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Apple has now announced who can advertise on Apple Maps , barring entire business categories while still giving itself the right to final say over any advertisements on the platform. Ads will appear in search results on Apple Maps from April 14, 2026 — image credit: Apple On Tuesday, Apple updated its advertising guidelines. This was particularly noteworthy as it outlines the policies that advert…

Apple has marginally increased the cost of its individual AppleCare+ subscription, costing consumers an extra 50 cents per month to protect their Mac or iPad. AppleCare+ logo Just like any other subscription, warranty and repair services often go up in price over time. On July 15, Apple did just that to AppleCare+. The price for the monthly AppleCare+ packages increased by 50 cents per month, or …

Before you take advantage of Apple's new 36-month financing on cellular iPads, you should check to see if there are better deals first, since there are no discounts through Apple's programs. iPad Air The new 36-month option appears at checkout when someone buys a Wi-Fi + Cellular iPad from Apple, alongside paying in full or using Apple Card Monthly Installments. It's available for the iPad, iPad …

Apple's former vice president of product design, Tang Tan, is at the center of two trade secret theft lawsuits against OpenAI. Here's who he is, how he got started, and why he is crucial to OpenAI's future. Tang Tam - Image Credit: mit.gelstagram/Instagram On July 10, Apple filed a lawsuit against OpenAI , alleging that two former Apple employees stole its intellectual property. The trade secrets…

Apple knows that it needs to get really serious about AI server chips. There are signs that the company is willing to spend big under John Ternus to buy its way out of its AI problem. Siri could get even more powerful thanks to AI-related acquisitions. We already know that Apple is looking at deals such as one with PrismML to improve its on-device processing and Siri's capabilities. Apple also wa…

Amazon is knocking $150 off 1TB 13-inch MacBook Air M5 models, available with 16GB or 24GB of RAM. Save $150 on 1TB 13-inch MacBook Air models - Image credit: Apple The $150 markdown can be found on two 13-inch MacBook Air models, each with 1TB of storage. With the discount, the M5/16GB/1TB option is now $1,449 , while the 24GB option is marked down to $1,649 . Save $150 on 1TB MacBook Air M5 Con…

It seemed as if the last straw for Apple was how OpenAI failed to respond to complaints about trade secret theft, but the ChatGPT maker says it did reply and the real problem is a lack of attention to detail by Apple's lawyers. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman - image credit: Emerson Collective Apple is suing OpenAI over alleged theft of intellectual property, and initially the firm's response was an empty …

A new official filing marks the conclusion of another regulatory hurdle that has been preventing Apple Intelligence from launching in Apple's crucial Chinese market. Apple Intelligence previously, and briefly, launched in China by mistake but now appears set to be officially released soon. In mid-June 2026 , Apple's Chinese partner Alibaba unveiled its latest AI model and, most significantly, rev…

Turn your Mac into a personal e-book cloud with Calibre, the surprisingly powerful — and totally free — tool for building cross-platform and web-accessible digital library you completely control. How to turn your Mac into an e-book server with Calibre Calibre may not win any design awards, but it's one of the most powerful tools for managing digital books. It's also completely free — a breath of …

The LaserPecker LX2 is an enclosed desktop laser cutter with swappable modules that bridges hobbyist and small-business laser work. Its sticker price is intimidating, but it's a useful tool for those who buy it. LaserPecker LX2 A laser cutter was once an industrial machine that needed a dedicated workshop. That has changed. Desktop models now bring real cutting power to a home office or studio. T…

The description for OpenAI's first hardware device suggests it will be a speaker that can wiggle around a bit while it reads your email, so a HomePod , but more annoying and privacy-invasive. OpenAI's rumored hardware product sounds an awful lot like a HomePod Just moments after OpenAI shared an empty statement on Apple's trade secret lawsuit , new information was shared about the company's upcom…

OpenAI's second official statement concerning Apple's trade secret lawsuit says nothing and is so generic that only an AI could have generated a statement so bland and empty. OpenAI was once core to Apple's AI strategy Apple has alleged that OpenAI systematically recruited Apple employees that could help funnel secret information from within the company. Two individuals were specifically named , …

A judge has dismissed an attempted class action lawsuit against Apple, which accused the tech giant of failing to stop the storage of child sexual abuse material on iCloud . iCloud A lawsuit from August 2024 that accused Apple of "privacy-washing" and failing to properly deal with the issue of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on iCloud has been dismissed. In a ruling reported by Reuters on July…

The EU has walked back its rules that would require certain devices to have "easily removable and replaceable" batteries. Amongst those exceptions are the Apple Watch, and AirPods. EU exempts Apple Watch from battery rule The European Union has been floating this idea for some time now. The rule, which falls under Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/1670, would require manufacturers to allow users to…

Five days after initial reports that there was an AI-model shrinking technology by PrismML suitable for iPhones, the company has confirmed it is talking to Apple over the use of its technology. Siri at work on an iPhone One of the major problems with AI processing is the need to manage massive models that most normal computers and smartphones cannot easily handle alone. On July 9, the start-up Pr…