Apple teams up with startup Synchron on iPhone brain control technology

In a press release this morning , Apple announced its suite of new accessibility features coming to the iPhone later this year. This includes Accessibility Nutrition Labels on the App Store, a new Magnifier app for Mac, and more.

A new report from ( ) today dives deeper into another accessibility breakthrough Apple is developing: the ability to control your iPhone with your brain.

According to the report, Apple is teaming up with Synchron, a company developing a device called the Stentrode. The Stentrode is a “stent-like device

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PSA: How low-tech safeguards can protect you from hi-tech AI scams

Job offer scams have increased dramatically over the past few years, with the Federal Trade Commission stating that financial losses suffered by victims increased from $90M in 2020 to half a trillion dollars last year …

Deepfake videos are increasingly common, but while scammers are using hi-tech AI methods, you can use some very low-tech safeguards to protect yourself.

Job offer scams are usually geared toward identity theft. You’ll receive an approach, often through a legitimate-looking LinkedIn profile, offering


Apple unveils iOS 19 accessibility features: Magnifier for Mac, App Store labels, more

Ahead of WWDC kicking off in June, Apple today has officially unveiled this year’s new accessibility features for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. The features come as Apple celebrates 40 years of accessibility innovation, with the company originally opening its office of disability in 1985.

“At Apple, accessibility is part of our DNA,” Apple CEO Tim Cook said. “Making technology for everyone is a priority for all of us, and we’re proud of

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Hidden fees are now illegal for hotel and concert apps

Good news: Hotel and concert apps and websites can no longer display misleading prices upfront, with hidden fees revealed only when you go to checkout. As of this week, the practice is illegal in the US.

Amusingly, one of the biggest offenders – Ticketmaster – is trying to claim credit for complying with the law, acting as if it’s doing us a favor …

It’s long been common for hotel and concert apps to show a misleading headline price when you first search for a room or event tickets


iPad shipments are up this year, and the pandemic is a key reason

iPad shipments grew 14% year-on-year in the first quarter of the year, further increasing Apple’s global dominance of the tablet market. Apple now has more than twice the market share of its nearest competitor.

The COVID-19 pandemic is now five years behind us, but is credited with being one of the main drivers for this year’s boost in demand for iPads …

estimates that Apple shipped 13.7M iPads in the first quarter of this year, up from just


The mystery of disappearing iPhone audio messages

If you have never listened to PJ Vogt’s podcast, you are missing out. Vogt is one of the most inquisitive minds out there. He can turn any seemingly inane fact into an intricate story that often leads to unexpected places.

Recently, he came across a strange fact: iPhone audio messages mentioning the name of a specific restaurant chain wouldn’t get delivered. He set out to find out why, and he did it. Sort of.

Just as Gui Rambo says in the post we’ll get

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macOS 16 set for major clipboard privacy update, mirroring iOS alerts and adding new controls

Apple has the AppKit documentation to inform developers about a significant change coming to the macOS pasteboard, the system-level mechanism for transferring data between applications and Apple devices.

Here’s how it’s going to work:

Currently, macOS apps can programmatically read from the pasteboard (Apple’s term for the clipboard) without the user’s knowledge or prior permission. This contrasts with iOS, which has displayed privacy alerts since iOS 14 whenever an app attempts to read pasteboard data without user input.

Soon,


Apple Card adds limited-time 6% Daily Cash promotion

Apple is launching a limited-time promotion in partnership with Nike. In an email today, the company revealed that Apple Card users can store 6% Daily Cash rewards on purchases at Nike through June 15.

Apple says:

Get 6% total Daily Cash back at Nike, on up to $500 in purchases, when you use Apple Card with Apple Pay through June 15. Terms and limitations apply. Shop in-store, online, or in-app on the latest shoes, apparel,


Five years ago, the Apple Watch might have saved my life

A little more than five years ago, in the early hours of my birthday, no less, I woke up to what I thought was that intense and prolonged alert that the Apple Watch gives you when it’s about to go dead.

That wasn’t it.

Apple Watch was actually informing me it had picked up signs of an irregular heart rhythm suggestive of atrial fibrillation. Idiot that I am, I went back to sleep. Unsurprisingly, that didn’t fix it. About 40 minutes later,

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Apple’s smart glasses might run on this AI model

For the past few months, there have been plenty of rumors and reports about Apple’s plans to release AI-enabled wearables. Currently , it looks like Apple’s direct competitors to the Meta Ray-Bans will be launched around 2027, alongside AirPods with cameras , which will offer their own set of AI-enabled features.

While it might be too early to know what exactly they will look like, Apple has just offered a peek at how their AI might work.

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