Here’s what Apple TV+ has coming this spring

is having a big moment thanks to the viral success of . Wondering what’s coming next? Apple has already laid out much of its spring lineup for TV+, and there may be returning shows that will debut soon too. But here’s everything Apple TV+ has announced is coming in the spring months ahead.

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Amazon’s new hardware strategy sounds an awful lot like Apple’s

Amazon recently introduced Alexa+ , its big AI upgrade to the popular assistant. But there’s a hardware transformation in the works too, per , and it sounds a lot like Amazon’s upcoming devices will follow the Apple playbook.

Today at Bloomberg , on Amazon’s plan to transform its hardware division.

Joining Alexa+ as a new era for Amazon software, devices chief Panos Panay is planning a new era for hardware too.

Panay is pledging to reengineer Amazon’s hardware, from the gadgets’ silicon


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Should you get an Apple Card? Here’s what you need to know

We’re coming up on the sixth anniversary of the Apple Card’s debut, and it’s proven to be a very popular credit card. If you’re considering applying for the Apple Card, here’s everything you need to know.

  • Apply and manage directly in the Wallet app on your iPhone
  • Get a free Apple-designed titanium card
  • No late fees
  • No over-limit fees
  • No foreign transaction fees
  • Created by Apple with a financial back-end powered by Goldman Sachs
  • All payments due on the last
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Our Apple Intelligence privacy reports are empty – how about yours? [Poll]

Apple handles AI tasks on-device wherever possible, but where more power is needed it can call on Apple Intelligence servers, aka Private Cloud Compute (PCC).

If you want to see exactly what data has been sent to PCC, you can call up privacy reports on iPhone, iPad, and Mac – but so far everyone at 9to5Mac who’s checked has found theirs empty …

To be clear, this isn’t an indication that Apple is hiding anything – rather it shows that we’

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Audi A6 Avant E-Tron gets Car Key support; coming to Porsche EVs next

The Audi A6 Avant E-Tron is the first of the company’s cars to support Car Key – and a shared platform means we can also be confident it’s coming soon to some Porsche EVs.

Audi hasn’t yet formally announced Car Key support for its latest station wagon, but it was discovered in the Audi app during a review of the car …

Car Key is a way to add a virtual copy of your car key to the Wallet app on iPhone and Apple Watch.

Depending on implementation


Apple could mitigate the Siri crisis with one simple move

The Siri crisis is showing no sign of ending, with a blistering attack by a high-profile commenter, and even senior Apple execs admitting that the delayed features are embarrassing .

At this point, there isn’t anything Apple can do to completely recover from the embarrassment, but a report on an internal Siri team meeting did seem to indicate a potential way to at least mitigate the damage …

Apple recently had to admit that plans for three new Siri features are “going to take us longer than we thought” –


Report: iPhone sales at risk, but Apple’s first foldable in 2026 will change that

Apple has been rumored to be working on new foldable devices, which will be a first for the Cupertino-based company. A new report by analyst Jeff Pu of GF Securities not only corroborates the launch of Apple’s first foldable in 2026, but suggests that it will help the company recover from lower iPhone sales in 2025.

In a note to investors seen by 9to5Mac , Pu claims that the delay of the new Siri experience until 2026 has lowered market


Secret court hearing on iCloud encryption underway amid demands to make it public

A secret court hearing on iCloud encryption began on Friday, amid calls in both the UK and US to make the proceedings public.

The British government is demanding that Apple create backdoor access, not just for the personal data of British citizens, but for all iCloud users worldwide

By default, some iCloud data uses weak encryption – where Apple holds a copy of the key, and can be required to share data with governments on receipt of a court order – while some uses strong encryption, where only the iCloud user and


Apple now sells a two-story ‘AirPower’ charger

Double-decker AirPower. That’s basically the pitch for this wireless charging station from Zens that Apple is selling. Unlike Apple’s AirPower charging mat, this two-story power apartment for iPhones and AirPods is an actual shipping product.

It’s called the Zens Quattro Wireless Charger Pro 4 — one too many fours by my count — and the silver and white version is an exclusive.

As its name twice implies, the Quattro Wireless Charger Pro 4 is capable of wirelessly charging up to four devices simultaneously.

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