Repair technician turned consumer rights advocate Louis Rossmann recently accused Apple store staff of signing up customers to the company’s services subscriptions without their consent.

Apple has not yet commented, but has taken two steps indicating that the company takes the accusations seriously …

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This week, Christopher Lopez (@L0Psec) returns to the Security Bite Podcast. Chris is a longtime macOS security researcher and reverse engineer, and was last on the show to break down the rise of ClickFix. In this episode, we dig into the new details surrounding the record $6.3 billion Binance hack, from a malicious Homebrew clone to a fake job interview that led attackers inside an engineer’s Mac.

Last month, Apple announced it’d be tightening privacy controls in a future macOS update, in response to AI agents requesting Full Disk Access then going rogue with users data without them being fully aware. Now, we have an idea of how the changes might look.

In the past few years, a major Apple story (especially in the age of AI) has been that the company isn’t moving fast enough in the space to keep up with competitors. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, new Apple CEO John Ternus is reportedly pushing on software chief Craig Federighi to ‘accelerate’ Apple’s roadmap for software.

Apple finally shipped its long awaited personalized Siri with iOS 27. The company lived up to its promises, and delivered on its hefty goals that it set out back in 2024.

That said, Siri still lacks in terms of proactively taking actions for you, a feature that many AI companies are actively working towards. Apple might come around on that next year, per Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The company is also experimenting with a new engineering pipeline that might make faster development possible.

Last week, movie director Rian Johnson announced a surprise new camera app for iPhone that reimagines what a smartphone photo should look like. Many people would agree that Apple’s iPhone photos are a tad bit overprocessed.

iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo introduced a new film texture option, but in my view, it’s a bit too exaggerated. Chromagraph Camera, on the other hand, feels pretty perfect.

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact.

If you find yourself playing an instrument with sheet music, flipping the page often requires you to stop playing to turn the page. CueFlip solves that. You can teach it how you play a song, then it can turn the page for you whilst listening.

Anker’s new MagGo Pro 2 power bank offers active cooling, 25W MagSafe fast charging, 10,000mAh of capacity, and a smart display – all in one package. Anker touts it as the fastest and coolest wireless power bank on the market.

For the first time in a long time, I can say that iPhone cases are fun again! The introduction of the iPhone Duo has brought us a new era of cases in all shapes, sizes, functions, and form factors. We are still in the infancy of this new ecosystem of iPhone Duo-compatible cases, so manufacturers are experimenting with different designs, materials, and features to figure out what works best for Apple’s first foldable. From ultra-thin cases and hinge protection to built-in wallets, kickstands, and origami-style folios. I have tested several new iPhone Duo cases, and these have been my favorite so far.

Next spring, Apple will take the stage to unveil the second-generation iPhone Air to the world, after taking a bit more time to go back to the drawing board and incorporate a second camera into the design. That said, iPhone Air is no longer the flashy cool phone, now iPhone Duo is.

With that being the case, it seems obvious to me that iPhone Air 2 will need to appeal to a wider audience, beyond just the enthusiast crowd.

It seems incredible that anyone can legally create a business which involves scraping your personal data from the web and then selling it, yet here we are. There are literally hundreds of data brokers doing just this.

They also buy data from app developers, who use innocuous-sounding terms like “sharing data with selected partners” in their privacy polices. Fortunately, individuals and families can fight back this Cybersecurity Month.

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There’s no doubt that AI tools are making IT admins faster at writing code, researching issues, etc. As a Mac admin, I’ve seen slow but steady growth in how I’ve used it in my daily work across all aspects of IT. It’s not perfect, though. I’ve used it to write scripts, troubleshoot networking errors, and more. A new report from Fleet puts numbers on the problem: it’s easy to ship things, but it’s hard to undo mistakes.

Update: Amazon just brought back the pre-order deal on the new Apple TV 4K (4th Generation) ahead of release next week. 

Joining the pre-order deals on the new Apple HomeView and what could be a fleeting chance to secure the 2026 Apple Polishing Cloth at $9 Prime shipped, the early Black Friday Apple deals are already flooding in. While the $50 price drop on AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods Max 2 in all colorways at $100 off are alive and well, one of the most notable deals this week is Apple Watch Ultra 4 at nearly $100 off and clearance deals on Apple Watch Ultra 3 at $250 off. 

And, not to be overshadowed by Apple’s new flagship wearable, M5 MacBook Air at up to $250 off (easily one of the best MacBook deals in close to 5 months by the way), M6 Mac mini models at $150 off, and the touchscreen MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display with a now even better $150 gift card throw in for FREE (more details on that below). Just be sure to scope out the iPhone Duo-ready Apple Pencil USB-C while it’s still on sale as well. Hit the jump for everything else.

Following the redesign of the Apple Music app icon, which replaced the familiar white music note on a red background with a black-and-white look, Apple today updated Apple Music Classical to match the new design.

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Award-winning culinary show ‘Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars’ is getting a third season, in an announcement that came hours after its second season came to a close. Here are the details.

Following the recent release of Screen Awareness, Raycast got an interesting update this week that lets users talk to AI about whatever is on their screen without having to explain the context. Here are the details.

This week, Apple released the first iOS 27.3 beta. The update includes multiple new features for iPhone users, including the redesigned Health app, iPhone Duo updates, and much more. Here’s everything you need to know about what’s new in iOS 27.3 …

Reuters and The Washington Post report that Apple is among the tech giants potentially facing congressional investigations as Democrats prepare to take control of both chambers in January. Here are the details.

watchOS 27.3 arrived this week in beta alongside iOS 27.3, with a major new feature for the latest Apple Watch models: Siri Recap, which I’m already really loving.