By Tim Hardwick Apple is facing calls to remove an AI-powered notification feature after it generated false headlines about a high-profile murder case, drawing criticism from a major journalism organisation. Updated to iOS 18.2? You may have received this notification (image courtesy of BBC News) Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Apple to disable …
Tim Hardwick Apple is reportedly in talks with China's ByteDance and Tencent to integrate their AI models into iPhones sold in China, as the company adapts its AI strategy for the Chinese market. Apple began integrating OpenAI's ChatGPT into its devices globally earlier this month with the release of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS …
Tim Hardwick Apple is close to reaching an agreement with Indonesia to lift a ban on iPhone 16 sales in the country after receiving preliminary approval for a $1 billion investment proposal, Bloomberg reports. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto reportedly backed the government's adoption of Apple's investment plan after a briefing over the weekend. The proposal …
Tim Hardwick Apple has published a report highlighting its concerns about how some companies could “exploit” the EU’s Digital Market Act (DMA) interoperability requirements to access sensitive user data. The report comes on the same day the European Commission launched a consultation on proposed measures to request interoperability with Apple’s iOS and iPadOS operating systems. …
Julie Clover Apple said today that Meta has made 15 compliance requests under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Union, more than any other company. In a statement provided to Reuters, Apple said Meta is requesting changes that could compromise user security and privacy. In many cases, Meta is attempting to change functionality …
Julie Clover Apple today released a new update to Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser first announced in March 2016. Apple developed Safari Technology Preview to let users test features planned for future versions of the Safari browser. Safari Technology Preview 210 includes fixes and updates to CSS, DOM, JavaScript, rendering, web animations, web APIs, …
By Julie Clover This week, several airlines rolled out support for the new Find My item location sharing feature in iOS 18.2, including British Airways, Lufthansa, Aer Lingus and others. Currently, 14 airlines have customer support protocols in place to help locate lost luggage using the new Find My feature feature, and the full list …
Julie Clover Apple no longer plans to launch a hardware subscription service that would allow customers to “sign up” for a new iPhone every year, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports. Gurman first shared rumors that Apple was working on a hardware subscription service back in 2022, and at the time he said Apple wanted to develop …
Julie Clover Apple today released the first public betas of upcoming iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and macOS Sequoia 15.3 updates, allowing the public to test the software before it launches early next year. The public betas come just days after Apple made betas available to developers. Apple also released public betas of tvOS 18.3 and …
Julie Clover Today, Elevation Lab announced the launch of TimeCapsule, an innovative and simple solution to extend the battery life of Apple's AirTag. Priced at $20, TimeCapsule is an AirTag case that houses two AA batteries, providing 14 times the battery life of the CR2032 battery that powers the AirTag. It works by attaching the …
