Venmo privacy finally being fixed eight years after ‘alarming’ fails
Problems with Venmo privacy were first highlighted way back in 2018. A security researcher demonstrated how the API could be used to obtain an alarming amount of personal data about users of the digital cash app. A related vulnerability was still in place in 2024 when it was used to highlight potentially embarrassing information about JD Vance. A new report says that the company is very belatedly fixing the problem … more…

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Apple to refine macOS 27 with ‘Liquid Glass’ design tweaks after macOS 26 Tahoe backlash
Apple’s macOS 26 Tahoe has sparked more controversy than its iOS 26 and iPadOS counterparts, and the company is now moving… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.

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iOS 27 adding new way to manage your Safari tabs, per report
We’re less than a month away from Apple announcing iOS 27 at WWDC. A new report today corroborates that Apple is adding a new feature to Safari to help you manage your tabs and stay organized … more…

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Netflix’s AI experiment gives us a glimpse of Apple TV 4K’s future (we hope)
Netflix tests a powerful new AI voice search that shows just how badly the Apple TV 4K needs an upgrade. Smarter Siri could get us there. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)

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Sorry haters, Liquid Glass on the Mac isn’t going anywhere
Macworld With WWDC on the horizon—Apple’s annual software extravaganza begins on June 8, less than a month from now—thoughts are turning to the OS updates owners of Apple products can expect this year. And there’s one big question: What will happen to Liquid Glass? As part of the 26 updates unveiled at last year’s WWDC, Apple brought in a new unified interface design across all of its operating systems called Liquid Glass. This proved divisive. Many users thought that the new look, which uses transparency effects to make the interface look like shimmery glass, was gorgeous and futuristic. Others felt that it drew attention to itself, worsened legibility, and reflected a broken design process. Apple responded to the legibility complaints by giving iOS 26 a toggle to tone down the transparency effects, but has shown little inclination to backtrack in a broader sense on the aesthetic change of direction. Which should come as little surprise to long-term followers of the company: iOS 7 was highly controversial back in 2013, but was retained despite widespread complaints and ended up influencing an entire generation of mobile interfaces. A new report reiterates the consensus view that Liquid Glass isn’t going anywhere, at least for the next year of software updates, but it does offer a glimmer of hope for any Mac owners who are sick of the Tahoe look. Apple is going to “refine” the interface for macOS 27. In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman says Apple is working on a “slight redesign” for macOS 27. Or, at any rate, that employees regard it as a slight redesign. It’s possible users will feel differently. The redesign will address the shadows and “transparency quirks,” Gurman writes, as part of a “cleanup and refinement effort.” This echoes the company’s approach with iOS 8 more than a decade ago, when the radical changes in iOS 7 were polished and refined to make them more palatable to users, without losing the underlying design principles. The interesting part of Gurman’s claim is that macOS 27 won’t reflect a change in direction on even a small scale. Rather, he reports, this year’s update will bring the Mac closer to the original vision the designers had last year but weren’t able to achieve. “[This year’s] changes to macOS are meant to make Liquid Glass look the way Apple’s design team intended it to from the start,” he writes. “Last year’s operating systems didn’t necessarily suffer from design problems, I’m told, but rather a not-completely-baked implementation from Apple’s software engineering team.” In the longer term, Gurman says, Apple hopes that Liquid Glass will become more palatable as Mac hardware evolves. In particular the OLED screen on the upcoming touchscreen MacBook Pro will suit the interface style better than the screens of current LCD-based Macs. For all the latest news and rumors about this year’s software updates, bookmark our regularly updated WWDC 2026 superguide.

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Smart AirPods cameras could be a killer feature – if they work
It’s more than two years since we first started hearing reports about AirPods with cameras and the latest of these seems to suggest we’re getting relatively close to launch. There have so far been conflicting reports about the purpose of the cameras, but Bloomberg does now very clearly indicate that it’s to support Apple intelligence features … more…

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The AI Alignment Problem Is No Longer Theoretical
As AI systems take on more autonomous roles, concerns about alignment, oversight, and hardware-level safeguards are becoming more urgent across both enterprise and defense environments. The post appeared first on TechNewsWorld.

