CISA warns of Apple flaws exploited in spyware, crypto-theft attacks
Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - CISA ordered U.S. federal agencies to patch three iOS security flaws targeted in cyberespionage and crypto-theft attacks using the Coruna exploit kit. [...]
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Apple's 'HomePad' Now Rumored to Launch Even Later Than Expected
Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple's long-rumored smart home hub device will launch in the fall of 2026, according to the leaker and prototype collector known as "Kosutami."In a new post on X, Kosutami said that the device, colloquially dubbed the "HomePad," is now set to arrive in t…
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Apple and Sydney Opera House Announce Yearlong Creativity Collaboration
iclarified - Apple and the Sydney Opera House are teaming up on a yearlong collaboration designed to support Australian creativity through new art, design, and culture initiatives, with a particular focus on young people and hands-on participation.Continue ReadingShar…
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First M5 Max Benchmarks Reveal Fastest Apple CPU Yet
iclarified - The first Geekbench 6 scores for Apple's newly announced M5 Max chip have appeared online, offering an early look at the performance of the company's latest high-end laptop processor.Continue ReadingShare Article:Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, Email…
- Everyday gains: M5 MacBook Air real-world boosts over M4 (4)
- M5 family face-off: Pro, Max and Ultra jockey for supremacy (1)
- On-site: M5 Max smokes AMD, sets single-core performance records (2)
- OTHER (4)
Everyday gains: M5 MacBook Air real-world boosts over M4
M5 family face-off: Pro, Max and Ultra jockey for supremacy
On-site: M5 Max smokes AMD, sets single-core performance records
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MacBook Neo Performs Equal To The iPhone 16 Pro In New Benchmark, Binned A18 Pro Gets A Negligible Penalty In GPU Test
Omar Sohail / wccftech - The A18 Pro found in the newly announced MacBook Neo is slightly different from the silicon powering the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, as Apple has resorted to chip-binning, giving a 5-core GPU to the portable Mac, while its older-generation flagsh…
- Apple courts Windows switchers, expanding down-market with Neo (6)
- Benchmarks: Neo's A18 Pro rivals iPhone chips and older Airs (6)
- Demand: pre-orders selling out, shipping delays, and launch discounts (4)
- Hands-on reviews: design trade-offs, missing features, and verdicts (10)
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Apple courts Windows switchers, expanding down-market with Neo
Benchmarks: Neo's A18 Pro rivals iPhone chips and older Airs
Demand: pre-orders selling out, shipping delays, and launch discounts
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COPPA 2.0 passes the Senate again, unanimously this time
Anna Washenko / engadget - Today the US Senate unanimously passed proposed legislation known as COPPA 2.0. This measure, fully named the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act, aims to create new protections for younger users online, such as blocking platforms from colle…
- Across Asia: governments moving to ban under-16s on social media (5)
- On Capitol Hill: federal push for tougher kids' online rules (3)
- Privacy and household risks: broader concerns beyond regulation (2)
- Tech reality check: how age verification will actually work (2)
Across Asia: governments moving to ban under-16s on social media
On Capitol Hill: federal push for tougher kids' online rules
Privacy and household risks: broader concerns beyond regulation
Tech reality check: how age verification will actually work
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Mac Studio 512GB RAM Option Disappears Amid Global DRAM Shortage
BeauHD / slashdot - Apple has removed the 512GB RAM configuration for the Mac Studio, leaving 256GB as the new maximum. The remaining 256GB upgrade has also increased in price and now faces longer shipping delays as demand grows "due to consumers seeking machines suitable fo…
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Apple Seeds Revised Third Betas of iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 to Developers, New Public Betas
Juli Clover / macrumors - Apple today seeded revised third betas of the upcoming iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming three days after Apple provided the initial beta to developers. Apple has also released a new version of i…
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Apple M5 chips introduce a new "super core" tier in its CPU design
techspot - On the surface, the change might look like semantics. But it reflects a broader evolution inside Apple Silicon that moves beyond the traditional mobile-processor model where "big" cores handle demanding work and "little" cores handle background tasks for …
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iPhone 17e vs iPhone 16e: What's the Difference and Should You Upgrade?
