Apple Intelligence Not Trained on YouTube Content, Says Apple Apple on Thursday addressed concerns about its use of AI training data, following an investigation that revealed Apple, along with other major tech companies, had used YouTube subtitles to train their artificial intelligence models. The investigation by Wired earlier this week reported that over 170,000 videos from popular content creators were…

Apple Releases Safari Technology Preview 199 With Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements Apple today released a new update for Safari Technology Preview, the experimental browser Apple first introduced in March 2016. Apple designed the ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ to test features that may be introduced into future release versions of Safari. ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ 199 includes fixes and updates for Apple Pay, CSS, Editing, Jav…

TinyPod Turns Your Apple Watch Into an iPod If you have an old Apple Watch and you’re not sure what to do with it, a new product called TinyPod might be the answer. Priced at $79, the TinyPod is a silicone case with a built-in scroll wheel that houses the Apple Watch chassis. When an Apple Watch is placed inside the TinyPod, the click wheel on the case is able to be used to scroll throug…

Apple Product Managers Discuss Cool New iPadOS 18 Features With iPadOS 18, Apple added some useful iPad-specific features in the Notes app, including Smart Script and Math Notes. Both of these additions are designed to work with the Apple Pencil, and they’re some of the neater new features on Apple’s tablets. Apple product manager Ty Jordan and engineering manager Jenny Chen recently did an interview wi…

The Year’s Best Deals on MacBook Pro End Today, Save Up to $700 on M3 Models Prime Day (and Prime Day adjacent) deals are coming to an end later today, so we’re once again highlighting massive discounts that you can get on Apple’s M3 MacBook Pro at both Amazon and Best Buy. If you’re shopping at Best Buy, it’ll be required to have a My Best Buy Plus or Total membership for many of the deals in this article. Note: MacRumo…

Review: Ugreen Nexode 100W 20000mAh Power Bank Offers Ample Juice to Go Popular accessory brand Ugreen has built up a veritable lineup of portable power banks and chargers in the last few years, with several options to serve the needs of gadget users on the road. It can be hard to work out what kind of unit will meet your particular requirements, but if you are looking for a compact USB-C/A bank that has enough juic…

The Best Prime Day Deals on Monitors, Charging Accessories, and More Yesterday we highlighted some of the best Apple-related product discounts that you can find on Amazon during Prime Day, and now we’re focusing on third-party accessory markdowns during the event. In this article you’ll find all the best accessories for charging, smart homes, smartphones, and more. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Ama…

Kuo: Apple Delays Change Aimed at Saving Space Inside Future iPhones Apple no longer plans to use resin-coated copper for logic boards in iPhone 17 models next year, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said today. Kuo said resin-coated copper failed to meet Apple’s “high-quality requirements,” leading to the company scrapping its plans to adopt the material for iPhone 17 models. It is unclear if Apple will revisit…

M5 MacBook Models to Use New Compact Camera Module in 2025 Apple in 2025 will take on a new compact camera module (CCM) supplier for future MacBook models powered by its next-generation M5 chip, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Writing in his latest investor note on Medium, Kuo said Apple will turn to Sunny Optical for the CCM in its M5 MacBooks. The Chinese optical lens company will mass produ…

How to Install the macOS Sequoia Public Beta Apple has made a macOS 15 Sequoia beta available for its public beta testing group, letting public beta testers try out the software before it launches this fall. Keep reading to learn whether you should install it on your Mac, and if so, how to go about it. Signing up to get the macOS Sequoia beta is simple, and can be done by enrolling a Mac …

iOS 18 Passwords App: All the Features With iOS 18, Apple created a standalone Passwords app that streamlines login and password management. You’ve been able to store password information on your Apple devices through iCloud Keychain for years, but accessing passwords was a little difficult because the data was tucked away in the Settings app. That’s no longer the case, and in ‌iOS 1…

Amazon Prime Day: Massive Discounts Arrive for M3 MacBook Air, Starting at Just $849 Amazon today has $250 off every model of Apple’s 2024 M3 MacBook Air for Prime Day, including both the 13-inch and 15-inch models. All of these discounts require you to clip an on-page coupon in order to see the final deal price, and it’s worth mentioning that Best Buy is matching these prices for My Best Buy Plus/Total members. Note: MacRumors …

Apple Store App Gets Overhaul With Revamped For You Section Apple today updated the Apple Store app to introduce a more personalized For You experience, which offers up more relevant product and service suggestions along with more information on what you can do with your existing devices. The entire navigation bar has been refreshed, replacing Shop with Products and Sessions with Go Further. The For You…

Sonos Takes Up to 20% Off Select Audio Products in Prime Day-Like Sale Sonos today has opened up its own Prime Day inspired sale, offering steep discounts on select home theater audio equipment. This includes low prices on the Sonos Roam 2 portable speaker, as well as various discounted bundles, all of which are rare deals we haven’t tracked since earlier in the summer. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with …

Apple Seeds Fourth Beta of tvOS 17.6 to Developers Apple today seeded the fourth beta of an upcoming tvOS 17.6 to developers for testing purposes, with the update coming a week after the release of the third beta. Registered developers are able to download the tvOS 17.6 update by opting in to the beta through the Settings app on the Apple TV. A registered developer account is required. tvOS so…

The 9 Best Apple Deals Under $100 for Prime Day As Prime Day continues today, we’re highlighting all of the best Apple deals you can get for under $100 on Amazon. This includes AirPods, Apple Pencil 2, AirTags, iPhone cases, USB-C chargers, and more. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, w…

Apple Seeds Fourth Beta of watchOS 10.6 to Developers Apple today seeded the fourth beta of an upcoming watchOS 10.6 update to developers for testing purposes, with the fourth beta coming a week after the release of the third beta. To install the ‌watchOS 10.6 update, developers need to open the Apple Watch app, go to the Software Update section under “General” in Settings, and toggle on the watch…

Apple Releases Fourth Beta of visionOS 1.3 to Developers Apple today released the fourth beta of an upcoming visionOS 1.3 update to developers, allowing them to test new features ahead of the software seeing a public launch. The fourth ‌visionOS‌ 1.3 beta comes a week after the release of the third beta. The ‌visionOS‌ beta can be downloaded by going to the Settings app on the device and toggling on …

Apple Seeds Fourth Betas of iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 to Developers Apple today seeded the fourth betas of upcoming iOS 17.6 and iPadOS 17.6 updates to developers for testing purposes, with software coming a week after the third iOS and iPadOS 17.6 betas were released. Registered developers are able to opt into the betas by opening up the Settings app, going to the Software Update section, tapping on the “Beta …

Apple Seeds Fourth Beta of macOS Sonoma 14.6 to Developers Apple today seeded the fourth beta of an upcoming macOS Sonoma 14.6 update to developers, with the software coming a week after Apple released the third beta. Registered developers can opt-in to the beta through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. Note that an Apple ID associated with an Apple Developer account is required t…