9to5 Mac

• iOS 27 likely won’t include any major changes to Liquid Glass: report
  March 15, 2026 by Michael Burkhardt
  In just a few months, Apple is expected to unveil its latest round of operating systems: iOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and so on. Previous reports on iOS 27 have heavily focused on how this years operating systems should focus more on performance improvements and overall stability. In today’s Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark […]
• Indie App Spotlight: ‘Kiosk 27’ makes your iPhone camera feel like film
  March 14, 2026 by Michael Burkhardt
  Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. iPhone cameras have come a long way over the years, but if you find yourself yearning for more of a classy, filmic […]
• MacBook Neo makes the rest of Apple’s lineup a whole lot harder to justify
  March 14, 2026 by Michael Burkhardt
  Ever since the announcement of the $599 MacBook Neo over a week ago, I’ve been wondering: does this destroy the value proposition of other non-Pro laptops in Apple’s lineup? It’s a rather interesting question, because even at its incredibly affordable price point, MacBook Neo still manages to feel quite premium. After actually trying out the […]
• Hands-on: This hub fixes the MacBook Neo’s biggest limitation
  March 14, 2026 by Fernando Silva
  Apple’s new MacBook Neo is one of the most exciting and disruptive products Apple has released in years. Starting at just $599, or $499 through the education store, it delivers incredible performance and build quality without much compromise. You get a laptop that looks, feels, and performs like a true Apple laptop. But like many […]
• Apple @ Work: IT leaders fear vendor lock-in as the ‘Cloud Only’ dream fades
  March 14, 2026 by Bradley C
  Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready […]

Macworld

• At 50, Apple is finally starting to Think Different
  March 16, 2026
  Macworld Birthdays are a good time for taking stock: thinking about what you’ve achieved and what you want to do in the future. On the 50th anniversary of Apple’s founding, which falls on the first day of next month, the company’s management will have many things to feel proud about. But the best of all […]
• A $15 budgeting tool for the tax-season reality check
  March 16, 2026
  Macworld TL;DR: iFinancer tracks your income, expenses, and savings with alerts and budgeting tools, now $14.97 for lifetime access (MSRP $30). Tax season tends to be a financial reality check. Maybe you owed more than expected, or maybe you realized you weren’t quite as organized as you thought. Either way, maybe it’s time to start one of […]
• How to connect two or more external displays to an M1, M2, M3, M4 or M5 MacBook or Neo
  March 15, 2026
  Macworld While the higher-end MacBooks with M1/M2/M3/M4/M5 Pro and Max chips support multiple external displays, Apple’s lower-end range of MacBooks that use a standard M1 and M2 processor cannot natively connect more than one external monitor, and to do so the M3 has to have its lid closed. The MacBook Neo is also limited to […]
• Apple sets series of global events for 50th anniversary
  March 15, 2026
  Macworld It’s been a big week for Apple. On Wednesday, it launched the MacBook Neo, its first low-cost Mac laptop. On Thursday, Tim Cook kicked off Apple’s 50th anniversary with a letter to fans. And on Friday, Alicia Keys performed a surprise set at the Apple Store in Grand Central Station to celebrate. The Apple Store […]
• “Almost Excel” isn’t Excel—Office for Mac is only $60 for a lifetime license
  March 15, 2026
  Macworld TL;DR: Get Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021 for Mac for $59.97 (reg. $219)—a one-time purchase that includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and OneNote. At the end of the day, those “free” productivity apps aren’t really free. Sure, they technically cost $0 upfront, but the tradeoff is usually formatting issues, missing features, compatibility problems, and way […]

Technology

• TikTok Investors Set to Pay $10 Billion Fee to Trump Administration
  March 13, 2026 by Lauren Hirsch and Andrew Duehren
  The large fee is the latest example of the White House’s inserting itself into corporate deal making in unusual and aggressive ways.
• Adobe Settles With U.S. Over Hard-to-Cancel Subscriptions
  March 13, 2026 by David McCabe
  The maker of Photoshop agreed to pay $75 million to the government, which had accused it of hiding details of expensive fees.
• Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It
  March 13, 2026 by Clive Thompson
  In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, deeply weird.
• U.S. Tech Giants Flocked to the Persian Gulf. Now They Are Targets.
  March 13, 2026 by Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur
  Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region.
• A.I. Goes to War + Is ‘A.I. Brain Fry’ Real? + How Grammarly Stole Casey’s Identity
  March 13, 2026 by Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Whitney Jones, Rachel Cohn, Vjeran Pavic, Chris Wood, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Rowan Niemisto and Diane Wong
  “When there is an attack that kills civilians or doesn’t hit its intended target, people are going to be asking, Oh, was that a human who made that mistake or was that an A.I. system?”

Personal Tech

• 4 Apps That Make Traveling With Disabilities Easier
  March 13, 2026 by Liza Weisstuch
  Three apps and one website help travelers with a variety of disabilities identify potential obstacles, get audio descriptions in 185 languages and book custom trips.
• A.I. Chatbots Want Your Health Records. Tread Carefully.
  March 12, 2026 by Brian X. Chen and Teddy Rosenbluth
  Following rivals like Amazon and OpenAI, Microsoft is upgrading its artificially intelligent assistant to track your health. There are benefits and risks to consider.
• The Smart Home Never Quite Worked. Now It’s Getting an A.I. Reboot.
  March 5, 2026 by Brian X. Chen
  Amazon and Google think that artificially intelligent assistants like Alexa+ and Gemini will speed up the process of setting up a smart home, but many problems remain unsolved.
• A.I. Complicates Old Internet Privacy Risks
  February 26, 2026 by Brian X. Chen
  Artificial intelligence is convenient and easy to use, but you should think about what you say to the chatbots.
• How to Watch Free Live Television on Your Phone or Tablet
  February 22, 2026 by J. D. Biersdorfer
  Whether by app or old-school antennas, budget-friendly options abound.