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US says UK has withdrawn demand to access Apple users' encrypted data

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-12-31 14:45:24

US says UK has withdrawn demand to access Apple users' encrypted data The Home Office has been approached for comment. The BBC understands Apple has not yet received any formal communication from either the US or UK governments. Tulsi Gabbard said in a post on X the UK had agreed to drop its instruction for the tech giant to provide a "back door" which would have "enabled access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens and encroached on our civil liberties". The US director of na

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OpenAI launches cheapest ChatGPT plan at $4.6, starting in India

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2025-12-31 12:31:36

OpenAI on Tuesday launched a subscription plan in India priced at 399 rupees ($4.57) a month, the ChatGPT maker's most affordable offering yet, as it looks to grow in its second-largest market by user base. The new plan, called ChatGPT Go, provides expanded access to the latest model GPT‑5, and other features at a lower cost, the Microsoft-backed firm said in a statement on its website. Nick Turley, who leads ChatGPT, said in a social media post that the plan provides 10 times more message lim

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The best gaming handhelds for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-31 14:00:36

Handheld gaming systems are having a moment. While people have been gaming on the go since the halcyon days of the Game Boy, recent years have brought an avalanche of devices that let you play all sorts of games anywhere you want. But new machines seem to arrive every week, and figuring out which ones are actually worth buying can be overwhelming. Depending on your tastes, the right handheld could be a $70 emulator or an $800 portable PC. To help you narrow things down, we’ve spent months resear

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OpenAI launches a sub $5 ChatGPT plan in India

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-12-31 09:57:15

OpenAI today launched a new, cheaper ChatGPT paid subscription plan in India called ChatGPT GO, priced at ₹399 per month ($4.60), which is more affordable than the ₹1,999 (about $23) per month Plus Plan. The company had turned on local currency pricing for all its plans a few days ago, and with this launch, it will also allow users to pay through UPI (Unified Payment Interface), India’s payment framework. Nick Turley, VP at OpenAI and head of ChatGPT, said that this plan will increase the mess

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Fortnite’s return to iPhone and iPad delayed once again in Brazil

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-31 12:25:35

Epic Games has once again postponed the relaunch of Fortnite for iPhone and iPad users in Brazil, citing ongoing negotiations between Apple and the country’s competition authority, CADE. Here’s when it’s expected now. The game’s return was initially scheduled for July Back in March, Epic had announced that Fortnite would return to iOS in Brazil in July through its own Epic Games Store, following a decision by the country’s market regulator that deemed Apple’s anti-steering policy illegal. For

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Apple won’t have to build an iCloud backdoor for UK access to American data

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-31 15:47:42

The UK has retreated from a controversial order that would have forced Apple to provide a backdoor to American users’ data, according to a statement from US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Here are the details. In a post on X, Gabbard said the decision came after months of work with President Trump and Vice President Vance “to ensure Americans’ private data remains private.” She said that, as a result, the UK has agreed to drop the mandate. Over the past few months, I’ve been

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Severance season 3 is coming: Here’s everything we know right now

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-31 12:55:05

Severance’s season 2 finale left viewers reeling when it aired earlier this year, leading to a lot of questions about what’s coming for Mark S. and company in season 3. Here’s everything we know so far about Severance season 3 on Apple TV+. Severance season 3 officially greenlit by Apple Severance is the biggest hit Apple TV+ has ever had—even surpassing Ted Lasso in popularity. So it should come as no surprise that Apple has officially renewed the show for another season. Severance season 3

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This one 15-inch MacBook Air sale is really worth taking a look at, here’s why

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2025-12-31 16:47:54

With every new Apple product launch, deals slowly crop up over time – and the MacBook lineup is no exception. The best deals tend to come after a model is no longer the latest and greatest, and there’s currently an unbeatable M3 MacBook Air deal that’s hard to pass up on, and once it sells out, there likely won’t be any more to go around. Apple released the new M4 MacBook Air in March, and since then, retailers have been trying to move inventory of older M3 models. For the most part, they have

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Apple iPhone 17, Air and Pro launch date is rumored for September: Here's everything you need to know

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-31 15:23:57

August is more than half over, which means we're getting ever closer to the usual September timeframe of Apple's iPhone event. That means the expected official announcement of the iPhone 17 line. The latest iOS 26 features will come preinstalled on the new models, as well as any additional features Apple reveals at the launch event. But since we still have to wait a few weeks (presumably) until the iPhone event, we can at least speculate what the new phones will look like. As with most unrelease

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What could have been

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-31 15:29:44

No matter what your opinion on AI is, you probably have one already. Positive or negative, AI discourse is hard to avoid. The most dedicated AI evangelists will tell you that: “AGI is around the corner. Your job? obsolete. You don’t think so? Well, see how much things improved from last year? imagine how it will be like in 5 years!” You’ve read everything that could be said about it already at least 10 times. I’ve seen people trying to debunk all those claims but there’s something that I rarely

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iOS 18.6.2 could be coming very soon to your iPhone