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Apple Watch won't be getting on-device Touch ID anytime soon
The Apple Watch won't be getting any extra biometric security measures anytime soon, because it's an engineering nightmare.Apple Watch SELike other Apple products, there are security measures in place on the Apple Watch to make sure only the owner can use it. However, while it is one of the few Apple products to not include biometric security, it's going to be that way for a long time.In a Monday post to Weibo, serial leaker Instant Digital denounces apparent rumors of Apple bringing some form of biometric security to the Apple Watch as pure speculation. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Apple Creator Studio may get better color correction features from a tiny acquisition
A German firm run by just one developer has been bought by Apple, giving it software to do with color grading and management which may find its way into Final Cut Pro or Pixelmator Pro.Apple has acquired grading app Color.io - image credit: Nick GunnIt's still the case that the biggest single acquisition Apple has ever made is when it bought Beats for $3 billion, and got itself Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre. While the figures for Apple's latest buy is unlikely to be revealed, it should surely be one of the least the company has ever paid out.That's because as confirmed by European Union listings, Apple has acquired the German firm Patchflyer and its one employee. According to German business filings, that one employee is managing director Jonathan Marvin Ochmann. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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Apple has reportedly rejected Touch ID for the Apple Watch for two reasons
Way back in 2020, a patent application revealed that Apple was considering adding Touch ID to the Digital Crown of the Apple Watch. Leaked code last year appeared to suggest that the new feature might be coming soon. However, a leaker with a decent track record now says the company has rejected this idea over cost and battery life concerns … more…

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Apple has reportedly rejected Touch ID for the Apple Watch for two reasons
Way back in 2020, a patent application revealed that Apple was considering adding Touch ID to the Digital Crown of the Apple Watch. Leaked code last year appeared to suggest that the new feature might be coming soon. However, a leaker with a decent track record now says the company has rejected this idea over cost and battery life concerns … more…

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Apple has reportedly rejected Touch ID for the Apple Watch for two reasons
Way back in 2020, a patent application revealed that Apple was considering adding Touch ID to the Digital Crown of the Apple Watch. Leaked code last year appeared to suggest that the new feature might be coming soon. However, a leaker with a decent track record now says the company has rejected this idea over cost and battery life concerns … more…

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iOS 26 broke my iPhone. A fix is coming (I hope)
Macworld With iOS 26, Apple introduced one of the most significant changes to its operating system interface, arguably the most radical since iOS 7. However, this change has also led to many users experiencing annoying bugs and performance issues. Not only that, but Apple still hasn’t delivered on many of the Apple Intelligence features it promised two years ago at WWDC 2024. That’s why, when Apple unveils iOS 27 at WWDC in June, my only wish is that it focuses on fixing iOS instead of changing it even more.  iOS 26 has been a troubled release Every time Apple releases a new version of iOS, some bugs are to be expected. That’s why Apple is always releasing updates to refine its software. No platform is immune to bugs, especially when it has just undergone major changes. But if you ask many iPhone, iPad, or Mac users, they’ll likely tell you that iOS 26 was one of the most buggy releases of recent times. It’s not hard to find reports online about broken features, interface glitches, or slow performance (especially on older devices).  Since September, Apple has released 10 software updates for iOS 26, including major updates and smaller security and bug fixes. We’ve gotten three in just the last month, with iOS 26.4 adding new features, followed by minor updates iOS 26.4.1 and iOS 26.4.2 that focused on bugs and security updates. Still, iOS 26 doesn’t feel as polished as iOS 18 did. For me, one of the most annoying things about iOS 26 has been how hot my iPhone 17 Pro Max with the new vapor cooling chamber gets even when running basic apps like Messages. As a result, the battery has also been draining very quickly. There are also a few minor but very unpleasant bugs, such as icons disappearing or showing up in a different style than the one I chose (like a light icon when dark mode is on), Face ID taking longer to authenticate, and extremely sluggish animations when Low Power Mode is enabled. I could also mention how unreliable the virtual keyboard has become, even with all the fixes in iOS 26.4, and how the Liquid Glass interface has made some text unreadable. Liquid Glass has made some text all but unreadable with certain backgrounds.Foundry Liquid Glass might be to blame The problems all seem to come down to Liquid Glass. Apple’s new shiny interface demands a lot of hardware resources, especially graphics resources, since we see translucency and distortion happening in real time. When Craig Federighi introduced Liquid Glass at WWDC 2025, he made sure to mention how the chips inside Apple devices have evolved in terms of performance in recent years, enabling the company to run a more demanding and complex interface. And that’s true, but it seems that Apple didn’t take the time to fine-tune the performance of this interface on devices that rely heavily on battery power. To test just how resource-intensive the Liquid Glass interface is, I used my MacBook Pro with an M4 Pro chip since it’s easier to measure GPU and power usage on macOS than it is on iOS. Here, my Mac usually runs at around 3W when idle. It’s pretty impressive. Apple Silicon chips really shine here. And even when I’m doing simple things like scrolling through a webpage in Safari or opening a Finder window, power consumption rarely exceeds 5W. But this is where things start to get interesting. When I open the Messages app in a chat with an animated background, power consumption spikes to 10W. At the same time, GPU usage, which typically ranges from 0% to 5% when idle, reaches 40 percent when the Mac is rendering animations in the Messages app. Animated Messages backgrounds are neat, but impact performance and battery life.Foundry Since not everyone uses animated backgrounds in their chats, I ran another test with something that most people use: Control Center and Notification Center. And I set my widgets and icons to the “Clear” option. Here, the results were even more shocking. When I opened both Control Center and Notification Center on my Mac, it recorded a peak power consumption of 15W, with GPU usage reaching up to 40 percent to render the animations.

