macOS

If you skipped The Studio, do yourself a favor and give it a shot
I don’t usually watch trailers, but Apple TV+ makes it nearly impossible to avoid them with how aggressively it peddles its own content. After the umpteenth time that sharp trumpet note from The Studio’s trailer blared through my TV while I was jus...
2025-05-23 16:36
WSJ: Tim Cook calls Texas governor over App Store age verification bill
Tim Cook is personally involved in an attempt to stop a Texas child safety bill targeting the App Store from becoming law, the Wall Street Journal reports. more…
2025-05-23 16:22
ChatGPT and Mac app integrations point to an exciting future
The long-term promise of Apple Intelligence and next-gen Siri is that it will be able to access all our apps, and the data stored in those apps, to become massively more helpful. ChatGPT has effectively given us a preview of this type of capability thr...
2025-05-23 16:00
Deals: M4 iPad Pro $300 off, M2 iPad Air $350 off, Apple Watch Series 10 from $299 ($160 off upgraded models), more
While and Best Buy’s Memorial Day sales before we even kick off the holiday weekend, there are some additional deals to add to the list today. Amazon has now dropped a sizable $300 off the 2TB M4 iPad Pro, while more affordable models start from $809...
2025-05-23 15:45
Digg co-founder offers to save Pocket as Mozilla winds it down
Just one day after Mozilla confirmed it’s shutting down Pocket, Digg co-founder and chairman Kevin Rose has stepped up with a public offer to take it over. more…
2025-05-23 14:07
Apple stock slightly down as Trump threatens 25% tariffs over iPhones made outside the U.S.
Apple shares are down at market open today after President Trump threatened new tariffs unless the company starts building iPhones in the United States. more…
2025-05-23 13:40
Security Bite: Do an app’s privacy labels influence your decision to download it?
Apple introduced app privacy labels to help people better understand what data an app may collect, including what data is linked to them or used to track them across the web. When released back in 2020, the labels set a precedent in the industry and we...
2025-05-23 13:10
Apple offering limited-time boosted trade-in values for iPhones
Apple has announced that it is running a limited-time promotion offering boosted trade-in values on iPhones. The promotion will run through June 18 and is available in multiple countries around the world, including the United States and China. more…
2025-05-23 12:54
Trump demands Apple make iPhones in the United States, threatens new 25% tariff
President Trump has just blasted Apple in a post on his account on TruthSocial. The president said that he has “long ago informed” Apple CEO Tim Cook that iPhones sold in the United States should be manufactured and built in the United States, “n...
2025-05-23 11:48
Trump demands Apple make iPhones in the United States, threatens new 25% tariff if they don’t
President Trump has just blasted Apple in a post on his account on TruthSocial. The president said that he has “long ago informed” Apple CEO Tim Cook that iPhones sold in the United States should be manufactured and built in the United States, “n...
2025-05-23 11:48
Apple absolutely cannot miss its smart glasses swing
Apple is in a tough spot. While the company is painfully behind the competition when it comes to getting a solid handle on AI development, it seems to be speeding up the timeline to release its first AI-powered smart glasses. That’s… quite a gamble...
2025-05-22 22:29
Apple TV+ epic ‘Chief of War’ starring Jason Momoa gets first teaser trailer
Apple has released the first teaser for Chief of War, a historical drama starring and co-created by Jason Momoa (Aquaman, Dune: Part One). This nine-episode series follows the story of Ka‘iana, a Native Hawaiian warrior fighting to unify the islands ...
2025-05-22 19:58
Apple highlights how its ecosystem is ‘transforming patient care’ at Emory Hillandale Hospital
In a new feature story on its Newsroom today, Apple showcases how iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches are being used by doctors and nurses at one of Georgia’s largest health systems. And while the piece suffers from a chronic case of PR-speak, the proj...
2025-05-22 19:52
Report: Apple aiming to release AI smart glasses next year
Apple is expediting its plans to compete with Meta’s popular Ray-Ban smart glasses. Bloomberg reports today that Apple is now aiming to release smart glasses “at the end of next year.” Simultaneously, the company has dropped its plans to release ...
2025-05-22 19:18
9to5Mac Daily: May 22, 2025 – macOS 16 rumors, more
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 ...
2025-05-22 18:45
Mozilla announces shutdown of Pocket as it refocuses on Firefox
Pour one out for an App Store classic. Mozilla has just announced it’s phasing out its read-it-later service, Pocket, as part of a broader effort to double down on its focus on Firefox. Here’s how it’s going to work. more…
2025-05-22 18:15
Anthropic announces its Claude 4 family of models
On the heels of Microsoft Build and Google I/O, Anthropic has just announced Claude 4 Sonnet and Claude 4 Opus, which are immediately available on Claude’s website, as well as in the API. Here’s what’s new. more…
2025-05-22 17:47
The truly bezel-less iPhone, rumored AirPods roadmap, WWDC invites go out
WWDC invites have gone out, and Chance will be there in person. The pair discuss the narrative of indifference that hangs over WWDC at the moment, as the tech industry is currently dominated by daily onslaught of AI news. And while the rumors about the...
2025-05-22 17:43
Apple TV+ adds a familiar face to ‘The Buccaneers’ season 2, out next month
Apple just dropped the first trailer for the return of The Buccaneers, its drama series based on Edith Wharton’s of the same name. Set to Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe,” it reveals a new character played by a Gossip Girl alum. more…
2025-05-22 16:54
OpenAI and Jony Ive’s AI product slated for 2027 launch, per Kuo report
Right after yesterday’s bombshell announcement that OpenAI had acquired Jony Ive’s AI startup to form a new company called io, the entire tech world immediately began asking, “OK, but what is it?” Now, supply chain analyst and frequent Apple le...
2025-05-22 16:18