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Power On: Apple has dropped the first hints about how John Ternus will run Apple, starting with holding onto more cash and paring back how much is given back to shareholders in the future. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

New teaser for LAIKA's new film ‘WILDWOOD’. In theaters on October 23.

New look at ‘THE PUNISHER: ONE LAST KILL’. Releasing May 12 on Disney+

There will be no foldable iPhone slander on this timeline.

Spring and Spring mini 5.13.1 are now on the App Store, with support for showing expanded long tweets, polls, and pictures in 4K resolution. Plus, the Home and List timelines can now auto-refresh, restore reading position, and filter tweets by categories. getspring.app

l’altro giorno apro devtools su un sito con un cookie banner iper curato, toggle, categorie, spiegazioni infinite, faccio rifiuta tutto, confermo due volte, chiudo e penso ok fatto; poi guardo le network request e vedo ventitré tracker già partiti prima del banner, tra google analytics, meta pixel e roba di retargeting mai sentita, tutti con dati già inviati tipo url, referrer, schermo, timestamp, quindi più che consenso è documentazione del consenso, il tracciamento parte subito e il rifiuto vale solo per dopo, nei primi 300 ms è già successo tutto, tecnicamente pure in area GDPR grigia se non proprio fuori, però lo fanno praticamente tutti e finisce lì, la cosa assurda è che il banner era fatto benissimo, elegante quasi, e sotto faceva esattamente quello che farebbe senza banner… abbiamo costruito la UI della privacy senza la privacy, e onestamente se non aprivo devtools non me ne accorgevo nemmeno. (Mannaia la puttana)

On Apple's Q2 2026 earnings call, Tim Cook said supply shortages for Mac mini and Mac Studio will continue for the next several months. Cook attributed the demand to customer interest in agentic AI use cases like OpenClaw, which outpaced Apple's own forecasts. 9to5mac.com/apple-mac-mini…

UnblockPiP is a Safari extension that bypasses the restrictions imposed on Picture-in-Picture (PiP) and background audio. It features a "Split Video" button, unlimited background audio, and a transparent glass user interface. apps.apple.com/us/app/unblock…

Apple says iPhone 17 lineup is officially the ‘most popular’ in its history 9to5mac.com/2026/04/30/app… by @iryantldr

AirPods Pro 3 have a new firmware update bringing them to 8B40 up from 8B39.

Hearing again no hand gesture control on the display-less smart glasses. Wouldn’t be possible for a number of the reasons outlined below, but also due to the very limited processing power and battery life concerns, I’m told, on the device.

The first trailer for Zach Cregger's ‘RESIDENT EVIL’ has been released. In theaters on September 18.

Quite the uproar over this. Apple breaking up VPG doesn’t mean visionOS is going away. It means they put the OS team under Apple software and the HW team under Apple hardware. Big road map ahead of non-display + AR glasses and if it makes sense in the future, new headset.

Apple reported Q2 2026 earnings: revenue came in at $111.2 billion, up 17% year on year and above its own 13% to 16% guidance. Net profit was $29.58 billion with EPS of $2.01, up 22% YoY. iPhone and Services both set records, and Apple announced a new $100 billion stock buyback. Details 9to5mac.com/apple-reports-…

iOS 26.4 improved Apple’s Health app, and bigger upgrades are coming soon 9to5mac.com/2026/04/30/ios… by @iryantldr

Apple Has Likely Abandoned 'iPad Ultra' Plans macrumors.com/2026/04/29/app…

YouTube starts rolling out free picture-in-picture (PiP) globally on Android, iOS 9to5mac.com/2026/04/29/you… by @technacity

NEW: Apple plans to launch a Siri mode in the Camera app in iOS 27. It’s an overhaul to Visual Intelligence that will also add the ability to extract nutrition labels and contact info. Details here — bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

AirDrop is now widely available on Android phones, and I'm here for it 9to5mac.com/2026/04/29/air… by @benlovejoy

The first trailer for ‘TED LASSO’ Season 4 has been released. The new season follows Ted Lasso as he returns to coach a women's football team. Releasing August 5 on Apple TV.