An upcoming book Apple in China promises to tell the story of how a seemingly smart idea back in 1996 now leaves the company hostage to the whims of an authoritarian regime.
Subtitled “the capture of the world’s greatest company,” the book features interviews with more than 200 former Apple execs and engineers, and says it acts as both a historical account and a cautionary tale …
We’ve long drawn attention to Apple’s increasingly troubled relationship with China .
First, there is the
WhatsApp currently offers a feature that helps users plan events from group chats. Soon, this feature will be expanded to private chats as well, giving WhatsApp users more flexibility to create and manage their appointments.
As noted by , the latest beta version of WhatsApp has enabled the creation of events from private chats, “expanding beyond its previous availability in group chats.” The feature, which is already available for group chats, helps users to “plan meetings, set reminders, and coordinate appointments directly in chats.” Users
A week after releasing iOS 18.3 to the public, Apple has now stopped signing iOS 18.2.1. For users, this means that they can no longer downgrade to this version of the operating system if their iPhone or iPad is already running a newer version.
iOS 18.2.1 was released on January 6 with “important bug fixes” – but Apple didn’t detail what exactly was fixed. As for iOS 18.3 , which was released on January 2
Ever wish your MacBook wouldn’t boot up every time you open the lid or connect it to power? Apple has published an official support document detailing how to disable the feature.
It’s a bit of a power user workaround without a proper toggle in Settings. That’s probably fine, though, considering power users are most likely to want a way to turn off automatic startup.
In a , Apple provides the steps needed to change the default behavior.
Apple isn’t the only big tech facing antitrust investigations as Google has also come under scrutiny for its dominant position in the market. Even the deal between Google and Apple over Safari’s default search engine was considered a violation of antitrust laws , and a court has now ruled that Apple cannot intervene in the case.
US District Court Judge Amit Mehta this week rejected an emergency request from Apple to suspend a trial that could profoundly change how Google Search works. As reported last week , Apple wanted to be involved in
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Microsoft is updating Outlook for Mac to include one of the best new features Apple has added to Mail in recent years. The update also brings Outlook for Mac up to speed with the Windows and web version when it comes to this capability.
The Microsoft feature is called Recall — no, not that Microsoft Recall — and it works like Mail’s Undo Send feature. Apple added Undo Send to Mail in 2022.
The idea is the same. You realize you made a typo or said something spicy that
Apple Notes gained a variety of great features in iOS 18 last fall, like collapsible sections, color highlighting, audio recording with transcripts, and more. But I recently discovered one more change that answers one of my long-time feature requests, and could satisfy a lot of power users.
Currently, I have over 2,500 notes saved inside Apple Notes. I’m a heavy user of the app and have been for years.
But one pain point I’ve long had is switching between
Following , Gemini 2.0 Flash is now appearing in the Gemini app on Android and iOS.
Last week, Gemini 2.0 Flash dropped its experimental status after entering testing in December. Google’s latest model “designed for the agentic era” outperforms 1.5 Pro (introduced ) across code, factuality, math, reasoning, and other benchmarks at twice the speed. These faster responses and stronger performance translate to “everyday help with tasks like brainstorming, learning, or writing.”
Google is also rolling
Four years after the first AirTag debuted, Apple is planning to ship its successor later this year. When AirTag 2 arrives, it will include one feature in particular that could have the biggest impact—for both Apple and users.
has proven useful in a variety of ways since its launch, but it’s also come with some privacy issues, particularly around stalking .
Apple has through various software updates to address those concerns, but even more changes are coming with AirTag 2.
about the upcoming privacy improvements:
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