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Apple's new CEO John Ternus plans to overhaul the company's product launch strategy to make it more frequent and experimental in order to stay competitive in the artificial intelligence era.

The article critiques macOS Golden Gate for numerous bugs and design flaws, including alignment errors, forgotten updates, and system crashes, highlighting issues in the new release.

Steve Jobs explains Apple's decision to not support Flash on its mobile devices, arguing that Flash is a closed system and promoting open web standards like HTML5 for better performance and openness.

A secret CIA contract with Steve Jobs' company NeXT in the late 1980s may have saved his career and contributed to Apple's future success, as revealed in a new book.

A security researcher describes finding a zero-click heap overflow vulnerability in Apple's EXR file parser, enabling remote compromise of iOS devices via iMessage without any user interaction.

The article details the reverse engineering of the undocumented Mikey chip in the iPod Classic to enable inline remote button support for the Rockbox firmware, culminating in a driver under review for upstream integration.

A new 'Dump Hit-Test Map' feature discovered in the macOS 27 Golden Gate beta debug menu allows developers to generate visual hit test maps for native apps, providing insights into app behavior.

A federal jury has awarded Taction over $5.7 billion in damages after finding that Apple infringed on two patents related to haptic vibration technology in its devices.

A US jury has ruled that Apple must pay a record $5.7 billion in damages for patent infringement related to haptic technology. This legal decision is a significant event in the tech industry, potentially affecting future patent disputes.

iOS lacks a feature to control power supply between two iPhones connected via USB-C, limiting the ability to transfer data without power transfer.

The tweet discusses the fastest data transfer method for iPhones supporting USB 3.2 Gen 2, noting that a USB 3 compatible cable is required for speeds up to 10Gbps, though actual speeds vary based on other factors.

The article recounts the origin story of Apple's Cards app, highlighting it as Steve Jobs' vision and detailing significant project mismanagement and operational challenges from an insider's perspective.

The iPhone 18 Pro is an iterative update over its predecessor, featuring better thermals, battery life, and a smaller Dynamic Island in a function-over-form design.

Apple code leaks reveal upcoming HomePod mini 2, iPad mini 8, and Apple TV 4K models with updated designs, chips like the A20 Pro, and potential OLED displays.

The article suggests that Apple's new CEO John Ternus should launch $1500 Apple Glasses to compete with Meta's VR glasses, arguing that failure to do so would mean the wrong CEO was chosen.

Apple combines machine learning and homomorphic encryption to enable private server lookups for features like Enhanced Visual Search for Photos, and open-sources an HE library for developers.

This review highlights Apple's M5 Ultra Mac Studio as a powerful but expensive hardware platform optimized for running local AI models, appealing to AI-focused developers.

In the UK, Apple users face inconsistent iCloud encryption protection due to the withdrawal of Advanced Data Protection for new users, with historical context on encryption debates and Apple's resistance to backdoors.

Apple demos a feature in iOS 27 where a new Safari button creates extensions using AI, reducing development time significantly.

LensVLM-9B is a 9B-parameter Vision Language Model from Apple that scans compressed images of text and selectively expands relevant pages using learned tools, with paper, code, and usage instructions provided.