Apple has a brand new AirTag 2 that’s available to order now, here are the details on the update.

Apple has a new AirTag available today, replacing the existing model. It’s simply called the “new AirTag,” but is the formal successor to the first AirTag launched nearly five years ago—a true AirTag 2.

The new AirTag comes with an upgraded second-generation Ultra Wideband chip for improved range, including when using Precision Finding.

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Apple’s second-generation Ultra Wideband chip

After reviewing the , a Thunderbolt 5 dock with an insane array of 20 ports, 140W charging, and 10GbE, I admit that I wasn’t as excited to try out the regular , which only sports 15 ports.

Although not as powerful as the TS5 Plus, after trying the regular TS5 for the last month, I’d recommend it over its bigger brother for most Mac users. Like the TS5 Plus, it provides 64 GB/s max PCIe

A database containing 149 million account logins has been found sitting unsecured on a cloud service. The records include 900,000 usernames and passwords for Apple accounts .

It was discovered by the same security researcher who found a similar database of 184 million records last year …

Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler last year discovered a massive database of 184 million records sitting unprotected on a web server. These included Apple accounts alongside logins for Facebook, Google, Instagram, Microsoft, and PayPal.

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The EU has opened its own investigation into the Grok chatbot generating child sexual abuse material. It’s estimated that Grok generated 23,000 CSAM images in just 11 days.

Despite multiple calls for Apple and Google to temporarily remove both X and Grok from the App Store, neither company has yet done so …

Like most other AI chatbots, xAI’s Grok is able to generate images from text prompts. It can do so either directly in the app, on the web, or through X

Confirmation that Microsoft handed over BitLocker keys to the FBI for three Windows laptops is being contrasted with Apple standing up to the same agency back in 2015.

However, the comparison isn’t actually fair, and there is a simple way for Windows users to ensure their encrypted data remains secure …

The mass killing of 14 people in San Bernardino in December 2015 saw the FBI trying to access what it described as “relevant and critical data” on the locked iPhone of one of the shooters

Fernando and Jeff discuss the future of Siri and Apple Intelligence after learning it will be powered by Google Gemini models .

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Across the computing industry, computer memory (both in the form of RAM and flash storage) has only been getting more and more expensive – largely due to supply shortages caused by AI datacenter buildout. Memory prices have up to quadrupled in recent months, and it’s likely going to worsen.

That leaves the question: will Apple be adjusting its own memory prices?

Apple is likely going to be releasing new Macs very soon , with M5 Pro and M5 Max models expected imminently . While Apple is yet to

Since the launch of Apple Intelligence over a year ago, Apple has added very few new AI features to its apps. Some recent additions are Apple Music’s AutoMix and Apple Watch’s Workout Buddy . However, that is set to change this year.

According to in today’s , Apple is planning to integrate the upcoming Gemini-backed version of Siri “deeply across its core apps”.

Previously, Apple’s plans had been much more ambitious. For a while now, Apple has been working on

Apple reportedly has an exciting plan for the Mac lineup for 2026. That includes new and refreshes, a massive redesign, new Mac desktops, an all new budget MacBook offering, as well as a second generation .

We’ll be delving into what’s expected for all of these new Mac products right here.

First things first, 2026 will likely kick off with a relatively minor refresh. This isn’t the massive redesign we’ve all been talking about, as that’