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You can set a message to appear onscreen when people log into your Mac . Here's how to set it up, as well as how to remove it. An example of a Lock Screen message The screen you see when you power on a Mac asks you to log in. However, while people will be familiar with fields like your name, your profile image, and a password entry box, there's another thing you can change on the screen beyond th…

Apple quietly invited journalists to preview its upcoming lineup of TV shows and films coming to Apple TV later in 2026. Here's everything that was announced. Apple's 2026 lineup is filled with Hollywood stars and over-the-top plots During the Apple TV Press Day event, SVP of Services Eddy Cue talked with F1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali, though that conversation wasn't shared with the pub…

The Acasis 40Gbps Mac mini M4 Dock gives your computer great legacy connectivity, two SSD slots, and uses Thunderbolt. For once, an affordable M4 Mac mini dock that isn't bandwidth starved. Acasis 40Gbps Mac mini M4 Dock We do a lot of dock reviews here, for good reason. There are a lot of them, and a lot of recommendations from you, the user. We've had multiple requests for one in particular — t…

As part of an antitrust lawsuit related to App Store rankings, OpenAI has accused xAI of using ephemeral messaging apps to destroy evidence. OpenAI has accused xAI of destroying evidence. Back in August 2025 , Elon Musk's xAI filed an arguably baseless lawsuit, alleging that OpenAI's partnership with Apple made it impossible for Grok to reach the number one spot in the App Store. This came two mo…

The improved AI agent access in Xcode has made vibe coding astoundingly simple for beginners, to a level where some apps can be made without manually writing any code at all. Here's what we found. It took a ridiculously short time to make a simple iPhone app using agentic coding The concept of vibe coding is one where the user defines to an AI chatbot or agent what to code, and then the agent cod…

Apple TV shares a first look at Jonah Hill's dark comedy "Outcome," a Hollywood-set story about reckoning, reputation, and the cost of buried mistakes. Image Credit: Apple TV Keanu Reeves stars as Reef Hawke, a beloved Hollywood actor compelled to atone for his past after a mysterious extortion video surfaces. Along with his life long best friends Kyle (Cameron Diaz) and Xander (Matt Bomer), he s…

Apple TV just dropped a new trailer for the second season of "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters," hinting at a bigger and more dangerous twist for the Monsterverse. Titan X (blue whale for scale) Season two ramps up the stakes, putting Monarch's survival and global stability at risk. Godzilla and Kong are back, but the trailer really highlights how past choices are coming back to haunt us now. Season t…

AI agents that can run commands on a Mac are now being used to install malware, although the simplest way to avoid it is not installing software that takes actions on your behalf. Mac Studio The OpenClaw agent framework's widely shared add-ons spread macOS infostealing malware through seemingly routine setup instructions. Users followed links and ran commands they thought were necessary for norma…

Apple is expanding Xcode's role from code editor to active collaborator, adding built-in agentic coding tools that can plan, execute, and iterate on development tasks alongside developers. Xcode 26.3 adds support for agentic coding On Tuesday, Apple announced the upcoming release of Xcode 26.3. This time, Xcode will see newly added support for agentic coding with popular LLM chatbots like Anthrop…

Phishing emails posing as Apple fraud warnings are leveraging large dollar amounts and urgent language to pressure users into calling malicious phone numbers. Apple customers face a new wave of phishing emails The messages claim an Apple Pay transaction was blocked, an appointment was scheduled, or suspicious activity was detected on an Apple ID. The intent is to create urgency and move the victi…

A leaker with only a mixed track record is doubling down on the rumor that the iPhone 18 Pro is not getting a major redesign, but now says it's because the iPhone 17 Pro was so successful. The iPhone 18 Pro is expected to deliver many improvements, but not change its appearance. Back in December 2025 , leaker "Fixed Focus Digital" said that the iPhone 18 Pro wouldn't see visible changes "as large…

Amazon's popular $299 Apple Watch Series 11 deal has returned as a limited-time special this week, saving you $100 just in time for Valentine's Day. Plus, grab the triple-digit savings on cellular and titanium models. Save $100 on numerous Apple Watch Series 11 styles - Image credit: Apple Amazon's Apple deals are plentiful this week, with the Apple Watch Series 11 returning to the best price on …

Disney CEO Bob Iger is out, Josh D'Amaro is about to lead the House of Mouse, and, of course, analysts are saying today that a sale to Apple can and must happen. That sale is even less likely to happen now, than it was the last eight times we've updated this story. It may have made Apple Park, but Apple is not going to take over Disney's magic kingdom The rumor that Apple will buy Disney is as ol…

A new promotional video for Apple TV shows the human creativity behind its movies and TV shows, pitching it as cutting through the noise of AI slop. Still from an Apple TV nature show in which that monkey is the devil on his shoulderprobably Apple just dropped a short promo video highlighting the talented folks behind Apple TV originals. It shows that human creativity and judgment are still at th…

In AppleInsider testing, Apple Creator Studio 's Final Cut Pro for iPad is proving buggy, and if you use the default settings, your work can even be completely lost. By default, video projects are stored within Final Cut Pro for iPad, which means deleting the app destroys them The problems we've seen specifically concern Final Cut Pro for the iPad as included in the new Apple Creator Studio bundl…