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Apple TV announces new film ‘Connector’ starring Brad Pitt
Apple is reuniting with Brad Pitt, the star of its most successful film of all time: F1 The Movie. Here are the details on Connector, a new Apple Original Films project with Pitt attached to star.
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Apple Music and Buckingham Palace today announced that King Charles will join the next episode of Sir Elton John’s Rocket Hour to discuss the 50th anniversary of his charity and the role music has played in its work over the years. Here are the details.
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Since the Twitter days, X has limited media-per-post to four items. As of today, you can share five times more photos and videos per post.
Expand Expanding CloseiOS 27’s Find My app adds convenient feature I’ve long wished for
iOS 27 is packed with new features, including several for the Find My app. One upgrade to Find My—custom sharing durations—grants a feature request I’ve had for years.
Expand Expanding CloseMicrosoft Outlook experiencing widespread outage
Everybody’s working for the weekend, but Microsoft Outlook clocked out early. The mission-critical email service is facing a widespread outage.
Expand Expanding CloseHomeView review, new Apple TV launches, Apple holiday ad
Chance is back again with a review of another new Apple product. This week, we dive into the HomeView, the app experiences, speaker quality, what it’s like to use Siri AI and more on Apple’s first smart display. Also, Apple releases its best holiday ad in years and the new Apple TV 4K also launches.
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Grok Bot for Mac adds integration with Apple Mail, Messages, Notes, and more
Grok Bot for Mac just gained a bunch of new Apple integrations, including Messages, Mail, Notes, and more.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle announces Gemini 4 Hydrogen with ‘significant leaps’ in speed, intelligence
After this week’s Carbon availability, Google today unveiled Gemini 4 Hydrogen instead of keeping the “Flash” branding. This model is billed as bringing “cutting-edge intelligence to everyone.”
Read MoreApple Sports adds UFC events with real-time stats and results
Apple continues to expand the appeal of its free Sports app, which focuses on delivering real-time sports scores and stats, across many different sports.
Today, Apple is adding UFC into the mix, so MMA fans can track the fights live through the unified Apple Sports experience.
Expand Expanding CloseDeals: HomeView discount, M5 iPad Pro $300 off, Magic Keyboard, AirTag 2 all-time low, more
As the Amazon early Black Friday sale rolls on and Walmart launches its giant event, we are still tracking the 2026 AirTag 2 Mac to its lowest price ever at $17.50 each, rare deals on Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad, $250 price drops on M5 MacBook Air, and even more. Amazon’s HomeView pre-order discount is still live with shipping as soon as Monday (here’s our hands-on review), and we are now tracking a rare $300 off this M5 iPad Pro model as well as this deal on Apple’s iPad Magic Keyboard Case today. From there we move onto a collection of early Black Friday deals on official Apple Watch bands from $32 and the ongoing ongoing AirPods Pro 3 deal at $50 off. Everything else awaits below.
Expand Expanding CloseApple Notes adds a powerful new advantage in iOS 27.3
There’s no shortage of note-taking apps on the App Store, but Apple Notes has long been my favorite, and in iOS 27.3 it’s gaining a new advantage: extensive app controls via Siri AI.
Expand Expanding ClosePresident Trump calls on Tim Cook to be next NVIDIA CEO
Jensen Huang is out as CEO of NVIDIA after reported love affairs with an alleged Chinese spy and a high-ranking executive at the company. Naturally, the American President has called on former Apple CEO Tim Cook to take over as chief executive officer of NVIDIA.
Expand Expanding CloseNew Apple TV comedy starring Elizabeth Banks, Ted Danson coming soon
Apple TV has announced a new comedy, She’s Fine, that’s coming soon with stars Elizabeth Banks and Ted Danson. Here are the details.
Expand Expanding CloseApple Home Collection accessories available for pre-order this Friday
Apple’s new HomeView (review here) and Apple TV 4K (review) arrive in stores this Friday, November 13. And that same day, the first Apple Home Collection accessories will be available for pre-order.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle’s new Android XR glasses work with iOS, Made for iPhone certified
Google today announced Android XR audio glasses called Intelligent Eyewear that notably support iOS with Made for iPhone certification.
Read MoreApple HomeView review: An adorable smart display that earns its place
Apple’s HomeView smart display is here. It combines a 7-inch display with Siri AI and an all-new software experience that actually feels really familiar.
I’ve spent the last ten days living with HomeView in my kitchen. Here’s everything you need to know.
Expand Expanding CloseApple TV 4K review: The best streamer comes at a cost
It’s been four years since Apple last updated the Apple TV 4K, but a new version is here. There’s Siri AI support, a faster chip, an improved remote, and more.
Here’s everything that’s changed, what’s better, and whether the new Apple TV 4K justifies its new $299 price.
Expand Expanding CloseMount Thor raises $45 million to build Mac data centers for AI agents
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Mount Thor, a Bay Area startup building cloud infrastructure on Apple silicon, announced today that it has raised $45 million across Seed and Series A rounds. The pitch to its investors was simple: AI agents are incredible on Apple silicon, and nobody is renting them at data-center scale.
Expand Expanding CloseJensen Huang resigns as CEO of Nvidia
Jensen Huang has resigned as the CEO of Nvidia following recent reports of extramarital affairs, including one involving a woman suspected of spying for China. Here are the details.
Expand Expanding CloseApple adjusts iPhone and Apple Watch trade-in values, adds Samsung foldables
Apple has once again adjusted the trade-in values for some of its devices, while adding several Samsung foldables to the list. Here are the new values.
Expand Expanding ClosePeacock thinks vertical video will make you watch one more hour per month
NBCUniversal has announced what it describes as the largest mobile update ever to the Peacock iPhone app, with a bigger emphasis on vertical video. The company reportedly expects this to increase average usage of the app by one hour per user per month …
Expand Expanding CloseFoxconn revenue climbs 46%; Bloomberg forecasts 16M iPhone Duo sales
Key Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn has announced a year-on-year revenue increase of 46%, thanks to a mix of consumer electronics and server demand.
Separately, Bloomberg Intelligence has forecast sales of 16 million iPhone Duo units in the first 12 months …
Expand Expanding Close30% of iPhone Duo buyers may have returned it, but I don’t think Apple should worry
A poll of 9to5Mac readers who were lucky enough to take delivery of their iPhone Duo in the first few days shows that 30% of them have returned it for a refund.
While that could be considered bad news for the future of the device, I don’t personally consider it either surprising or worrying …
Expand Expanding CloseNvidia CEO Jensen Huang set to be fired, with Johny Srouji among possible replacements [U]
Following reports of a potential second affair – this time with a subordinate – Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang looks certain to be fired by the company’s board, probably later today (though he may be allowed to ‘resign’). Apple’s chief hardware officer Johny Srouji has been listed among the potential replacements, though this seems unlikely.
Update: As we predicted, he’s gone today and Kress was indeed named interim CEO …
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