macOS 26.5.2 now available, here’s what’s new
In addition to iOS and iPadOS 26.5.2, Apple is also rolling out macOS 26.5.2. Here are the details.

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People and Companies Should Be Legally Liable for Their AI Agents
Public-interest technologist Bruce Schneier argues that companies and individuals deploying AI agents should bear legal liability for those agents’ actions, just as they would for human employees.Read original article

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Apple’s Vision Pro VP could jump ship to OpenAI’s hardware team
The person who led Vision Pro hardware engineering for nearly a decade is apparently be leaving Apple for OpenAI. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

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Swift UI development just got better with Apple’s newest acquisition
Macworld According to a filing with the European Commission, Apple has acquired Rabbit 3 Times, the makers of Play, a software development tool that allows for the creation of interactive prototypes with SwiftUI frameworks. Play was a recipient of an Apple Design Award for Innovation in 2005. In its announcement of the 2025 award winners, which all offer “a state-of-the-art experience through novel use of Apple technologies that set them apart in their genre.” Apple describes Play’s “thoughtfully crafted user interface” as “both powerful and easy to navigate, helping designers create interactive prototypes and collaborate across Mac and iPhone, all synced in real time for seamless creativity.” The app is no longer available in the App Store. Apple often buys companies that create software that it deems valuable to the Apple experience, or that provides core functionality. Apple has not commented on the acquisition, which was spotted by MacRumors, though the company will likely incorporate Play’s functionality into the Xcode development tools or issue it as a separate Xcode companion app. For what it’s worth, there’s an old superstition of unknown origin, where saying “Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit” or some variation during the morning of the first day of the month ensures good luck for the rest of the month. Though I have not confirmed this, it appears that the “Rabbit 3 Times” name for the company refers to this superstition. Something to keep in mind for Wednesday morning.

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Third developer betas of iOS 26.6, macOS 26.6 arrive with iOS 26.5.2 release
Apple is now on the third round of its 26-gen operating system updates, including developer builds of its iOS 26.6 and others alongside some 26.5.2 releases.Apple's hardware that works with the 26-generation operating systems - Image Credit: AppleApple is in the phase of the year where it has two developer beta tracks running at the same time. While the main attention is on the 27-generation, it is also still building for its current-gen operating systems.The third developer betas landed after the second, which were distributed on June 15. The first round came out on May 26. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Cursor releases iPhone and iPad app following recent acquisition by SpaceX
Earlier this month, SpaceX (which includes xAI) purchased the agentic coding firm Cursor. Today, Cursor has released its first iOS app.

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Beta 3 for iPadOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6, and more now available
Apple has released a new wave of beta updates today, including beta 3 for iPadOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6, tvOS 26.6, and more.

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macOS 26.6 beta rolling out now, here’s what to expect
Two weeks after releasing macOS 26.6 developer beta 2, Apple is now rolling out beta 3 for developers, ahead of the system’s official rollout. Here’s what to expect.

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Apple releases iOS 26.5.2 for iPhone, here’s what’s new
Apple has just released a new iOS 26.5.2 software update for iPhone users. Here’s what’s new in the latest release.

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Apple releases iOS 26.6 beta 3 for iPhone, here’s what to expect
While iOS 27 is very much the new focus for pre-release software, Apple is still preparing iOS 26.6 as the next iPhone update. Apple has released the third iOS 26.6 developer beta. iOS 26.6 beta has been in testing since the end of May.

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OpenAI teases Codex-branded hardware collaboration coming, here’s what to expect
OpenAI just teased an upcoming collaborative hardware project that’s set to launch in July. From the looks of it, OpenAI may be teaming up with a popular keyboard maker to release a Codex-branded input device.

