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Apple launches Service Program for M2 Mac mini power issues

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-10-03 15:51:54

Apple has launched a new Service Program today for a “No Power Issue” affecting a small number of M2 Mac mini users. Affected users are eligible to have their Mac mini repaired at no charge. Apple says that the problem impacts a “very small percentage” of M2 Mac mini units that were manufactured between June and November 2024. The company explains: Apple has determined that a very small percentage of Mac mini (2023) devices with the M2 chip may no longer power on. Affected devices were manufa

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Do reasoning models really “think” or not? Apple research sparks lively debate, response

venturebeat.com Carl Franzen 2025-10-03 19:02:22

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Apple’s machine-learning group set off a rhetorical firestorm earlier this month with its release of “The Illusion of Thinking,” a 53-page research paper arguing that so-called large reasoning models (LRMs) or reasoning large language models (reasoning LLMs) such as OpenAI’s “o” series and Google’s Gemini-2.5 Pro and Flash Thinking don’t a

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Chart shows iOS, iPadOS, and macOS release timing trends over the years

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-03 19:18:10

With WWDC25 wrapping up, the next big milestone on Apple’s calendar is the fall OS release season. And while many already have a mental map of how these rollouts usually go, a new chart making the rounds offers a great visual snapshot of when each OS has landed since 2013. Originally posted by Reddit user alexkaessner, the Datawrapper interactive timeline highlights the usual pattern: Fall Keynote in the first half of September (blue dots), iOS and iPadOS release about a week after that (red do

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New paper pushes back on Apple’s LLM ‘reasoning collapse’ study

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-03 19:53:57

Apple’s recent AI research paper, “The Illusion of Thinking”, has been making waves for its blunt conclusion: even the most advanced Large Reasoning Models (LRMs) collapse on complex tasks. But not everyone agrees with that framing. Today, Alex Lawsen, a researcher at Open Philanthropy, published a detailed rebuttal arguing that many of Apple’s most headline-grabbing findings boil down to experimental design flaws, not fundamental reasoning limits. The paper also credits Anthropic’s Claude Opus

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Apple begins selling latest M4 MacBook Air models on its refurbished store

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-10-03 19:58:58

Today, Apple has begun selling refurbished configurations of its recently released MacBook Air with M4 chip – with a roughly 15% discount compared to MSRP. This follows the addition of Apple Watch Ultra 2 in Black and M4 Max/M3 Ultra Mac Studio earlier this week. Apple Refurbished Macs are held to a very high quality standard, and more or less look brand new – minus the packaging. All essential components are replaced as part of Apples Refurb program. You even get the same 1 year warranty, and

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With iOS 26, Apple is finally solving one of the biggest passkey headaches

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-03 23:20:14

Apple’s next round of OS updates will introduce a long-overdue feature for anyone trying to live in a world without passwords: a seamless, secure way to export and import passkeys across platforms and apps. Here’s how it’s going to work. As noted by Ars Technica’s Dan Goodin (via SixColors), the new capability, which Apple demonstrated during WWDC25, addresses one of the biggest pain points with passkeys to date. Until now, passkeys created on a Mac, iPhone, or iPad were largely trapped inside

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Apple's Liquid Glass is prep work for AR interfaces, not just a design refresh

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-03 21:44:58

Apple's introduction of Liquid Glass at WWDC 2025 represents far more than a visual refresh. It's a calculated strategic repositioning that reveals how the company thinks about the next decade of human-computer interaction. While the design community debates readability and the tech press focuses on the absence of major AI announcements, Apple is quietly executing a playbook that should feel familiar to anyone who remembers the iPhone's introduction: prepare users for a paradigm shift by making

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Siri's Big AI Upgrade Is Coming but Reportedly Not Until Spring 2026

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-03 22:52:00

Apple appears to be making progress on a major update to its Siri software that would expand its capabilities and incorporate more AI features. According to a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the delayed update for Siri now has an internal release window of spring 2026. The update, which could arrive with iOS version 26.4, would make good on features and updates Apple introduced at 2024's WWDC. Since then, the updates to Siri that were supposed to incorporate many of the company's Apple Int

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Google Clock starts drip-feeding its big Material 3 Expressive makeover

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-04 03:57:58

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Google Clock v7.14 brings small but noticeable visual updates to the alarm and settings toggles. The refreshed toggle design is part of Google’s shift toward Material 3 Expressive. A full redesign is expected with version 8 of the Clock app. Google’s Clock app is still waiting on its big Material 3 Expressive makeover, but a more minor update is already starting to move the visuals in that direction. Version 7.14 of the app introduces some subtle UI tw

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iPhone XS now vintage, here’s what that means for repair and support

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-04 03:17:44

Apple has officially added the iPhone XS to its list of vintage products, marking the end of an era for one of the more iterative chapters in the iPhone’s history. Here’s what that means if you’re still rocking yours. Last November, Apple added the iPhone XS Max to its vintage list. And today, as noted by Macrumors’ Joe Rossignol, the device’s junior sibling has also officially joined the club. Apple classifies a device as “vintage” once five years have passed since it stopped being sold by of