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-31 14:19:19

Last week, Apple released iOS 18.6.1 with support for the newly re-implemented blood oxygen Apple Watch feature. But per a reliable leaker, it seems iOS 18.6.2 could be here very soon. iOS 18.6.2 build number shared by leaker Today, an anonymous X user with a history of leaking Apple software build numbers posted about iOS 18.6.2. Per the known leaker, iOS 18.6.2 has the build number 22G100. Although the account didn’t provide details on features or release date, historically it has shared v

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macOS Tahoe 26 public beta 4 now available, install guide

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-31 18:21:58

That was quick. Just a few days after releasing the third public beta for macOS Tahoe 26, public 4 beta is already out. Here’s how to install it. First things first: should you install the beta? You probably know the drill: Betas can be unpredictably buggy. Even if something works on one release, it is not guaranteed to work on the next. Of course, your mileage may vary. But if you decide to install the beta, strongly consider Apple’s advice to “install it on a secondary system or device, or

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Apple preps native Claude integration on Xcode

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-12-31 21:19:28

Towards the end of this year’s WWDC keynote, Craig Federighi said that Apple had “expanded” their vision for Swift Assist, and would bring native integration with ChatGPT, alongside support for other LLMs via API, directly to Xcode. Now, 9to5Mac can confirm that Apple is set to support native integration with Anthropic’s Claude as well. Digging into today’s release of Xcode 26 beta 7, 9to5Mac found multiple references to built-in support for Anthropic accounts directly within the new “Intellige

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Shamelessness as a strategy (2019)

news.ycombinator.com Nadia Asparouhova 2025-12-31 21:27:01

Shamelessness as a strategy I’ve enjoyed playing a game called Avalon recently. I won’t go too far into the rules, but it’s a hidden role game in the vein of Secret Hitler or Werewolf, where one team is “good”, trying to uncover who among them is “evil”, before the evil team wins. One of the characters you can play is Merlin. Merlin knows who the evil players are, but can’t reveal what he knows, because the evil team can kill Merlin and win the game. So Merlin relies on another character, Perc

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9to5Mac Daily: August 18, 2025 – Apple Watch rumors, more

9to5mac.com Seth Kurkowski 2026-01-01 02:57:52

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 Backblaze: Never lose a file again. Use code “9to5daily” at checkout for 10% off or try for free. New episodes of 9to5Mac Daily are recorded every weekday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes

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All-In Podcast Boys Poke Fun at Uber Founder’s ‘AI Psychosis’ (Which They Encouraged)

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2026-01-01 02:15:36

Remember when the guys over at the All-In podcast talked with Uber founder Travis Kalanick about “vibe physics“? Kalanick told viewers that he was on the verge of discovering new kinds of science by pushing his AI chatbots into previously undiscovered territory. It was ridiculous, of course, since that’s not how an AI chatbot or science works. And Kalanick’s ideas got ridiculed to no end by folks on social media. But the gentlemen of All-In now seem to be distancing themselves from Kalanick’s i

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Apple releases public beta 4 for tvOS 26, HomePod 26, more

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-01 06:26:43

Apple has just released public beta 4 for tvOS 26, HomePod 26, and more. Here’s what to expect. Public beta 4 arrives as Apple’s summer testing cycle winds down Apple’s summer beta cycle is starting to wind to a close. September is right around the corner, and as a result, beta releases are coming faster than before. Earlier today, Apple released brand new developer beta 7 updates for iOS 26, watchOS 26, macOS Tahoe, and more. With the last couple releases, Apple’s public beta builds haven’t

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If I had to start my entire Apple ecosystem from scratch, these would be my top picks

9to5mac.com Michael Burkhardt 2026-01-01 06:45:25

Let’s say there was some catastrophic event all of a sudden, and for whatever reason I needed to replace all of my Apple products at once. What would I end up buying? We’ll explore this scenario, and this’ll hopefully serve as useful advice for anyone just looking to expand their Apple ecosystem. For context, my ecosystem currently consists of a 128GB iPhone 16 Pro, a stainless steel Apple Watch Series 8, an M3 iMac with 2TB/24GB, an M4 MacBook Pro with 512GB/16GB, a 128GB iPad (A16), and a lig

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Nvidia Will Let You Add Your Own Steam Games to Stream Via GeForce Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-01 05:30:00

Nvidia's announcements at the 2025 Gamescom show were sprinkled with the usual minor technology refreshes across its software platforms, but the biggest updates are coming to its GeForce Now cloud gaming service. The company upgraded its highest-end GFN server clusters ("pods") used for Ultimate members with its new RTX GeForce 5080-equivalent graphics processors and is in the process of upgrading the network pipeline to deliver faster streams with less latency. In practice, that means a lot of

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Our 7 Favorite Supplements for Joint Health in 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-01 06:00:00

If you're allergic to anything, check any supplement's label and look into the brand before purchasing. Some of the best supplements for joint health may contain allergens, such as fish. Common prescriptions, including blood thinners, may interact with certain supplements taken for joint health and cause serious side effects. Always be sure to clear any new dietary supplement with your doctor or pharmacist before adding it to your daily rotation if you're taking any medication, even though you

