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Apple TV's sci-fi drama Dark Matter returns for a second season that pushes its multiverse concept even further, following physicist Jason Dessen's fractured family across parallel timelines. The new season builds on season one's cliffhanger, in which Jason, his wife Daniela, and son Charlie fled into the interdimensional box seeking a peaceful new world after an army of Jason variants converged on Chicago.
FnScribe is a new open-source macOS menu-bar app that transcribes speech locally on the device and inserts text directly into whatever app is focused. Users trigger it with a push-to-talk shortcut (the fn/Globe key) or a hands-free mode, and it includes smart cleanup features like filler-word removal, punctuation commands, list formatting, and voice-based correction phrases like 'scratch that.'
Tim Cook announced Apple will make a donation to support relief and rebuilding efforts after flash floods and mudslides killed hundreds of people in Nepal and Tibet. The disaster was triggered by a partial glacier collapse in the Himalayas that dammed a river before bursting, sending debris downstream and damaging homes, roads and bridges.
The August 27, 2026 episode of 9to5Mac Daily rounded up recent reporting on rumored AirPods 5 features and Apple's plans to introduce advertising within Apple Maps. The podcast, sponsored by Backblaze, is distributed across major podcast platforms with a Plus subscription tier offering ad-free episodes and bonus content.
Apple TV has released the premiere episode of Dark Matter's second season, more than two years after the sci-fi thriller's first run ended. The 10-episode season continues the story of physicist Jason Dessen and his family, based on Blake Crouch's novel, with Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly and Alice Braga returning to their roles.
Apple has unveiled several Apple Pay upgrades tied to iOS 27, including a redesigned checkout screen that lets users swipe between cards and view balances and rewards at a glance. The company also partnered with American Express to let customers redeem Membership Rewards points directly during checkout, valued at 0.7 cents per point. Additionally, a new 'Tap to Share' feature extends Tap to Pay on iPhone, letting shoppers share contact and loyalty info with merchants in-store.
OpenAI, io Products, and former Apple employees Chang Liu and Tang Tan have filed a fresh petition seeking to have Apple's trade secret misappropriation lawsuit dismissed with prejudice. The move follows Apple's rebuttal defending the specificity of its claims after the defendants' earlier motion to dismiss argued the company failed to identify protectable secrets or prove harm.
Tim Cook posted a video on X showing Pikachu roaming Apple Park during a visit from The Pokémon Company, including CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara, alongside Cook and incoming Apple CEO John Ternus. Cook joked that the goal was introductions, talking gaming, and keeping Pikachu away from the pond, but the character ended up near the water anyway.
Apple announced App Store tax updates taking effect immediately in Morocco, the Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania, reflecting new or increased VAT and digital sales taxes. Starting September 14, Apple will also update app and in-app purchase prices in Israel, Indonesia, Morocco, and the Republic of the Congo for developers who haven't set those regions as their base storefront.
Special Master Jose Linares has denied the Justice Department's motion to reconsider his earlier ruling allowing Apple to obtain documents from 14 federal agencies, including the CIA, FBI, NSA and Department of Defense. The DOJ had argued Linares used the wrong legal standard and that Apple's requests were overly burdensome and only marginally relevant, but Apple countered that these objections failed on every point, and Linares agreed.
Apple is reportedly preparing a new Apple TV 4K that could debut at its September 9 event, after being delayed from last fall. Leaked code and reports point to an updated Siri Remote, a faster A-series chip, the new N1 wireless chip for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, and integration of Siri AI alongside broader Apple Intelligence features.
Apple this week rolled out updated Mac mini and Mac Studio models and sent out official invitations for its September event, where the iPhone 18 Pro lineup is expected to debut. Reports also point to additional fall product announcements still to come, alongside a small round of layoffs affecting roughly 200 employees.