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WhatsApp Plus subscriptions rolling out to iPhone, but you probably don’t need one
A paid WhatsApp Plus subscription went live in the Android beta last month and it is now slowly rolling out to iPhone users. It’s just gone live for a small number of iOS users and is reportedly rolling out to more accounts over the next few weeks … more…

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WhatsApp Plus subscriptions rolling out to iPhone, but you probably don’t need one
A paid WhatsApp Plus subscription went live in the Android beta last month and it is now slowly rolling out to iPhone users. It’s just gone live for a small number of iOS users and is reportedly rolling out to more accounts over the next few weeks … more…

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WhatsApp Plus subscriptions rolling out to iPhone, but you probably don’t need one
A paid WhatsApp Plus subscription went live in the Android beta last month and it is now slowly rolling out to iPhone users. It’s just gone live for a small number of iOS users and is reportedly rolling out to more accounts over the next few weeks … more…

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Who are we kidding? Everyone copies Apple
Macworld If you’re looking for thoughtful discussion of the latest tech news, it might be wise to avoid Twitter, aka X, aka Elon Musk’s Idiot Circus. The algorithm rewards engagement, which in turn incentivises controversy, disinformation, and unthinking knee-jerk hot takes. So when Google tweeted a promo for the upcoming Android 17 update last week, it was inevitable that the most visible comments would contain more rage than reason. Which isn’t to say they’re necessarily wrong. A decent number of Android fans were outraged by the hint, offered in an accompanying promotional video, that Google is about to pivot to a new but simultaneously familiar aesthetic. “Please don’t tell me Android is going to have a Liquid Glass look,” pleaded by far the most polite of this group. “Stay original, Android,” said another, summing up the majority view. And it’s probably fair to say that the shimmery, glowing, translucent new appearance shown off by The Bot had more than a touch of the WWDC 2025 about it. Android ecosystem president Sameer Samat quickly denied that Google is copying Apple and insisted that Liquid Glass on Android is “Not happening! Y’all are wild.” Maybe this is true. The glowy, somewhat glassy look has only been seen in one (non-UI) video, and it’s easy to jump to the wrong conclusions when you haven’t yet got all the facts. Particularly if you’re on Twitter. But it’s also true that copying can be both nebulous and easy to deny. One’s judgment of how visually similar one UI is to another, for example, is completely subjective. Google may in due course announce its new Fluid Crystal design language and insist that it isn’t the same as Liquid Glass because the toggles are different or there’s a slightly different transparency effect on the home screen. It’s not a pyramid scheme, true believers will insist, it’s a reverse funnel system. In any case, you’ll have to forgive us for raising an eyebrow and wondering if Google’s designers have been getting their inspiration from Apple Park, because this sort of thing happens constantly. Only a couple of months ago, Apple launched the MacBook Neo to instant acclaim, and what do you know, a bunch of PC builders suddenly decided to take their lines in a new direction. The iPhone Ultra won’t even launch for another four months, and Huawei and Samsung are already pivoting to the strange wide form factor it’s expected to use. Samsung’s Galaxy Buds and Galaxy Watch Ultra are astonishingly shameless rip-offs of the AirPods and Apple Watch Ultra, respectively, and while the company denies that the Galaxy S25 Edge was based on early leaks of the iPhone Air, the similarities are striking. And as for Honor’s Power 2, which even comes in a color almost identical to Cosmic Orange… well, the word is probably “blatant. At this point, Apple must feel like it can’t release an internal memo without someone from a rival company making one of their own with a worse interface. Some will say that imitation goes both ways, and that Apple has practised its fair share of plagiarism over the years. This charge isn’t entirely unfair, although Apple’s