9to5 Mac

• Apple just hit $5 trillion market cap for first time
  July 28, 2026 by Zac Hall
  Apple crossed a market capitalization of $5 trillion for the first time ever during intraday trading on Tuesday. Apple is only the second publicly traded company ever to cross the threshold.
• Apple unveils Ted Lasso season 4 trailer, series returns next week
  July 28, 2026 by Ryan Christoffel
  Ted Lasso’s long-awaited return is almost here, with season 4 premiering next week on Apple TV (watch here). And Apple has just unveiled the official trailer.
• Indie App Sales promotion now live, featuring hundreds of exclusive discounts
  July 28, 2026 by Marcus Mendes
  The Indie App Sales promotion is back, with exclusive discounts for hundreds of iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, macOS, and watchOS apps running through July 30. Here are the details.
• Apple TV may be losing $1B a year but its future is safe under Ternus
  July 28, 2026 by Ben Lovejoy
  Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus is likely to make a number of changes when he takes over in September, but it’s clear that the company’s loss-making Apple TV streaming service will be safe from any shake-up …
• Apple shuts down iPhone Upgrade Program, here’s what’s next
  July 28, 2026 by Chance Miller
  Apple today officially launched its new Apple Upgrade leasing program, covering iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac. As part of this launch, Apple has also discontinued the iPhone Upgrade Program. Here’s what that means for current users.

Macworld

• I switched to Beats, and I’ll never go back to Apple again
  July 28, 2026
  Macworld Apple has its own official lineup of accessories, which includes not only AirPods but also iPhone cases. And they’re great, all designed to work together seamlessly. But over the past few months, I decided to give a set of Beats accessories a try. After spending quite a while testing the new Powerbeats Fit alongside […]
• It seems like every OS update is loaded with security fixes–here’s why
  July 28, 2026
  Macworld It used to be that operating system “point releases”—the minor updates throughout the year—contained around a dozen security vulnerability fixes. But that number has been growing in the last couple of years and has exploded in the past few months. There were 35 security vulnerabilities fixed in iOS 26.4. That went up to 43 […]
• Apple teases ‘Severance’ season 3 in cryptic tweet
  July 28, 2026
  Macworld Good news for fans of the bleak sci-fi workplace comedy Severance: work has begun on season 3. So it appears at any rate, based on a cryptic tweet from the director and executive producer Ben Stiller. In a message this week, Stiller posted a blurry and dramatically red-tinted image which seems to show Mark […]
• The AI backlash opens up a door for a product Apple will never make
  July 28, 2026
  Macworld It’s time once again to check in on AI! Checking in on AI is a community service the Macalope provides periodically free of charge to see just how things are going in the wild, wacky, and heavily litigious world of artificial intelligence! Let’s go to the headlines! “ChatGPT wrote her ‘resignation.’ She says she […]
• Get Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus for $55 with this lifetime license deal
  July 28, 2026
  Macworld TL;DR: Get the lifetime license to Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus for Windows while it’s on sale for $54.99 (reg. $249.99). If your primary computer is a Mac but you still rely on Windows for work, school, or a few essential programs, paying for a Microsoft 365 subscription isn’t your only option. Microsoft Office 2024 Professional Plus for […]

Technology

• Apple Introduces Leasing Program for iPhones and Other Devices
  July 28, 2026 by Kalley Huang
  The program is an effort to make products more affordable as artificial intelligence sends some component prices soaring.
• In This Costa Rican Forest, Monkeys Come Face-to-Face With A.I.
  July 28, 2026 by Emily Anthes
  CapuchinAI, a portable testing station equipped with a touch screen and facial recognition software, could help scientists study primate intelligence in the wild.
• Police Say Binance Is Making It Harder to Fight Crime
  July 28, 2026 by Michael Forsythe and David Yaffe-Bellany
  Investigators in Europe said that the cryptocurrency giant Binance had made it more difficult to track down scammers and solve other crimes.
• OpenAI Close to Landing $500 Billion Data Center With Backing From Nvidia
  July 27, 2026 by Maureen Farrell and Cade Metz
  The chipmaking giant is in talks with OpenAI to provide a $250 billion financial backstop for the project, which would be among the largest of the A.I. boom.
• Apple Regains Spot Over Nvidia as Most Valuable Public Company
  July 27, 2026 by Kalley Huang
  The company slipped by the chipmaker Nvidia, amid growing concern about costs associated with the artificial intelligence boom.

Personal Tech

• Why TikTok’s Algorithm Keeps You Trapped in a Breakup Loop
  July 26, 2026 by Jonathan Wolfe
  As social media companies face scrutiny over addictive design features, mental health experts cite a stream of breakup content as an example of the failure to protect users.
• Meta Launches New Facebook Marketplace App Called Seller
  July 24, 2026 by Eli Tan
  Seller is part of the Silicon Valley company’s strategy to innovate on its original social network.
• How to Use ChatGPT and Gemini Prompts to Find Out What They Know About You
  July 23, 2026 by Brian X. Chen
  It can be unsettling what Gemini and ChatGPT have figured out about you and how easily your privacy can be punctured. Here’s how to find out.
• How to Turn Your Phone Into a Personal Health Dashboard
  July 9, 2026 by J. D. Biersdorfer
  Free apps from Google, Samsung and Apple can help you track your diet, exercise and well-being — and provide vital information during emergencies.
• How Meta’s Threads Became as Popular as X
  July 5, 2026 by Eli Tan
  The social platform that Meta once positioned as a rival to Elon Musk’s X now has 500 million monthly users. It increasingly resembles Reddit.