OpenAI unveils ChatGPT Images 2 image-gen model capable of magazine design

OpenAI is announcing its upgraded ChatGPT image generation model with ChatGPT Images 2. The company is also scaling up Codex for enterprise with a new Codex Labs initiative.

After dropping a teaser this morning, OpenAI is announcing its new image generation model for ChatGPT and Codex with ChatGPT Images 2.

Prior to the livestream, OpenAI used this image as a holding screen:

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Tim Cook tells employees why he chose to step down now, what’s next for him

Apple’s Tim Cook and John Ternus held an all-hands meeting with employees today in Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park, according to . The meeting comes one day after the announcement that Ternus will take over as Apple CEO later this year.

During the meeting, Cook offered more insight into why he decided to begin the transition now — and what his plans are for his role as Apple’s executive chairman.

First, Cook, 65, shot down rumors that he’s facing health problems. Bloomberg


The best (and worst) Apple products under Tim Cook [Video]

People love to compare Tim Cook’s tenure to that of Steve Jobs’. They say that Apple hasn’t been able to innovate under Tim Cook and that he never had his iPhone-level moment. In Cook’s defense, no other company or CEO has had an iPhone-level moment since that 2007 announcement. But just because he never had his iPhone moment doesn’t mean nothing happened. Under Tim Cook, Apple didn’t just coast. It built on what Steve Jobs

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Apple says iOS 27 and macOS 27 will have stricter security requirements for networks

Apple has a new support document that warns of a network security change coming in iOS 27, macOS 27, and more with action steps for IT administrators.

iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, and more will all be revealed on June 8 at the WWDC 2026 kickoff.

Apple rarely makes public statements about forthcoming software releases before they’re unveiled. That’s in part why it was noteworthy for the company to tease ‘AI advancements’ coming in iOS 27


macOS 26.5 public beta 2 now available

After skipping the second public beta for macOS 26.5 last week, Apple is rolling out macOS 26.5 public beta 2 right now, even though the company released macOS 26.5 beta 3 for developers yesterday. Here’s what to expect from this next update.

Apple released macOS 26.5 beta 3 yesterday and, like in the first two releases, the system didn’t include any new features.

Contrary to macOS 26.4, which introduced features such as the


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Public beta 3 for iPadOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, and more available now

Apple has just released public beta 3 for iPadOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, and more. Here’s what to expect from this latest beta wave.

Public beta testers have new updates available to install today.

It’s been only a week since public beta 2 arrived for Apple’s 26.5 lineup, but now public beta 3 is here.

Yesterday, developer beta 3 dropped with minimal user-facing changes. Instead, Apple appears focused on bug fixes and performance improvements


Apple releases iOS 26.5 public beta 3

Apple has released the third iOS 26.5 public beta. The previous public beta introduced a new splash screen that signaled the upcoming arrival of ads in Apple Maps.

While there’s no Gemini-powered AI features , the update does include a few changes.

The most discoverable new feature in iOS 26.5 is included in Maps. The new “Suggested Places” feature is now part of search in Apple Maps.

Apple also continues to test end-to-end encryption for RCS in beta.


Here are Tim Cook’s words of advice to Apple’s next CEO

Tim Cook is officially stepping down as Apple CEO this year, with John Ternus taking his place. Here’s what Cook recently said his words of advice will be to Apple’s next CEO.

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Reflecting on when Steve Jobs passed the Apple CEO torch to Tim Cook

Apple CEO Tim Cook is giving up the title and passing the torch to John Ternus on September 1.

Unsurprisingly, Cook is taking on the role of board executive chairman, a position in which Cook is expected to remain very active as Apple’s chief global diplomat. Retiring as CEO? Yes. But retiring into the sunset? Hardly. You can take Tim at his word when he says he can’t imagine life without Apple .

As Apple’s CEO transition shifts into the public-facing phase, I

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