iclarified - iPhone 17e vs iPhone 16e is less about design changes and more about practical upgrades. Apple's new iPhone 17e introduces the A19 chip, a faster C1X modem, and support for MagSafe and Qi2 wireless charging. Meanwhile, the iPhone 16e remains a strong valu…
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Apple Explains 'MacBook Neo' Name
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Until a last-minute leak revealed the MacBook Neo name, it was widely assumed that Apple's lower-cost MacBook would simply be named "MacBook." After all, Apple offered a plain "MacBook" from 2006 to 2012, and again from 2015 to 2019. In the end, Apple did…
- A18 Pro inside: performance trade-offs and rival comparisons (5)
- Preorders, availability, and the odd missing iPad (3)
- Tim Cook stays quiet as execs front the MacBook Neo (2)
- Why Apple named it 'MacBook Neo' — branding explained (3)
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A18 Pro inside: performance trade-offs and rival comparisons
Preorders, availability, and the odd missing iPad
Tim Cook stays quiet as execs front the MacBook Neo
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MacBook Neo launches: Apple’s $599 laptop runs on iPhone 16 Pro chip
Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - Apple this week introduced multiple new products including a budget-friendly iPhone, updated iPads, new MacBooks, and display units. The announcements span multiple product lines, indicating Apple’s strategy to refresh its consumer and professional device…
- Display limits: Neo outputs only 4K to Studio Displays (2)
- Hardware controversy: A18 Pro packaging caps RAM at 8GB (2)
- Launch roundup: Neo's debut, market impact, and missing products (6)
- Pricing and promos: EU surcharges, charger removal, preorder deals (5)
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Display limits: Neo outputs only 4K to Studio Displays
Hardware controversy: A18 Pro packaging caps RAM at 8GB
Launch roundup: Neo's debut, market impact, and missing products
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Apple Music Rolls Out AI Transparency Tags, But Platform-Level Oversight Still Missing
Chaitanya Kohli / medianama - Announcing the transparency tags in a newsletter to the industry partners, Apple said it is leaving it to the labels to determine what qualifies as AI content, like "genres, credits and other metadata". The post Apple Music Rolls Out AI Transparency Tags,…
- Apple unveils Transparency Tags for AI-generated music (5)
- Labels must self-declare; enforcement absent on platform (3)
- Platforms differ: Deezer and Spotify use detection tools (1)
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Apple unveils Transparency Tags for AI-generated music
Labels must self-declare; enforcement absent on platform
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New Coruna Spyware Targets iPhone Users
Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Google researchers have detailed Coruna, a dangerous iOS exploit kit used to install spyware on iPhones. Learn how it works and how to stay protected.The post New Coruna Spyware Targets iPhone Users first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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Apple Just Launched an Entire Lineup of AI-Powered Macs, iPhones, and iPads
Aminu Abdullahi / eweek - Apple unveils a wave of AI-powered devices, including new Macs, iPhones, and iPads, all built around on-device intelligence and next-generation Apple silicon.The post Apple Just Launched an Entire Lineup of AI-Powered Macs, iPhones, and iPads appeared fir…
- AI, Chips & New Devices — On-device intelligence spreads to iPhones, iPads, Macs (8)
- MacBook Neo — $599 student-focused Mac, performance compromises for price (15)
- OTHER — Misc: Hermes bands, stock reaction, emergency-call iOS fix, overall roundup (4)
- Studio Displays & OS Support — Monitors gain A19 chips; firmware and OS updates roll out (9)
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AI, Chips & New Devices — On-device intelligence spreads to iPhones, iPads, Macs
MacBook Neo — $599 student-focused Mac, performance compromises for price
OTHER — Misc: Hermes bands, stock reaction, emergency-call iOS fix, overall roundup
Studio Displays & OS Support — Monitors gain A19 chips; firmware and OS updates roll out
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Raycast Launches Glaze, a Platform for Building Desktop Apps Through AI Prompts
Marcus Schuler / implicator - Raycast's Glaze lets Mac users build native desktop apps through AI prompts. Private beta with public store, free tier, and $20/month paid plans.
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Apple debuts M5 Pro and M5 Max with 18-core CPU, up to 40-core GPU, and 4x AI performance
Asma Hussain / ithinkdiff - Apple has announced M5 Pro and M5 Max, its most advanced chips yet for the MacBook Pro. Built on a new Apple designed Fusion Architecture, the chips focus heavily on AI compute, graphics performance, and higher unified memory bandwidth for...Read more at …
- Hands‑on: performance impressions of M5 Air and M5 Pro (3)
- Inside Apple’s M5: Fusion architecture and AI power (3)
- New MacBooks unveiled: storage, Wi‑Fi 7, and memory options (3)
- Retail rush and market reaction: preorders, deals, stock slide (4)
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Hands‑on: performance impressions of M5 Air and M5 Pro
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New MacBooks unveiled: storage, Wi‑Fi 7, and memory options
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Apple announces MacBook Neo, its first budget laptop in over a decade
cnbc - Apple’s new MacBook Neo gives the company its cheapest laptop in years, creating a budget entry into the Mac lineup.
- Hardware Trade-offs & Performance — On the floor: RAM, ports, A18 Pro compromises explained. (16)
- Market Positioning & Comparisons — At the market: Air, Chromebooks, iPad rivalry and stock buzz. (17)
- OTHER — First look: colorful finishes, ads, wallpapers, hands-on impressions. (11)
- Pricing & Availability — Live at Apple: Preorders, launch dates, student discounts. (18)
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Hardware Trade-offs & Performance — On the floor: RAM, ports, A18 Pro compromises explained.
Market Positioning & Comparisons — At the market: Air, Chromebooks, iPad rivalry and stock buzz.
OTHER — First look: colorful finishes, ads, wallpapers, hands-on impressions.
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iPhone 17e hands-on: nothing more, nothing less
Nilay Patel / theverge - Apple announced the $599 iPhone 17e earlier this week, and we just got a chance to play with one for a few minutes at the company's "experience" for media in New York City. The 17e is more or less exactly what you'd expect - a cheaper, simpler riff on the…
- Apple's big week: iPhone 17e and multi-product reveals (6)
- Hands-on: early impressions and portrait tests (2)
- OTHER: buyer advice and extras (2)
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Apple's big week: iPhone 17e and multi-product reveals
Hands-on: early impressions and portrait tests
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Apple unveils updated Studio Display and new Studio Display XDR with mini-LED and 120Hz
techspot - The new Apple Studio Display, succeeding 2022's alternative to the original Pro Display XDR, maintains its predecessor's 27-inch 5K (5,120 x 2,880) screen but enhances its speakers and the 12MP Center Stage camera's microphones. Meanwhile, the new Studio …
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