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Snapseed sprouts its first new growth in years, as major update blooms

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-04 07:51:17

Megan Ellis / Android Authority TL;DR Google has rolled out a big update to the Snapseed app for iPhone and iPad. The update refreshes the look and adds a new “Faves” tab. It appears there are no plans to update the Android version. You may remember Snapseed, the photo editing app Google acquired back in 2012. It’s been a while since Snapseed received a big update, but it looks like one just rolled out. The catch is that the update is only available for the iPhone and iPad. Spotted by 9to5G

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iOS 26 is official, Liquid Glass redesign, and our full WWDC 2025 reactions

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-10-03 13:07:14

Benjamin and Chance are back with another bumper WWDC installment, featuring our thoughts on everything Apple announced during its 2025 keynote. From new features in iOS 26 to the sweeping redesign of Liquid Glass, we give our first reactions of all the changes in the new operating systems. And in Happy Hour Plus, Chance talks more about his experience on the ground at Apple Park. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join. Hosts Chance Miller Benjamin Mayo Subscribe, Rate, and Review 9to5Mac Happy Hou

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Apple announces global in-person sessions to dive deeper into WWDC25 updates

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-04 07:25:45

Apple is taking WWDC25 on the road. Following the close of its week-long developer conference, the company has scheduled a worldwide series of in-person events and online appointments to give developers, designers, and product managers a closer look at what’s new. Here’s how you can register. Branded as “Explore the biggest updates from WWDC25”, (via MacMagazine) these sessions aim to highlight key technologies unveiled during the conference, including updates to Apple Intelligence, visionOS, d

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The best AirPods to buy

theverge.com Chris Welch 2025-10-04 07:00:00

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography, and more. Whether you’re buying your first pair of AirPods or replacing a well-used older pair, it’s easy to understand why so many iPhone owners prefer Apple’s earbuds and headphones over other options. Apple has spent years gradually adding new features that work best — and sometimes only work at all — within

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iOS 26: Here are six new features coming soon to your iPhone

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-04 11:19:29

It’s finally here. Earlier this week, Apple fully unveiled iOS 26, the next major iPhone software update that will arrive this fall. Here are six new features coming with iOS 26. #1: New design with Liquid Glass This is the feature you’ve likely already heard about—but it’s a big one. iOS 26 introduces a major new design that impacts every part of using your iPhone. A key part of the new look is a material Apple calls ‘Liquid Glass’: This translucent material reflects and refracts its surro

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Using computers more freely and safely (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-04 10:27:20

How can we use computers more freely and safely? the punchline Prefer software: with thousands rather than millions of users that seldom requires updates that spawns lots of forks that is easy to modify that you can modify These are my suggestions. Prefer software with thousands rather than millions of users, that doesn't change often, that seems to get forked a lot, that can be modified without specialized tools, and, ideally that you can make small changes to. Yourself. In a single af

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Apple’s Liquid Glass design is paving the way for AR glasses

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-10-04 11:00:15

At Apple’s WWDC 2025 event, the company announced its most dramatic software design change in over a decade: Liquid Glass. This visual overhaul gives us a glimpse into what might be coming in Apple’s rumored AR glasses, which will reportedly debut next year. Users are connecting Liquid Glass to potential AR glasses because the new design draws strong inspiration from that of Apple’s Vision Pro VR headset. Liquid Glass is named with the idea that each window on a phone is like a pane of glass,

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Here's how to turn off public posting on the Meta AI app

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2025-10-04 15:35:39

This photo illustration created Jan. 7, 2025, shows an image of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and an image of the Meta logo. AI generated images of women kissing while mud wrestling and President Donald Trump eating poop are some of the conversations users are unknowingly sharing publicly through Meta's newly launched AI app. The company rolled out the Meta AI app in April, putting it in direct competition with OpenAI's ChatGPT. But the tool has recently garnered some negative publicity and sp

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Samsung snuck in a surprise for its latest SmartThings app update

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-04 15:46:32

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has rolled out a sizeable update to the SmartThings mobile app. The changelog mentions a new Home Life survey, improved routine configurations, sharing Galaxy Tag location, and easier navigation of SmartThings Map View. Not listed in the changelog is support for SmartThings in Now Bar and Live Notifications. If you haven’t seen it yet, be on the lookout for a new update for the SmartThings mobile app. The smart home app has recently received a

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Apple TV+ has two premieres this weekend, here’s what to watch

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-04 15:08:21

Following the successful debut of Stick, and ahead of the much-anticipated return of The Buccaneers for its second season, Apple TV+ has two releases this weekend that promise to grip both kids and adults alike. Here’s what to watch: Echo Valley From Apple Original Films, Echo Valley stars Julianne Moore (The Big Lebowski) as Kate, a mother whose stable life running a horse therapy ranch is shattered when her drug-addicted daughter Claire, played by Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria), shows up covered

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Beyond Bluesky: These are the apps building social experiences on the AT Protocol

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-10-04 15:04:43

A year ago, Bluesky was opening up to the public and was known as one of the many X competitors that emerged after Elon Musk acquired the network formerly known as Twitter. Today, Bluesky’s social network has grown to over 36.5 million users, while the technology it’s built upon — the AT Protocol (or ATProto for short) — is being used to develop dozens more applications designed to work together as part of an open social web. The developers behind many of these apps attended the first conferenc

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How long should you wait before installing Apple betas on your primary devices?

