Apple Records 30 Million iPhone 17 Activations in China During 618 Festival

Apple’s aggressive iPhone 17 discounts in China are already driving massive sales before the country’s annual 618 shopping festival officially begins, and the latest activation numbers show that buyers still prioritize value and premium hardware ove…

9to5Mac Daily: May 22, 2026 – Apple Music AI, hardware changes

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Bit…

Apple Vision Pro: Official Trailer for Real Madrid: The Weight of Greatness

Unannounced Apple headphones revealed in FCC documents

A new filing in the FCC database has revealed an unannounced Apple-made Bluetooth headphone. Here are the details. more…

Apple Vision Pro: Official Trailer for Real Madrid: The Weight of Greatness

5 things Apple needs to address before launching the HomePod 3

The HomePod 3 is coming, but Apple has some homework to do first. From Siri’s limitations to HomeKit reliability, here’s what it needs to address. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deal…

Cut the cable from your CarPlay life with this tiny wireless adapter

Plug in this Mini Wireless CarPlay/Android Auto Adapter and your phone wirelessly connects automatically, every time you start the car. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

Apple Vision Pro: Official Trailer for Real Madrid: The Weight of Greatness

Podcast Rewind: iOS and iPadOS 27 Wishes, CrankBoy, a Comfort Zone Q&A, and WWDC Preparation

Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts: AppStories This week, Federico and John share their wishes for iOS and iPadOS 27. On AppStories+, we tackle Visual Intelligence and whether there are any use cases that aren’t creepy. NP…

2027 Kia Seltos delivers flagship Audi tech for over $15,000 less

New Kia Seltos has a tech suite that invites a comparison with SUVs that cost far more.

Gemini app for Mac adding ‘Spark’ agent and voice control this summer 

At I/O 2026, Google previewed two major features for the Gemini app on macOS that are coming this summer. more…

Google defends its Safari deal with Apple in antitrust ruling appeal

In a filing made today appealing the antitrust ruling against its search business, Google argues that its long-running deal with Apple reflects lawful competition, not anticompetitive exclusion. Here are the details. more…

Google appeals ruling that it violated antitrust laws by paying to be the iPhone’s default search engine

Google has appealed a 2024 ruling that found it violated antitrust law by paying to be the default search engine on iPhones, reports MacRumors.  In a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the company said the district court mad…

‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is Missing 2 Major Characters—Jon Favreau Explains Why

Some fan-favorite 'Star Wars' characters aren't in the movie—and Jon Favreau says that's by design.

Here’s the Executive Order on AI That Gave Trump Cold Feet

Earlier this week, Trump's coterie of big tech execs was supposed to join him to sign it. Then it got called off.

Neptune’s Moon Nereid May Be Lone Survivor of an Ancient Cosmic Massacre

A lunar crash may have destroyed Neptune's original set of moons, leaving one oddball behind.

Meta’s Latest App Looks Like Reddit

Forum is a standalone version of Facebook Groups plus AI assistants.

★ The Fonts of the U.S. Federal Courts

The Supreme Court’s typographic style has been stunningly consistent for — no pun intended — well over a century.

HomeKit Weekly: Why the Aqara G5 Pro remains one of the best outdoor HomeKit cameras

The challenge with HomeKit Secure Video is that the manufacturer sees no option for recurring revenue, so I suspect that might be part of the holdup for many new cameras (on top of the lack of new features). When Aqara originally released the Aqara …

WhatsApp is working on a centralized interface showing which contacts are online

The latest WhatsApp beta for iPhone includes references to a new contacts hub that will make it easier to see who is online and who was active recently. Here are the details. more…

Cleve Moler, RIP

MathWorks (Hacker News, Reddit): Cleve was chief mathematician and cofounder of MathWorks and the author of the first version of MATLAB. In his early years, he was a professor of math and computer science for almost 20 years at the University of Mic…