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A new Fleet survey of over 250 enterprise Apple IT admins, each managing roughly 2,000 devices, found widespread adoption of AI tools in daily work. In the past 30 days, 68% used AI for troubleshooting or log analysis, 62% for writing scripts, and 61% for creating device management profiles or configurations, though errors from AI-written code reportedly take days to resolve.
On the Apple @ Work podcast, Assurant's Rebekah Griffiths discussed how higher Apple device prices and longer macOS software support windows are influencing enterprise buyback and trade-in programs. She detailed shifts in how businesses manage device lifecycles as a result of these trends.
In the latest Apple @ Work column, IT writer Bradley Chambers argues that while Apple hardware prices have risen, Macs remain relatively affordable compared to historical pricing and performance gains. He points to growing enterprise AI token costs, driven by agentic tools performing multistep tasks, as a factor that could make Apple Silicon's upfront cost seem minor by comparison.
Apple's iOS 27.2 update, released this week alongside more than 160 vulnerability fixes, addresses a flaw tracked as CVE-2026-86990 in the CoreMedia framework. The bug, credited to researcher Mustafa Calap, could allow an app to access the camera without triggering the usual permission prompt, though Apple's notes only describe it as improved access restrictions. The issue is software-based and does not involve the camera's hardware LED indicator, which remains tied directly to the camera module.
The latest episode of the Apple @ Work podcast features guest Adam West discussing his experience at the Jamf Nation User Conference (JNUC), along with conversation about macOS Golden Gate and Rosetta. The episode is sponsored by Mosyle, which bills itself as a unified platform for deploying, managing and protecting Apple devices in enterprise settings.
In a sponsored Apple @ Work column, IT admin Bradley Chambers argues that while companies have largely solved visibility into which AI applications are installed on managed Macs, browser-based AI tools remain an unmonitored channel for data exposure. He notes device management vendors can already detect and remove unapproved AI apps, but says web-based AI interactions inside Safari or Chrome fall outside that oversight.
9to5Mac's Security Bite podcast featured Ron Zayas, CEO of Ironwall by Incogni, discussing privacy concerns around AI agents and whose interests they ultimately serve. Zayas' company helps public officials remove personal data from brokers and people-search sites, work he previously discussed on 60 Minutes earlier this year. The episode is part of Security Bite's biweekly interview series with security experts.
In the latest Apple @ Work episode, host welcomes Adam Boynton of Jamf to discuss Apple's recent security patches and updates. The conversation centers on the importance of applying patches to older devices to maintain security across Apple device fleets. The episode is sponsored by Mosyle, an Apple device management platform used by over 45,000 organizations.
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.
Addigy has introduced a new product called Intelligence Suite, designed to bring AI-driven control and management capabilities to Apple devices. Jason Dettbarn of Addigy discussed the launch on the Apple @ Work podcast, outlining the company's approach to applying AI within its device management platform.
Developer Max Rovensky released ShyGlass, a Mac menu-bar app that blurs the screen when a user wearing AirPods turns their head past a calibrated angle, using the same head-tracking motion data Apple applies for Spatial Audio. Users set a center position and an adjustable threshold (2° to 30°, default 15°) that triggers the blur effect, which fades away once the head returns to center. A demo video posted last month has drawn over 230,000 views on X.
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.