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Apple TV is ramping up its sports offerings, starting with making MLS entirely free for subscribers. With the new MLS season kicking off later this week, Apple TV just shared a new video promo.

tvOS 26.4 beta 1 arrived this week, and it confirmed what Apple recently hinted at: the Movies and TV Shows apps for iTunes have been entirely removed.

Apple released iOS 26.4 beta 1 yesterday, and the update includes a variety of changes and new features. In addition to everything we’ve covered so far, there are two specific changes to the Health app: updates to the Vitals metric and sleep tracking.

EcoFlow is most well-known for its home energy and large power station solutions. They have power stations that hold enough energy to run entire houses for days or weeks at a time. But recently they have been bringing that same battery know-how to a smaller and more consumer-friendly form factor. They have expanded their lineup with the new Rapid Mag power bank product line. The star of the show is their new MagSafe power bank that combines Qi2.2 wireless charging, a built-in USB-C cable, and an integrated kickstand into a slim 10,000mAh design. Here is why I think this is worth your consideration.

Rumors indicate Apple has big plans for a new smart home push, with several new Home products and accessories launching in the year ahead. And per a new report, there are two additional Home products in the works.

Anthropic just released the second Claude model upgrade this month. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is the first upgrade to Anthropic’s medium-sized AI model since version 4.5 arrived in September 2025.

Apple has new public beta 1 releases available now for watchOS 26.4, tvOS 26.4, and HomePod 26.4.

Yesterday Apple shipped developer beta 1 for macOS Tahoe 26.4, and now that same release is available for public beta testers too. Here’s what’s new.

Apple has released the first iOS 26.4 public beta version for iPhone. iOS 26.4 includes a number of exciting new features and changes, including AI-powered Apple Music updates.

The public beta for iPadOS 26.4 is now available for all iPad users. Here’s how to install it and an overview of every new feature.

According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple is “accelerating” its development of three new wearable products, including smart glasses, an AI pendant, and camera-equipped AirPods.

These products, the report says, are being “built around the Siri digital assistant.”

While Presidents Day is behind us now, Amazon is keeping some of the deals rolling including the ongoing price drop on AirPods Pro 3 at within $10 of the holiday low. Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is also highlighting the best chance to save yet on the new AirTag 2 with this 4-pack deal, as well as the 32GB M4 MacBook Air with 1TB storage live at $250 off and $250 off the most affordable 24GB M5 MacBook Pro. We also have rare deal on Apple’s black braided Thunderbolt Pro Cable down at $37 (46% off) and even more accessories down below. 

Apple has new AirPods coming this year, though some models will have to wait a bit longer for an update. Here’s the latest launch timing for new AirPods Pro, AirPods Max 2, and AirPods 5.

According to a new Private Cloud Compute software release this week, Apple is starting to use M5 chips in Apple Private Cloud Compute servers. This is the infrastructure that powers Apple Intelligence’s cloud-based features.

iOS 26.4 is here, at least in beta form, and delving into the code has revealed that Apple is preparing for CarPlay to let you watch videos when parked.

The Wireless Go users thanks to a firmware update …

iOS 26.4 beta 1 debuted yesterday, packing a wide array of new features, including a change for personal hotspot that makes it easy to see who’s using your data.

For me iPhone Mirroring has been one of the most useful enhancements to the Apple ecosystem in recent years, and is something I use on a daily basis.

However, while I completely understand Apple’s focus on privacy protection, for my usage the way it works at present is simply annoying …

Excessive use of in-ear headphones like AirPods can result in hearing damage and ear infections, warn audiologists.

They recommend a simple guideline to reduce the risks of noise-induced hearing loss, tinnitus, and sound sensitivity – known as the 60/60 rule …

The EU has opened its own investigation into the Grok chatbot generating child sexual abuse material. It’s estimated that Grok generated 23,000 CSAM images in just 11 days. Update: A second investigation has been opened in Ireland, focusing on possible privacy violations.

Despite multiple calls for Apple and Google to temporarily remove both X and Grok from the App Store, neither company has yet done so …

A Best Buy worker has been charged with fraud after he allegedly used his manager’s override code to give himself discounts of up to 99% on MacBook Pro models and other high-value electronics.

Police say the total value of the products “purchased” by the employee and his associates was more than $118,000 …

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In this episode of Apple @ Work, I am joined by Justin Etkins from Tropic to talk about SaaS sprawl and how Apple IT admins should be thinking about it in the AI era.

The Charge Limit feature, which lets you set a maximum charge to help extend battery health, was previously only available on iPhone and iPad.