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Friday July 18, 2025. 05:55 AM
Grok’s latest update throws Apple’s App Store moderation into sharp relief. The chatbot, developed by xAI, now features two animated avatars. One of them initiates sexually explicit conversations after a few user interactions. Yet Grok remains rated for users aged 12 and ...
Meta has hired two more senior engineers from Apple’s AI division, continuing a targeted talent grab just weeks after poaching Ruoming Pang, the former head of Apple’s large language model efforts. Mark Lee and Tom Gunter, both key figures in Apple’s Foundation Models...
A federal judge has denied a proposed class action lawsuit that accused Apple of using iPhone users’ cellular data without permission. The suit, filed in 2020, claimed iOS 13 transmitted data over mobile networks even when users had disabled cellular access for specific...
Thursday July 17, 2025. 09:03 PM
Apple has officially entered the competition for rights to Major League Baseball’s prized “Sunday Night Baseball” package, set to begin in 2026. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed this week that Apple, NBC, and ESPN have all submitted bids. A decision is expected...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is accelerating construction of its second and third plants in Arizona, bringing more advanced chip production to the U.S. sooner than expected. This fast-tracked development aligns with Apple’s ongoing effort to localize chip...
Starting up a Mac with a keyboard shortcut can help you troubleshoot issues, reinstall macOS, boot from a different drive, or access diagnostic tools. Depending on whether you have an Apple Silicon Mac or an Intel-based Mac, the key combinations are slightly different —...
Yes, you can create out of office auto-replies on your Mac using the built-in Mail app. Whether you’re using iCloud, Gmail, Outlook, or another email service, there are multiple ways to set up vacation responders. In this guide, we will walk you through each method, using...
Getting better Wi‑Fi on your Apple devices doesn’t require fancy gear. It often comes down to smart settings. These four tips, based on advice from a former Apple Wi‑Fi engineer and Apple’s official guidelines, help improve your home Wi‑Fi performance right away....
You can test your home network speed accurately using a free tool called iPerf. It runs on your Mac and helps you measure the actual performance between two devices on your network, ideal for checking Wi-Fi vs Ethernet speeds or diagnosing slow connections. Whether you’re...
Yes, you can add a Time Capsule or AirPort Extreme to your existing Wi-Fi network using Bridge Mode, and it’s actually pretty simple. Whether you want to use the device for Time Machine backups or to extend your network without router conflicts, Bridge Mode ensures smooth...
Inline attachments in Apple Mail, like images and PDFs, often appear directly in the body of the message instead of as separate downloadable files. While this can be useful in some cases, many users find it disruptive, especially when trying to forward or archive emails. If...
iPhoneography – capturing unique moments of time every day and every place with an iPhone. It goes without saying that your photos are important to you. Many are irreplaceable. Let’s say you are visiting family while vacationing in Italy. You’re using your iPhone to record...
All Mac users should be aware that when they install Google Chrome on their Mac, additional software is installed that is able to conduct automatic updates. In general, this is a Good Thing™, except for two things. 1. The user isn’t notified that the software is being...
Say you’ve lost your account password, you don’t have a system CD on hand, and you didn’t enable root. Say you have no other way to log into that machine. Say you need access to the files on that machine right now. Say you’re in deep you-know-what, bucko....
Blu-ray, disks, however, are not supported directly by this Handbrake/VLC combo, and that makes things frustrating. Typically you need to first rip the Blu-ray into some format that Handbrake will understand and then you can convert/compress from there. MakeMKV is one such...
If you happen to be faced with a package (.pkg) or meta-package (.mpkg) file and want to inspect its contents before you initiate an install, there’s a nifty OS X utility that can dump out the files contained inside for your inspection. Application Packages First, I need to...
If you happen to be faced with a package (.pkg) or meta-package (.mpkg) file and want to inspect its contents before you initiate an install, there’s a nifty OS X utility that can dump out the files contained inside for your inspection. Application Packages First, I need to...
In the early years of OS X, the Mac operating system was sold on a DVD. If a user forgot the administrator password, perhaps the simplest way (of several) would be to use that disc to set a new administrator password and regain control of the Mac. Nowadays, there is no...
In the early years of OS X, the Mac operating system was sold on a DVD. If a user forgot the administrator password, perhaps the simplest way (of several) would be to use that disc to set a new administrator password and regain control of the Mac. Nowadays, there is no...
Here’s a funny thing about Apple: When they introduce new features—like Desktop and Documents syncing under Sierra, say—I think they’re not always the best at communicating what’s going to happen, especially considering that new options are often on by default....
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