9to5 Mac

• Microsoft will launch new ‘super app’ for Copilot soon
  July 30, 2026 by Ryan Christoffel
  It’s officially the year of the super app. OpenAI recently launched its own super app, which it just admitted is “kind of a mess.” And now Microsoft’s CEO has confirmed has a super app for Copilot launching soon.
• Spotify for iOS adds new music feature that can improve your running game
  July 30, 2026 by Zac Hall
  Spotify is launching a brand-new music feature that aims to make you a better runner. The new Running Mode feature works by personalizing playlists to your running goals, music taste, and tempo.
• No surprises expected from today’s AAPL earnings report, but one huge question
  July 30, 2026 by Ben Lovejoy
  Apple will today announce its earnings for its fiscal Q3 ending in June, with the usual Q&A with analysts following immediately afterwards. It follows the company briefly hitting a $5 trillion market cap before slipping back slightly. Today will be the final earnings call with Tim Cook as CEO, and analysts aren’t expecting any surprises […]
• AI chatbots are now better than humans at romance scams – and that’s scary
  July 30, 2026 by Ben Lovejoy
  Romance scams are one of the oldest cons in the online world, but they continue to pull in new victims all of the time. Joint research by four universities suggests that AI chatbots are now even better at carrying out these scams than humans, and that’s a pretty scary prospect …
• Jony Ive’s first OpenAI hardware device sounds rather like … a HomePad
  July 30, 2026 by Ben Lovejoy
  Jony Ive and Sam Altman have been teasing an AI hardware device for a long time now, and it’s increasingly looking like that tease was premature. We’re still not expecting to see a launch until some point next year. OpenAI continues to be exceedingly vague about what form its first hardware device might take, but […]

Macworld

• iOS 27 finally lets you hide the Audio button in Messages—here’s how
  July 30, 2026
  Macworld We’ve all done it. Some more than others (just ask Justin Bieber). That annoying microphone button on the text entry line in the Messages app that kicks off dictation. It could be a button to start recording an Audio Message, depending on context. Either way, it’s not something you want to tap when you’re […]
• Apple Upgrade makes getting a new Mac easier but not necessarily cheaper
  July 30, 2026
  Macworld The Apple Upgrade purchase program was introduced earlier this week in the U.S. It’s a leasing program where you agree to a term, pay a monthly fee, and then have to decide what to do with the device you bought at the end of the term. If you are familiar with car leases, Apple […]
• Secure your digital life across all your Apple devices
  July 30, 2026
  Macworld One of the things most of us love best about being in the Apple ecosystem is how easily we can move between our devices with our data always available. No matter if we’re on our iPhone, iPad or Mac, the continuity of experience is one that makes us feel at home. This also means […]
• Get a Touch Bar MacBook Pro for less than the cost of a new tablet — now $399.99 refurbished
  July 30, 2026
  Macworld TL;DR: Get a grade-A 2020 refurbished MacBook Pro with a Retina display, Touch Bar, 16GB RAM, and 1TB SSD for just $399.99 (MSRP $1,999). New MacBooks bring plenty of power, but they also bring premium price tags. If you want Apple hardware without spending over $1,000, the refurbished 13-inch MacBook Pro from 2020 delivers a lot of the features […]
• One AI app, many tools—including ChatGPT & Claude—just $70 for lifetime access
  July 30, 2026
  Macworld TL;DR: Get the 1min.AI Advanced Business Plan Lifetime Subscription for $69.97 (reg. $540) through Aug. 9 and access leading AI models plus writing, image, video, audio, and document tools—all in one app. Does your AI workflow involve opening five browser tabs before you’ve even started working? 1min.AI might be the productivity upgrade you didn’t know you needed. For […]

Technology

• When A.I. Invaded ‘Heated Rivalry’ Fan Fiction, the Meltdown Was Epic
  July 30, 2026 by Emmy Martin
  An anonymous X account posted a detailed breakdown of chatbot text in 38 popular stories inspired by the hockey romance. The fandom spiraled.
• A Bay Area Pastor Made an A.I. Twin to Talk About God at Any Time
  July 30, 2026 by Eli Saslow and Erin Schaff
  To meet the growing needs of his church, Justin Lester created an A.I. duplicate of himself. Every day he sees more people using it.
• Mistaken Username Sent Man to Prison for 18 Months, Court Finds
  July 30, 2026 by Neil Vigdor
  An appeals court in Canada acquitted Brandon Klayme of child pornography-related charges. His Kik username had one less underscore than another account that was involved.
• Apple’s Siri Got an A.I. Brain Transplant. Try These 5 Prompts to Get Acclimated.
  July 30, 2026 by Brian X. Chen
  An upgrade transformed the beleaguered virtual assistant into a modern chatbot. It’s imperfect but worth trying.
• Meta’s Profit Falls 14 Percent as A.I. Spending Continues
  July 29, 2026 by Eli Tan
  The Silicon Valley company’s costs rose more steeply than revenue growth, as it continues to invest heavily in artificial intelligence.

Personal Tech

• Apple’s Siri Got an A.I. Brain Transplant. Try These 5 Prompts to Get Acclimated.
  July 30, 2026 by Brian X. Chen
  An upgrade transformed the beleaguered virtual assistant into a modern chatbot. It’s imperfect but worth trying.
• A U.S. Citizen Deleted His Phone’s Data. Now He Faces a Felony Charge.
  July 29, 2026 by Adeel Hassan
  Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.
• Why TikTok’s Algorithm Keeps You Trapped in a Breakup Loop
  July 26, 2026 by Jonathan Wolfe
  As social media companies face scrutiny over addictive design features, mental health experts cite a stream of breakup content as an example of the failure to protect users.
• Meta Launches New Facebook Marketplace App Called Seller
  July 24, 2026 by Eli Tan
  Seller is part of the Silicon Valley company’s strategy to innovate on its original social network.
• How to Use ChatGPT and Gemini Prompts to Find Out What They Know About You
  July 23, 2026 by Brian X. Chen
  It can be unsettling what Gemini and ChatGPT have figured out about you and how easily your privacy can be punctured. Here’s how to find out.