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Apple has released Safari Technology Preview 223. The update includes fixes and updates for CSS, JavaScript, Rendering, SVG, Text, Web API, Web Extensions, and Web Inspector. Safari Technology Preview is a standalone app that works side-by-side with the...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From 9to5Mac: macOS 26 beta hints at sealed Mac updates at Apple retail stores.  ° From AppleInsider: The Apple Account Card may be spreading to more countries than first...

U.S. trade director (and Trump flunky) Peter Navarro is attacking Apple again because — when it boils down to it — the tech giant isn’t moving iPhone manufacturing to the U.S. from China. In an interview with Fox Business, he said thinks that it is “too big to...

Apple TV+’s “Severance” leads the 41st annual Television Critics Association (TCA) Awards nominations with five, including Program of the Year, Deadline reports. The awards recognize excellence in television.  It’s followed by “Adolescence,” “Hacks,” “The Pitt,”...

According to the latest data from Canalys, total shipments of desktops, notebooks and workstations grew 7.4% to 67.6 million units in the second quarter (Q2) 2025. And the report has continued good news for the Mac. Yesterday the IDC research group reported that Mac...

Handy Recovery Advisor, a resource for data recovery tips and digital safety advice, has published the results of a nationwide survey of 1,000 U.S. adults.  The report highlights how everyday users deal with data loss and how most don’t take action until it’s too...

Recently, more than 125 students graduated from Detroit’s Apple Developer Academy, a free 10-month program launched in 2021 through a partnership between Apple and Michigan State University (MSU), according to a news release shared with AFROTECH. What is an Apple...

Apple is in talks to acquire the U.S. streaming rights to F1 races, once the organizers’ current broadcast contract ends in 2026, according to The Financial Times (a subscription is required to read the article). This may be spurred by the success of Apple Original...

Starting in January, Ikea, the Swedish furniture giant will release more than 20 new Matter-over-Thread smart lights, sensors, and remotes with “more new product types and form factors to come,” David Granath of Ikea of Sweden, told The Verge. Apple’s implementation...

Apple TV+ has debuted the trailer for the final chapter of its comedy, “Acapulco.”  The 10-episode fourth and final season will make its global debut with two episodes on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, followed by one new episode every Wednesday through September 17....

Apple has seeded the third developer beta of tvOS 26. Registered developers can download the beta via Apple’s developer portal. Or they can be downloaded over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Developer Center. 

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Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From AppleInsider: Several unreleased Apple Silicon chips recently surfaced in an internal build of iOS 18, including A19, M5, and C2, according to exclusive information....

Apple has announced that Jeff Williams will transition his role as chief operating officer later this month to Sabih Khan, Apple’s senior vice president of Operations. Apple claims that this is part of a long-planned succession and that Williams will continue...

IDC has issued its latest Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. And it’s good news for the Mac. According to IDC, Apple sold 6.2 million Macs in the second quarter of 2025 for 9.1% of the global PC market. This compares to sales of 5.1 million Macs...

Demand for Apple’s iPhone 16 has taken a hit after shoppers rushed to get ahead of potential tariff-induced price increases and as the company’s artificial intelligence features lag behind expectations, according to an analyst at KeyBanc Capital Markets — as noted by...

Apple TV+ has announced a new, six-episode seventh season for the acclaimed, darkly comedic spy drama “Slow Horses.”  The Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning series stars Academy Award winner Sir Gary Oldman, who has been honored with Golden Globe, Emmy and BAFTA Award...

On August 7, Apple Arcade is adding four exclusive games to its diverse catalog of more than 200 games for players to enjoy, all free from ads and in-app purchases.  According to Apple, players can dive into Play-Doh World, where they’ll craft unique Play-Doh...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has overturned a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision that found Apple in violation of federal labor law at its World Trade Center retail store in New York, according to the Courthouse News Service. From the...

According to the Moonlock lab team, the Atomic macOS Stealer, also known as AMOS, has just experienced a decisive and dangerous upgrade. AMOS) is a popular piece of stealer malware for macOS, has just received a major update. For the first time, it’s being deployed...

Apple has seeded the third developer betas of macOS 26, iOS 26, iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, visionOS 2.6, and watchOS 26. Registered developers can download the betas via Apple’s developer portal. Or they can be downloaded over-the-air once the proper configuration profile...

Since I can’t cover everything, here are some recommended articles from other websites. ° From Wired: Customs and Border Protection is asking companies to pitch tools for performing deep analysis on the contents of devices seized at the US border. ° From...

President Donald Trump unpredictable and undependable tariff policy/moves continue. He’s signed an executive order delaying steep levies on dozens of countries that were set to take effect on Wednesday, the White House said. Now they’ll take effect on August 1....

Ruoming Pang, Apple’s top executive in charge of artificial intelligence models is leaving for Meta Platforms, Inc., reports Bloomberg. Pang, who joined Apple from Alphabet Inc. in 2021, is the latest big hire for Meta’s new superintelligence group, the article adds,...

Apple has asked a U.S. appeals court to overturn a trade tribunal’s decision that forced it to remove blood-oxygen reading technology from its Apple Watches, in order to avoid a ban on its U.S. smartwatch imports, reports Reuters. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court...

According to Counterpoint Research’s Apple 360 Forecast, revenue from AirPods will grow 2.4% year-over-year (YoY) in 2026 to cross the cumulative $100-billion mark. The tech giant has been expanding its AirPods portfolio. In 2024, it launched an affordable, ANC-less...

Apple has acquired two companies to help it improve Apple Vision Pro Personas and large language models, reports MacGeneration. The first is TrueMeeting. a company specializing in creating realistic digital avatars using smartphone scans. It appears Apple acquired the...

During this year’s 618 promotional season (Week 22: May 26-June 1 to Week 25: June 16-22) in China, Apple claimed the top spot for smartphone sales and grew 8% year-over-year (YoY), according to Counterpoint Research.  The 618 shopping festival in China is an...

Apple is appealing the 500 million euro (about $570 million) fine that it’s facing in the European Union for allegedly violating the Digital Markets Act. In a statement to MacRumors, Apple said that the fine is unprecedented, and goes beyond what the law requires....