9to5 Mac

• 9to5Mac Daily: February 18, 2025 – Siri delays, Apple Maps ads
  February 18, 2025 by Seth Kurkowski
  Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by ChargeASAP: Check out the Flash Pro Ultra, featuring a new 275W power bank with an OLED screen that can charge up […]
• Why Slide Over is my favorite iPadOS superpower
  February 18, 2025 by Ryan Christoffel
  I’ve used an iPad Pro as my primary computer for nearly 10 years. And over that time, iPadOS multitasking features have changed a lot. But there’s one such iPad tool I depend on that’s been around since the start, and only improved with time: Slide Over. more…
• iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pro design leaks are too strange to ignore
  February 18, 2025 by Zac Hall
  iPhone 17 season is heating up with two especially interesting design variants: iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pro. Yes, there will be a plain iPhone 17, but it doesn’t sound like Apple will be very bold with its design this year. So what about the iPhone 17 Air and iPhone 17 Pro designs that […]
• Advanced Data Protection – how it makes your iCloud data more secure [Video]
  February 18, 2025 by Jeff Benjamin
  By default, iCloud data is secure while in transit. This data is stored in an encrypted format, while the encryption keys are housed in Apple data centers. 15 particularly sensitive data types, like passwords, Health data, and Journal data, use end-to-end encryption as standard. This sensitive data is encrypted with keys derived from your devices […]
• Here’s why the new iPhone SE is more important than you might think
  February 18, 2025 by Ryan Christoffel
  Apple is expected to launch a successor to the iPhone SE this week, and a new survey reveals just how important it could be to the company. more…

Macworld

• iPhone 17: Everything we know so far about the 2025 iPhones
  February 18, 2025
  Macworld It doesn’t take long for iPhone rumors to circulate. It’s one of the most iconic and influential tech gadgets of all time, and everyone wants to know what’s coming next. That Apple is so secretive only heightens the appeal of iPhone rumors and leaks. So it should come as little surprise that iPhone 17 […]
• Get ready for the Lightning-less iPhone SE 4 with low prices on Apple USB-C charging gear
  February 18, 2025
  Macworld The iPhone SE 4 is coming Wednesday, so if you’re upgrading, you need to get yourself some new USB-C charging cables. None are better than Apple’s, especially when they’re on sale: Amazon is selling Apple’s 1m USB-C cable for 20 percent off today, which means you can get one for $15 right now. And […]
• Someone hacked a Windows Phone to ‘run’ iOS
  February 18, 2025
  Macworld Remember when there was a Windows Phone? You don’t?! How could you not? I mean, we all had such a good time laughing at it! The handsets were so memorable..there was the…um, you know, the Nokia something something… Well, someone in this big blue marble of a world we live in remembers the Windows […]
• The iPhone SE 4 has kept us in suspense for too long
  February 18, 2025
  Macworld The Apple rumor mill is like the theatre of the absurd at the moment. We’ve been waiting for the iPhone SE 4 for three long years, and Bloomberg leaker Mark Gurman keeps popping up to announce that it’s launching within days… but it never arrives. It’s all rather reminiscent of Samuel Beckett, or of […]
• 2025 iPad Air: Everything you need to know about the M3 iPad Air
  February 18, 2025
  Macworld Apple updated the iPad Air with an M2 processor in May 2024, more than two years after the launch of the M1 model. Apple didn’t change the design much, though it did introduce a larger 13-inch model for the first time. It looks like the wait won’t be so long for the next model—less […]

Technology

• Mira Murati, OpenAI’s Former Chief Technology Officer, Starts Her Own Company
  February 18, 2025 by Cade Metz
  Mira Murati, who left OpenAI last year, has helped establish Thinking Machines Lab, a new artificial intelligence start-up.
• They’ve Been Waiting Years to Go Public. They’re Still Waiting.
  February 18, 2025 by Erin Griffith
  Some tech companies are delaying or pulling their listing plans as the Trump administration’s tariff announcements and other changes cause market volatility and uncertainty.
• Prominent Cryptocurrency Investor Faces Senate Tax Inquiry
  February 15, 2025 by David Yaffe-Bellany, Jesse Drucker and Matthew Goldstein
  The Finance Committee’s top Democrat sent a letter last month to Dan Morehead, the founder of Pantera Capital, about the investigation.
• With Trump’s Help, Intel Could Hand Control of Chip Plants to TSMC
  February 15, 2025 by Tripp Mickle and Ana Swanson
  The Silicon Valley giant is trying to cut a deal it hopes would help it pull out of a yearslong slump.
• OpenAI Rejects Elon Musk’s $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of the Company
  February 15, 2025 by Cade Metz, Mike Isaac and Jesus Jiménez
  Bret Taylor, the chairman of OpenAI’s board, said the artificial intelligence company was “not for sale.” Mr. Musk is separately raising money for his A.I. start-up, xAI.

Personal Tech

• Digital Estate Planning: How to Prepare Your Social Media Accounts
  February 12, 2025 by J. D. Biersdorfer
  When planning your estate, leave instructions for handling your online accounts, data and other electronic affairs.
• The Agony of Adoring Online Dogs
  February 8, 2025 by Maya Salam
  With social media aging, so are the dogs that have for years filled our Instagram feeds with cheer. And when they die, the loss can be unexpectedly heart-wrenching.
• ‘The Interview’: Dr. Anna Lembke Is Scared About What Modern Life Is Doing to Us
  February 2, 2025 by Lulu Garcia-Navarro
  The psychiatrist and author of “Dopamine Nation” wants us to find balance in a world of temptation and abundance.
• TikTok True Crime to Stream: ‘Dancing for the Devil’ and More
  January 31, 2025 by Maya Salam
  Across television, film and social media itself, here are four picks that explore crime stories associated in some way with the imperiled app.
• Fitbit Agrees to Pay $12 Million for Not Quickly Reporting Burn Risk With Watches
  January 25, 2025 by Adeel Hassan
  After consumer complaints of overheating batteries, the company did not immediately report the defect with its Ionic smartwatches, according to a settlement with the U.S. government.