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Apple has released the third developer and public release candidates for macOS Sequoia 15.8.2 (build 24H230) and macOS Tahoe 26.7.2 (build 25G330), alongside the first RC for macOS 27.2 Golden Gate. Apple's release notes describe the updates only as containing "important security fixes" recommended for all users.
Apple has begun distributing release candidate builds of iPadOS 27.2, watchOS 27.2, visionOS 27.2 and related software, the versions typically meant to match what ships publicly. Most devices are expected to jump from version 27.0 straight to 27.2, as 27.1 reportedly applies only to the iPhone Duo.
Apple has released the first Release Candidate of macOS 27.2 Golden Gate, build 26B118, to developers and public beta testers, with a full public rollout expected in coming weeks. The update expands Siri AI language support to French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish, and adds new gesture recognition tools to built-in apps. A known bug causes windows in Electron-based apps to stop responding to dragging.
Apple has shipped the release candidate build of iOS 27.2, typically the final version before a wide public release. The beta cycle added Group FaceTime Dual Capture, additional Siri AI languages, Apple TV app profiles, reorganized Podcasts episodes, and a redesigned Apple Music icon with a new blue accent color.
An independent developer spent ten months building Chessbook-1, a 199-million-parameter chess model designed to mimic how real Lichess players move, think and manage time at any rating or time control. It now powers training games on Chessbook and was benchmarked against existing human-like engines Maia-3 and Allie 2.0 using September 2026 Lichess positions drawn after each model's training cutoff.
Routers increasingly include 2.5 Gbps Ethernet ports, but using them at full speed requires a matching 2.5 Gbps port on the connected device and a Cat5e or newer cable. Internet-bound speeds are still capped by your ISP plan, though local network tasks like NAS backups can reach full 2.5 Gbps speed regardless of internet plan.
Apple has launched its 4th-generation Apple TV 4K at $299, a significant jump from the $129 launch price of the previous 3rd-gen model. Tech commentators broadly agree the device is overpriced for most buyers, especially since Siri AI features are also supported on older 2nd- and 3rd-gen boxes. Journalist Glenn Fleishman compiled pricing data showing the increase far outpaces inflation compared to nearly every past Apple TV model.
Billy Evans, husband of convicted Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, is building a company called Haemanthus, which he insists is not a successor to Theranos despite appearing to accept that comparison in a new documentary by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. A person familiar with the business told The Wall Street Journal that Holmes herself is not involved in Haemanthus.
Samsung's Galaxy Watch devices, including the Watch 8, Watch 9, and Watch Ultra 2, display a small orange dot on the left side of the screen. The dot is a longstanding design element used to convey certain status information to the wearer in a minimal, unobtrusive way.
A new emulator called PS5X lets Xbox Series X hardware run PlayStation 5 games, but only through Microsoft's Developer Mode, which restricts games to 5GB of memory versus the 13.5GB available to retail Xbox titles. The cap only lifts when software runs via the Visual Studio debugger, a developer-testing setup, and consoles in Developer Mode cannot load retail games until switched back. Microsoft banned emulators from retail Xbox mode in 2023 and has reportedly suspended players for 15 days for circumventing that policy.
Daniel Mullins Games announced during a Twitch stream marking Inscryption's fifth anniversary that a mobile port is in development, though no release date was given. The studio also ruled out new DLC, saying on Reddit it considers Inscryption a complete experience and doesn't want to add content just to capitalize on its success.
A tech reviewer testing Apple Watch Series 12 alongside Apple's redesigned Health app says the software lacks a feature found on WHOOP: measuring a 'day' from sleep cycle to sleep cycle rather than the standard midnight-to-midnight clock. The new Health app, which includes features like Readiness and Health Age, briefly appeared in an iOS 27.2 beta before being pulled, with Apple saying it will return in a later beta ahead of a full release this year.