Apple has released its third major set of operating system updates, including macOS 15.3 Sequoia, iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, watchOS 11.3, visionOS 2.3, tvOS 18.3, and HomePod Software 18.3. Enhancements to Apple Intelligence dominate the release notes, though Apple also fixed a few bugs and addressed numerous security vulnerabilities.
The company also released iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS 14.7.3 Sonoma, macOS 13.7.3 Ventura, and Safari 18.3 for Sonoma and Ventura, all of which include security updates from the current operating systems. For the second consecutive release, Apple again did not update iOS 17 to align with iPadOS 17, presumably because all iPhones capable of running iOS 17 can also support iOS 18.
This issue only applies to Apple Watch models that are limited to watchOS 10, and it is further only applicable to those not already running watchOS 10.6.1, an update that came out last August. Apple will likely fix this issue in the near future.
Apple today unveiled a new Black Unity Collection to honor Black History Month, and celebrate Black culture and community. Inspired by the rhythm of humanity, the collection includes a special-edition Apple Watch Black Unity Sport Loop, a matching watch face, and iPhone and iPad wallpapers.
As part of the launch, Apple is supporting several global organizations whose work focuses on elements of rhythm, creativity, and community.
One reason Apple stands to get a win from cheaper AI training is because it "rightly focuses on how to integrate AI as a product, rather than building the most cutting-edge models," William Kerwin, tech analyst at Morningstar, said.
It could integrate LLM models and improve Apple Intelligence at a cheaper rate than competitors, and ultimately keep costs down for consumers, Kerwin said.
Apple regularly releases new firmware for the AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max, but the company has historically provided limited information on how to initiate an update. That changed today, and Apple updated its AirPods firmware support page with more specific instructions.
Apple has released a new version of its Sports app for iPhone with three new features. These include better navigation with swiping between pages, more soccer event support, and broadcast info for where to watch national games.
Self-described as one of the fastest-growing music licensing platforms worldwide, Audiio provides access to an ever-growing library of music options to brands, agencies, filmmakers, and creators in over 150 countries.
The game was back up and running as of January 20, and on January 24, Second Dinner said that Marvel Snap would return to the App Store as soon as this week. Along with re-adding Marvel Snap to the App Store, Apple removed Marvel Snap from its list of ByteDance apps that are not being distributed in the U.S. at the current time. Second Dinner has not yet provided details on the situation with ByteDance, or if it has secured a new publisher.
A Redditor going by “frk1974” (possibly not their real name) says they were involved in a serious car accident in which their MacBook Pro was severely damaged: an accompanying photo shows a machine that is catastrophically bent and buckled. Worse still, when they went to Apple to ask for this to be covered by AppleCare+, they were told that it could not be replaced because it was “too damaged.”
The verdict reaffirms the high bar in convincing a jury that any alleged similarities between two works constitute copyright infringement. Copyright law doesn’t protect general ideas — or incidents, characters and settings considered standard in the treatment of particular topics (think a priest in a movie about possession) — only the particular expression of those ideas. In this case, jurors found that Shyamalan didn’t steal protectable elements of Gregorini’s film, which allegedly included everything from plot, characters and directing to camera angles, lighting, props and set design, in the Apple TV+ series.
There are things on computers that, with years of experience, I've learnt not to trust. For example: progress bars. We know that the only way a computer can predict the time needed to do a task is to actually do it. And even then, you may not get the same results if you do it twice with the same data. Don't believe a single word when the computer tells you it will take n minutes to migrate your stuff.
Also: AI.
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