A lengthy iCloud Private Relay outage was finally resolved on Sunday morning, according to Apple’s status page – but problems with XCode Cloud remain.
Many users had to disable iCloud Private Relay when the service became slow or completely unusable, with Safari unable to display websites.
The company is planning to begin rolling out Apple Intelligence to customers as part of software updates coming by October, according to people with knowledge of the matter. That means the AI features will arrive a few weeks after the initial iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 releases planned for September, said the people, who declined to be identified discussing unannounced release details.
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The release plan for Apple Intelligence presents the possibility that the first iPhone 16 models shipped to consumers this year will lack the new AI features and require a software update weeks later.
Hé Tongxue, one of the top creators on Bilibili (youth-centric top video site in China), explores music creation and storm chasing with two student creators while enjoying “paomian” (instant noodles). Paomian is a staple in Chinese student life, providing quick meals during countless nights of studying. Just as Mac powers students’ explorations, “paomian” fuels their journeys in college.
As these creators explore beyond traditional paths, the film, shot entirely on iPhone 15 Pro, gives insights into how they manage to do it all on Mac.
Apple has held talks with the UK’s TV ratings body in the latest sign that the tech giant is planning to introduce adverts on its streaming service.
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Barb, which is jointly owned by broadcasters including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky, provides official viewing data for British TV.
Well, we do know that Apple is doing advertisement in their sports programmes, so perhaps this is what they are discussing in the UK? As far as I can tell, the current programming on Apple TV+ doesn't have any natural points where advertisements can be inserted?
I am (still) watching the latest season of The Bear. Even though my subscription doesn't have advertisements, there are still ad-breaks in the episodes that I've watched, where there is a less-than-one-second no-visual no-sound black screen. Which is so jarring.
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