Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld reports that Apple’s AI health coach service, codenamed “Mulberry,” is facing significant delays and possible cancellation after multiple setbacks. The ambitious project initially targeted iOS 26, then iOS 27/watchOS 27, and was designed to provide personalized health information using Apple Watch data and Health apps. Under … Read more
Apple plans to bring new artificial intelligence features to CarPlay Bloomberg. Apple will allow third-party chatbot apps to integrate with CarPlay, making AI services like Claude, Gemini and ChatGPT available in the car for the first time. CarPlay already supports third-party apps, but the types of apps supported are limited. Companies like Anthropic and OpenAI … Read more
While AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Google Gemini have a conversational voice mode, the apps don’t exactly work with Apple CarPlay. That’s about to change, it seems, with an upcoming iOS software update. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple plans to make CarPlay available to voice-enabled chatbot apps. This would allow for use while driving … Read more
The new feature, which is currently in beta, is rolling out to select premium users in six countries. Here are the details. The beta version of this song is now available to select users Spotify today announced a beta feature called About the Song that adds swappable tabs to the Now Playing view containing information … Read more
For this week we have teamed up with Astropad to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an iPhone 17 and one of Astropad’s Fresh Coat anti-reflective films. Fresh Coat is a new kind of screen protector designed by Astropad with an optical grade anti-reflective coating that reduces glare and provides a better viewing experience … Read more
300 journalists lost their jobs The Washington Post. More than 300,000 readers have canceled their subscriptions. Owner Jeff Bezos, who bought the storied publication in 2013, has driven his reputation into the ground by using his sprawling empire to churn out content designed to please President Donald Trump: Amazon MGM Studios spent $40 million to … Read more
Since early 2020, I’ve been using the abode as my primary security system, in two separate homes. It’s now 2026, and in the world of smart home technology, six years is usually an eternity. I keep getting emails asking if I’m still using it or if I’ve jumped on something. I wanted to take the … Read more
Fortnite Developer Epic Games says an account some people believed was linked to Jeffrey Epstein is a “hoax.” In response to X, the developer writes: “The current owner of the Fortnite account has changed his username” to “littlestjeff1”, an alias found in several YouTube email receipts in the Epstein files. The email suggests that “littlestjeff1” … Read more
With the release of AirTag 2, Amazon is clearing out the last generation of AirTags with discounts of up to 41%. AirTag deals have dropped prices to as low as $17 heading into the weekend as retailers clear out last-gen inventory to make room for the 2nd-gen AirTag. You can get a single pack for … Read more
Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI to create what could be a blueprint for Silicon Valley’s new power structure. With his $800 billion net worth already rivaling the highest market capitalization of historic conglomerate GE, and Musk vocal about his view that “technical victory is determined by the speed of innovation,” the question is … Read more