• M5 Max vs. M1 Max Mac Studio: Apple's workhorse is better than ever

    Apple's M5 Max chip has finally made its way to the Mac Studio. Here's how the updated model compares to the original M1 Max variant.
    M5 Max Mac Studio vs. M1 Max Mac Studio: A lot has changed in four years.
    Back in 2022, the Mac Studio debuted as a versatile desktop, geared toward creative professionals. Apple took the M1 Max chip from the MacBook Pro, put it in an oversized Mac mini enclosure, and we got the Mac Studio.Four years later, little has changed, at least design-wise. The M5 Max Mac
  • US government worried that AI companies can't innovate without legal theft

    US government worried that AI companies can't innovate without legal theft
    If you're developing an LLM in the United States and need loads of data, the government has made a legal filing that claims copyright violations by AI companies are fine, as long as it means moving faster than perceived adversaries.
    The US government has put its finger on the scales in deciding the results of the AI race
    I don't like to start my pieces off with a quote, but I feel like this colors everything:"Rules of law that make it significantly more difficult to develop a robust AI industry
  • Hobby Lobby stealthily adds support for Apple Pay

    Hobby Lobby stealthily adds support for Apple Pay
    After years of avoiding it, Hobby Lobby has begun rolling out Apple Pay at its checkouts, much to the delight of its increasingly frustrated customers, though it isn't available everywhere just yet.
    Hobby Lobby now accepts Apple Pay at checkout | Image credit: Hobby Lobby
    You may be able to pick up your assorted crafting bits and bobs at Hobby Lobby sans wallet if you so choose. Customers have discovered that, at least at certain locations, the retail arts and crafts giant has added support for
  • Apple's smart home display could be coming soon, sounds amazing

    Apple's smart home display could be coming soon, sounds amazing
    Apple's new smart home display, designed to power Apple Home, could be launching soon. Here's what the rumors say will be coming, and when.An expertly made mockup of Apple's smart home display, taping an iPad mini to a HomePod
    A lot of what we've been hearing about this new home hub isn't exactly new. Rumors say that this device was expected to launch in the spring of 2025, before the state of Apple Intelligence forced Apple to delay it.But that was all in 2025, and 2026 is poised to be more pro
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  • Judge rejects DOJ bid to split advertising business from Google

    Judge rejects DOJ bid to split advertising business from Google
    Google has yet again dodged a potentially business-splitting antitrust ruling, and gets to keep its ad-tech business intact after escaping the Department of Justice's push for a court-ordered breakup.
    Google does not need to sell off its advertising business, court finds
    A federal judge has rejected the Justice Department's attempt to force Google to sell off major pieces of its advertising technology business. This spares the company from the most severe remedies suggested after it was found gu
  • 153 million stolen driver's license scans expose a growing ID problem

    153 million stolen driver's license scans expose a growing ID problem
    More than 150 million driver's license scans were up for purchase on the dark web, highlighting the risk you take every time you hand over your physical ID.
    Digital IDs could potentially limit some data breaches, but not until adoption becomes near universal
    Recently, a dark web platform known as Nexus claimed to be selling more than 153 million driver's license scans. In addition to the driver's licenses, there were more than 10 million ID cards, 3 million travel documents and international IDs
  • Save $200 on Apple's M5 MacBook Air with 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD

    Save $200 on Apple's M5 MacBook Air with 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD
    B&H is having a flash sale that delivers a steep $200 price drop on Apple's loaded M5 MacBook Air with 32GB of RAM and 2TB of storage.
    Save $200 on Apple's M5 MacBook Air with 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD - Image credit: Apple
    B&H's $200 discount on Apple's loaded 13-inch MacBook Air is the steepest available across the line, according to our M5 13-inch MacBook Air Price Guide.Save $200 on M5 MacBook Air 32GB, 2TB
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  • Hello Developer: September 2026

    Hello Developer: September 2026
    In this edition: Get ready for a special Apple Event, take advantage of Analytics in App Store Connect, and sign up for new developer events in Cupertino.Read now
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  • Adobe for Slack brings more generative AI to your digital workspace

