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On Tuesday, along with the wide release of iOS 26.4, which had been in beta up until then, Apple dropped a hefty list of security patches addressing over 35 vulnerabilities. While most single-point releases usually come with a large number of fixes, there are a handful of notable ones here I want to bring attention to.

Here are the ones that caught my eye.

As spotted by Michael Tsai, Apple is blocking App Store updates to AppGrid for resembling Launchpad, a feature the company discontinued in macOS Tahoe. Here are the details.

Apple researchers have developed a new way to train AI models for image captioning that delivers more accurate, detailed descriptions while using far smaller models. Here are the details.

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At the end of February, I was feeling rather low. Suffice to say it’s been a long year (well, decade, really). I’m certain everyone can relate, at some point, in some way.

The arrival of spring has helped. So have the Apple Watch and Journal app, lately.

Apple has reached a settlement with a former employee who it says stole thousands of documents before departing for Snap.

The lawsuit was first filed by Apple in June 2025, with Apple saying engineer Di Liu stole a “massive volume” of trade secrets before departing the company for Snap.

New data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) shows smartphone shipments declined in February compared to the year-ago period. Here’s what that could mean for Apple and the iPhone.

iOS 26.4 just launched, and it’s packed with a lot of new features. Here’s everything new available across six iPhone apps in iOS 26.4.

The Studio has been a big Apple TV hit with critics and viewers alike, and season 2 is being filmed right now. Here are all the new guest stars that have been spotted so far in The Studio season 2.

macOS Tahoe 26.4 arrived this week, and users have discovered that it comes with a new Terminal security popup when you first try to paste in commands.

Apple TV keeps growing its library of great sci-fi series, and the streamer just debuted the first trailer for its forthcoming space-race thriller Star City.

iOS 26.4 is now available for everyone. The update adds a range of new features to iPhone, including upgrades to Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Messages, and more.

Here are all of the new iPhone features in iOS 26.4, plus everything else you need to know.

Last December, GM began rolling out a dedicated, native Apple Music app for select Cadillac and Chevrolet cars. Now, the automaker has announced another expansion of its Apple Music app, this time to select Buick and GMC cars.

iOS 26.4 launched yesterday with new emoji and plenty of new features. Additionally, iOS 26.4 brings over 35 key security fixes for your iPhone per Apple’s detailed release notes.

Update: Apple has shared stunning footage of the project, announced earlier this month on March 6th. See it in action below.

Both Apple Pencil and iPad are essential tools for illustrators, a reality that will be on full display later this month in Sydney, Australia.

iOS 26.4 is officially here, and among its many new features, Apple Music introduces a new fullscreen design for albums and playlists, plus more.

Yesterday Bloomberg detailed what to expect from Siri in iOS 27, and now today a new report from The Information goes behind-the-scenes on Apple’s AI deal with Google, control of Gemini-based models, model distillation, and more.

tvOS 26.4 is available now for Apple TV 4K, packing several new features and also a key fix for an annoying audio issue when transitioning between formats. Here are the details.

Apple today announced the “biggest update since its launch” for the Analytics platform inside App Store Connect. Apple touts that there are more than 100 new metrics, new cohort capabilities, new reports for subscriptions and benchmarks, and more.

macOS 26.4 is now available with a handful of new features, including one that might help your MacBook charge faster: a new ‘Slow Charger’ indicator.

The third of Apple’s three anticipated developments this week has arrived. Apple’s recently announced AirPods Max 2 headphones are now available for pre-order.

Apple released visionOS 26.4 this week, bringing new emoji and an upgraded video podcast experience to Apple Vision Pro. The new software update also boosts Spatial Audio performance with an impressive engineering trick.