September 2024

California is home to many of the country’s largest AI innovators, including Apple. Today, they’re all breathing a sigh of relief. Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a major AI regulatory bill that came to his desk, while nonetheless highlighting the ‘real threats’ posed by AI. more…

Macworld Like a soft-hearted boxer trying to give the crowd value for money, Apple has done its best for years to keep Google standing in the smartphone ring. If it truly exerted itself, we always felt, the Cupertino Crusher could put the Mountain View Mangler on the canvas in short order. But the company could

Verizon is experiencing a massive outage, according to subscribers across the United States. Several of us here at 9to5Mac are also affected by the outage and are unable to an access any sort of cellular connectivity. This includes cellular data, phone calls, and text messages. more…

Time and again, Apple’s Find My technology turns out responsible for tracking stolen goods. In the case of a recent Connecticut theft, a very expensive Ferrari was tracked down thanks to the millionaire owner accidentally leaving AirPods in the vehicle. more…

The growing phenomenon of dating app burnout is leading major players to do at least a partial pivot into friend-finding, according to a new report … more…

Macworld It’s no secret that Apple is planning to hold an event in October to launch new M4 Macs. Rumors say that a redesigned Mac mini is on the way, along with a refreshed iMac and MacBook Pros. But according to a new leak, the most exciting upgrade might be to one of 2024’s most

Two of the four iPhone 16 models have made it into the best smartphone battery life rankings compiled by Tom’s Guide. The status of a third model is unclear. Earning a place on the list requires a smartphone to last for more than 14 hours of wireless web browsing on 5G at a brightness of

One of the biggest barriers to upgrading to a new Apple Watch this year is that, if you’re in the US and currently own a model with blood oxygen measurement, you wouldn’t get that feature in your new model. That’s due to the patent dispute between Apple and Masimo, but now that the health tech

Macworld Want to know all about the newest Apple iPhones? The iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max 10 were announced at Apple’s September 2024 event on September 9 and are now available to buy. The updates generally correlated with what we expected: iPhone 16: same 6.1-inch display, A18 processor, Action button

Macworld Writing the column this week is proving more difficult than usual, because of a major distraction. My iPhone 16 Plus arrived a couple of hours ago, and it’s taunting me. I’m not sure how many brand-new iPhones I’ve unboxed over the years–it must be more than a dozen–but the excitement never quite fades. From