    Adobe for Slack brings more generative AI to your digital workspace
    Adobe has come up with another way to make generative AI unavoidable, with its new Slack integration allowing workers to create prompts from the communications tool.
    Adobe is now usable in Slack. - Image Credit: Adobe
    As a productivity suite, Adobe has been hard at work making sure that everyone knows you can use it with AI. In its bid to make it as impossible to ignore as possible, it's now infiltrated Slack.Launched on Wednesday, Adobe for Slack is an integration for the business communication
  • This working Apple I expected to fetch $500K will go on tour, before the auction

    This working Apple I expected to fetch $500K will go on tour, before the auction
    The very few Apple I computers in existence do seem to keep being auctioned, but now the "Hatfield" unit signed by Steve Wozniak, accompanied with a letter from Steve Jobs, will tour the US before sale.
    This Apple I's motherboard is signed by Steve Wozniak - image credit: Bonhams.
    In July 2026, a working Apple I was sold at auction for $499,363, beating its predicted $300,000. Now Bonhams' auction house is estimating $500,000 to$800,000 for its working model, known as the Hatfield Apple I.It's c
  • Trust fall: TSMC's relationship with Apple is something Intel struggles to match

    Trust fall: TSMC's relationship with Apple is something Intel struggles to match
    Intel's loss of Apple's chip custom during the Apple Silicon era was due to Apple trusting TSMC more. Years later, it's a lesson that Intel hasn't taken to heart.
    An Intel worker holding a chip - Image Credit: Intel
    Apple's transition from Intel chips to those of its own design in 2020 was a big blow to the U.S. chip maker. It was a move that was not only hugely beneficial to Apple but also to TSMC, which handled the manufacturing of Apple Silicon.While President Donald Trump announced in June t
  • How organized crime steals millions through an Apple gift card scam

    How organized crime steals millions through an Apple gift card scam
    A scam draining Apple gift cards is spreading worldwide. While some perpetrators are being caught, you need to protect yourself.
    Apple gift cards are being targeted by organized crime worldwide - image credit: Apple.
    Gift card scams have existed for as long as there have been gift cards, but usually it's bad actors tricking users into paying huge sums with them. A New South Wales investigation has brought to light a different scam that is used for money laundering, and even funds human trafficki
  • M6 Mac mini vs M1 Mac mini: original Apple Silicon versus the new

    Apple's new M6 Mac mini is shipping soon, and a giant leap over Apple's first Apple Silicon Mac mini. Here's how much has changed.
    M6 Mac mini [left], M1 Mac mini [right]
    After the introduction of the M5 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, it was inevitable for Apple to bring the upgrade over to the desktop versions. That means the Mac mini has been given the spec-bump treatment once again.However, it's not just bringing the Mac mini to the M5 level. Apple instead took the opportunity to bring it to th
  • Developers can stop supporting Intel Macs, says Apple

    Developers can stop supporting Intel Macs, says Apple
    Apple has notified developers that they will no longer be required to make their apps compatible with Intel Macs, while also confirming that Intel-only apps will not run after macOS 27.
    The much-missed Mac Pro was the last Mac to switch from Intel to Apple Silicon
    The forthcoming macOS Tahoe is the last release that will run on Intel-based Macs, and that will run Intel-only apps. It's not a surprise, as Apple has been clear about this transition since it began the move to Apple Silicon back in 2
  • Leaker battle: will iPhone 18 Pro come in silver or not?

    Leaker battle: will iPhone 18 Pro come in silver or not?
    Following a claim that Apple is dropping silver as an iPhone 18 Pro color, another leaker has shown a silver component. And suggests that it's another popular color that will be dropped instead.
    Purported iPhone 18 Pro components including (top) one in silver - image credit: Sonny Dickson.
    Whether you call it silver or consider it a kind of light grey, Fixed Focus Digital claims Apple won't use it for the iPhone 18 Pro. The leaker also insists that there will be just three colors, and now a riva
  • Apple Maps updates 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' for US users

