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- Saturday January 31
- 03:00 pmToday in Apple history: Mac clone-maker closes shop
On January 31, 1998, Power Computing shut down for good, bringing an ignominious end to the formerly high-flying maker of Mac clones. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)02:00 pmI thought voice typing on Mac was broken — until I tried Wispr Flow [Awesome Apps]
With AI-powered dictation, smart commands and instant activation, the Wispr Flow voice-to-text app has transformed how I write on my Mac. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)02:00 pmApple @ Work: Apple’s bet on local AI was right, but our management tools will need to evolve | 9 to 5 MacApple @ Work: Apple’s bet on local AI was right, but our management tools will need to evolve
Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle 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. For the last decade, the technology industry has been obsessed with the cloud. The assumption was that the future of AI will also rely on massive data centers, infinite GPUs, and an always-on internet connection. Apple, however, took a different path. With Apple Silicon, they bet that the most important processing would happen locally on the Neural Engine. I believe Apple made an incredibly important decision. more…12:00 pmThis week’s top stories: AirTag 2, blockbuster Apple acquisition, more
Welcome to 9to5Mac’s top stories of the week, where we recap the biggest news in the Apple world every Saturday. This week, we have AirTag 2, a blockbuster Apple acquisition, and iOS 26.3 beta testing continues. Plus, our usual slate of new podcast episodes, opinion pieces, and much more. Read on for all of this week’s top stories. more…08:00 amGet a Touch Bar MacBook Pro + MS Office for just $445
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Macworld TL;DR: Get BrowserCopilot AI’s unlimited lifetime plan for $69 and bring a fully personalized, multi-model AI assistant into your browser (MSRP $619). Confession time: How many times are you bugging ChatGPT during the day? No judgement. But if you’re still copying and pasting between tabs, you’re doing it the slow, messy way. BrowserCopilot fixes that. This browser-native AI assistant lives inside Chrome (and other Chromium browsers), giving you instant, context-aware help right where you work—whether you’re writing an email, reading an article, editing docs, or managing tabs. You can generate content, summarize pages, rewrite messages, or ask AI questions without switching screens or re-explaining what you’re doing. What a relief. Instead of “starting from scratch” every time, BrowserCopilot builds custom AI copilots that learn your tone, workflows, and habits. It even pulls context from your inbox, so your AI-written emails actually sound like you. You also get full access to ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, giving you flexibility and power for your tasks. And unlike most AI tools, this is a one-time payment—no monthly fees, no usage limits. Save hours every day and fees every month with the BrowserCopilot AI unlimited plan here for $69 (MSRP $619). BrowserCopilot AI: Lifetime Subscription (Unlimited Plan – Unli Queries per Month)See Deal StackSocial prices subject to change.01:25 amApple Reports Best-Ever Quarter For iPhone Sales
Apple posted its biggest quarter ever, with iPhone revenue hitting a record ~$85.3 billion and Services climbing 14% to ~$30 billion. Total revenue reached nearly $143.76 billion. "The demand for iPhone was simply staggering," CEO Tim Cook said on a conference call discussing the results. "This is the strongest iPhone lineup we've ever had and by far the most popular." Read more of this story at Slashdot.12:43 amSomeone turned Apple’s most annoying bugs into a scoreboard of wasted human time
A new website takes Apple’s most persistent software bugs and reframes them as a hilarious scoreboard, using intentionally over-the-top math to estimate how many collective human hours they’ve supposedly wasted over the years. more…Friday January 3011:34 pmPSA: OpenAI will remove several models from ChatGPT next month
From time to time, OpenAI removes older models from ChatGPT’s model picker, as users become accustomed to newer ones. Here are the models being retired on February 13. more…10:53 pmApple Creator Studio gets its own Instagram account
Apple is apparently pushing to turn its newly launched creative bundle into a brand of its own. Here are the details. more…10:10 pmSteve Jobs–signed Apple check No. 1 sells for simply insane amount
You probably won't believe how much a collector paid for a check signed by Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)10:08 pmRecord labels are catering directly to iTunes customers to bolster Billboard chart numbers | AppleInsiderRecord labels are catering directly to iTunes customers to bolster Billboard chart numbers
While music streaming may be king, both Apple and the recording industry at large aren't quite ready to write off the power of the iTunes sale.The iTunes StorePeople are still buying music on iTunes. Sure, it might not be a lot of people, but it's an audience nonetheless.And, as it turns out, 80% of people who buy music through iTunes don't have an active Apple Music subscription. And while you might assume that these sales signal a preference for buying older music, it turns out that's not the case, either. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums09:44 pmAs users look for TikTok alternatives, UpScrolled downloads surge on the App Store
Over the last few days, UpScrolled went from a relatively unknown app to the top of the App Store, as users flocked away from TikTok. Here are the details. more…09:22 pmiOS 26.2’s new Reminders feature is exactly what I’ve wanted for years
We’re getting close to the launch of iOS 26.3, but one of my favorite Apple features of late is a new Reminders addition in iOS 26.2 that has proven exactly what I’ve wanted for years. more…09:01 pmLatest blow to Apple: Four AI researchers, top Siri leader depart
Apple continues to experience significant talent turnover in its artificial intelligence division, with at least four more AI researchers… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.08:58 pmSome AI researchers have left Apple but that won't affect Siri's big upgrade
Apple appears to be experiencing about Silicon Valley-average churn of engineers in it's AI program, and the recent departures, including a Siri engineering executive, are no exception.A few AI researchers have left AppleThe company is working to rebuild Siri around Apple Intelligence, aiming to transform it from a collection of narrow features into a more capable, system-level interface. The effort follows years of criticism that Siri has fallen behind rival assistants using large language models.Employee turnover is routine in Silicon Valley, especially in a labor market as competitive as artificial intelligence. Apple's recent departures fit that pattern and don't point to disruption inside the company's Siri roadmap. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums08:42 pmApple Propelled to Record Q1 2026 Financials by iPhone and Services
With its devices and services bringing in over $140 billion in revenue, its earnings per share rising nearly 20% year over year, and the announced return of Ted Lasso to Apple TV, Apple has a lot to celebrate.08:33 pmJP Morgan reviews Apple’s stock price target following Q1 2026 earnings
Just days after setting a $315 price target for Apple’s stock, JP Morgan is out with a revised outlook following the company’s Q1 2026 earnings. Here are the details. more…08:31 pmVery first Apple check & early Apple-1 motherboard sold for $5 million combined
An auction that featured Steve Jobs' signed checks, his collection of Bob Dylan 8-track cassettes, computers, bow ties, and more has concluded, pulling down more than $8 million.Image credit: RR AuctionThe check, regarded as "the earliest known check drawn from Apple's original bank account," raked in $2,409,886, as part of the recent "Steve Jobs & the Computer Revolution: The Apple 50th Anniversary Auction." The auction realized a total of $8,153,074."This is the most important financial document in Apple history," said Bobby Livingston, executive vice president at RR Auction. "It captures Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak's first true business transaction, and the final result shows that collectors recognized its significance above any other Apple material ever brought to market. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums08:08 pm9to5Mac Daily: January 30, 2026 – AAPL earnings, $2B acquisition
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