Spotify isn’t the only service now integrated with Anthropic’s Claude

This week, Spotify that work inside Anthropic’s Claude app. Spotify isn’t the only service with newly launched Claude integration, though.

Meanwhile, Anthropic has upgraded two existing features this week, including a recently introduced Claude Code tool.

Anthropic actually announced a variety of new services that work with Claude through its connector system. The full list now includes over 200 partners with these new additions:

  • AllTrails
  • Audible
  • Booking.com
  • Instacart
  • Intuit Credit Karma
  • Intuit TurboTax
  • Resy
  • Spotify
  • StubHub
  • Taskrabbit
  • Thumbtack
  • Tripadvisor
  • Uber
  • Uber Eats
  • Viator

Hands-on: Kuxiu’s S4 MagSafe battery is slimmer and adds a real-time smart display

Kuxiu has made some of my favorite Magsafe battery packs over the years. They were the first to give us a taste of the semi-solid state battery pack, which was ultra-efficient and kept safety in mind. They also brought one of the best features I’ve seen on any MagSafe battery pack: dual-sided MagSafe magnets, which let you add even more MagSafe accessories on top of the battery. Absolute genius. Now they are bringing us their brand new , and this might be their best one

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Security Bite: This app tells you if your Mac’s webcam or mic was triggered while you were away

9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art Apple-specific security solutions for fully automated Hardening & Compliance, Next Generation EDR, AI-powered Zero Trust, and exclusive Privilege Management with the most powerful and modern Apple MDM on the market. The result is a totally automated Apple Unified Platform currently trusted by over 45,000

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Watch Apple reveal how it made the delightful MacBook Neo intro video

The all-new $599 has been a hit for Apple since the delightful introductory video in March. Now Apple has shared a behind-the-scenes look at how it made the magic.

As a refresher, this is the original MacBook Neo introduction video:

New today is the view of how Apple actually put together the fun reveal video:

It’s always impressive learning what blend of CGI and practical effects go into making these clips.

MacBook Neo helped Apple break a Mac launch week record last month


iOS 26.5 will add new features to three popular iPhone apps

iOS 26.5 is coming very soon with a variety of brand new features for users. Here are the new iOS 26.5 features being added to three popular iPhone apps.

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This free iPhone app from Cornell answers nature’s greatest springtime mystery

As I’m spending more time outside this spring, I keep having the same thought: “I wonder what kind of bird I’m hearing sing?” Birdsong is the sound of the season for me, and a free iPhone app is adding more color to the mystery.

There are plenty of iPhone apps that can identify birds either visually or sonically. However, many of these apps require a paid subscription.

My curiosity over the source of birdsong hasn’t quite reached that level yet, but give it

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Deals: Most affordable new M5 Pro MacBook Pro $200 off, 1TB MacBook Air $150 off, Alpine and Trail Loops from $35, more

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by Apple’s most affordable new Elevation Lab cases from $9 each. Head below for a closer look.

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iPhone 18 rumored to get at least one new Pro-tier upgrade

All signs indicate that Apple’s base iPhone 18 will be missing from this fall’s flagship lineup , launching in early 2027 instead. But when it does arrive, it will reportedly come with at least one new Pro-tier upgrade: 12GB of RAM.

Recent reports on the base model iPhone 18 have focused on the negatives. We’ve gotten more corroboration that iPhone 18 won’t launch this fall, as it normally would. Instead, Apple is pushing it


Apple TV’s twisted new comedy hailed as ‘unlike anything else on TV’

Widow’s Bay is a new Apple TV comedy from Parks and Recreation’s Katie Dippold that critics seem to love. Here’s what the first reviews say.

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Leaker details next year’s ‘iPhone 20’ display features

This fall’s iPhone 18 lineup is less than half a year away , but next year is rumored to bring a radical new 20th anniversary iPhone model. Here’s what the latest leaks say about the ‘iPhone 20’ display.

Apple’s rumored iPhone roadmap contains several exciting and unique new models.

This fall, the foldable iPhone Ultra will be unlike any iPhone model before it. It will offer a two-in-one type device, combining iPhone and iPad-like experiences in

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