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Latest news from Apple, curated and translated.
News
Latest news from Apple, curated and translated.
Indie App Spotlight: ‘KeyAlarm’ turns your most important calendar events into alarms
Welcome to Indie App Spotlight . This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact . Calendar events can often be missed, especially since they’re usually just a notification. If you’re in do not disturb or simply aren’t looking at your phone, you might not see it. With KeyAlarm , certain
Here’s how iPhone Ultra’s form factor could compare to other Apple products
This month, Apple will be unveiling its first foldable iPhone – rumored to be called iPhone Ultra. It’s going to feature a 5.5-inch outer display and 7.6-inch inner display. In July, Samsung introduced the new Galaxy Z Fold 8 – and it comes with those same screen sizes. Whether or not you believe Samsung only made this phone to preempt the iPhone Ultra is a different story – but one way or another
Tesla’s Cybercab has been deployed, and it’s already under investigation
The US government is investigating whether the Cybercab meets vehicle safety standards.
Apple @ Work: Capping bug bounty submissions is the wrong response in the AI era of security threats
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Apple Labor Day weekend deals: AirPods Pro 3, Studio Display, Mac mini, AirTag 2, chargers, more
Labor Day weekend is here with massive sale events now live at both Amazon and AirTag from $20 a pop. Moving over to the Mac and the pre-order discounts on the new M6/M5 Pro Mac mini, we also have $150 off this 13-inch M5 MacBook Air and new Amazon all-time lows on the 2026 Apple Studio Displays. Just be sure to scope out the iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro discounts as well the new Dark Cherry and A
After 8 years, Europe's BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury
"Fundamentally, we want to learn about the origins of this planet and how it came to be like it is."
OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki
In all, 3,700 internal agents posted 18,000 messages discussing cheating on a test.
CarPlay now works with five major chatbot apps
CarPlay has picked up its fifth major AI chatbot app with the addition of Claude. Anthropic’s iPhone app adding CarPlay is the second AI chatbot app to be updated with support this week. more…
watchOS 27 removes three features that Apple Watch users might miss after updating
When watchOS 27 is released later this month, Apple Watch users may notice that some things work a bit differently. The upcoming software update removes three features that users may miss after updating. more…
Measles killed 6-week-old baby, coroner confirms after RFK Jr. disputed deaths
"It’s long past time for RFK to stop playing games with people’s lives."
Trump admin fights ABC lawsuit as watchdogs worry Disney will settle with FCC
FCC tells court it is “open-minded" about whether ABC should lose licenses.
Fender MIX headphones now have an iPhone app for tuning your sound
In August, Fender released the $299 MIX wireless headphones. The over-ear headphones come with a replaceable battery and the FWD Tx USB-C wireless transmitter for low-latency, lossless connectivity. Fender MIX headphones also now include an iPhone app for tuning the experience. more…
New profile of John Ternus offers insight into life and reputation of Apple CEO
John Ternus became Apple’s new CEO this week, and today the Financial Times published a profile that offers fresh insights into Ternus’s life and reputation among Apple employees and partners. more…
Medieval manuscripts are "biological time capsules" for deadly sheeppox virus
Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks.
OpenAI releasing major upgrade to ChatGPT and Codex with GPT-6 Astra, details here
Update: A day later, GPT-6 Astra is rolling out to Business and Pro customers on the $100/month or $200/month plan. This follows other new model releases before Plus customers on the $20/month plan gain access. Update #2: A few hours later, Plus users with the $20/month subscription now have Astra access as well. It’s been just over a year since OpenAI released the first GPT-5 models for ChatGPT.
HomeKit Weekly: ULTRALOQ’s Bolt Fingerprint has everything you’d want except Home Key
My door has had a smart lock on it for 5-6 years, and I’ve tried plenty of options. The ULTRALOQ Bolt Fingerprint is a great option for almost anyone thanks to its Apple Home integration, built-in Wi-Fi, and plenty of ways to lock and unlock your door. Whether you’re looking for fingerprint ID unlock or a simple PIN, this lock has almost everything. more…
“Trust, not features, is the real deficit”: VMware tries to appease SMBs
Broadcom admits it put “too big a focus on VCF.”
Once popular for attacking AI, ASCII smuggling is embraced by spammers
A once-overlooked block of unicode that's invisible to humans is gaining ever wider use.
Pentagon rescinds new testosterone screening policy without explanation
The Pentagon says the guidance is being updated after being online for one day.
A ratings board wouldn't let Valve release a trailer. It "leaked" it instead.
"I think we can't get in trouble for that now. It's like 20 years ago."