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TensorZero nabs $7.3M seed to solve the messy world of enterprise LLM development

venturebeat.com Michael Nuñez 2026-01-01 11:13:32

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now TensorZero, a startup building open-source infrastructure for large language model applications, announced Monday it has raised $7.3 million in seed funding led by FirstMark, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Bedrock, DRW, Coalition, and dozens of strategic angel investors. The funding comes as the 18-month-old company exp

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Everything new in iOS 26 beta 7

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2026-01-01 11:00:00

iOS 26 beta 7 is out now for iPhones on the developer beta release cycle. Below we’re collecting all of the iOS 26 beta 6 changes compared to the previous version. iOS 26 beta 7 changes Power Mode settings includes a new option for Adapter Power Notifications, possibly to alert users when performance may drop to preserve battery. The toggle is separate from Adaptive Power, giving users control over the experience. 9to5Mac has confirmed that iOS 26 beta 7 and watchOS 27 beta 7 include support

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Three highlights from Apple’s two-day event on privacy and AI

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-01-01 11:37:01

A few months ago, Apple hosted the Workshop on Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning, which featured presentations and discussions on privacy, security, and other key areas in responsible machine learning development. Now, it has made the presentations public. Here are three highlights. As it did recently with the presentations from the 2024 Workshop on Human-Centered Machine Learning, Apple published a post in its Machine Learning Research blog with a few videos and a long list of studies and pa

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iOS 26 might be hinting at iPhone with all-glass, bezel-free design

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-01 11:49:36

iOS 26 brings a major redesign with Liquid Glass, and based on a new blog post from a long-time app designer, it also seems to hint strongly at a significant iPhone design change coming. iPhone app designer notes curious iOS 26 changes that hint at future iPhones Craig Hockenberry has been designing iPhone apps since the very beginning. And today on his blog, he shared a fascinating observation from his work optimizing an app update for iOS 26. Hockenberry writes: I’ve spent the few months u

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iOS 26 updates: Everything you need to know about Apple's big software changes coming to iPhone and iPad

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-01 16:03:28

We're past the the halfway point of August, which means that we're very likely less than a month away from Apple's annual iPhone event. In addition to announcing its newest iPhone 17 lineup, the company will also give us an official date for downloading iOS 26. While we wait to find out, you can download and install the newly released public beta 2 (or iOS 26 developer beta 6 for developers). I've been playing around with it for the past couple of weeks, and have found that taking screenshots is

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iPhone 18 Reportedly Won't Launch Until 2027 Because of Foldable iPhone

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-01 15:40:00

The yearly iPhone launch schedule is reportedly going to become very confusing — or exciting — depending on how you look at it. The premium versions of the iPhone 18 series, but not the base model, will be released in September 2026, along with the first foldable iPhone, according to an ET News report. The base iPhone 18 will be launched in the first half of 2027, the report said. Read more: Best iPhone in 2025: Which Apple Phone You Should Buy This decision has bearing on the release of iPho

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My iPhone 17 Wish List Has Just One Item, and It's None of the Usual Suspects

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-01 15:46:00

We're now less than a month away from Apple unveiling the iPhone 17, if rumors are to be believed. I always look forward to this highlight of the tech calendar, especially since I've been writing about and primarily using an iPhone for well over a decade. When it comes to the 2025 iPhone, there's one thing I'd love to see Apple prioritize -- and it might not be what you expect. It's not a cool new design, a bigger battery or a more impressive camera. It's definitely not advanced AI capabilities

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WIRED Roundup: Why GPT-5 Flopped

wired.com Zoë Schiffer 2026-01-01 16:01:24

Zoë Schiffer: Yeah, I mean it really, really impacted people. I think on the most extreme ends, you see people who have what looks like perhaps like a mental health crisis, they're so attached to the model, but then you just have complete power users who are like, “This is part of my minute by minute life. What have you done? You didn't warn me.” Jake Lahut: And this is where the introspective aspect of these tools, the kind of desire for self-understanding, the people who are not advisably fro

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Jackery Explorer 1000 Deal: $350 Off Battery Bank Right Now

wired.com Brad Bourque 2026-01-01 16:06:38

Are you an outdoor adventurer looking to turn your boring campsite into a well-lit glamping ground? The Jackery Explorer 1000 V2 is marked down to $449, almost $350 off its list price, a supercharged price reduction for a product that's otherwise a little spendy. Jackery portable power stations have found their way onto multiple WIRED lists, including our roundup of the best power banks, as well as our favorite portable power stations, thanks to their consistent, relatively quiet operation. The

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iPadOS 26 beta 7 available now as public launch nears

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2026-01-01 21:05:58

Apple has released a new version of iPadOS 26 for developers, here’s what to expect from beta 7. Last week, Apple did something unusual and shipped two new iPadOS 26 betas to developers. Early in the week, beta 6 arrived, but it was followed on Thursday by a new build alongside the public beta. The second “beta 6” release didn’t bring any noticeable feature changes, but it must have included bug fixes Apple needed to implement before shipping the public beta. Today, however, just days after

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