that it’s about to launch an “aggressive” campaign to snuff out password sharing among subscribers. Here’s what that means.

Political fundraisers recently went into a panic over an upcoming feature improvement coming to the iPhone. Apple has since clarified how the feature works, making the pearl-clutching much ado about nothing.

“That’s no moon,” as Obi-Wan Kenobi once said. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stirred intrigue with a cryptic post last night showing the Death Star from Star Wars as a hint that something big is coming.

Samsung Display has reportedly secured Apple’s first OLED panel order for the MacBook Pro, marking a major milestone in the transition to OLED in Apple’s Mac lineup beginning in 2026.

There have been a number of reports of senior AI researchers leaving Apple, and the latest of these indicates the problem may be bigger than previously known.

One AI recruitment company has suggested there is a crisis of confidence within Apple, with tech rivals now considering it open season on poaching the company’s engineers …

After Apple committed to an additional $100 billion in US manufacturing spend and presented Trump with a trinket for his desk, the president declared that the company would be exempt from his planned 100% tariff on chips imported into the country.

Apple chipmaker TSMC says it too will be exempt from these tariffs thanks to its plants in Arizona …

Here’s an interesting tidbit from today’s flurry of announcements tied to Apple’s new $100 billion American Manufacturing Program: the company is entering a new chip manufacturing partnership with Samsung. Here are the details.

During today’s Oval Office press conference, President Donald Trump announced that Apple will be exempt from an upcoming “very large tariff on chips and semiconductors”. Here are the details.

During today’s announcement of Apple’s American Manufacturing Program, the company confirmed that it will expand its partnership with Corning to produce 100% of iPhone and Apple Watch cover glass in Kentucky. Here are the details.

Data brokers are making serious money by selling personal information. Your phone number, email, home address, and Social Security number could be packaged and sold to spammers, scammers, and identity thieves right now.

Apple’s privacy protections help block future tracking, but if you want to get proactive about removing your existing personal data from broker databases, Incogni makes it easier than ever to fight back.

During today’s Oval Office announcement of the American Manufacturing Program (AMP), a visibly nervous Tim Cook presented President Trump with a “unique unit of one” piece of Kentucky-made glass, mounted on a 24k gold stand crafted in Utah.

Apple just announced a new “$100 billion commitment to America”, which includes plans to move the manufacturing of all of the cover glass for iPhone and Apple Watch to the U.S. Here are the details.