Apple has joined other tech giants like OpenAI, Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft in agreeing to a set of voluntary AI safety rules established by the Biden administration (via Bloomberg).
The safeguards are a first step in the US government having oversight of how artificial intelligence technology develops. Apple’s cooperation comes ahead of the launch of its suite of Apple Intelligence features, starting with iOS 18 this fall.
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A T-Mobile class action lawsuit has been filed by customers on plans with a lifetime price guarantee. The carrier broke that apparent promise by cancelling legacy plans, and switching them to a more expensive one.
The lawsuit relates to a number of plans sold with the promise that “T-Mobile will never change the price you pay” …
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Cybersecurity researcher Troy Hunt – who runs the HaveIBeenPwned website – predicted that the CrowdStrike failure would set a record as the largest IT outage in history, and the numbers seem to back him up.
Cyber insurance company Parametrix has put together some estimates of the cost of the outage, with healthcare companies worst hit, and airlines not far behind …
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Apple has cut iPhone prices in India, following a recent decision by the government to reduce import taxes on smartphones.
The price cuts include the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max models, the first time Apple has ever reduced the prices of current premium models in the country …
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Apple’s iPhone market in China continues to be a struggle, according to a new research report. The company has lost market share and fallen out of the top five vendors.
But there are two things analysts believe could reverse the trend and lead to fresh success for Apple: AI and foldables.
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San Diego Comic-Con is happening now, and Apple TV+ fans are expectantly awaiting tomorrow’s Silo season 2 release date reveal. Elsewhere at the conference, though, another anticipated TV+ project has just received new details. Ronald D. Moore, creator of For All Mankind, has revealed plans for the series’ forthcoming spinoff: Star City.
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The biggest headline of iOS 18 is undoubtedly Apple Intelligence, but if there’s one larger theme for the release, it’s customization.
iOS 18 lets you personalize your iPhone experience like never before. There are new tools for arranging apps and widgets, changing your app icon colors, customizing Control Center, replacing the flashlight and camera buttons, and more. Apple has even made several of its individual apps newly customizable, like Photos.
Get ready to customize your iPhone like never before in iOS 18.
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Heads up! Elon Musk’s social platform X (formerly Twitter) has quietly added an opt-out toggle to keep its AI chatbot Grok from data scraping your posts, as well as any interactions you have with it. The setting to allow data for training is enabled by default and buried only within the web version of X. Here’s how to find it…
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Friday’s roundup of the absolute best deals on Apple gear and compatible accessories is now ready and waiting down below. First up, we have nearly $100 in savings and new all-time lows on Apple’s latest M2 iPad Air models with pricing starting lower than it ever has at $530. Then we have a very interesting deal on the M3 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM at $200 off the going rate for a total at $1,099 joined by offers on Apple Pencil 2, this 15W Qi2 car mount charger, Satechi’s wonderful Mac Mini/Studio Hub & Stand, and more. Everything is waiting down below.
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CrowdStrike has nearly run its full course of damage, and Microsoft is looking ahead to prevent the next such catastrophe. Step one in the company’s playbook? Follow Apple’s lead and make Windows security more Mac-like by limiting kernel access.
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