    Apple Maps updates 'Lake Ontario' to 'Lake America' for US users
    Following pressure from President Donald Trump and a change to the GNIS, Apple Maps has been updated, renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America.
    Lake Ontario is now shown as Lake America for Apple Maps users in the United States
    Apple Maps was drawn into the middle of a trade disagreement between the United States and Canada, by President Trump changing the name of one of the Great Lakes. After being contacted by Trump and nudged to do so, Apple has now updated Maps to update the name of Lake Ontari
  • Apple CEO John Ternus won't be making as much as Cook did in the role for fiscal 2027

    Apple CEO John Ternus won't be making as much as Cook did in the role for fiscal 2027
    Tim Cook was paid approximately $74.3 million through 2025 with his salary and stock grants, while new CEO John Ternus will make about $58 million across fiscal 2027.
    John Ternus isn't making quite as much as Tim Cook in the new CEO role
    The Apple CEO transition has finally occurred with Tim Cook stepping into the Executive Chairman position and John Ternus taking over. While their respective pays have very little to do with the day-to-day business, they are still interesting to note.According t
  • Apple CEO John Ternus gets a big pay raise through fiscal 2027

    Apple CEO John Ternus gets a big pay raise through fiscal 2027
    Tim Cook was paid approximately $74.3 million through 2025 with his salary and stock grants and bonuses, while new CEO John Ternus will make about $58 million across fiscal 2027 before bonuses are even calculated.
    John Ternus isn't making quite as much as Tim Cook in the new CEO role
    The Apple CEO transition has finally occurred with Tim Cook stepping into the Executive Chairman position and John Ternus taking over. While their respective pays have very little to do with the day-to-day business,
  • Apple Maps bring up Lake Ontario if you search for 'Lake America'

    Apple Maps bring up Lake Ontario if you search for 'Lake America'
    Apple has started to make changes to the Lake Ontario listing in Apple Maps, with searches for "Lake America" coming up with the Great Lake.
    Lake America searches come up with Lake Ontario in Apple Maps in the US
    The ongoing political tiff between the United States and Canada over the identity of a body of water is starting to affect Apple Maps. While Lake Ontario hasn't yet been updated to have the name of "Lake America," as mandated by U.S. President Donald Trump, there are signs of it startin
  • Surgeons keep finding reasons to use the Apple Vision Pro

    Surgeons keep finding reasons to use the Apple Vision Pro
    The first surgery using Stryker's SportSuite Vision app on Apple Vision Pro has been completed at Duke Health, demonstrating its potential in the operating room.
    What surgeons see while using the Apple Vision Pro with SportSuite Vision | Image credit: Stryker
    On Tuesday, medical technology company Stryker announced that a hip arthroscopy had been performed at Duke Health using its SportSuite Vision app on Apple Vision Pro. SportSuite Vision allows surgeons to view the operating room while placin
  • New Beam Ultra & Ace Ultra arrive with AI-powered Sonos 27

    New Beam Ultra & Ace Ultra arrive with AI-powered Sonos 27
    Sonos has introduced the Beam Ultra soundbar and Ace Ultra headphones alongside Sonos 27, a rebranding of its audio platform that adds AI assistants and ChatGPT music control.New Sonos Ace Ultra headphones
    The $699 Beam Ultra and $449 Ace Ultra launch alongside the rebranded Sonos 27 audio platform. Optional AI controls include Sonos 27voice and support for outside assistants such as ChatGPT through Sonos 27mcp.Updated app navigation and Sonos 27mcp Early Access begin rolling out September 8. Ac
  • John Ternus addresses staff as he takes over as Apple CEO

    John Ternus addresses staff as he takes over as Apple CEO
    New Apple CEO John Ternus has emailed all staff with a memo thanking them for making the company what it is today, and giving a first hint at his plans for the future.
    John Ternus has been addressing Apple staff as he starts his tenure as CEO - image credit: Apple.
    Following Tim Cook's farewell email to staff, his successor John Ternus has begun his tenure as CEO by emailing all Apple staff worldwide. Unsurprisingly, he thanks Tim Cook and welcomes how his predecessor is remaining with the compa
  • Luca Maestri isn't running Apple's Corporate Services anymore

