Gift endless memories this Valentine’s Day with over 50% off pCloud Lifetime storage

In the digital age, memories are the most valuable thing we save and share. This year, pCloud is offering a way to secure those moments forever with a massive Valentine’s Day promotion for their Lifetime Cloud Storage plans.

From February 5 through February 17, 2026, 9to5Mac readers can . It’s the perfect opportunity to pay once and protect your data for life.

Streaming services, app subscriptions, and monthly cloud storage fees can feel like a bad relationship. pCloud rejects

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Apple TV users get $2/month Peacock, including Super Bowl and Olympics

Peacock is about to air two of the biggest TV events of the year: the Super Bowl and the Olympics. And if you’re an Apple TV subscriber, you can add on Peacock . Here are the details.

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Anthropic reveals new Opus 4.6 model with more autonomy and better focus

Anthropic has announced its latest AI model with Claude Opus 4.6. The new version arrives just two months after the previous model upgrade.

Anthropic described its previous model in late November as “intelligent, efficient, and the best model in the world for coding, agents, and computer use.” This time around, Claude Opus “plans more carefully, stays on task longer, and works more autonomously, so you can do more with less back-and-forth.”

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Apple was once ‘carpet bombing’ Tesla with recruiting calls, per Elon Musk

Apple once had ambitions of building an electric car, and during that period, per a , the company was “relentlessly” trying to poach Tesla employees.

Elon Musk with Stripe co-founder John Collison and podcaster Dwarkesh Patel for a lengthy, three-hour interview. Topics included space GPUs, xAI, DOGE, and a lot more.

Apple is mentioned a couple of times, with the main occurrence centering on the topic of building a team. Musk talks hiring, training, and delegation when scaling a business,


9to5Mac Daily: February 5, 2026 – The latest iPhone Fold specs and rumors

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Apple gets win from EU over Apple Maps and Ads services

Apple has been forced to make a lot of region-specific changes to the iPhone and iOS in the EU due to the Digital Markets Act (DMA). But the company just received good news from the EU commission regarding the DMA’s impact on two key services: Apple Maps and Ads.

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The European Commission said on Thursday Apple’s Maps and Ads services will not be designated as gatekeepers under the EU’s Digital Markets Act, citing their relatively low usage and limited market impact in Europe.


Apple’s new ‘HomePad’ is my most wanted product that’s coming soon

Apple has a brand new Home product—potentially called ‘HomePad’ or ‘HomePod Touch’—that’s reportedly launching this spring. And out of the many products Apple has coming in the next few months, HomePad is easily the one I want most.

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What Apple’s subscription model tells us about its future

You might have noticed that over the last several years, more and more companies have shifted to a subscription model for their products and services, and Apple has slowly begun to follow suit. As Apple hardware continues to improve, customers are keeping their devices for longer. Meaning that Apple is earning less per customer on their hardware purchases. This has pushed Apple to add more products to its services. Today, Apple offers subscriptions like cloud storage, media, productivity tools, AppleCare, and now products like Creator Studio. This

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Deals: iPad mini $100 off, M5 iPad Pro $230 off, Powerbeats Pro 2, Apple Watch bands $15, more

Alongside the ongoing $100 price drops on all Apple Watch Series 11 models, today we are turning our attention to iPad. The most affordable iPad mini is $100 off in all four colors while we also spotted a chance to land the least pricey M5 iPad Pro you can buy at $230 off the list price. Those deals also join some notable accessory offers, including Apple Solo Bands from $15 , a major discount on ZAGG’s Pro Keys 2 for M


iOS 26.4 is coming: Here are the rumored new features

The iOS 26.3 RC debuted yesterday , which means the first iOS 26.4 beta will be dropping soon too. Here is every rumored new feature that iOS 26.4 is expected to bring.

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