FOX is launching a streaming service led by former Apple TV+ veteran

Among major TV networks in the US, FOX is the only player that doesn’t yet offer a direct-to-consumer streaming service along the lines of Paramount+ (CBS), Peacock (NBC), and Disney+ (ABC). But that’s changing later this year, and the company has its new streamer’s leader.

FOX recently announced it would launch a “direct-to-consumer subscription streaming product [that] will seek to extend the reach of FOX News, FOX Sports


Deals: 16GB M3 MacBook Air now up to $420 off original price, 48GB MacBook Pro $308 off, Magic Keyboards up to $114 off, more

Today’s Apple deal highlights start off with prices dropping even lower on select MacBook configs. Firstly, the with 16GB of RAM is now the original price before the RAM upgrade alongside models from . Then it’s the – the 16-inch model with – alongside . Apple Pencil Pro, AirTags, and official Apple Watch bands also join the fray today alongside everything else you’ll find below.

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New lawsuit alleges Apple Watch carbon neutral claims are ‘false and misleading’

Apple has a big goal of making all its products carbon neutral by 2030 . But the company is now being sued over claims that its first such product to hit that goal—Apple Watch—isn’t actually as carbon neutral as Apple says. Here’s what you should know about the new Apple Watch carbon neutral lawsuit.

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Apple has been sued by consumers who said its claim that three versions of Apple Watches are “carbon neutral” and environmentally friendly is false and misleading.

In a complaint


Apple might be forced to disable a key iPhone privacy feature in France

Apple has been under investigation by authorities in France for nearly two years over App Tracking Transparency, a privacy feature that lets iPhone users decide whether their activity can be tracked by advertisers or not. You’ve likely seen many of the ‘Ask App Not to Track’ pop-ups. Now, per , the case is about to wrap up and looks set to end unfavorably for Apple.

A two-year investigation into Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature in France is expected to conclude in the next month.

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Apple explains why MagSafe’s removal from iPhone 16e isn’t a problem

Reviews for the iPhone 16e have arrived , offering a lot of praise for the new device but also plenty of criticism about one omission in particular: the removal of MagSafe . But according to Apple representatives who , the feature’s absence won’t actually be a problem for most users.

MagSafe’s removal is one of Apple’s iPhone 16e choices that has seemed the most perplexing to many. But it sounds like Apple doesn’t think it will matter to the product’s target


Two new pieces of Mac malware in the wild – one being fixed this week

There are two new reports of Mac malware in the wild, with the first of them set to be blocked by an update expected this week.

There’s no word yet on a fix for the second, but you’d have to be a pretty naive Mac user to fall for it …

reports that the first was by security researcher Mickey Jin after he spent seven months trying to get Parallels to fix it.

The exploit involves Parallels, the virtual machine that allows the Mac to run Windows, Linux, and


Flood of violent and graphic content on Instagram; Meta says an error, not relaxed moderation

Instagram users saw a flood of violent and sexually explicit contents in their Reels before the company responded to complaints …

Parent company Meta says it has now fixed the issue, which is claims was due to a “mistake” rather than its new relaxed moderation policy.

reports that it experienced the issue first-hand.

On Wednesday night in the U.S., CNBC was able to view several posts on Instagram reels that appeared to show dead bodies, graphic injuries and violent assaults. The posts were labeled “Sensitive Content


Xiaomi has shown how to make a messy camera module look beautiful

I’ve never been a fan of raised camera modules, whether on iPhones or Android phones – but Xiaomi has found a way to make one beautiful …

The iPhone 4S was in many ways my idea of the pinnacle of iPhone design. Slab sides, and the camera module flush with the back of the phone. I loved that look so much I even technically downgraded to the first iPhone SE to get it back.

I do reluctantly accept that raised camera modules are unavoidable these days. If we made the entire


There’s a fun hidden message in the official iPhone 16 wallpapers

Each current iPhone gets its own wallpaper, and it turns out there’s a fun hidden message in the official iPhone 16 wallpapers.

While not obvious when viewing the one of the models in isolation, it becomes much easier to spot when you see three of them side-by-side in the comparison tool on Apple’s website …

As notes, the wallpaper actually represents the camera lenses present in each model.

Take note of a clever touch: Apple’s default wallpapers for each phone subtly suggest how


iPhone 17e already seen in supply chain, says leaker

One of the questions raised by the iPhone 16e naming is whether it points to an annual update to the entry-level iPhone, with an iPhone 17e following next year.

A leaker who got early wind of the the iPhone 16e name says there are already signs that this may be the case, with a codename believed to reference next year’s model …

Apple’s previous entry-level phone, the iPhone SE, wasn’t updated on a fixed schedule. The original model

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