Opinion

WWDC, Apple, and AI: Waiting for the gift

Days before Apple's big developer conference is set to begin, a wave of research papers hint at the company's master plan for the next generation of user interfaces.

By Jonny Evans

May 29, 20265 mins

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Do Apple’s accessibility efforts point at its AI plans?

Apple’s annual accessibility announcements offer more than feel-good features, they may give big hints about where Apple is going with AI.

By Jonny Evans

May 21, 2026 6 mins

Apple Vendors and Providers

How Apple turned circular manufacturing into a competitive edge

The MacBook Neo is something made possible by Apple’s recycling initiatives.

By Jonny Evans

May 19, 2026 5 mins

Apple Mac Vendors and Providers

For May, Patch Tuesday means 139 updates — but no zero-days

Microsoft delivered fixes for issues affecting everything from Windows to Office, .NET, and SQL Server, and several patches that should be deployed ASAP.

By Greg Lambert

May 15, 2026 17 mins

Microsoft Security Vendors and Providers

The trouble with emotion-reading AI

Call it ‘emotion AI,’ ‘affective computing,’ ‘sentiment analysis,’ or ‘algorithmic affect management.’ Whatever the name, it’s a bad idea.

By Mike Elgan

May 15, 2026 8 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Privacy

Apple’s App Store model for AI

From App Intents to private cloud infrastructure, the company is assembling the pieces for a tightly controlled ecosystem to support third-party AI services.

By Jonny Evans

May 14, 2026 4 mins

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Cyberattack: First they come for Foxconn, then they come for you

Apple’s key manufacturing partner Foxconn has confirmed its US factories recently suffered a ransomware attack, and yes, you should worry.

By Jonny Evans

May 13, 2026 5 mins

Apple Manufacturing Industry Markets

8 critical questions about the Googlebook, Android, and ChromeOS

Google's new Googlebook laptops are plenty eye-catching — but it's what we don't yet know about the devices that may be most telling of all.

By JR Raphael

May 13, 2026 16 mins

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Who’s the winner in the new Microsoft-OpenAI deal?

After months of rancor, the two companies finally worked out a deal that gives OpenAI more independence and Microsoft first shot at the AI firm's newest advances. But one company came out ahead.

By Preston Gralla

May 13, 2026 5 mins

Generative AI Markets Technology Industry

WWDC: From NeXTStep for Apple to Apple’s next step for AI

Nearly 30 years ago, NeXT gave Apple modern foundations and developer momentum; now, the company needs a compelling AI story for developers to keep its ecosystem growing.

By Jonny Evans

May 12, 2026 4 mins

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Apple needs to fix admin authentication in ABM

Apple Business Manager admins protect thousands of devices, but still can’t use federated authentication.

By Jonny Evans

May 11, 2026 5 mins

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AI clones: the good, the bad, and the ugly

It’s not that difficult nowadays to create an AI chatbot that can talk and respond like a real, actual person. But if the person being ‘cloned’ doesn’t consent, is it wrong?

By Mike Elgan

May 8, 2026 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Privacy

WWDC 2026: How Apple can take a great leap in AI

Let users pick the model, keep the experience and the data on Apple’s terms — and take advantage of the hardware.

By Jonny Evans

May 7, 2026 6 mins

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Apple is preparing to spend, but not necessarily on AI

The company’s cash flexibility points to payments, platforms, and patience — not panic buying in AI.

By Jonny Evans

May 4, 2026 5 mins

Apple Artificial Intelligence Vendors and Providers

Relying on LLMs is nearly impossible when AI vendors keep changing things

A candid Anthropic report documents how many changes the company has made without telling customers. It’s a cautionary tale for AI users.

By Evan Schuman

May 4, 2026 8 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI

AI chatbots need ‘deception mode’

Fake empathy, humor, chattiness, and other human-like qualities can delude chatbot users into believing AI has thoughts and feelings. It doesn’t, and there's an intriguing way to fix the problem.

By Mike Elgan

May 1, 2026 8 mins

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Apple reportedly abandons Vision Pro

The company continues to invest in spatial computing, building out the infrastructure for the next generation of the technology.

By Jonny Evans

Apr 30, 2026 4 mins

Apple Augmented Reality Emerging Technology

Apple will be behind on AI — until it isn’t

Though the company has been dinged for falling behind in the AI race, a closer looks shows it’s made more progress than most people realize.

By Jonny Evans

Apr 29, 2026 5 mins

Apple Siri Voice Assistants

Who’s the better CEO, Apple’s Tim Cook or Microsoft’s Satya Nadella?

As Cook prepares to step aside as CEO later this year, it’s a time to review how he and Nadella stack up in their respective careers.

By Preston Gralla

Apr 29, 2026 6 mins

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Can Apple’s new CEO turn things around?

Incoming CEO John Ternus, who takes over Sept. 1, is a bit of a mystery outside the company. What’s not mysterious is that Apple has struggled with AI and it will now be up to him to make Apple a real AI player.

By Evan Schuman

Apr 28, 2026 6 mins

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