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-10-04 19:00:00

WWDC 2025 ends today, and we’ve seen all the new features on offer from Apple’s shiny glassy new iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, and visionOS 26. The first developer betas are available now, and anyone can sign up to try them – but you probably shouldn’t. If you’re not a developer with sacrificial test devices, exactly how long should you wait in the beta cycle before risking them on your daily drivers … ? The answer depends on a number of factors, starting most obviously with the int

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The best Apple deals you can get right now: Save on AirPods, iPads, MacBooks and more

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-04 19:30:35

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . It’s obvious that Apple products are some of the most sought-after in the tech world — that means sales are fewer and farther between than other gadgets, and they’re often the first things to sell out when discounts do arrive. But it would be a mistake to assume you’re doomed to always

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Another one for the graveyard: Google to kill Instant Apps in December

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-04 19:32:16

Apps used to be the measure of a mobile platform's worth, with Apple and Google dueling over who could list the most items in their respective stores. Today, the numbers don't matter as much—there are enough apps, and Google's attempt to replace parts of the web with apps is going away. Instant Apps, a feature that debuted in 2017, will reportedly be scrapped in December 2025. In its place, you'll just have to use the Internet. Developer Leon Omelan spotted this news buried in the latest Canary

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Kwikset’s newest smart lock gets almost everything right

theverge.com Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2025-10-04 19:30:14

Legacy lock maker Kwikset has been producing innovative smart locks since 2013, when it released the first touch-to-open lock, the Kwikset Kevo. The company followed that up with the launch of one of the first key-free locks in 2016, one of the earliest Apple HomeKit locks, and one of the first fingerprint-only locks. Kwikset has not shied away from new tech. Its latest model, the Halo Select ($279.99), is one of the first full-replacement Matter-over-Thread smart locks. I’ve tested almost ever

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9to5Mac Daily: June 13, 2025 – tvOS 26 features, iPadOS tidbits

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2025-10-04 23:16:24

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by iMazing: iMazing 3 is a comprehensive platform for Apple device management with complete device control for backup management, data transfer capabilities, and much more. Try it now. New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to ou

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Deals: M4 iPad Pro up to $357 off, M2 iPad Air $350 off, AirPods Pro 2, Apple Watch, Magic Keyboards, more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2025-10-04 23:45:14

Before you head off into the weekend, be sure to scope out the Father’s Day discounts we are tracking across the latest Apple lineup – M4 iPad Pro, M3 iPad Air, iPad mini 7, M4 MacBook Air, AirPods Pro 2, Apple Watch Series 10, and more. This morning we spotted a chance to save as much as $357 off the most affordable 13-inch M4 iPad Pro alongside discounts on the matching Magic Keyboards and a sizable $350 drop on a new condition M2 iPad Air. Those deals join ongoing offers on AirPods Pro 2 and

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Some apps are battery vampires - how to root them out and shut them down

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-10-04 23:14:11

Lance Whitney / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Running low on battery power is a common complaint among mobile phone users. Beyond complaining, you want to preserve the juice before it runs out. One way to do that is to determine which apps are draining your battery the most. Here's one expert who can steer you in the right direction. Blame the cloud In an analysis shared with ZDNET, Thomas Davy, CEO and co-founder of cloud optimization firm Cloud ExMachina, blames one particular factor for bat

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Frontier AI Models Are Getting Stumped by a Simple Children's Game

futurism.com Unknown 2025-10-05 02:23:31

Earlier this week, researchers at Apple released a damning paper, criticizing the AI industry for vastly overstating the ability of its top AI models to reason or "think." The team found that the models including OpenAI's o3, Anthropic's Claude 3.7, and Google's Gemini were stumped by even the simplest of puzzles. For instance, the "large reasoning models," or LRMs, consistently failed at Tower of Hanoi, a children's puzzle game that involves three pegs and a number of differently-sized disks t

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tvOS 26 hints at a big hardware change for the new Apple TV 4K

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-05 03:13:12

There’s a brand new Apple TV 4K coming later this year, and as sometimes happens, Apple’s just-announced software update for the platform—tvOS 26—seems to hint at a new hardware feature that’s on the way. New Apple TV 4K hardware expected this fall The last time a new Apple TV 4K released was 2022, so it’s very much time for an update—and a new model is indeed coming. Apple will reportedly launch a new Apple TV 4K this fall. Rumored features include: more powerful A18 or A17 Pro chip Apple

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Apple launches Service Program for M2 Mac mini power issues

Do reasoning models really “think” or not? Apple research sparks lively debate, response

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tvOS 26 hints at a big hardware change for the new Apple TV 4K

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