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Starting today, Spotify users in several countries can create a managed account for their child without a Premium subscription. Here are the details.
Since iOS 5 in 2011, the iPhone and iPad have included Notification Center, a central place to find alerts from various apps in chronological order. Starting with iOS 27, Apple is making a major change to how users open Notification Center on iPhone and iPad. iOS 27 is currently in beta, and the behavior has changed slightly between the first two releases. However, the third developer beta and first public beta show this change will ship this fall.
While macOS is generally very stable, there are times when an app will crash and your Mac will offer to send a diagnostic report to Apple. A new form of Mac malware has been discovered, which creates fake versions of this form, requesting your Mac password as part of the data collection. If you comply, it will get access to a huge range of personal data, including your password managers and cryptocurrency wallets …
The new Siri and other Apple Intelligence features are currently only supported in the iOS 27 beta in English in a small number of countries, but Apple has promised that they will “quickly expand” to additional countries and languages. China posed a particular challenge for the company as the law there only permits partnering with a Chinese AI company. A report today says that Apple has now reached agreement on this, and will be using two different models …
Unicode’s emoji tsar Jennifer Daniel has given us a sneak peek at nine emoji set for release next year – though not all of them are entirely new. She says the committee responsible for the selection of emoji is doing some tidying up to help avoid misunderstandings …
The first episodes of Lucky, Apple TV’s new limited series starring Anya Taylor-Joy (The Menu), are now streaming. Watch the trailer below.
The iOS 27 public beta is here, and the headlining changes are Siri AI and the array of new Apple Intelligence features. However, the update also includes plenty of non-AI features. Here are a few of my favorite iOS 27 features (other than Siri and AI).
Opera says its iOS browser saw monthly active users grow 93% in the UK and 50% in the US during Q2 2026 compared with the same period last year. Here are the details.
According to Bloomberg, OpenAI’s anticipated entry into the hardware market is slated to begin with a portable, screenless smart speaker. Here are the details.
OpenAI has issued a new statement in reaction to Apple’s lawsuit accusing the company of trade secret theft. Here are the details.
Reuters reports that Apple has defeated a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing it of failing to stop child sexual abuse material from being stored and shared through iCloud. Here are the details.
Canva today unveiled Canva Code 2.0, an AI-powered vibe coding platform that lets users build and visually edit websites, apps, and interactive experiences. Here are the details.
Following yesterday’s release of the AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2, and AirPods (4th gen). Here are the details.
PrismML is back in the news today after the AI startup’s CEO told CNBC that Apple is looking at the company’s technology. The company has also released its Bonsai 27B model that it says runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
The European Commission has revised its battery regulations to exempt devices such as the Apple Watch from requirements that batteries be removable and replaceable by users. Here are the details.
The iOS 27 public beta is now available, allowing iPhone users to try out the new features the update offers. Which iPhones are compatible with iOS 27? Here’s everything you need to know.
One of the best AI-powered transcription apps for the Mac just got even better, with a major update that introduces a redesigned transcript editor and significant performance improvements. Here are the details.
Spotify will now let subscribers use natural language to ask questions about their listening history, make playback requests, and more. Here are the details.
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Alongside the ongoing $50 price drop on AirPods Pro 3, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by the slate Titanium 46mm Apple Watch Series 11 at $184 off, $130 off the aluminum Cell model, and more from $299. The rare Apple keyboards and black Magic Mouse deals are (somehow) still live, and we have a solid discount on my personal favorite Anker Prime Power Bank that doubles as wall charger, but today’s real accessory highlight is Nomad’s giant sitewide Anniversary sale with rare deals on MagSafe chargers, cases, Find My cards, Watch bands, more. Head below for a closer look at the details.
Apple’s next iPad mini might miss out on ProMotion despite switching to OLED, per leaker yeux1122. Here are the details.
Anthropic is providing free access to premium Claude AI features to K-12 teachers in the United States. The effort is part of a new Claude for Teachers initiative.
In a report published today, IDC said Huawei and Apple were the only smartphone makers to record shipment growth in China during the second quarter of 2026. Here are the details.
Apple Arcade is scoring a major hit game in August. Apple announced today that the subscription game service will add Madden NFL 27 Arcade Edition on August 6. The new game will arrive just before the new NFL pre-season kicks off. Apple says the new Madden NFL 27 Arcade Edition title is designed just for Apple Arcade. Apple Arcade games have no ads and no in-app purchases.
References found in the latest TestFlight build of WhatsApp indicate that Meta is working on bringing an alternative to iCloud backups for iPhone users. Here are the details.
Apple just released a MacBook Pro update in March, but there’s more coming soon. Apple is expected to debut one of its biggest MacBook Pro updates ever as soon as later this year. Here’s everything we know so far … including details on a surprising recent twist.
Apple has responded to Epic’s opposition to its request to pause lower-court proceedings over App Store commissions while the Supreme Court reviews part of the case. Here’s what that means.
Former Apple design chief Jony Ive always described his long-term vision for the iPhone design as “a single slab of glass.” Apple is believed to have retained that goal long after Ive left the company, with Liquid Glass representing the company’s software prep ahead of the new hardware. We’ve already seen reports of a number of ways in which the 20th anniversary iPhone could take us significantly closer to Apple’s vision, and the latest of these may provide another piece of the puzzle …
Apple TV today released the first trailer for Mayday, an action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) and Kenneth Branagh (Oppenheimer). Watch it below.
watchOS 27 packs some great new features. Here’s everything new coming to Apple Watch this fall so far.
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