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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 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.
A developer troubleshooting a PATH issue discovered a new /pkg/env/global/bin entry added via a system configuration file in macOS 27.0. The /pkg directory, containing subfolders env, etc, inv, and var, was reportedly added to the Data volume in macOS 26.4 and later to the root Signed System Volume in 27.0, according to researcher Howard Oakley. No official explanation for the directory's purpose has been found.
According to rumors compiled from reputable sources, Apple plans to announce its first touchscreen MacBook Pro around October 27, with a release following on or near November 6. The redesigned laptop is expected to feature a Tandem OLED display similar to the iPad Pro, a smaller Dynamic Island without Face ID support, and M5 Pro/M5 Max chips instead of the previously rumored M6 series.
Apple's upcoming macOS 27 (Golden Gate) will automatically remove Rosetta, the translation layer that lets Intel-built apps run on Apple Silicon Macs, with full support ending in macOS 28. IT admin Bradley Chambers notes that while most traditional apps will prompt users to reinstall Rosetta, some menu bar utilities from vendors without native Apple Silicon builds are failing silently with no warning.
Apple has released the fourth developer beta of macOS 27.2 Golden Gate, resuming its weekly beta cadence after a two-week gap. The update's main feature is expanded Siri AI language support, adding French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish following the English-only launch with macOS 27.
Apple is preparing to launch a 14-inch MacBook Pro with its new M6 chip later this month, keeping the current design. The M6 adds a Dual 16-core Neural Engine for faster on-device AI processing, a 12-core CPU with a new three-tier core structure (super, performance, and efficiency cores), a 12-core GPU, and is built on a new 2nm manufacturing process that Apple says improves power efficiency.
Apple's macOS 27 Golden Gate and iOS 27 updates bring three changes to iPhone Mirroring: the mirroring window can now be freely resized for iOS 27-compatible apps, Control Center is accessible via a CMD+4 shortcut or the View menu, and DRM-protected video now plays instead of showing a black screen. The feature also gets a redesigned app icon matching other stock Apple apps.
Apple's fall macOS update introduces a feature letting IT administrators remotely collect AppleCare diagnostic logs (sysdiagnose) from managed Macs without needing physical access to the device or walking users through manual steps. Previously, obtaining these logs required direct device access or guiding an often-unavailable user through an unfamiliar process, which frequently delayed troubleshooting until after a device had rebooted and lost relevant state.
A developer released RemoveMacAI, an open-source utility that disables Siri, Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground and the ChatGPT Extension on Macs, and blocks them from being reinstalled. The tool emerged after Apple removed the ability to disable and delete Apple Intelligence features in macOS 27, and has drawn over a thousand upvotes on Reddit and nearly 2,000 GitHub stars.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports Apple is planning a late-October hardware event, separate from its October 13 HomeKit launch, that could introduce its first touchscreen MacBook. The event may also bring an OLED iPad mini and M6 updates to the iMac and 14-inch MacBook Pro.
An independent developer released a project called RemoveMacAI that lets users disable Apple Intelligence and delete downloaded Siri AI models from their Macs, reclaiming storage that can reach 14GB. Apple currently offers only partial controls through device management to restrict certain AI features, not a full removal option, and using the unofficial tool carries risks since AI is deeply integrated into macOS 27.