borrowings usually take the form of smaller software features rather than whole-cloth interfaces. In the hardware sphere, the company prefers to regard rival projects not as exemplars but as flawed prototypes it can learn from and then vastly improve. This is a practice that goes right back to the foundational but not yet commercially viable GUI ideas it learned from Xerox in the late 1970s and then polished for use in the Mac. (Apple paid for that visit with lucrative stock options, by the way. There’s a right way to go about copying someone else’s ideas.) Neither the iPod nor the Vision Pro was technically the first of its kind, but each took its respective product concept and raised it to the next level. No, Apple definitely gets copied more than it copies. And in some ways, it’s good for the tech market that it does. Apple has grown so powerful that it can serve as a useful lightning rod for other companies: it drops the optical drive, it removes the headphone jack, it takes the charger out of the box, it cops all the flak, and then everyone else can do the same thing three months later with a fraction of the negative publicity. Where Apple leads, the industry follows… in everything except privacy and data harvesting, unfortunately. So no, I’m not terribly inclined to give Google the benefit of the doubt when it comes to Glassdroid. Maybe Android 17 will look like iOS 26, and maybe it won’t, but Apple’s designers have been copied so many times in the past that despair and irritation are natural responses to a promotional video that was either weirdly clueless or deliberately provocative. In fact, I think I’ll go and complain about the situation on Twitter. Foundry Welcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which includes all the Apple news you missed last week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a Monday morning cup of coffee or tea, but it’s cool if you want to give it a read during lunch or dinner hours too. Trending: Top stories The iPad desperately needs its MacBook Neo moment. Google denies copying Liquid Glass, but nobody’s buying it. Filipe Esposito can’t wait for iOS 27 to fix his iPhone. The update is also set to overhaul Siri, adding 7 highly requested features. Roman Loyola is happy to find that the iMac he’s always wanted is finally within reach. Tim Cook is leaving John Ternus with an AI imbroglio, reports the Macalope. Remember those Siri commercials promoting features that never shipped? Thanks to them, if you bought an iPhone last year, you may have a $95 check coming. Podcast of the week In the latest episode of the Macworld Podcast, we discuss everything that’s new with the iMac. What are the latest rumors, when can we expect to see an update, and what would we like to see Apple do with its iconic all-in-one. We also discuss the current Mac mini shortage. You can catch every episode of the Macworld Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, Soundcloud, the Podcasts app, or our own site. Reviews corner Razer Viper V4 Pro: Ultra-fast gaming mouse with 50,000 DPI. Kensington SD5000T5: 140W charging & 60W Thunderbolt 5 dock. The rumor mill YouTuber goes ‘hands-on’ with ‘so strange’ iPhone Ultra. One analyst thinks the MacBook Neo could face a price hike. But Mahmoud Itani believes the $599 Neo is here to stay. Apple may turn to longtime frenemies to make chips in the U.S. Will Apple release anything new in May? Here’s what’s we expect. Video of the week @macworld.com Did you believe in Tim? ♬ original sound – Macworld – Macworld Did you believe in Tim? In our latest short video we explain why Tim Cook was the absolute perfect CEO. Follow us on TikTok or Instagram for more. Software updates, bugs, and problems Michael Simon thinks it sounds like Apple has run out of ideas for watchOS 27. watchOS 26.5 is going to fix two bugs on your Apple Watch. Apple cuts more Mac options amid ongoing memory shortages. iOS 27 tipped to get new ‘Create a Pass’ feature in Wallet. And with that, we’re done for this week’s Apple Breakfast. If you’d like to get regular roundups, sign up for our newsletters, including our new email from The Macalope–an irreverent, humorous take on the latest news and rumors from a half-man, half-mythical Mac beast. You can also follow us on Facebook, Threads, Bluesky, or X for discussion of breaking Apple news stories. See you next Monday, and stay Appley.

