When is WWDC 2025? Here’s what to expect

One of the most exciting times of the year for Apple fans is swiftly approaching. WWDC is held every June as Apple’s showcase for the next year of its software platforms. This year, Apple will announce iOS 19 , watchOS 11, macOS 16, and more at WWDC.

When will Apple announce and hold WWDC 2025? Here’s what history tells us …

Apple generally announces WWDC in March. Here’s when those announcements have occurred over the last several years:

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Apple TV+ is making way more ‘global’ content than ever, and this explains why

Netflix just released its , outlining all the most popular shows and movies from the second half of 2024. One interesting highlight in particular may help explain why has been leaning so hard into global, non-English content recently.

Netflix operates at a very different scale than Apple TV+, so it’s hard to make comparisons in terms of content popularity.

But one key highlight from the latest Netflix viewership report helps explain a recent Apple TV+ trend.

: “Nearly a third of all viewing on

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Apple now sells the M4 iMac refurbished with discounts

Earlier this month, Apple added the M4 Mac mini and MacBook Pro to its . But the M4 iMac—which launched at the same time—was mysteriously absent. Now, however, the full M4 Mac lineup is available.

The M4 iMac is on Apple’s refurbished store ( ) in a variety of colors, configurations, and with some decent discounts.

Apple’s base model starts at $1,299 new, but you can find it for just $1,0


No, you’re probably not fired, Slack and other services are down

No, Friday didn’t come early and you didn’t get fired. Slack and a bunch of other online services are just going in and out for everyone.

“Our teams are aware and are investigating the issue,” a Slack spokesperson tells 9to5Mac. “For the latest updates, please keep an eye on status.slack.com.”

Downdetector has spikes in outages across Slack, Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and Amazon over the last few hours. We can probably blame Amazon Web

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Spotify CEO calls Apple’s EU compliance a ‘farce,’ urges penalty enforcement

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is not very happy about Apple’s current compliance with the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). In a new interview , he criticizes Apple and calls on EU regulators to bring swift action against the company.

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Ek said that the iPhone maker’s attempts to step into line with the EU’s Digital Markets Act are a “farce.” Instead, he said Apple used a “well-established pattern of delaying and stalling” its compliance with the DMA, which sets


Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard suggests UK broke agreement in secretly asking Apple to build iCloud backdoor

According to a letter seen by 9to5Mac, the Trump Administration is investigating whether the UK may have broken a bilateral agreement when secretly demanding that Apple build a global backdoor into iCloud.

Trump’s Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard wrote in a letter responding to Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon and Representative Andy Biggs of Arizona that she was not made aware of the UK’s secret demand by her UK counterparts. However, she suggested, the UK government may have broken a bilateral privacy and surveillance agreement in making


Deals: Apple Watch Series 10 up to $168 off, M4 iPad Pro $150 off, Powerbeats Pro 2 trade deals, Apple DockKit stand, more

Alongside ongoing rare price drops on the and , today’s collection of deals is kicking off with some deep discounts on . You’ll now find open-box units with full Apple warranties at as much as the going rates – these are some of the best prices ever and they might not last long. From there, we move over to the return of on the mid-ranger alongside deals on Belkin’s wireless auto-tracking and Apple’s latest blue , not mention some trade-in discounts on

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Neural: Amazon announces Alexa+ AI, ChatGPT expands Deep Research access, Claude 3.7 is here to code

Welcome to Neural . AI moves fast. We help you keep up. Much has unfolded in AI Land since we last spoke. Amazon has officially announced Alexa+, OpenAI has made a feature cheaper that used to cost $200/month, Anthropic unveiled and released Claude 3.7, and Perplexity has previewed its new AI-driven Comet browser for agentic search.

At a media event that Amazon chose not to stream, former Microsoft Surface guy turned Amazon Alexa champion Panos Panay revealed Alexa+, the Amazon


This is every Apple Intelligence feature that’s available now

Apple Intelligence is an umbrella term for Apple’s vast suite of AI-powered features across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and soon Vision Pro . New features have rolled out across several releases of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS and changed many aspects of how our devices work. Here is a full list of every current Apple Intelligence feature, plus a look at what’s coming next.

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9to5Mac Daily: February 26, 2025 – Apple doorbell rumors, more

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