Verizon experiencing widespread outage across the US

Verizon is experiencing a massive outage, according to subscribers across the United States. Several of us here at 9to5Mac are also affected by the outage and are unable to an access any sort of cellular connectivity. This includes cellular data, phone calls, and text messages.

On the , complaints about a Verizon outage started to spike shortly after 10 a.m. ET/9 a.m. PT. The company has not commented on the problems. There are a number of complaints on .

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Major AI bill vetoed by California governor, despite increased calls for regulation

California is home to many of the country’s largest AI innovators, including Apple. Today, they’re all breathing a sigh of relief. Governor Gavin Newsom a major AI regulatory bill that came to his desk, while nonetheless highlighting the ‘real threats’ posed by AI.

SB 1047 is the AI bill that California’s senate approved and sent to the governor’s desk for a signature. Newsom has decided to exercise his veto right, however, by leaving the bill unsigned.

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Dating app burnout seeing major apps partially pivot to friend-finding

The growing phenomenon of dating app burnout is leading major players to do at least a partial pivot into friend-finding, according to a new report …

There have been increasing reports that dating apps and online dating isn’t delivering on its promise, with one recent study finding that the ‘paradox of choice’ means people don’t find better matches over organic meets, despite a much larger dating pool.

A recent survey found that dating apps were also having a negative impact on how people feel about themselves.

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Here’s how the Apple Watch blood oxygen feature could return after Masimo shakeup

One of the biggest barriers to upgrading to a new Apple Watch this year is that, if you’re in the US and currently own a model with blood oxygen measurement, you wouldn’t get that feature in your new model.

That’s due to the patent dispute between Apple and Masimo, but now that the health tech company’s CEO has resigned , there could be a potential way to resolve the matter …

Back in 2013, Apple reportedly contacted Masimo to discuss a potential collaboration between


Two (or three?) iPhone 16 models make best smartphone battery life rankings

Two of the four iPhone 16 models have made it into the best smartphone battery life rankings compiled by Tom’s Guide. The status of a third model is unclear.

Earning a place on the list requires a smartphone to last for more than 14 hours of wireless web browsing on 5G at a brightness of 150 nits, and a total of 15 smartphones qualify …

The iPhone 16 Pro Max took 3rd place, with a battery life if 18h 6m. The iPhone


Second judge implies Apple lied in Epic lawsuit; denies request

A second judge in the Apple versus Epic Games lawsuit has implied that the Cupertino company has lied to the court. It comes after the original judge strongly implied that Apple had not told the truth about the reasons for its new App Store policy.

A second judge tasked with overseeing Apple’s disclosure of decision-making documents in the antitrust case said that a court filing made by the company was “simply not believable” …

  • Epic Games introduced its own in-app payment system on iPhone
  • This bypassed the App Store,

When will Apple release a new Apple TV model? Here’s what the rumors suggest

Apple last updated the in October 2022, introducing a new, smaller design, USB-C on the Siri remote, and a bump from the A12 chip to the A15 chip. As it’s approaching two years old, rumors are brewing about the next model, although things are looking a bit bleak.

Initially, we were expecting an refresh this year, in the first half of the year. Obviously, that didn’t happen. In a Bloomberg report a few weeks


What’s next for Apple’s spatial computing journey? It might not involve headsets

Apple unveiled the first spatial computing product back at WWDC23 last June: Apple Vision Pro. It’s been over a year since that unveil, and just over 6 months since they actually shipped the product. Meta recently unveiled their new Orion AR glasses , and while that’s just a prototype, it does leave us wondering what Apple has in the pipeline for “spatial computing.”

According to , Apple seems to be aware that they need to “rethink its approach to headsets”, although they’

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Alleged M4 MacBook Pro packaging leak highlights a few new upgrades

Originally by ShrimpApplePro, an apparent packaging leak for the M4 seems to showcase a couple features for the laptop that we didn’t quite expect. The leak is unverified, so take it with a grain of salt.

According to the leak, the new M4 will have 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. Previous leaks suggested that all M4 Macs would start with at least 16GB of RAM, and this packaging reaffirms this.

Additionally, this packaging claims that the base

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Report: HomePod with display and homeOS to launch next year with Apple Intelligence

In this weekend’s Power On Newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman outlined some new details about Apple’s future smart home products. We’ll be getting two versions of a HomePod with display, and one of them will be launching as soon as next year.

According to the report, we’ll be getting a lower end smart display (codename J490), and a higher end device with a robotic arm and a larger display (codename J595). Both devices are

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