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Apple this week said that it plans to add support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messages to the Messages app in future iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS software updates, and that news actually has some additional implications.
As noted by 9to5Mac's Michael Burkhardt, Apple has indirectly confirmed that it will be adopting the RCS Universal Profile 3.0 specification, which includes not only end-to-end encryption, but also several other iMessage-like enhancements that were originally introduced in RCS Univ
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Trump said "a lot of work's been done over the weekend" on the Ukraine front, and he'll see if he has "something to announce" on Tuesday. Read more ›
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A livestream of SpaceX's Crew-10 mission showed joyous scenes as the astronauts entered the ISS and embraced the Expedition 72 crew members on board. Read more ›
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Flying "taxis" are finally real and coming to the UK, New York and Los Angeles soon. Read more ›
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The guided-missile destroyer, which left the Middle East in June, will help "restore territorial integrity" at the US border, officials said. Read more ›
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Logistics and freight company Flexport's CEO said that customers feel stuck because of the uncertainty around tariffs. Read more ›
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Although she is Indonesian — and therefore able to buy land in Bali — the couple decided to lease it instead because they didn't want to take the land from the locals. Read more ›
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A California man filed the complaint against Starbucks in 2020 after hot tea spilled on his lap. Starbucks said it plans to appeal. Read more ›
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Apple TV+ has announced that the Emmy-winning comedy will return for a fourth season, with Jason Sudeikis back in the titular role. Read more ›
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Although one of her first films was in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Jenna Ortega doesn't see a future for herself as a superhero in the MCU. Read more ›
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Chinese tech giant Baidu has released open-source AI models Ernie X1 and Ernie 4.5, intensifying competition with US AI companies. Read more ›
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday there are 'no guarantees' there won't be a recession, but expressed confidence in the stock market. Read more ›
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Mitchell Feldman bought his Tesla in 2022 and loved the car's safety features and high tech system. He didn't realize it would come with scrutiny. Read more ›
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The former first lady said she and Barack Obama faced "a lot of negative energy" due to widespread online rumors about them. Read more ›
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We love traveling and involving our teens in the process of planning has resulted in so many fun adventures. We've hiked volcanos and swam in reefs. Read more ›
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A Vox reader asks: If we have “separation of church and state,” why do we give religious schools tax exemption? How come religious schools get government funding? Why was Trump allowed to campaign on religion and publicly sell Bibles? Why does it say “In God We Trust” on our money? Why is “under God” in […] Read more ›
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Apple is planning some of the "biggest iOS and macOS redesigns in its history," according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman reiterated that iOS 19 will have a visionOS-like design with more transparent interfaces:The new interfaces will adopt the design principles introduced in visionOS, the software for Apple's Vision Pro headset. That includes greater transparency and new types of windows and buttons — and that... Read more ›
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I moved to South Korea when I was 24 to teach English. I was increidbly lonely until I met a family who took me in. Read more ›
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Apple today shared a trailer for Someday, an upcoming short film by Spike Jonze. The full-length video will be available to watch on YouTube starting on Tuesday, and it will double as an ad for the AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation. The film stars actor Pedro Pascal, who is known for his roles as The Mandalorian in the Disney+ series of the same name, Joel Miller in the HBO... Read more ›
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The upcoming Green Lantern series, Lanterns, has lined up Matlock's Jason Ritter for a supporting role. Read more ›
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The show's eight cofounders started streaming on Twitch back in March 2015, and celebrated their tenth anniversary this year. Read more ›
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Apple is planning for a major design overhaul of the iPhone, iPad, and Mac interfaces with the introduction of iOS 19, iPadOS 19, and macOS 16 later this year, reports Bloomberg. The update will "fundamentally change" the look of Apple's operating system, introducing a more consistent cross-platform experience. Apple plans to update the style of icons, menus, apps, windows, and system buttons, and the company will simplify the way that... Read more ›
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Apple is internally testing iOS 18.3.2 for iPhones, according to our website's analytics logs, which have been a reliable indicator of upcoming iOS versions. The software update should be released in the next week or two. iOS 18.3.2 will obviously be a minor update that addresses software bugs and/or security vulnerabilities. iOS 18.3.2 will serve as a stop-gap update while iOS 18.4 remains in beta testing. iOS 18.4 does not... Read more ›
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YouTuber iDeviceHelp on Friday posted a video that shows off mockups of Apple's forthcoming iPhone 17 models that are purportedly based on "internal documents." We're sharing the video here since it was made in collaboration with leaker Majin Bu, who last month published similar iPhone 17 renders that were widely corroborated by separate leakers with links to Apple's Chinese supply chain. Apple plans to significantly revamp the camera design on... Read more ›
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Apple is working on feature that will let the AirPods translate in-person conversations from one language to another, reports Bloomberg. The functionality will be linked to iOS 19, and it will be introduced in an AirPods software update planned for later this year. The AirPods will be able to provide a simpler translation process for people who are speaking different languages, though the process will rely on the Translate app... Read more ›
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The Apple Intelligence features that Apple introduced with iOS 18 are not pushing people to upgrade their iPhones, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reiterated today. Apple's recent Siri failures are also going to have an impact on 2025 iPhone shipments, which the market is beginning to realize. As early as last July, Kuo said expectations that Apple Intelligence could drive iPhone upgrades were likely "too optimistic," and in January, he was... Read more ›
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It is looking more and more likely that iOS will be receiving a significant redesign this year — perhaps the biggest since iOS 7. It has now been rumored by three separate sources that the iPhone's software platform will eventually look more like the Apple Vision Pro's operating system, visionOS. The changes are expected to be introduced with iOS 19, which should be available in beta starting in June, and... Read more ›
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OpenAI, known for its ChatGPT chatbot, today submitted AI recommendations to the Trump administration, calling for deregulation and policies that give AI companies free rein to train models on copyrighted material in order to compete with China on AI development. AI companies cannot freely innovate while having to comply with "overly burdensome state laws," according to OpenAI. The company claims that laws regulating AI are "easier to enforce" with domestic... Read more ›
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Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 Pro models will utilize vapor chamber cooling technology to improve thermal performance, according to the Chinese leaker known as Instant Digital. Vapor chamber technology is already common in many premium Android smartphones. By dispersing heat across a larger surface area, it helps prevent thermal throttling and keeps performance stable, which is a major advantage in thinner, more compact devices. This isn't the first time we have... Read more ›
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Apple is reassuring employees on the Siri team who may be feeling demotivated by the recent Siri delays and the bad press surrounding the company's decisions, reports Bloomberg. In a Siri team meeting, Apple senior director Robby Walker acknowledged that employees might be feeling "angry, disappointed, burned out and embarrassed" following the Siri delay, but he praised the hard work of employees and the "incredibly impressive" features they developed, saying... Read more ›
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If you've been following iPhone rumors over the last few years, you may remember reading reports that Apple flirted with the idea of introducing a super high-end "Ultra" model that would either replace its Pro Max device or sit above it in Apple's smartphone hirearchy. These reports appeared in the pre-launch iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 rumor cycles, but ultimately came to nothing. Now though, the rumor is back. Citing... Read more ›
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