Apple still under fire in Germany somehow over App Tracking Transparency

Apple has been the target of an antitrust complaint in Germany for three years over its App Tracking Transparency feature. ATT allows iPhone users to request that apps not track their activity between other apps.

Now the Bundeskartellamt antitrust group in Germany has issued its “preliminary legal assessment” which alleges that ATT only applying to third-party apps and not Apple violates antitrust policy.

In today’s , the German antitrust group alleges that Apple holds third-party apps to a different privacy standard than Apple’s own apps, specifically


Alibaba chairman officially announces Apple partnership to bring iPhone AI to China

Apple has officially partnered with Alibaba to bring Apple Intelligence AI features to the iPhone in China. Alibaba Group chairman Joe Tsai confirmed the deal on Thursday, sending the Chinese firm’s stock price to a three-year high.

Apple Intelligence in China will rely on Alibaba’s Qwen model, satisfying the Chinese government’s preference for a China-based AI model.

The deal is a major boost for both Alibaba and Apple. Apple partially cited the lack of Apple Intelligence on iPhone in China as reason for the


Apple Maps cycling directions expand across UK and Ireland

Apple Maps has quietly expanded its support for cycling in the United Kingdom and Ireland this week. Users are discovering they can now route cycling journeys across the length and the breadth of the country.

Apple first launched cycling directions in Maps in late 2020, although at first it was U.S only in a smattering of cities. Support for cycling navigation in the UK has been available for a while, but coverage was patchy … until now.

With the recent backend update, Apple Maps app users can now


Apple shares new ad promoting Apple TV+ app for Android

Apple on Wednesday launched an official Apple TV+ app for Android – almost seven years after the platform was launched. To promote the news in style, Apple has just shared a new ad telling the world that Apple TV+ is now on Android.

The features clips from multiple popular Apple TV+ shows like Ted Lasso, Silo, Severance and The Morning Show. Apple says that “thrilling dramas, epic sci-fi, heartwarming comedies, and award-winning originals” are “now on Android.”

Coincidentally or


Telegram adds AI-powered sticker search and improved video player

The popular messaging app has just released another update that brings improvements and some new features. The latest version of Telegram brings an AI-powered sticker search, as well as enhancements to the app’s video player. Read on as we break down everything that’s new in Telegram.

(via ), today’s update makes it much easier to find a specific sticker to send in a chat. Thanks to AI, users can better describe the sticker they’re looking for, even using more complex keywords


These iPadOS features are why I love working from an iPad

Working from an has its shortcomings, but it also comes with a lot of strengths. Here are some key iPadOS features that have made full-time iPad productivity serve me so well.


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Apple now sells M4 Mac mini and MacBook Pro refurbished with discounts

Apple’s first M4 Macs launched just a few months ago in early November. But now, you can buy two models—the Mac mini and MacBook Pro—refurbished at a discount from Apple in various configurations.

Apple’s online refurbished product store with two additions:

  • M4 Mac mini
  • M4 MacBook Pro

Each Mac is available in a variety of configurations that differ in specs like chip (M4 vs. M4 Pro or M4 Max), size (14-inch or 16


The Apple TV app is now available on Android: watch Apple TV+ and MLS Season Pass

The Apple TV app is finally making its way to Android users. The app is for Android phones and tablets. This means Android users can and directly on their phone for the first time.

The app lets users can log in with their existing Apple Account, or create a new account through the app and subscribe using Google Play billing. The app is rolling out now, supporting Android 10 or newer devices …

The app supports the fundamental Apple TV app features users will be familiar with from the app on Apple devices


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9to5Neural: ChatGPT-5 just ‘months’ away, here’s how it will work

Welcome to 9to5Neural . AI moves fast. We help you keep up. Earlier this week, Elon Musk started a bid to buy OpenAI, prompting Sam Altman to informally decline, but poking back about buying Twitter. Entertaining as that was, the world of AI has started to calm down — WAIT, WHAT?! OpenAI just announced ChatGPT-5, and it will arrive this year?

OpenAI boss Sam Altman has masterfully stolen back the news cycle by pretty much laying out the future of ChatGPT. Altman


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Neural: ChatGPT-5 just ‘months’ away, here’s how it will work

Welcome to Neural . AI moves fast. We help you keep up. Earlier this week, Elon Musk started a bid to buy OpenAI, prompting Sam Altman to informally decline, but poking back about buying Twitter. Entertaining as that was, the world of AI has started to calm down — WAIT, WHAT?! OpenAI just announced ChatGPT-5, and it will arrive this year?

OpenAI boss Sam Altman has masterfully stolen back the news cycle by pretty much laying out the future of ChatGPT. Altman posted what he

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