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Apple’s pricing woes will worsen through 2027, report claims
Macworld Having held steady for months while the rest of the industry increased prices in response to the ongoing RAM crisis, Apple finally and dramatically gave way last week. Macs and iPads saw increases of anywhere from $100 to more than $500, a move the company insisted was the result of unprecedented rises in the cost of components. Commentators questioned the magnitude of the increases but some form of price rise was inevitable. The burgeoning demand for AI server infrastructure is seeing more and more memory siphoned away from consumer electronics and into giant data centers. And a new report indicates that the situation is going to get a lot worse before it gets better. In a Twitter/X post on Sunday, the respected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo discussed his latest industry checks, which make for gloomy reading for anyone planning to buy a Mac (or other Apple product) in the near future. It’s not just about high prices, either. Apple shoppers could also see delivery times lengthen as the company struggles to get enough components to meet demand. “The memory supply-demand gap will keep widening through 2027,” Kuo writes. “Of the memory capacity allocated to consumer electronics in 2026, an estimated 15–20% is expected to shift to data centers in 2027, and that share could grow… Due to tight memory supply, Apple’s actual pull-in volume of A20 chips in 2H26–1Q27 could be 10–20% below its original target.” Officially, the A20 chip doesn’t exist yet, but that’s the processor on which the iPhone 18 Pro will be based when it launches this fall. And that suggests that the unpopular Mac and iPad price rises could be followed by even more unpopular iPhone price rises (and/or stock shortages) in due course. This isn’t the first indicator that the RAM crisis may have a year or more still to go–one analyst recently predicted it wouldn’t start to ease until 2028–but there’s a new pessimism to the idea that it will actively get worse through next year. Apple’s response to the situation isn’t just to raise its prices, as drastic a step as that was when it finally came. It’s also making full use of its considerable political influence, lobbying the Trump administration for clearance to buy memory from the Pentagon-blacklisted Chinese company ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT). As Kuo notes, Apple CEO Tim Cook has rare leverage in both Washington and Beijing, but his argument that the deal needs to be finalised before Cook steps down as CEO in September may be wide of the mark. Cook will stay with the company beyond that point, and it is likely that his day-to-day duties as chairman will include more lobbying than currently, not less. But as Kuo astutely points out, the deal doesn’t necessarily need to be signed in order for Apple to benefit: merely the attempt makes for good PR. “Even if the effort goes nowhere,” he writes, “the media coverage can still leave the market with the impression that Apple tried but was constrained by U.S. policy. That may help ease frustration over price hikes and longer delivery times.”

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Timing 2026.4
Introduces an expanded view of projects in the time and productivity tracking app. ($108/$132/$192 new, free update, 33.8 MB, macOS 12+)

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Lightroom Classic 15.4.1
Brings new auto-detection capabilities for finding duplicate images. ($9.99/$19.99/$59.99 monthly Creative Cloud subscription, free update, macOS 14+)

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Apple Design award winner acquired by Apple for new Swift tools
After giving it an Apple Design award for innovation, Apple has now bought Rabbit 3 Ties, Inc, which made a visual Swift development tool called Play.Play let developers quickly prototype apps - image credit: Rabbit 3 Times, IncFollowing Apple's acquisition of the open-source Swift Package Index, it's now been revealed that it entered a deal with the Play company. Rather than an outright acquisition, the deal reportedly sees Apple acquiring assets and having the option to hire certain staff.So where Swift Package Index, for one example, is expected to continue in its present form, Apple appears to have bought Rabbit 3 Times to asset-strip it. It may also be an acquihire, where Apple bought the firm in order to get its staff for other projects. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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WhatsApp's new username system keeps phone numbers private by design
WhatsApp is adding usernames that let people start conversations without sharing their phone numbers, expanding its privacy tools ahead of a wider rollout later in 2026.WhatsApp adds usernamesUsers will be able to share a WhatsApp username instead of their phone number. A username could make it easier to connect with a new classmate, neighbor, or someone they meet at an event.Usernames also let people join community or parent group chats without sharing a phone number with everyone in the conversation. They don't have to match a person's identity on other platforms.WhatsApp opened username reservations on June 29. The company said it won't create a public username directory or suggest accounts to other users. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Apple accuses India of ‘copy-pasting’ rivals’ claims in antitrust probe, seeks to quash findings
Apple has sharply criticized Indian antitrust investigators, accusing them of "copy-pasting" allegations from its competitors rather than… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.

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WhatsApp username reservations are now open, here’s how to claim yours
Following years of anticipation and months of preparation, WhatsApp today began rolling out username reservations worldwide, allowing users to claim a unique name before the privacy-focused feature launches later this year. Here are the details.

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Why Apple’s Preview is no longer enough for modern PDF workflows
Wondershare PDFelement helps Mac users do far more than simply view PDFs. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

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Acorn 8.6
Brings new Cropping and Brush functionality, as well as new automation capabilities. ($29.99 new, free update, 36.9 MB, macOS 14+)

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