Apple Puts Employees on an AI Budget as Token Costs Bite
Bloomberg via MacRumors and Slashdot: Apple cut some engineers’ daily AI spend from $300 to $200 in October, with talk of $100 next. Some non-engineering teams…
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Glasshand Rents Real iPhones and Macs So AI Agents Can Tap the Glass
Glasshand, launched Nov. 5 by Trevor Keith, rents dedicated real iPhones and Macs in a data center so agents can see the screen and tap, type…
Update: Apple’s OLED iPad Mini, M6 iMac and Touchscreen MacBook Pros Are Available Today
An update to my launch-eve post and the original announcement. Sale day is here. What’s shipping OLED iPad mini: 8.5-inch Super Retina XDR, A20 Pro, IP67,…
Update: Logic Pro’s New AI Assistant Is Subscription-Only
An update to my post on Apple’s Intelligent Assistant, which came to Keynote, Numbers and Pages for Apple Creator Studio subscribers. It’s now in Logic Pro,…
GitHub Copilot Now Works Inside Xcode’s Built-In Coding Assistant
GitHub says Copilot now plugs straight into Xcode’s built-in coding assistant, in public preview. Starts with the Xcode 27.3 beta and needs macOS Tahoe 26.6 or…
Linux Kernel Patches Bring AirDrop to T2 Macs
Patches posted for the Linux kernel would let T2 Macs running Linux send and receive files over AirDrop, Phoronix reports. Andre Eikmeyer’s series adds Apple Wireless…
Apple Will Scan Public iCloud Share Links for ‘Harmful Content’
Starting with iOS, iPadOS, macOS and visionOS 27.3, Apple will check iCloud items shared with “Anyone with the Link” for “harmful content,” The Register reports from…
Update: Apple’s Five New Products Arrive Tomorrow, and Labrinth Shows Off the Touch MacBook Pro
An update to my launch-day post. The iPad mini, iMac, M6 MacBook Pro and both touchscreen MacBook Pros go on sale tomorrow, Friday, Nov 6, MacRumors…
Update: macOS 27.3 Beta Brings Live Activities to Every Mac, Markdown in Quick Look and an eMudhra Fix
An update to my iOS 27.3 beta 1 post. Here’s what the first macOS 27.3 developer beta adds on the Mac side. Public release is expected…
Gurman: Apple May Drop the Non-Touch High-End MacBook Pro
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman thinks Apple will eventually build its high-end MacBook Pro lineup around touchscreen models only. MacRumors summarized his Power On newsletter. The rumor Right…