Chipmakers discuss Trump attack on the CHIPS Act; TSMC response unclear

President Trump last month attacked the bipartisan CHIPS Act, seeking to dismantle it, and a new reports says that the White House now appears to have started work on doing so.

A chipmaker’s industry association – whose members include TSMC – held a call in which they expressed concerns about the impact on their plans for new US plants …

Apple first announced its plan for ‘Made in America’ chips back in 2022, with the news hailed as one of the success stories of the US CHIPS Act.


AI chatbots can’t be trusted, proves study, but Apple made a good choice

If there’s one piece of advice that bears repeating about AI chatbots it’s “Don’t use them to seek factual information – they absolutely cannot be trusted to be right.”

A new study demonstrated the extent of the problem – but did show that Apple made a good choice in partnering with OpenAI’s ChatGPT for queries Siri can’t answer …

There are two well-known problems with trying to use LLMs like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Grok as a substitute for web searches:

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Apple @ Work Podcast: Replacing OpenVPN

, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple .

In this episode of Apple @ Work, I talk with from about OpenVPN, LightWave in Rust,


Download the new sky blue M4 MacBook Air wallpaper right here

Apple recently announced a new generation of the MacBook Air, which is powered by the M4 chip. Although it has the same design as the previous generation, it now comes in a new sky blue color . To match the new color, Apple has made a new wallpaper for the – and you can download it to your device right here.

The wallpaper looks essentially the same as the wallpaper introduced with the M2 MacBook Air in 2022 , when Apple redesigned its thinnest laptop with a thin-bezel

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Bluesky now lets users upload longer videos, improves DMs, more

The microblogging social network Bluesky was updated today with some new features aimed at improving the experience of using the platform. With the update, users can now upload longer videos – but that’s not all. Read on as we detail what’s new on Bluesky.

As , version 1.99 of the platform brings some welcome and long-awaited changes. One of the most notable is certainly the ability to upload longer videos. More specifically, you can now upload a video of up to three minutes on


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Intel MacBook Air users can finally upgrade without giving up a feature

Still using an Intel MacBook Air? You’re now free to throw it in the recycling bin without feeling guilty.

OK, maybe don’t go that far, but Intel MacBook Air users can finally upgrade to the Apple silicon version without giving up a useful feature.

The M4 MacBook Air hits stores on Wednesday, March 12. Visually, the most striking change is the new sky blue version that replaces space gray, and let’s not forget the tweaked mute key icon — total game changer.


Apple Pay coming soon to more UAE and Qatar card networks

Apple Pay has been available in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar for a while now, but Apple has been working with local banking institutions to expand support even further. Apple Pay will soon be available to customers of more card networks in the UAE and Qatar.

As seen by 9to5Mac in iOS 18.4 beta 3 code, Apple has been working with and to add support for their cards to Apple Pay. For those unfamiliar, both are card networks (similar to Mastercard and Visa) that have


Apple Maps EV Routing adds Tesla Supercharger (NACS) support for Ford drivers

Apple is rolling out a notable update to Apple Maps EV Routing for Ford drivers. Starting today, Ford Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning drivers can use Apple Maps EV Routing via CarPlay to plan road trips that include Tesla Superchargers – or any station that uses the North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector.

As I’ve explained before, shipping adapters CCS to NACS adapters that allow Mach-E and Lightning drivers to charge at Tesla Superchargers last year. Until today, however, Apple Maps

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Apple will soon require users to upgrade to new HomeKit architecture

Back with iOS 16, Apple introduced a new architecture for the Home app aimed at improving the experience of using HomeKit devices. Since then, upgrading to the new architecture has been optional, but Apple will soon force this upgrade on all users.

Code seen by 9to5Mac in iOS 18.4 beta 3 , which was released to developers on Monday, suggests that the Home app will no longer work with the old HomeKit architecture. One of the new strings added to the system warns users that support


Apple TV+ will debut must-watch new show soon, per reviewers’ praise

is hitting new highs with , and the streamer’s success could very well continue with a new show launching soon. If early reviews are any indication, forthcoming comedy could be the next big Apple TV+ hit.

is a new comedy from Seth Rogen that debuts Wednesday, March 26 with its first two episodes.

Apple released the show’s full-length trailer on Friday, ahead of its SXSW premiere.

Now, following that premiere, reviews for the next Apple TV+ comedy have arrived. And they

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