‘Ted Lasso’ Fourth Season Confirmed by Series Star Jason Sudeikis

Ted Lasso is returning to Apple TV+ for a fourth season, series star Jason Sudeikis has confirmed (via The Radio Times). In an interview on the New Heights podcast, Sudeikis admitted that he will be reprising his role once again as the show’s titular character, and said that the fourth instalment is currently being written. …
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Apple Wallet Gets Deeper Integration With PayPal’s Debit Card This Year

It would have been really easy to miss it, but Apple last year briefly mentioned a new PayPal feature coming to the Wallet app on the iPhone. In an October 2024 press release, celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Apple Pay, Apple announced that iPhone users in the U.S. would be able to see their PayPal …
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Activist Groups Challenge UK Demand for Apple Encryption Backdoor

Two human rights groups have filed a legal complaint with the UK’s Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) in an attempt to quash the UK government’s demand for Apple to allow backdoor access to its encrypted data (via Financial Times). Earlier this year, the UK government invoked the Investigatory Powers Act to demand that Apple create a …
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Apple to Support Encrypted RCS Messaging in Future Software Update

Apple says it will add support for a new Rich Communication Services (RCS) specification that includes end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for messages sent over the protocol in future software updates. “End-to-end encryption is a powerful privacy and security technology that iMessage has supported since the beginning, and now we are pleased to have helped lead a …
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Kuo: Cook Should Personally Address Siri Apple Intelligence Failure

Apple made a major misstep with the way that it handled the delay of Apple Intelligence features for Siri, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said today. Announcing the delay through a press statement was a bad decision, and Apple should instead have gone through official channels. Kuo referenced the well-known “Antennagate” PR crisis when the iPhone …
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AirPods Getting Live Translation Feature Later This Year

Apple is working on feature that will let the AirPods translate in-person conversations from one language to another, reports Bloomberg. The functionality will be linked to iOS 19, and it will be introduced in an AirPods software update planned for later this year. The AirPods will be able to provide a simpler translation process for …
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Google Gemini Can Now Use Your Search History to Provide Personalized Responses

Google’s Gemini AI product is now able to absorb a user’s search history in order to provide more personalized information, Google announced today. The Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking model is able to connect to Google apps and services to tailor responses based on past searches. Google says that this feature will save time and will …
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OpenAI Calls on U.S. Government to Let It Freely Use Copyrighted Material for AI Training

OpenAI, known for its ChatGPT chatbot, today submitted AI recommendations to the Trump administration, calling for deregulation and policies that give AI companies free rein to train models on copyrighted material in order to compete with China on AI development. AI companies cannot freely innovate while having to comply with “overly burdensome state laws,” according …
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Mac Mini vs. Mac Studio Buyer’s Guide: 20+ Differences Compared

In 2025, Apple updated the Mac Studio with the M4 Max and M3 Ultra chips. Apple last year refreshed the Mac mini with the M4 and M4 Pro chips, meaning that the ‌Mac Studio‌ faces a formidable competitor that offers “Pro” capabilities at a substantially lower price point. There are now two desktop Macs and …
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