Adam Engst 5 October 2026 5 comments Apple Plans to Tighten Full Disk Access Controls. Blurb: Apple has signaled forthcoming changes to Full Disk Access in macOS, seemingly in res ...

Apple has signaled forthcoming changes to Full Disk Access in macOS, seemingly in response to risks from AI agents like Meta’s Muse accessing users’ files, mail, messages, and browsing history. How ...

If you use a digital car key on your iPhone, don’t assume it will transfer automatically when you switch to a new iPhone.

A zero-day CoreGraphics exploit is being used in “extremely sophisticated attacks against specific targeted individuals.” Apple has patched it in iOS 26.7.1 and related updates, while OS 27.0.1 ...

On Friday I gave the closing keynote at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America in San Jose. I tied together the key trends from the past year into a chronological exploration of everything ...

Apple has come up with a clever solution to a problem most users never knew existed: shipping restrictions surrounding single-cell lithium-ion batteries over 20 watt-hours in capacity.

Slowing AI development and keeping humans in the loop both sound reassuring. Mark Gibbs argues that neither is a real brake. What matters are external constraints the AI cannot override, bypass, ...

Mark Gibbs is a former journalist, former CTO, longtime technology columnist, and currently exhausted observer of what the ...

What does 36 hours of video playback actually mean for your iPhone battery life? After analyzing specs for 55 iPhone models, ...

ElevationLab’s AirTag Silencer lets anyone disable the safety alerts that help stalking and domestic violence victims detect hidden trackers. Glenn Fleishman is calling for an immediate recall.

Did you buy an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 16 expecting Siri features that never arrived? You may be owed $25–$95 per device from Apple's class-action settlement. Here's how to file your claim before the ...