Welcome to Neural. AI moves fast. We help you keep up. Much has unfolded in AI Land since we last spoke. Amazon has officially announced Alexa+, OpenAI has made a feature cheaper that used to cost $200/month, Anthropic unveiled and released Claude 3.7, and Perplexity has previewed its new AI-driven Comet browser for agentic search.
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Alongside ongoing rare price drops on the Nomad iPhone 16 cases and Apple Watch bands, today’s collection of deals is kicking off with some deep discounts on Apple Watch Series 10. You’ll now find open-box units with full Apple warranties at as much as $168 off the going rates – these are some of the best prices ever and they might not last long. From there, we move over to the return of $150 price drops on the mid-ranger 512GB M4 iPad Pro alongside deals on Belkin’s wireless auto-tracking Apple DockKit 15W MagSafe charging stand and Apple’s latest blue Trail Loop with the black titanium finish, not mention some trade-in discounts on the new Powerbeats Pro 2. All of that and more awaits below.
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According to a letter seen by 9to5Mac, the Trump Administration is investigating whether the UK may have broken a bilateral agreement when secretly demanding that Apple build a global backdoor into iCloud.
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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is not very happy about Apple’s current compliance with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). In a new interview with Bloomberg, he criticizes Apple and calls on EU regulators to bring swift action against the company.
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No, Friday didn’t come early and you didn’t get fired. Slack and a bunch of other online services are just going in and out for everyone.
“Our teams are aware and are investigating the issue,” a Slack spokesperson tells 9to5Mac. “For the latest updates, please keep an eye on status.slack.com.”
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Earlier this month, Apple added the M4 Mac mini and MacBook Pro to its refurbished store. But the M4 iMac—which launched at the same time—was mysteriously absent. Now, however, the full M4 Mac lineup is available.
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Netflix just released its latest bi-annual data dump, outlining all the most popular shows and movies from the second half of 2024. One interesting highlight in particular may help explain why Apple TV+ has been leaning so hard into global, non-English content recently.
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One of the most exciting times of the year for Apple fans is swiftly approaching. WWDC is held every June as Apple’s showcase for the next year of its software platforms. This year, Apple will announce iOS 19, watchOS 11, macOS 16, and more at WWDC.
When will Apple announce and hold WWDC 2025? Here’s what history tells us …
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Remember that awesome with a AirPods 4 with active noise cancellation.
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Siri is basically perfect and always has been, but there’s one voice assistant feature Amazon’s Alexa+ has that Apple has always needed — long before the age of modern generative AI.
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