The Mapleview Shopping Centre Apple Store in Ontario In the latest Apple Crime roundup, thieves steal from a Canadian Apple Store, a man uses an AirTag to bust tool thieves, and a woman chases an iPhone thief and posts about it on TikTok. The latest in an occasional AppleInsider series, exploring the world of Apple-related…
Apple plans to introduce its own version of AI starting with iOS 18.1 - image credit Apple A new paper from Apple's artificial intelligence scientists has found that engines based on large language models, such as those from Meta and OpenAI, still lack basic reasoning skills. The group has proposed a new benchmark, GSM-Symbolic, to…
Your Apple ID is now known as your Apple Account, and comes with new flexibility. The upcoming iOS 18.1 update will allow users to change a previous primary email address, as well as letting those with iCloud.com, mac.com, or me.com email addresses change them. Previously, Apple didn't allow any changes to your primary iCloud email…
Apple accused again of interfering with workers' attempts to organize. Credit: Laurenz Heymann/Unsplash The US National Labor Relations Board has received a new complaint, accusing Apple's management of restricting, monitoring, and interfering with workers' rights through unlawful rules regarding the use of Slack. The complaint filed with the NLRB charges that Apple's social media policies…
Save on a lifetime Babbel subscription. This Babbel deal provides a lifetime subscription to the language-learning app for just $149.97, a discount of 75% off retail. Enjoy learning a new language from your iPhone or Mac at the season's best price. The price of a lifetime Babbel language learning subscription has plunged to $149.97 at…
An iPhone 14, which the next generation of iPhone SE is said to be based on. Regular leaker Sonny Dickson has posted a photo of a pair of cases alleged to be for a fourth-generation iPhone SE, which could be announced in early 2025. Current iPhone SE cases for the 2022 third-generation model feature a…
Apple Bethesda, Maryland. (Source: Apple) The Communication Workers of America says that over 70% of Maryland's Apple Bethesda retail and repair staff have filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board. Following the Communication Workers of America (CWA) achieving its first collective-bargained contract with Apple for the Apple Oklahoma City store, it…
Buildings in Shenzhen, China [Source: Pexels/Lywin] Apple has opened a new testing and development lab for the iPhone and Apple Vision Pro in Shenzhen, China, with plans for 1,000 staff. As first revealed when under construction in July 2024, the new research center is part of the company's expanding R&D efforts in China. According to…
The new fourth generation AirPods have incorporated many of Apple's pro-level features into a compact, open-ear design that sounds great. Technically, there are two version of AirPods 4th-generation. There is a $129 version (on sale) that replaces the AirPods 2 and a $179 model (also on sale) that adds ANC, a speaker, and wireless charging.…