Enterprise release notes for the recent macOS 15.5 update reveal that Apple plans to remove AFP (Apple Filing Protocol) entirely in a future version of macOS. Howard Oakley explains how this impacts ...

Former Apple design chief Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have announced a partnership to create AI devices valued at $6.5 billion in stock. The collaboration highlights Apple’s ongoing struggles ...

It’s always fascinating to view our current world through the eyes of someone who specializes in fictional realms. Acclaimed science fiction author Neal Stephenson is high on my list of authors to ...

Adam Engst reviews the SmartWings Hazel shade and finds it a worthy addition to his HomeKit setup, despite minor issues with ...

Major update to the geotagging app brings support for adding location data to video. ($39 new, $24 upgrade, 39.7 MB, macOS 12.4+) ...

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Adam C. Engst is the publisher of TidBITS. He has written numerous books, including the best-selling Internet Starter Kit series, and many magazine articles thanks to Contributing Editor positions at ...

CarPlay is back in the news. Apple writes: Starting today, CarPlay Ultra, the next generation of CarPlay, is available with new Aston Martin vehicle orders in the U.S. and Canada, and will be ...

At his Substack newsletter The Weird Turn Pro, Andy Masley presents a comprehensive argument that concerns about ChatGPT’s environmental impact are misplaced: The question this post is trying to ...

More so than any other tech giant (Google’s fading “Don’t be evil” slogan notwithstanding), Apple has built its brand over the years around being a good corporate citizen. Apple has long espoused a ...