We manage huge chunks of our life online these days, which means there is a mass of personal data entrusted to a range of different companies. You probably already use Apple privacy tools like App Tracking Transparency, Hide My Email, and iCloud Private Relay, but none of that helps with data that is already out there publicly exposed on the internet.

Even things as seemingly innocuous as our hobbies and interests can be valuable data when it comes to those who want to try to sell us things or – worse – to scam us.

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Apple's iPhone 18 Pro color lineup may have just been revealed, thanks to images of a fresh batch of dummy units.

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Earlier this Spring, Apple unveiled Apple Business, combining Apple Business Essentials, Apple Business Manager, and Apple Business Connect (including Apple Maps Connect) into a single platform. While the free device management was the key aspect of the announcement, the integration of Apple Business Connect into an IT-managed portal solved a problem that I am not sure people were aware of.

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As spotted by Aaron Perris, Apple seems to be working on different subscription tiers to Apple Music, based on strings found in the beta version of the platform’s Android app. Here are the details.

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Apple today marked the fifth graduating class from its Detroit Developer Academy with a new feature highlighting local app makers who have used the program over the years to build apps, businesses, and community projects. Here are the details.

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Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is out with a new look at Apple’s upcoming iPhone camera plans, including an under-the-hood ultra-wide module change and a surprisingly steep cost increase. Here are the details.

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Update, 9:17 p.m. ET: Apple’s System Status page now marks the partial outage as resolved. The original post follows below.

Apple’s System Status pages in several countries are showing an ongoing Apple Music disruption. Here are the details.

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Apple TV premiered its latest sci-fi series today: Star City. It’s the first of several spinoffs to existing shows that are in the works. Here’s why I’m excited for what it represents for the future of Apple TV.

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I have long joked to my family that if I were super rich, I would love to hire someone whose only job would be to hand me a large cup of coffee as soon as I walked out of my bedroom. Apple Home has not let me do that, but it gets me close.

A few years ago, I wrote a guide on automating my morning coffee using a SwitchBot button pusher and HOOBS. It required pulling API keys and MAC addresses just to get it communicating with Apple Home. The new SwitchBot Bot Button Pusher completely streamlines this process with native Matter support and a built-in rechargeable battery.

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Earlier this month, OpenAI updated ChatGPT’s mobile app to include remote access to Codex for Mac. Starting today, ChatGPT for iPhone and Android can also start work on Codex for Windows as well.

Plus Codex inside ChatGPT for iOS has some new features and improvements.

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Musixmatch, a popular third-party lyrics app for iPhone, is out with a big update today. You can now use Musixmatch to follow along with lyrics via CarPlay when listening to Apple Music or Spotify.

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Apple will unveil iOS 27, the new Siri, and a lot more in just over a week. But will any new hardware launch at WWDC? We’re currently expecting a software-only slate of announcements, but here are five upcoming Apple products with the best chance of surprising us at WWDC.

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Just a few days after expanding to Arkansas, a new report today says Apple Wallet support for driver’s licenses is set to come to yet another new state soon.

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Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by Apple’s most affordable bang for your buck M5 MacBook Air at nearly $200 off (Amazon low, all colors) as well as a Rare deal on this 32GB/1TB model. Alongside Amazon delivering all MacBook Neo models by tomorrow from $590, we also have Apple’s current-gen base iPad down at $299 while clearance pricing lands on the mid-range 512GB M3 iPad Air at $350 off, Apple’s most affordable AirPods 4 at nearly 25% off, and official Apple Solo Loops from $9 each. Head below for a closer look at the details.

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iPadOS 26 was unveiled one year ago with major upgrades for iPad productivity. I’ve been using the update on my iPad Pro since that first beta arrived, here’s where Apple’s major update has worked for me, and where it still comes up short.

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Just as For All Mankind wrapped its latest season on Apple TV, the platform also premiered the first two episodes of Star City, a spinoff set in the same alternate timeline where the Soviet Union beats the United States to the Moon. Watch the trailer below.

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Last month Amazon announced that it was cutting off Kindle Store access to 13 older Kindle models, and now that change has officially been implemented. Here’s what that means.

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iOS 27 will be unveiled in just over a week, and rumors indicate there are lots of reasons why the new software might push more people than usual to upgrade to a new iPhone.

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