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ChatGPT wants to become your reminder app with new ‘Tasks’ feature
OpenAI on Tuesday announced a new feature coming to ChatGPT, which will turn the chatbot into a reminder app. Called “Tasks,” the feature will let users ask ChatGPT to remind them about their tasks and even create periodic alerts for specific situa...
2025-01-14 19:54
Apple Watch Ultra 3 might get my upgrade for its software, not hardware
Apple Watch Ultra 3 is coming later this year. It will reportedly feature satellite connectivity, 5G cellular, and high blood pressure detection. But the thing that might win me over isn’t hardware, and it isn’t even actually new at all. more…
2025-01-14 19:41
Apple releases beta 3 for tvOS 18.3 and HomePod 18.3
Apple released new betas today, but only for two of its platforms. tvOS 18.3 and HomePod 18.3 have received new developer beta 3 updates, bringing them ahead of the rest of Apple’s platforms in the beta cycle. more…
2025-01-14 18:48
Apple releases beta 3 for tvOS 18.3 and HomePod 18.3 [U]
Apple released new betas today, but only for two of its platforms. tvOS 18.3 and HomePod 18.3 have received new developer beta 3 updates, bringing them ahead of the rest of Apple’s platforms in the beta cycle. Update: Public betas have been released ...
2025-01-14 18:48
Apple joins UALink group tasked with taking on Nvidia’s AI hardware dominance
Apple has officially gained a board seat on the Ultra Accelerator Link Consortium, a group of more than 65 members developing next generation AI accelerator architecture. Apple’s involvement will allow the company to influence the new standard and pu...
2025-01-14 18:27
Apple has ‘Lumon employees’ working inside Severance cube at Grand Central Station
Severance season 2 arrives this Friday, and Apple TV+ is having a fun time promoting the long-anticipated return. Today, what appear to be Lumon employees have been spotted working inside a glass cube at Grand Central Station in New York City. more…
2025-01-14 18:05
Apple has ‘Lumon employees’ working inside Severance cube at Grand Central Terminal
Severance season 2 arrives this Friday, and Apple TV+ is having a fun time promoting the long-anticipated return. Today, what appear to be Lumon employees have been spotted working inside a glass cube at Grand Central Terminal in New York City. more…
2025-01-14 18:05
How Enhanced Visual Search on iPhone upgrades the Photos app and protects your privacy
Apple’s Photos app employs multiple features to help you find images in your library and learn more about what’s shown in those images. One of those features is called Enhanced Visual Search. Here’s how it works and how Apple protects your privac...
2025-01-14 17:11
Deals: Apple Pencil Pro back to Black Friday price, MacBooks up to $800 off, Milanese Loop, MagSafe wallets, more
Solid $100 price drops across the entire iPad mini 7 lineup continue today alongside the return of Black Friday pricing on Apple Pencil Pro. Those offers also now sit alongside a $200 price drop on Apple’s 16GB M4 MacBook Pro with the 1TB SSD as well...
2025-01-14 16:49
New Apple Studio Display: Three reasons to expect a launch this year
Apple has a huge year ahead with 20+ new products launching. One product we haven’t heard a lot about is an upgraded Studio Display, but there are at least three reasons to believe Apple has a new model coming in 2025. more…
2025-01-14 16:43
9to5Mac Daily: January 14, 2025 – New Apple Stores, Sonos shakeup
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 ...
2025-01-14 15:26
CarPlay 2 custom widgets UI revealed as Apple continues development
CarPlay’s major next generation still isn’t here yet, despite Apple’s website currently saying that the first models would arrive in 2024. But now, a widget interface for CarPlay 2 has leaked in new images and given a glimpse into Apple’s ongoi...
2025-01-14 14:44
China obstructing Apple’s overseas production plans, in claimed military tech crackdown
Apple is facing tougher export checks by Chinese authorities as part of a claimed crack-down on technology with potential military applications. While the increased scrutiny is said to be for security reasons, many believe the real reasons are both eco...
2025-01-14 14:02
EU denies pausing action against Apple and others ahead of new US presidency
The European Union has denied a report that it has paused action against Apple and other US tech giants in the light of anticipated pressure from the incoming US president. The report claims that the EU is “reassessing” antitrust investigations of ...
2025-01-14 13:15
Waterfield launches new travel case tailor made for your M4 Mac Mini
Waterfield Designs, one of my favorite leather goods and bespoke accessories companies, has just released its Shield Case for the M4 Mac Mini. I wrote an article last month about how I turned my Mac Mini into a portable computer, and although I could ...
2025-01-14 13:00
Security vulnerability in iPhone’s USB-C port, and a gotcha with iMessage scams
A security vulnerability has been discovered in the USB-C port controller fitted to the iPhone 15 and 16. However, exploiting it would be so complex that both Apple and the security researcher who discovered it concluded that it is not a real-world thr...
2025-01-14 12:40
First US plant to make Apple chips almost ready for mass production – Nikkei
The first US plant to make A-series chips for Apple devices is expected to begin mass production as early as this quarter, says a new report. It implies that test production by TSMC has already begun, with Apple said to be in the final stage of verifyi...
2025-01-14 11:58
Apple @ Work Podcast: Mac mini M4 comes to the data center
Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & pro...
2025-01-14 11:00
Meta is already working on adding Community Notes to Threads
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently shared a video in which he announced a series of changes coming to the company’s platform policies such as Instagram and Threads. Among them, the executive revealed that it will switch from fact-checking to a Communi...
2025-01-14 00:11
Chinese social networking app tops US App Store ranking amid potential TikTok ban
TikTok risks being banned from the US in the coming days as a bill signed by President Biden requires its parent company ByteDance to divest from the app. Amid the risk of a potential ban, users are already looking for alternatives – and another Chin...
2025-01-13 23:11