Security Research on Private Cloud Compute

Apple (tweet, Hacker News, MacRumors): In the weeks after we announced Apple Intelligence and PCC, we provided third-party auditors and select security researchers early access to the resources we created to enable this inspection, including the PCC…

Testing EU iOS Features in iOS 18.2

Apple: As previewed earlier this year, changes to the browser choice screen, default apps, and app deletion for EU users, as well as support in Safari for exporting user data and for web browsers to import that data, are now available in the beta ve…

Disney+ and Hulu Drop IAP

Juli Clover: The change was noted on Reddit over the weekend, and there are details on the Disney+ and Hulu websites. Both the Disney+ and Hulu websites say that new and returning subscribers cannot sign up for and pay through Apple, but existing Ap…

Surgeons Are Wearing Vision Pro to Perform Laparoscopic Procedures

Dodgers Legend Fernando Valenzuela Dies at 63, on the Cusp of the First Yankees-Dodgers World Series Since His Star Turn in 1981

Apple Intelligence in macOS 15.2 and iOS 18.2

Six Colors: On Wednesday, Apple rolled out developer betas of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS 15.2, which run Apple Intelligence features previously seen only in Apple’s own marketing materials and product announcements: Three different kinds of im…

Apple Intelligence in macOS 15.1 and iOS 18.1

Joanna Stern: Apple will launch iOS 18.1 next week, bringing its much anticipated generative-AI tools to the iPhone 15 Pro models and the new iPhone 16 lineup. It will be available for most newer iPads and Macs, too.If you’re expecting AI fireworks,…

Postbox Discontinued

Adam Engst (Hacker News, MacRumors Forum): Sad news. The longstanding email client Postbox has been acquired and shut down by eM Client, described by the announcement as “a leading email platform for Windows and macOS that combines email, calendars,…

Every New Feature and Change in iOS 18.2 Beta 1

Today’s New iOS and MacOS Developer Betas Allow Developers Worldwide to Test EU-Specific Features

Stage 2 of the Apple Intelligence Rollout Begins, With Developer Betas of iOS 18.2 and MacOS 15.2 Sequoia

Stage 2 of the Apple Intelligence Rollout Begins, With Developer Betas of iOS 18.2 and MacOS 15.2 Sequoia

Dodgers Legend Fernando Valenzuela Dies at 63, on the Cusp of the First Yankees-Dodgers World Series Since His Star Turn in 1981

Dodgers Legend Fernando Valenzuela Dies at 63, on the Cusp of the First Yankees-Dodgers World Series Since His Star Turn in 1981

Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’

TouchArcade Is Shutting Down

Jared Nelson (Hacker News): Many of you who have followed TouchArcade for a long time are well aware that we’ve had financial troubles for many years now, and to be frank I think it’s a miracle that we’ve been able to last as long as we have. The tr…

The Sad State of Mac Calendar Scripting

AppleScript support with popular Mac calendar apps is surprisingly limited. With Apple Mail, it’s easy to write a script that operates on the selected e-mail messages, and I’ve written many such scripts. I’d like to do this same with calendar events…

Qbix Calendar Apps and the Mac App Store

A reader shared a story about the confusing and unfortunate situation with Qbix’s calendar apps on the Mac App Store. There are two separate apps: Calendars (which used to be called Calendar 2, previously discussed) and Calendar Plus. Calendar Plus …

Intuit’s PR Team Has Seemingly Never Heard of the Streisand Effect

On the Cusp of Apple Intelligence’s Launch, Joanna Stern Interviews Craig Federighi

Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’