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Apple adds 650 megawatts of renewables in Europe with more coming in China

Apple announced Tuesday that it had signed contracts for 650 megawatts of renewable power in Europe. This includes wind and solar projects that are either operational or will be soon. A large chunk of the power they’ll produce will go toward offsetting the energy use by Apple customers. Use of everything from Mac Pros to […]

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Apple upgrades iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and Vision Pro with new M5 chip

Apple on Wednesday announced its new M5 chip along with the new iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and Vision Pro, all powered by the new chip. These devices are now available for preorder, with shipping and in-store availability expected on October 22. The M5 chip will allow the new devices to run faster than their predecessors.

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It’s not too late for Apple to get AI right

This week, OpenAI announced that apps can now run directly inside ChatGPT, letting users book travel, create playlists, and edit designs without switching between different apps. Some immediately declared the app platform of the future — predicting a ChatGPT-powered world where Apple’s App Store becomes obsolete. An open question was answered today – “what will

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Sora copycats flooded Apple’s App Store, and some still remain

Sora’s rapid adoption drove a number of App Store scammers to try to get in on the act. Following the launch of OpenAI’s invite-only, video-generating mobile app last week, Apple’s App Store was flooded with fakes that also proclaimed themselves to be “Sora” or “Sora 2” — the latter a reference to the underlying new

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Apple prepares to comply with Texas age assurance law, but warns of privacy risks

Apple on Thursday shared how it’s making changes to comply with a Texas state law, SB2420, which introduces age assurance requirements for app stores and app developers. Although Apple already rolled out its own age assurance technology and tools earlier this year in anticipation of a regulatory crackdown, the tech giant called out the Texas

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Alternative app store AltStore raises $6M, connects with the fediverse

The third-party app store known as AltStore, one of the first companies to offer an alternative app marketplace in the European Union, is preparing to connect its platform with the open social web known as the fediverse. The move would connect users on other open social apps, like Mastodon or Meta’s Threads, with updates from

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