When Apple initially rolled out Apple Intelligence, the company was pretty openly against the idea of creating a Siri chatbot. Now, things have changed a little – and the company is rumored to be deploying a Siri app in iOS 27, so users can chat with the next generation of Apple Foundation Models. While that’s a great starting point, I think theres a better idea to be tapped into here.

People already use an Apple-made app every single day for talking. Why not use it for AI

iRacing on Apple Vision Pro will bring a “level of immersion and fidelity never before seen in sim racing,” says iRacing president Tony Gardner.

Race simulation support through iRacing comes to Apple Vision Pro this week as part of the visionOS 26.4 software update.

visionOS is adding a “foveated streaming” feature, starting with support for Nvidia’s CloudXR technology. This will help power the new experience.

The team behind iRacing detailed Apple Vision Pro compatibility in a on Friday. Apple’s ARKit technology will

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Later this year, Apple is set to debut its first redesign since 2021. With that redesign, we’re expecting OLED, touch displays , M6 Pro and M6 Max chips, a Dynamic Island cutout, and much more.

There’s another big detail about these new models, and I’m much more excited for that change.

With the redesigned , Apple should be making them thinner and lighter. Not by much probably, but hopefully enough to make them ever so slightly more portable

Apple has had a jam-packed March so far after launching seven new products and surprisingly announcing an eighth. Looking ahead, there’s even more to come from Apple before the month is over, including three things to watch for this week.

There’s a high chance that Apple will announce WWDC 2026 this week. If so, this will also give us the date of when Apple will announce iOS 27, macOS 27, and the other OS 27 software updates. Apple holds

According to , Apple Stores are currently facing inventory shortages for three key products: HomePod, , and . This isn’t necessarily a sign of an imminent update, though it is worth noting the latter two products are due for a refresh.

When an Apple product is about to get updated, you’ll often notice dwindling inventory for the current model. Usually, that means longer-than-usual delivery times and less in-store availability. In today’s Power On newsletter, from Bloomberg reports the following

As part of Apple’s week of product announcements earlier this month, many were hoping to see an update to Apple’s , alongside , , and the other MacBook refreshes. However, the whole week came and went – with no new .

Now, has a launch update – and the product is still on track to launch relatively soon.

In today’s , Mark Gurman gives us an update on when to expect a new version of Apple’s :

Since last year, Apple had been on track to

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, a very popular productivity app for the Apple ecosystem – just got a massive new update with support for loads of App Intents, an all new interface, as well as automations to help you manage your tasks. We covered Tasks when it initially launched back in 2020 , and

As someone who bought my first Mac in 2019 as a young student without much money of my own, the is incredibly inspiring. When the came out towards the end of 2024, I had already felt quite strongly about its potential for inspiring young creatives – and the takes that much further.

In my case, I bought a 2015 11-inch used for around $450 in 2019. That thing had 4GB of RAM, 12