Apple has fixed the security flaw tracked as CVE-2025-31199 (reported by Microsoft's Jonathan Bar Or, Alexia Wilson, and Christine Fossaceca) in patches released in March for macOS Sequoia 15.4 with "improved data redaction."
While Apple restricts TCC access only to apps with full disk access and automatically blocks unauthorized code execution, Microsoft security researchers found that attackers could use the privileged access of Spotlight plugins to access sensitive files and steal their contents.
In the event of severe weather, natural disasters, and other emergencies, receiving accurate information from official sources in a timely manner can be life-saving. Your smartphone can alert you to everything from public safety issues like widespread power outages to imminent threats like flash floods, tornadoes, and earthquakes, giving you a buffer to get out of harm's way.
As a power user, I find Mac window management clunky and broken when using the options built into macOS. Switching between apps, and snapping apps into desired screen locations, should not be so frustrating.
So, I took matters into my own hands — streamlining how I snap, switch and manage windows to finally make macOS work for me, not against me.
Travelers used to find themselves at a loss for cheap mobile data when traveling outside of their home country or region, and often wound up paying dearly for it. You now have an enormous range of options, but it’s always better to make plans before you leave.
Not only does it remind me to get up and move, but it also gives me something helpful to do while I’m up, like stretching or squatting.
The company said on Monday (Jul 28) that it will shut its Parkland Mall store in the Zhongshan District of Dalian City on Aug 9, citing a changing landscape at the shopping complex. It has about 56 stores in the Greater China region, making up over 10 per cent of its footprint of more than 530 outlets globally.
“We are always focused on providing an exceptional experience for all of our customers both online and at more than 50 Apple Store locations across Greater China,” the Cupertino, California-based company said. “Given the departure of several retailers at the Parkland Mall, we have made the decision to close our store there.”
Living in a crowded city, the emergency alert that I want is when the subway lines are facing problems. And I wish that Apple can crowd-source their phones to figure out when trains are breaking down and alerts me. (The official alerts from the train operators often come late when everything is already chaotic.)
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One of the narrators in the audiobook I am currently listen has a Scottish accent, and it is so beautiful to listen to that I almost missed my stop during my evening commute tonight.
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