    Luca Maestri isn't running Apple's Corporate Services anymore
    More executive changes are happening at Apple as Ternus takes over, with former CFO Luca Maestri moving on from managing the company's Corporate Services.
    Luca Maestri - Image Credit: Apple
    Luca Maestri was the chief financial officer at Apple under Tim Cook, but switched roles at the end of 2024 to become Vice President of Corporate Services. With Cook out, Maestri has also taken the opportunity to change his portfolio of work.According to sources of Bloomberg, Maestri left his Corporate Servic
  • It might be trivial to make custom-fit AirPods in the future

    It might be trivial to make custom-fit AirPods in the future
    Apple has been continuing to research AirPod design in the hunt for the best fit for most users, but now it may have a way to personalize the earbuds for every individual wearer. The question is how to get precise ear measurements for millions of users.
    Detail from the patent showing that fabric AirPods would still retain the basic shape of the current models - image credit: Apple.
    As AirPods and AirPods Pro have continued to improve their sound quality, Apple has also attempted to make them fit
  • John Ternus says 'hello' in his X account's first post

    John Ternus says 'hello' in his X account's first post
    Apple CEO John Ternus has joined X, with his first tweet of "hello" inevitably becoming a very popular post as he makes a rare social move.
    @JohnTernus on X.The CEOs of Apple tend to be social people, and in modern times that means having social media accounts. As such, that means new CEO John Ternus has to get one too.The X account for @johnternus is now live and visible, coinciding with his first official day in the Apple driving seat.
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  • Perplexity claims to protect privacy by splitting AI tasks between local and cloud models.

    Perplexity claims to protect privacy by splitting AI tasks between local and cloud models.
    Perplexity has launched what it calls hybrid compute for its Mac app, meaning that it should automatically detect sensitive information and processes it locally while the rest of a user's task benefits from cloud computing.
    When Perplexity detects personal information such as names and phone numbers in a file it's processing, it should stop to tell the user - image credit: Perplexity.
    Following the company's March 2026 announcement that its app can control other Mac apps, Perplexity has launched
  • Apple still hasn't started building its North Carolina campus

    Apple still hasn't started building its North Carolina campus
    Apple promised a billion dollars of investment and ultimately 3,000 new jobs for North Carolina in 2021. But the company does not appear to have hired one person, nor even broken ground for its proposed campus.
    Raleigh, North Carolina, where Apple's campus is still due to be built.
    Apple officially announced that it would be building a campus in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park back in 2021, but it was planned even earlier than that. As early as 2018, Apple was believed to be negotiating
  • Five years on, Apple still hasn't started its North Carolina campus

    Five years on, Apple still hasn't started its North Carolina campus
    Apple promised a billion dollars of investment and ultimately 3,000 new jobs for North Carolina in 2021. But the company does not appear to have hired one person, nor even broken ground for its proposed campus.
    Raleigh, North Carolina, where Apple's campus is still due to be built.
    Apple officially announced that it would be building a campus in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park back in 2021, but it was planned even earlier than that. As early as 2018, Apple was believed to be negotiating
  • Lightest color at risk of removal from iPhone 18 Pro's roster

    Lightest color at risk of removal from iPhone 18 Pro's roster
    The iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max may ship in only three colors once again, as a questionable leaker believes one of four colors may not make it to launch.
    If a leaker is right, the lightest color of iPhone will disappear for the iPhone 18 Pro generation.Apple's announcement of the "Surprise and Shine" event on September 9 means the launch of new models is not far away. Even as time counts down to that event, the rumor mill is still coming up with ways to spoil the launch ahead of time.In the newest
  • Amazon's M5 Pro Mac mini preorder discount extends into September

    Amazon's M5 Pro Mac mini preorder discount extends into September
    Apple's M5 Pro Mac mini is eligible for a $30 preorder discount at Amazon leading up to its official Sept. 22 release.
    Grab a preorder discount on Apple's new M5 Pro Mac mini.
    Apple's 2026 Mac mini is the number one new release in Amazon's Mini Computer category, and the Apple reseller's preorder discount makes it even more enticing.Secure your spot in line by picking up the M5 Pro model for $1,669.99, a $30 discount off MSRP.
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