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Security Bite Podcast: Why ClickFix is now the top way Macs get infected
9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art Apple-specific security solutions for fully automated Hardening & Compliance, Next Generation EDR, AI-powered Zero Trust, and exclusive Privilege Management with the most powerful and modern Apple MDM on the market. The result is a totally automated Apple Unified Platform currently trusted by over 45,000 organizations to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple. In this episode of Security Bite, I sit down with macOS reverse engineer Christopher Lopez (@L0Psec) and returning guest Kseniia Yamburkh (@osint_barbie) of MacPaw’s Moonlock Lab to unpack ClickFix, the social engineering technique behind nearly half of all reported breaches in 2025. We get into who’s actually falling victim, why it exploded so fast, how Mac malware is evolving in 2026, the current landscape, and more. more…

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Block ads everywhere you browse on 9 devices — AdGuard is a flat $16 with no recurring fees
Macworld TL;DR: Through May 17, get AdGuard Family Plan lifetime access for just $15.97 (MSRP $169.99) and block ads, pop-ups, trackers, and malware on up to 9 devices. The internet isn’t just full of content anymore — it’s full of interruptions. Pop-ups, autoplay videos, sketchy banners, and tracking scripts all compete for your attention before you even get to what you actually came for. The AdGuard Family Plan clears the noise so your browsing finally feels clear again, and right now it’s available for $15.97 (MSRP $169.99) through May 17 for lifetime access on 9 devices. Eliminate ads, trackers, and malware with one tool Blocks ads, pop-ups, and autoplay videos across sites and apps Stops trackers and protects your browsing data from being collected Filters malware and phishing sites before they load Adds parental controls for safer browsing at home It works across desktop and mobile, supports up to 9 devices, and keeps running in the background without you thinking about it. If ads and pop-ups are cluttering your internet experience, this is the reset button. Get lifetime AdGuard Family Plan access for $15.97 (MSRP $169.99) until May 17 at 11:59pm Pacific. AdGuard Family Plan: Lifetime SubscriptionSee Deal StackSocial prices subject to change.

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Stop right here! The 15-inch MacBook Air just dropped under $1,000
Macworld Apple MacBook Air M4 View Deal (function () { document.querySelector("#sticky-promo-block a").addEventListener("click", function(e) { const debug = document.location.host.search(/lndo.site|go-vip.net/) !== -1; const text = this.closest("#sticky-promo-block").querySelector("p.promo-title").textContent; const data = { event: "stickyConversionUnitClick", eventCategory: "Sticky Conversion", eventAction: "Click", eventLabel: text }; if(debug)console.log("Sticky Conversion CLick - pushing to dataLayer: ", data); dataLayer.push(data); return true; }); })(); Apple’s gorgeous 15-inch MacBook Air with an M4 chip just dropped to its best price of just under $1,000, which can only mean one thing — it’s time to finally get one! That $400 discount discount isn’t one you see every day, even for clearance items, so you shouldn’t waste any time if you want one. This MacBook Air might be last year’s model, but there’s no reason to doubt its performance. That M4 chip under the hood is an absolute beast, and it’s got a good 16GB of unified memory. There’s no task this thing won’t be able to handle, from the most mundane to the most complicated. The 512GB SSD will give you plenty of space for videos, photos, and apps as well. The laptop features a 15.3-inch Liquid Retina Display that will deliver vibrant colors, great contrast, and just enough speed to ensure everything you watch looks smooth. The 12MP Center Stage Camera will ensure that whenever you join any online meetings or want to shoot some vids, you’re going to be the center of attention. We gave this laptop 5 stars in our review, and we’re sure you’ll love it just as much. So stop wondering — you know you want the M4 MacBook Air for just under $1,000, so just add it to the cart and bring it home.

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